Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-04-07
EaTCuRz Feb IL

Anxious 70 relieve the public mind Fr,-n the
afit7ti9n cau,ea by the arTesta,ion of nuro,r
OF pers"rs las evening we have dcl:yed tho
publication "f,he present number. in order to
e9in cor,ca information
The following stat ment IS given as authen
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E@riy ycs'csday morning a negro boy belong
ng TO DR. John cumr,ins, Of 9 aiboYrc conn
~ appeared At TIE house OF NJ Fai,hanks,
ncar he routt Ct Coles c-rek, enqoir;rc th,
'oad - Natchez-Ile rode : horse rec9l.rtfed
wv Wv 2 rs BE- nrirg - col Bu-r-Thc 4u,,ou,
coat vh oh he by wor~ was alsp rs-o~-niZcd
pc orc he'onginT o Mr. Burr: n su-,ic,on Of
M was excited and Ne examined thc negro
stSit Y--,ths boy produced : parsp9r, f-or, his
roaS'cr ami alctcr % Mr. sr hibA'd y ueIass.
IN Co1cordia. Orleans -erri,o.41 n 7 LEGAL yub
j00 nv proceeded TO particular exami-
nauon Of he sur'cu coat worn bv The boy, in
the cane of which Re Discovered afier the clasest
examination. small bil'et, of which the folla,y
ing is correct copy;
4" II you ae yet toge,her, keen together. and
will jim You tomorrow night, in the mean
time put all your arms in perftGt order
=" Ask the beaver no questions, bur tell hin,
all you may thIak thst wish TO know--he does
net know that this is from me. nor where
am
&C T.SpF"
The boy was Immediately taken ir,o custody,
and rhe papers transmitted 20 Governor VIII
ans by whose ordrr number Of rergo7s IN
Wis city who descended he ry.r with Gel. puyr
were arrested a guard was stationed on the
bank OF the Mississippi to take charge OF the
boats or his party d7'ely atYived) and another
It Mr.. Nieh'es, whe'e the arrested persons ,ver,
rcile6ted hey have since been liberated on
their paro'c--ard asc 70 undergo a egal exami.
nalon which Il Is expected will take place this
day or - morrow
The billet IS evidently in the hand writing of
Bur 'he circumstance. however. of the boy's
5ring in possession e his horse and coat. has
given ri'e 20 ca js9ure by some tia, he in
ended TIE detection Of III bil'ct in or pr n
divert NE a"cnticn &c the officers Of = veru.
u1ent from he rOu'e he has " ken 70 escane We
have understood that ocler has been given TO
are Dr. Cumn ms and therefore su,renAs
giving any o'in'On on the motives which induced
The writer az he note UNI possessed Of further
information on me suhjsa The circumstances
attenciu2 rs dctsei' were uuq lestionably suf7
| hc'en' 10 war; ~ the u1easufcs pursued by the
| sNecp;Ive. on The occasion
/ RYvir'ue ~ deed ct trust from, William Ceo-
/ - ~ 20 he subscriber, N sa'isfv M Parker.
CERTAIN sums cf money therein expressed viii
81 SOLD. 70 lie highest bidder. for ready mo-
ney, on Saturday the lS.h Of April next. the
Tract Of Land,
Wherein the said Cenry resides containing %
acres Tire improvements are n small dwelling
house and Other necessary out houses, and a
young apple orch srd--,higteeu miles from Rich
nona' on the 70 leading over the Meadow
bridges 10 Hanover courthouse AZ the same
ure' viii DO Sold, on The same terms : head
OF CATTLE. two feather BEDS and FUlNI.
TUNE, Carpenters TOOLS, and sundry Other
articles As enumerated IN the said deed of trust
The sale vi he on the premises, beginning with
the stock furniture, &C
JOHN TGNSLEY, Trustee.
Hanover March 81 1907 A.
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