Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-01
5000 Reward.

WHEREAS lam convinced, by late disclosure OF
w facts, that my negro man NORRA6E, has Deeh
engaged for considerable time past as
in the commission of mors highhan1cd thetts, than
was first aware of to the great loss OF my neghbors
and my self and believe the dread OF further legal
punishment occasioned his e!opement on the ioth OF
November last; therefore deem it an imperative du-
ty to awaken the vigilance of the community at large
and particuarlyof Shers, Constabes, and Police OF
Gcers that this artful scoundrei may be apprehended
and thathe and his concealed partners IN guilt may
be brought TO condgn punishment. do belicve, It
will appear, upon his apprehension, that others more
guilty than himself, have accomplished, by his agency
their dishonest purposes For fear OF naccuracy III
my last advertisement, win again describe his person
Norrage is about 5 feet inches high about d years
old of dark compexion yet not of deep black co.
Tor; regular features, somewhat bow-egged, yet OF
good figure for his height. Ills dress at the time he
disappeared, was a roundabout and pantaloons, of a
dark twilled domestic CLOTH lie had variety of other
clothing, and perhaps supply of money, the fruits OF
his feionious agencies. The marks, however, OF thr
ty.ve stripes hut 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 exomned. His sober habits and apparent f.
deity induced me to grant him all reasonable indul-
gence previous to this. He has been trained from his
infancy house servant, waiter, market man, car
rage driver, sc. lie 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 tire District within
ten miles of its line, or within any part of Prince
Georges County, will give fifty dollars fin any 9TH
err 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 conviction
Of any person attempting promotes by forged papers
or otherwise his escape Against all persons harbor-
ing employing said negro, will enforce the full ri
gor of the law. II. ID. HATTON,
Hutto, HlL, near Piseasa,eay, Soteof Maryland.
dec l6 dotlawtf
p. s. As false reports may, perhaps have already
counteracted my endcayors in recovering the above
mentioned scoundrel, take this occasion to guard
honest energetic community against the reports Of
hight minded or designing persons, who might other
wise lessen the requisite vigilance by representing him
as secured orrestored to me, when reality he is not
and moreover, to inform them that will announce in
this or one paper in this District, his apprehension
or recovery by me wheneverit takes place. l have
been lately informed that he contrved to obtain, at
the time of his elopement, forged papers, showing
that he was then free AMI assumed name quite diff.
ferent from that of Norrage. He 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 in differ
ent parts ofhs any other country, earnestly
lchedt notice the above description of this artfl
sconre and to M i securing this violator ofall law,
who exercised, even without suspicion, a consi-
derable time before his detection, felonous j.
gency for the abandoned Of every description and
every colour, and by these he has been assisted,
I have no doubt, in making his escape. There
is, think probability of his HAVING sought refuge in
of the nonslaye holding states cities of the U
Mon, perhaps in a foreign country. The above
ward in every respect will be paid with great pleasure
and at short notice, il the above advertisement be
complied with faithfully.
June 21-laWtf. H. ID. III,