Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-03
900 Reward.

TATHEREAS lam convinced, by late disclosure OF
w facts, that my negro man NoithA"t' mas oeen
engaged for considerable time past as reSuiraSeh
in the commission of NOR. highhardcd theits, than
was first of to the great loss OF my heSnoors
and mvseif and believt the dread OF further eSa
punishment occasioned his elopement on the io''l u
November last; therefore deem 1t an imperative au-
tv to awaken the slance Of the comi1unityat large
and particuarlyof Shers Constabes, and Police OF
hcers that this artfl scoundrel may be apprehenaed
and thathe AMI his concealed co-paitners III gu may
be brought to condign punishment. do DcheYe,
will appear upon his apprehension, that o,ners more
guilty than himself have accomplished, by his agency
their dishonest purposes. For fear OF naccuracy IN
my last advertisement win again describe hlsperson
Norage is about feet inches high, about "a years
old, of dark complexion, yet not or deep black CO.
Tor; regular features somewhat bow-iegSed, yet OF
good f,sure for his height His dress at the time he
disappeared, was roundabout and parss!ooEs, OF 4
dark twilled domestic cloth. Hehad variety OF other
clothing and perhaps supply OF money the fruits OF
his felonous agencies. The marks, however, OF tlr-
yve stripes but lately inflicted by order Of the civil
authority for atrocious theft, supposed at the time
to be his first and only offence, will still show on his
back if examined. His sober habits and apparent
deity, induced me to grant him all reasonable nd"l-
gcnce previous to this lie has been trained from his
infancy q house servant, waiter, market man, car
riagc driver, &c. He has attended me i'll Baltimore,
Annapolis, and other parts OF Maryland But he is
much better known in the District, and particularly
in Alexandria, whittier he has for years, repeatedly
gone to market and purchased goods for family use.
From this date if he be taken in tire District or within
ten miles Of its line, within any part of Prince
Georges County, will give fifty dollars; ifn any 9th
er part of Maryland Virginia, hundred dollars;
and if in anv other place, State Country, whatever
one hundred and fifty dollars, besides all reasonable
costs anG charges. il secured that get him again
Fifty dollars also offered for the legal conviction
OF any pcrsol attempting 70 promote, byforged papers
or otherwise, his escape. Against all persons harbor
Ine vIl he ftIll rl.
gor of the law. IL. D..HATTON,s
Hatton TIL, near Pisqtaway, Stateof Maryland.
dec Is d3t1awtf
T.. s AS false reports may, or perhaps have already
cracted my endeavors IN recovering the above
mentioned scoundrc take this occasion to guard
honest energetic community against the reports OF
light minded or designing persons, who might other
wise lessen the requisite vigilance by representing him
as secured orrestored to me, when in reality he not
and over, inform them that will announce in
this, Or one paper i'll this District, his apprehension
or recovery by me whenererit takes place. | have
been lately informed that he c0ntrived to obtain at
the time of his elopement, forged papers, showing
that he was then free, anil assumed name quite dit
urent from that of Norrage. lie will no doubt
change his former appearance as much AS possible to
avoid detection My friends, and the honest portion
of my fellow Citizens who may be travelling iii differ
ent parts ofths any other country, earnestly
cited to notice the above description OF this artfui
scountre and to aid i'll securing this v0ator ofal law
who exercised, even without suspicion, consi-
derabe time before his detection, feonious a.
gency for the abandoned Of every description and
every colour and by these he has been assisted,
have no doubt, in making his escape. There
Isl think, probability Of his HAVING sought refuge in
one of the holding states cities o the T.
Mon, OF perhaps in foreign country. The above re-
ward in every respect will be paid with great pleasure
and at short notice, if the above advertisement be
complied with faithfully.
June 21-1awtf. III. ID. II.