Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-07-30


when think of nv childr9n it hurts my
feelings. If | 90 to my own country, /
cannot feel happy if my children are left.
/ hope by Gods assistance to recover them.
Since I have been in Washington, have
found good many friends. | hope they
will treat me in other cities as they have
treated me in the city of Washington, and
then / shall get my children. want to
90 to Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York, aud then | shall return hither again.
HIS INTERVIEW WITH DR.. cox.
DR.. Cox, was a surgeon on board a ship.
lie went ashore in Africa, and got lost.
When he returned, he found the vessel
zone lie SAT ONT tn isav',i. mud uoIne az
to my country, Foota Jallo--our people
saw hm. and ran and told my father that
they saw white man. My father told
them to bring the white man here, that he
might see HIM They brought Dr. Cox,
ana my father asked him whittier be was
going. He said he knew not where to 90.
ihat the ship had left him, and that he had
a bad sore leg. My father inquired what
was the matter with his leg He said he
had wounded it In travelling. My father
told him he had better 90 no further, but
stay witn him, and he would get a woman
to cure his leg. lie was soon cured. My
father told him to stay as long as he chose.
Tie remained SIX months. One day my
father asked him, ifhe wished to 90 to his
country. He said yes My father said,
what makes YOU desire to 90 back-You
are treated well here! He answered that
his father and mother would be anxious,
when the vessel returned without him.
thinking he might be dead. Ny father told
him, whenever you wish to 60, viii send
a guard to accompany you to the ship
Then fifteen men were sent with him by
my father for a guard, and he gave him
gold to pay his passage home. Myfather
told the guard, that If a vessel was there.
TO leave the Doctor, but not to 90 ON board
tbe ship; and ifthere was no vessel TO bring
The Doctor back.
they waited some time, and then found
the same vessel in which he came, and in
that he took his passage. After that l
was taken prisoner and sent to Natchez.
When / had been there sixteen years, DR..
COX removed to Natchez, and one day
met hum In the street. ! said to a man who
came with me from Africa, Sambo, that
MA, rides Ike a white man / saw In my
country See when be comes By: If he
opens but one eye; that IS the same man.
When be came up, hating 10 stop him with
ont reason, l SAID master YOU want 10 buy
some potatoesi lc asked. what potatoes
have youl While he looked at the pota-
toes. observed him carefully. aud knew
HIM, but he dad not know me. lie said boy.
whore did you come FRONT / sand from Col.
rs. Tie said. he did not raise YOU. Then
he said, YOU came from Tcembol answer
ed, yes sir He said your name Abduhl
Roham,W ! SAID yes, SIR Then spnng-
ing from hls horse ho embraced me and
inquired how | came 10 this country
Then ho tald. dash down your potatoes
and come TO my house. sand could not.
hat must take lhe potatooa homc. llctode
quickly and called negro woman 20 take
tho poHiaea from nay head Then ho sent
i1r Gov w to como and see me When
Gov w oamo ia Co, said, / have been
te this bpys tuhofs heuze and they treat.
edmu us KINDLY aa nay own pafeut lle
i1llihp te,etpof q any mauet unulj pul
thssp 49,. he would buy ma and send me
homie 'lhe neat morning he inquired how
much would purchase ms, hal n,, pasiet
unwilling "a apll mp. to eibled htse
sunslufma. beiihaf veNnRsed Them