Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-09
1900 Reward.

VXTHEREAS lam convinced by a late disclosure Of
w facts, that my negro man N0RRAGE, has been
engaged for considerable time past, reguaragent
in the commission of more highhanded thefts, than
first of, to the great loss OF my neighbors
and myself; and as believe the dread Of further legal
punishment occasioned his elopement the 10th Of
November last therefore deem it an imperative du-
ty to awaken the vigilance of the community at large,
and partcularyof Sherffs, Constabes, and Police Of
cers that this artful scoundrel may be apprehended
and thathe and his concealed partners 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.
Norragc is about feet inches high, about "a years
old, Of adark complexion vet not of ircp\black CO.
lor regular features, somewhat pow.legged, yet of
good figure for his Height. His dress at the time he
disappeared, was a roundabout and pantaloons, of
dark twilled domestic CLOTH He had variety Of other
clothing, and perhaps supply of money, the fruits of
MS felonous agencies. The marks, however, of thir
ty-fve 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
deity induced me to grant him all reasonable indu
gence previous to this. lie has been trained from his
infancy house servant, waiter, mark 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 use
From this date, if he be taken in the District within
ten miles of it, line, within any part of Prince
Georges County, will give fifty dollars; fin any 9TH
er part of Maryland or Virginia, hundred dollars
and fn any other place, State or Country, whatever
one hundred and fifty dollars besides all reasonable
costs anc charges, if secured that get him again
Fifty dollars are also offered for the legal conviction
any person attempting to promote forged papers
or otherwise his escape Against all persons barbor
ing or employing said negro, will enforce the fulr
gor Of the law. H. ID. HATTON,
Hatton hiA, near Piscaia,oay SateOf Maryland.
dec Is d3t1awtf
p. S. As false reports may, perhaps have already
counteraced my endeavors in recovering the above
mentioned scoundrel, take this occasion to guard an
light minded or designing persons, who might other
wise lessen the requisite vigilance by representing him
secured orrestored to me, when in 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 whenever it takes place. I 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 diff
ferent from that of NoITage. He will no doubt
change his former appearance much as possible to
avoid detection My friends, and the honest portion
of my ell0w-ctizens, who may be travelling in differ.
ent parts ofthis any other country, earnestly So
lcited to notice the above description of this artful
scoundre and to aid in securing this volator of all 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,
4 have no doubt, in making his escape. There
is, think, probability of HAVING sought refuge in
of the nonslavcholdng states cities of the u
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 HD.H.