The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-08-27

abundantly confirmed on the return of the
messengers from Loudon. A warrant was
accordingly made out for him, and two Off
GERS despatched to his residence in Lou
don, where he was found. and brought
back to Winchester. On being taken be-
fore Justice Reed, he made u full confess
sion, saying that the Dewars had brought
him into scrape, and he would let the Sc
cret out. He swore that t. ]. Dewar had
| forged the order through which Rebecca
was got, and that he had delivered her up
to Francis Mccain on the same day that
he left here. Whereupon a warrant was
filed up for Dewar, who, being present,
was, along with Duling, committed to Jail.
James Dewar had previously fed.
On the same day this was the 3lst ult.)
Mr.. John Clevinger, residing about miles
east of Winchester, happening in town, and
accidentally hearing something Of the cir
cumstance, said that suspicious looking
trader, had passed his house on the preced-
ing evening, with three females in posses
sion, proceeding in the direction of White
Post and he had no doubt, from the descrip-
| ton, that Rebecca was one of them. A
blank warrant was issued accordingly and
given to that indeiatigable police officer
| George Smith, who, with r. L. Corson and
Jos. Slaughter, went in pursuit On reach
ing White Post, they heard of the fngitives,
and presuming they had taken the Front
! Royal road, pursued in that direction, and
beyond, to Gaines X Roads in Culpeper,
and thence by Luray in Shenandoah to
Front Royal again, making circle of 100
miles. Hearing nothing of them, they re-
traced their steps to White Post, and thence
passed over to the great valley road at Mid
dletown, distant but Is miles from Win
chester. Here they learnt that the fngi-
tives had proceeded through that place on
the morning of the LIST inst, lit was now the
afternoon of the 3d. and had continued up
the valley. Being thus on their track, they
pursued with alacrity, and at length came
up with them on the 18th, five miles beyond
the Hot Springs in Bath county, and $50
miles from Winchester, just as they were
about to encamp for the night.
/ We cannot here refrain from mentioning
an incident not the least interesting in this
{ extraordinary affair, as it shews in full force
the operation of one of the strongest pas
sions of which human nature is suscepti-
BILE. When the party first saw the fugitives
they were nearly half mile distant. They
were seen by them at the same time; and
such was the intensity of Rebecca's feel
ings, that she at once recognized Mr.. Smith,
though she had but momentary glimpse
of him. Her feelings at this prospect of
deliverance cannot be described, nor can
they he imagined but by those who, like
her, have passed through the fiery furnace,
and been transported in moment from
despair to felicity. So agitated was she
that she stood like a statue, insensible to
the commands of her master, and incapable
of speech or motion. M'Cann was not at
all affected by the approach of the party,
presuming them TO be some of the visitors
at the Springs, and had laid down compos-
eddy upon his mattrass to sleep. When the
party came mp to him and made known
their object, he gave up the girl without
hesitation, and they all returned to the
Warm Springs, that the forms of the law
might be complied with before magistrate.
While these were arranging, it was de-
termined to obtain warrant for M'Cann,
and bring him back also. Before it could
be filled up, however, he left the house, as
If for moment, and walked a contrary
direction from his horse, desiring the party
not to leave him. In this way he escaped,
leaving his horse and the other two ne
groes, and eluding all the search that could
be made for him. Having succeeded, in
the main object, however, the party pro-
ceeded leisurely homeward, and arrived
here on the 9th inst, after an absence of
nine days.
The account which Rebecca gives of her
adventures is this. She accompanied Du-
ling, as we have before related, until she
was delivered to M'Cann, who told her
roughly that she had made great fuss to
get clear, but that now, damn her, he had
her fast enough. She was taken first to
MartInsburg, thence re-conducted through
this county, passing to the east of Win
chester, where she was seen by Mr.. Clevin-
ger, as related, thence through White Post
striking the great valley road again at Mid
dletown. On passing Mr.. Clevinger's, the
latter observed that M'Cann sought to con-
ceal Rebecca, and on Mr.. C's. addressing a
question to her, M'Cann replied in highly
insulting language. This led him to sus-
pect that all was not right, and was one of
the causes which finally led to the pursuit.
and of course recovery. Rebecca on Tues
day last was taken over to Mr.. Saunders.
at Leesburg, where it is to be hoped she
> will remain unmolested for the future.
1t is proper that we should state what be-
came of the Dewars and Duling. James
Dewar having been given to understand
that steps were taken to pursue Duling as
soon as it was ascertained that Rebecca had
Ieft town with him, and suspecting doubt
less that the affair would be unravelled. fled
to the country, and has not since been heard
OF. L. J. Dewar, who had been committed
to Jail was brought out before the examin-
ing court on Wednesday of last week,
when Duling, the only witness against him.
swore directly contrary to the evidence he
had given before Justice Reed, and now
SAID that the accused had no agency what
ever In the transaction. He accounted for
the contradiction in his testimony by saving
he was much alarmed at the time, and not
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