Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-07-20
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VyJHEREAS lam convinced, by Iate olsciosuIe~
w facts, that my negro man NohfADI, ha. ueen
engaged for considerable time past, as reguiarageh
in The commission Of more highhanded thefts. than
was first aware of, to the great loss OF my neiSnoo
and myse; and as believe the dread OF further legal
punishment oecasoned his sopeme on .ne lu. g"
~ 20 awaken the vigilance of the community at large
and particularly of Shers Constables, and Police Of
cers that this artful scoundrel may be apprenended
and that he and his concealed co-partners IN guilt MAY
be brought to condign punishment .h 40 peneve,h
guilty than himself, have accomplished by his agency
their dishonest purposes For fear OF lnaccuracy in
my last advertisement, win again describe his person
Norrage is about feet inches high about "a years
old, Of adark complexion yet not OF deep black CO.
lor. regular features somewhat oweggcd, yet OF
good figure for his height. His dress at the time he
disappeared, was roundabout and pantaloons, OF
dark twilled domestic CLOTH lie had variety OF other
clothing and perhaps supply OF money, The rS s t Of
tyve stripes but lately inflicted by order of the civil
aAhority for an atrocous theft, supposed at the time
to be his first and only offence. will still show on bis
back if examined. Ills sober habits and apparent fl
deity, induced me to grant hum Gil reasonable ndu
gence previous to this. He has been trained from his
infancy as 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 ana 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 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, one hundred dollars;
and if in any other place. State or Country whatever
one hundred and fifty dollars, besides all reasonable
costs and charges if secured that get him again
Fifty dollars are also offered for the legal vction
of any person attempting promote by forged papers
or otherwise, his escape Against all persons harbor
ing or employing said negro, will enforce the full RI
| cor of the law. II. ID. HATTON,
Hatton Hill, near Piscata,Oay, Stateof maryland.
dec 16 d3tlawt
r. s. As false reports may, or perhaps have already
counteracted my endeavors in recovering the above
mentioned scoundre 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
and moreover, to inform them that will announce in
this, paper in this District his apprehension
| or recovery by me whenever it takes place. have
been lately informed that he contrived to obtain, at
the time of his elopement, forged papers, shelving
that he then free, and assumed name quite dit.
ferent from that of Norrage. He will no doubt
urtvrrur MY friends, and the honest portion
of my fellow:etzens, who may be travelling in differ
ent parts ofthis any other ocd IRE esuestly So
liced to notice the above description Of this arual
scoundrel and to an securing this volator Of all law
who exercised, without suspicion, a consi.
derable time before his detection, feionious a.
8ency 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
of the Notwithstanding states cities of the U.
Mon. OF perhaps in foreign country The above re-
ward in every respect will be paid with great pleasure
and short notice, if the above advertisement be
complied with faithfully.
June 21-1awtf UDH