Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-15
5000 NeMara.

NTHEREAS lam convinced, by late disclosure Of
w facts, that my negro man NORRAGE, Has been
engaged for considerable time past aregularagent
in the commission Of more hghhanded thefts, than
was first aware Of to the great loss of my neighbors
and myse and as believe the dread of further legal
punishment occasioned his elopement on the 10th of
November last; therefore deem ii an imperative du-
tv to awaken the vigilance of the community at large,
and partcularlyo Sheris, Constables, and Police Of
icers that this artfu sconndre mag be apprehende,
and that he and his concealed 0partners in guilt may
be brought to condign punishment. do believe, it
will appear upon his apprehension, that others
guilty than himself have accomplished, by his agency,
their dishonest purposes For fear of inaccuracy in
my last advertisement win again describe his person.
Norrageis about feet inches high, about "a years
old, Of adark complexion, yet not of deep black
lor regular features, somewhat bow-legged, yet of a
good figure for his height. His dress at the time he
disappeared, was roundabout and pantaloons, of a
dark twilled domestic CLOTH He had variety of other
clothing, and perhaps supply of money the fruits of
his felonous agencies The marks, however, of thir-
tyvc stripes, but lately inflicted by order of the civil
authority for atrocous 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 f..
deity induced me to grant him all reasonable indul-
gence previous to this lie has been trained from his
infancy house servant, waiter, mark man, car
rage driver, &c. RE has attended me in 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
Fl ON this date if he be taken in the District within
ten miles Of its line, within any part of Prince
Georges County, will give fifty dollars; ifin any 9th
er part of Maryland or Virginia, one hundred dollars;
and ifn any other place, State or Country, whatever
one hundred and fifty dollars, besides all reasonable
costs anG charges, If secured that get him again.
Fifty dollars also offered for the legal viction
any person attempting to promote, yforged papers
or otherwise, his escape. Against all persons harbor
ing employing said negro, will enforce the full ri
gor ofthe law. II. d. HATTON,
Hutton HiH, near Pisrataway, Sateof Ibaryland.
dec Is d3t1awtf
P S. As false reports may, or perhaps have already
counteracted endeavors in recovering the above
mentioned scoundre take this occasion to guard an
honest energetic community against the reports of
light minded OF designing persons, who might other
wise lessen the requisite vigilance by representing him
secured orresored me, when in reality he is not
and moreover, to inform them that will announce in
this, or paper in this District, his apprehension
or recovery by me whenever it takes place. I have
been lately informed that he contrved to obtain, at
the time of his elopement, forged papers, showing
that he then free, and assumed name quite diff
ferent from That of Norrage. He will no doubt
change his former appearance as much possible to
avoid detection My friends, and the honest portion
of my feowcitzens, who may be travelling in differ
parts ofths or any other country earnestly So
cited to notice the above description of this artul
scoundre and to aid in securing this vioator of all law
who exercised, even without suspicion, a consi-
derable time before his detection, felonous a.
gency for the abandoned Of every description and
every colour, and by these he has been assisted,
l have no doubt in making his escape. There
is think probability of his HAVING sought refuge in
one of the states or cities of the u
Mon, OF perhaps in foreign country. The above re-
ward in every respect will be paid with great pleasure
and alta short notice, if the above advertisement be
complied with faithfully.
june 21-1awtf. H.D.H.