The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-28

post master. he vas WAS Erected
the man, who shuuid call for re 'cS 70
ana hasr hm unprecedented 4, - Nun
"'he, maa OF geHtercanlv at.n..,,.. ,Hsgff
manners. With the dialect of an i,.s4e Aae
CURED iof the better. The post o,,s,er 90
sisn made difficulty aud delay IN matt, = Dc
aaa adsInf-d IN 'nan, until an officer . s''ege
ca'cu' 'nu ne was then spprehended u ~
,o1'' " De man. ~iio mad kept . srh,,l =
s''"e ''me 10 The vicinity OF Najchez. NJ, -
gn'ar aud cautious habit. had aI,,,d'. 81.
su'P"'"". lie proved himself shreWd -
an perunaciously obstinate ia h. my.
confess nothing, and 10 throw m. a., 'ar l.
oil proof on the magistrate, before ). b,,o zen
tired He would not admit the ,den,,, va
hand wiring OF the letter with IN. o.g, ~ ne
denied that his name was Thomas I'm. &c
vas cnafged with having fabricated ,. "t
'hat ne knew where the child was. and y.
cause II to De delivered to its parents I'a
WIN me base purpose Of eXtoriing mon.,, .
Tue ahecton of the parents. lie Comm. wa
ahlfm, ihathe knew where the child -, "
proved, that he was acquainted with H.. s"a
way between Ndtcez and the reSid,,c. :, lug
Clhih, by answering with the utmost ." :
ness and ioteiIIgence, quet tons about ~. NH
efous bayous, s"amps, and passes IN tas
lance, put with particularly intended -'
poseiv to pefpiex hun. On the suspicion. ~.
OF having enquircd for the letter. d,re,,.a "1
Thomas lutty, he was committed 10 '"s
he parents, who repaired to Sa,cf5,
various people, who took u deep m.pg'NI
tins strange, and terrible affair exhau.taf y
ingenuity to no purpose in efforts to PEI so6.
thing Out fthe prisoner, that might t,,,ylN
hI IN md tho
father, that in a bertain place, where i, va,
posed he would pass in search of the child
would find the clothes, which the child 80
when II disappeared, and bones having tho a.,
pearance of those of child OF his wear, ~.
had been deyoured by beasts. Bur he ann,
him, that the bones we're not those ofthe child ,,,
Dian animal pac 'dtbere 10 produce that INN,
son. Such an inHestig wis found to =.
the fact. fei strange 10 tell, nothing could >,
tort from the mao the slightest information .,
bept such as To inilame the imaeinaiinr ~.
harrow up the feelings oftbe parents.
Meanwhile number 1.-THE respectable ne,,l.
of Natehez, stimulated by their intense m,s,'e,
! the warm blood Of the south, and thei, nm.
! tent tonduess for summary justice and tf,,L.
ing probably that II htlle " hidcing' could do III.
lrsmnan no possible harm, and might oue,a,a
upon his nHpertuabable ciosenesS, the bene6,
oil a course OF gymnasn cs, took him by nigh,
from the prison., and gave nm Il pretty s,,e,.
drubbmg, lntmaiins between the intervals ofl,,.
cipllne. mat whenever lie found tile appIcat, =,
tranScending the bounds OF health aud pleas.n,
feeling, any useful Information, touching II 4.
child, would save them The trouble of fafr,-
ing onithe operation any farther. The r,,bn,,
shrugged, aud seeme., fol long time diSnosss
TO perSevere in his customary closene.s. ana
/ all I,. II = b.a
nj a point, whore the thug was becoming =,
IDENTITY very unpleasant. he seemed 10 reet
and said, that ii they would send 10 a ceraa
house between forty aud fifty miles IRON Ma. ,.
81, IN Mississippi, the people would tel tn, .
| where they might find the child The si,uT
who stated, that he had disapproyed oi ht,e
| proceedings. and was, moreover, I'll at tie
time, was no sooner appi,zed OF TINS infyrmt
ton, than he started at midnight tof the de-
signatcd house When he arrived there, h,
found that the people We Of good char4rcf
| and perceived m moment. that he was ou
false scent. and that the prisone, had gwen hi
information only toget RID Of cor erton.
| The patents aad the i,toplc, having exhaust.
| ed eve y effort upon the pertnac,uus situe
and unsn mixing obsflnacv of the prisoner lono
purpose, became iuliy Impressed, laat he had,
indeed, been concerned IN the stealing VI TO
cid, hnt that he no longer knew an, tuu5g
bout its present condition. and had been InduC
TO what lie had done, merely to Obtain monty
by trifling with parental anxiety aud affection,
lheyconsentedtore release the prisoner ons noHc
prOSeguiS,on condition that he should return vi IT'D
the parents, in the nope, that threats, or pro-
missed rewards, on a returning sense OF justice
/ aud humanity, when he should arrive where the
clothes ofthc child were laid might yet induce
IN mt baI m pn eli To FIND in hi
lilo was accordingly enlarged, and crossed
the Mississippi IN the same ferry boat with the
parents, on their route towards home. II had
been purposely intilnaied 10 him, that unless Ue
would frankly communicate to Mr.. Cluk on
| the journey, all that he knew about the child,
as soon as they should have travelled beyond
| the settlements, he would be put TO death.--
| tiaviug ad' anced beyond the settlement vi Con"
cortlia, he asked Mr. Clark, how long he intcti-
ded to allow him 10 live he reply was, II b.
persisted in withholding information about t@
enid, perhaps 30 hours. Mr. Ga X callIrd
pistol M his belt. lhe lrisHnidn rushed upon
MIN, seized the pistol, and snapped il al hs
breast. Allho' he had pIiIned and loaded II
himself, II fortunately missed fire. Falling M
MS purpose, the ITishman broke away and made
| tor bayou, To which they were app oacmns'-
| He plunged in, disappeared, and WIS dlo"ned'
and thus eNtlngulSled the Only visible hope OF
clue to unrarel dis mysterious dnd tragieal al
| fair. THIS crime OF tiends, child seaung, las
been often threatened IN that region, which lui'
nishes such facilities for perpetralina II, as
means of diaholcaI Revenge. An indescrhah'e
J interest yet exists there nrrgard 10 the cue
dalinn Of this mystery. Parents, watch you
children Be careful oi the presence OF su'
piciou, villains, who might in tins way SUM
! You TO death. The happiest feeling, winch
good mother can nave on the earth, Is, "hfnHe
sees her children safely and swectiy shtpnb III
their own beds, under the united projection u
innocence aud parents, goods angels and Tod
CASE OF AMEDIE.
Some OF the eastern papers, we observe, az
advocating the proprIety ofthc eNtcns'n Of -
ccutiyc clcmency IN the case of tapt1n D. p
tmedis, upon whom sentence of rshole Vas IL
Gently passed by the [. 5. Gil, + IaFt AZ
Richmond. Tue Providence Llrtahf Iaas'
IN an article OF The sui ject, says;
:" Amcdir was the master of a vessel h''eu W.
from the port of iIoston, owned aud ifas"'
by one Frodmg. German, native OF Bremen