Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-10-16

Iack thea beat R,eaer, and almost killed.
nm. vat, several others. who assisted him.
md they fled from Jack
To do three fingered Jack Justice. he
would now have killed both Ree1er & sam;
for: at hrst, they were frightened at the
sight of him, mud the dreadful tone of his
voice; and well they might; they had be-
sides, no retreat, ana were to graphic with
the bravest aud strongest man in the woc!d.
But Jack was -, for he had nrophes;.
Ell, that ,chtte obi would get the better OF
him and from experience, he knew the
charm wculc lose none Of its strength in
the hands of Reeder.'
Without further parley, Jack, with his
cutiass IN his hand, threw himself down a
precipice at the back of the cave.
Reeder's gun missed fire. Sam shot him
in the shoulder. Ree,ler, like an English
bull dog never looked, but with his cut.
in his hand plunged headlong down alter
Jack. The descent was about thirty wards
and almost perpendicular. Both of them
had preserved their cutiasses iu the fall.
Here was the stage on which two IF the
stoutest hearts, that were ever hoopcd with
Inc little boy, who was ordered to keep
back out of harms way, now reached the
Top OF the precipice, aud during the fight.
shot Jack in the belly.
Sam was crafty, and cody took round.
a6ont wayito get to the field of action.
When hearrived at the spot where it BE- :
gan, Jack and Reeder had closed, and tum.
blcd together down another precipice. on
the side OF the mountain, in which fall thew
both lost their weapons.
Sam descended after them. who also los.
his cutlass among the trees and bushes, I'm
getting down.
When he came to them, though without
weapons they were not idle; and luckily
Tor Reeder, Jacks wounds were very deem
and desperate, and he was in great agony.
sam came up Just time enough to save
keeder, for Jack had caught him by the
throat wit, his giants sresp. Reeder then
was with his right hand almost Gu of. and
Jack streaming with blood from his shout
der aud belly; both covered with gore and
gashes
In this state Sam was npire, and deci
ded the fate of the battle. He Knocked
Jack down with piece of rock.
When the lion fell, the two tigers got up-
oil him and beat out his brains with Stones.
The little boy soon after found his way
tn them. He had cutlass. with which
they cut off Jacks head and three fingered
hand, aud took them in triumph to MIGRANT
Bay.
There they put their trophies into nail
OF rum; and, followed by "a vast concourse
Of negroes, now no longer afraid of Jacks
O5t. they carried them to Kingston and
Spanish Town aud claimed the reward Of
the Rings proclamation, aud the house of
assembly.
DlED-in Hannah's Town, on Tuesdav
nlgRt. at very advanced age, JoRN REED
Err, a well known black man, a, having
been many yea captain OF thu Charlie,
Town MaroonS.-tie is the person who. in
the year 1871, after most savere personal
conflict, killed the noted aud desperate rob.
Der Ihree-Fingered Jack, who was suppo-
sed by the negroes to be possessed of super.
natural powers, and deemed inyuInerabIe
from all stacks. In consequence of this
service, Reeder received an annual stipend
from the government of this island. He
DID rot know his exact age, but said only a
lew days ago. that he was but boy at the
first peace with the Maroons in the wear
l7S9.--KinsgSton (Jam.) paper Sd .7ae.