Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-09
VOL. XIV. NO So.

q, 'ns' business For better security thev were
anclss. "N ueiS
About 10 O'Clock. last Saturday night. as one of
uns guards were psiroling the yard, he discovered
W." beaumont ana thornton przing and re-
moving the rocks of their CELL at the side of the
10y ia'' as was afterwards discovered
Eo' Clear OF their chain, by saving asuntJer The ;ro,
Hng@' with hacked knife The ons,ds on L.,
5Fs'HS theT movements, walked IN the o,bs-
guards, and called 10 the prisoners command,y
80 :" UeS's'' ana warning then, not to come cut:
mat death would tie the consequences ya, a.
Feisis'ed' ana with increased exettions: for still
ness was no longer important. Other guards ve,.
CARED and the prisoners stiIl 'pe-severinr. a mus
Ae' iosoe.i WI burkshot was dlischarped in m.
osiE, al the eriu'eihey had opened but without
Sr'u"" tuot was ai-o made at the aperture
without effect. BY this time, they he'd suersrdsd
IN Opening place large enough for them to com.
o.' aofea-; and exclairning nov is our fine
whi'e two guns are empty they rushed out side
oy SIDE, assalling the guards with yoIleys of
stones and running along the second story of the
rough potiico in iron, of the cells One or two
shois were fred q, Them as they run bv some NJ
( me guards who endesvored 10 Keep opposite 10
Them upon the ground; but through the darkness
anu III eIvening iimheIs, they escaped thus far un
/ l"I'' -" ME ihis was going on, Mr.. Scott, the
keeper, was summoned, and came into the va,d
WIKI loaded muske; il his hand lust as the mice
ners broke from the cell, His son (who wa. o,.
oil the guard) endeavored to arrest the prosress P
me prisoners with bayone.. having previously
chAesq ms nusk-'; but they were above his
e"cn' lie pitched The gun at them and it feliup.
on the ground. Passing on to keen in sieb, of ~.
prisoners, he met his father lust comine in tooL
'hs inusket from him. and running under This bridse
which connects the popico of he cells with lie
Pyt".o u we WORK shops, reached the opposite
side just as The prisoners were passing it, and 6raa
upon them, at about yards distance The whole
charge OF buck shot struck Beaumont il the right
we"S'' re Tell dead upon the platform. Thus
'n's miserable outlaw wss hurried off TO bis long
account with all his sins upon his head''
thornton reiterated back 10 his cell, and dow,
me sepSlnto the yard; then up into tile por,ico of
'he shops; where lie was fired at by one of the
guard AMI badly wounded in the arm; but kent ON
ana secfeied himself. When lights w ere procursa
oe was found laying on the roof Of the engine
house, with young Scou's emTty musket BESIDE
him, badly uEded and unable to move. IN re-
ing approached, he declared hi sur rndes. and
begged that his life might be spa ed. He was IA,
Ken back to his cell, and his wounds ere properIy
dressed. The body of the miserable beaumont,
"Ie'eh without connections end without friends,
was delivered to the Medical Institution a, Lex
inston or The solicitation Of lis friends. for ,issee.
ton. r. r l c-to'ee"
Free Persons If C1ior.-By l,v ~ o,r e.
por"ion' PASSED the 30.h OF MAY last. all frss
persons OF color residing within tL. Citv rs
!" "on"g'oh are ttqoEe ed, within thirty DAYS af
yer me nfst OF October following, TO repair 10 fbe
vince OF me Register If The City, produce satjs-
factory evidence of their legal lille n tra.dos
and have their names, ages Sc with ,boss rs ~
i'miiies' registered whereupon cert;frs,s :.
issued TO each OF them, ithout " bcb M coIo.sa
person can reside or be employed in the Civ Th,s
'n.%s"'e mas Tue appearance Of harshness but ia IN
'e""ty necessary par; of system for res,r.inino
me HGoi ct this description of population vb;ch 10
poured INTO his District from the ADJOINING STAT.
y. Wa ana ana Virginia, and has the beneficial
'o' me people OF color, of perpetuatinr Ire
eYIoshce OF tier freedom by having IL recorded 4.
the archives OF the City
Yesterday was the last dav stIo-ros r. .,.
sistry which has been one OF the rpost Isbo,ia,,
uHhes ever imposed upon public officer AN ,oFicb
more but so efficient and officer "a our Rsgiats-
c0uld nave 50 well despatched. The whole number
, " PS'S'hS registered IS Sbou two thousand There
TsmN u no uncomfortable number OF resident Too
persons oil color who have not vet an,liAd o;,E.
ron want OF knowledge Of the necessity. nr rom
"o' having hesn able 10 obtain in time the reouisits
evidence OF their freedom. For their in fotmsiio :,
- now stated That the books are still open. ana
,"s nave YET an opportunity, this day end
- ,I, o. ''"''' 10 comply with the regulations
''%' Nat. Int.
Yesterday, at an adjourned Term OF the Circa;,.
Conr' OF the District OF Columbia. for the Count,
% "a'hhg'on' came IN for trial the case Of A.
leNsndef Il. Shsnkland, as William Per-, It
DAVIDSON, Jhomss n. Gil'iss, Andrew W. =.
Da"iei h@pine, and Roger &. Wtighnan. Mans
gers % Gh!eapies last dawn LOTTERY 10 ,eco,.
RON tnem the amount OF one half the prize Of Or
uVO dolafs, drawn 10 the ticket number n S1I -
tha' L'tiefy; said claim being founded on ~,
ucEei slsned,rot by the Managers or either NJ lie
OAi by j. r Webb Tor ID. Gillespie In anosa,a,
I'D evidence shat the Orig n0I ticket of tbis nnrJo
-'s"eD oF 'ns Managers, Is In possession Of ibs
Corporation, a. having been Delivered uo bv Gin.
p'g os'o'e '7 failure. 10 The Managers as Prize
ieKel; Tor bich he received Ils value from ,b.so
IN notes given 10y purchasers of tickets IN ,Is -,
iuy. j." ''e A'o'-
This latter pas, u the case. which form. ON. ne
'"' FeVeIs' grounds on which the Corporafop will
resist we Yneni o! sub-,i'yiJed tickets was moi
gone INTO, instruction to the jury beinp r,aye1 -,
hWtnc & given without Le.it.tfon. thar sg.n,s -.
ing Tor her party, and doing nothing but no 49,,
lofneys that party, not liable to a third n,
y Tor me acts done ~ their ycsrious capacifv.ot
'h''' therefore, hnageys IRE MT Hnbie 10, ,hs ,s
mem OF he plizss )" the t,oitery.
Yedict ior he defendants was aerosli,sis n.
ken ~ consent. "a
A,TgeusrA, Oct. o. - Our Distinguished citizen.
the hoO. WfLAIAM II. CRAwFoEp ~ A. prses,'
on V''n 70 'h's city, and is apparently in cool
tCAyon.
From 81. Louis. le Jn. that the result Of n.
late expedition, to q1~li the rising Indisn bosnI,
tle@, has ben exceedingly foftunsfe & sstSfnr,o,
aiofd'g proof of great promrtude on ,,e mar, cc
General Atsi"s n, end OF efficiency en- the -,
OF tbe troops, vho-e station at Jefferson F,,,..,I
seems 70 be admirably adapted Tor enafIins ds,seh1
meets TO lie r'pidiy mOved to suv ,oio, -
det'rb,nee on TIE frontier. The General s,,s"..s
e' :" "'isi"I"g surrender Of al Che priocin,I ~
lenders Of TIE Winnebagoe~ engaged H. ,bs 49,,
'''lopT' oo'h az Prsirie du Chen, AMI in ,hs