Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-23
1900 Reward.

"yfTRREAS lam convinced, by late disclosure ol
w facts, that my negro man NoRRAGE, has been
engaged for considerable time past regularagent
in the commission Of more hghhanded thefts, than
was first aware Of to the great loss OF my neghoors
and myself and believe the dread OF further legal
punishment occasoned his elopement on the 10Th oil
November last; therefore deem it an imperative du
y to anyken the vigilance of the community at large
and partcularlyof Sherifs Consables, and Police or
cers that this artfu scoundre may be aPprehended,
and thath and his concealed partners in guilt, may
be brought to condign punishment do believe, 1t
will appear upon his apprehension, that others more
guilty than himself, have accomplished by his agency,
their dishonest purposes. For fear of inaccuracy in
my last advertisement win again describe his person.
Norage is about feet inches high, about "a years
old, of adark complexion, yet not OF deep black CO.
lor regular features, somewhat bow.legged, yet of a
good figure for his height His dress at the time he
disappeared, was n roundabout and pantaoons, of a
dark illeddomestc CLOTH He had variety OF other
clothing, and perhaps supply of money the fruits of
his felonous agencies The marks, however, OF thlr.
tyve 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 his
back if examined. His sober habits and apparent Fl.
delity induced to grant him all reasonable indul-
gcnce previous to this. He has been trained from his
infancy house servant, waiter, market man, car
rage driver, &c. He 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
From 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 fin any 9th.
er part of Maryland Virginia, hundred dollars;
and any other place, State Country, whatever,
one hundred and fifty dollars besides all reasonable
costs and charges, if secured that get him again
Fifty dollars also offered for the legal conviction
of any person attempting to promote by forged papers
otherwise, his escape. Against all persons harbor
I fill ri
COR of the law. H. d. HATTON,
Hatton HsA, near Pisata,cay, &ateOf Maryland.
dec Is d3tlawtf
p S. AS false reports may, perhaps have already
counteracted my endeavors in recovering the above
mentioned scoundrel, 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 is not
and moreover to inform them that will announce in
this, paper in this District, his apprehension
or recovery by me wheneyerit takes place. | have
been lately informed that he contrived to obtain
the time of his elopement, forged papers, showing
that he was then Free and assumed name quite diff
fercnt from that of Norage. He will no doubt
change his former appearance as much possible to
avoid detection My friends, and the honest portion
of my fellowctizens, who may be travelling in differ
parts ofths any other country, earnestly
Tcedto notice the above description of this artfu
scoundre and to aid in securing this volator ofa law,
who exercised, even without suspicion, consi-
derable time before his detection, felonious 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
is, think, probability of his HAVING sought refuge in
one of the holding states cities of the u
Mon, OF perhaps in foreign country The above re-
ward in every respect will be paid with great pleasure
complied with faithfully
June 21-1awtf. Fl. ID. III.