Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-03-21

.,.sume the accoun, given In the Morn
5' u.,,n 10 be most correct; as we believe u
mS been drawn up by one Of toe coussel
|, is a, follows ;,
90. ,bs afternoon of Monday the nin'h oil
0 v" 10 left the city Of Savannah, in compa-
Nl n';,5 Mr.. Lloyd, for some place In the lave
ny Nth horse and gig. After proceeding
T,o, n, .;x,.en miles from the city the gig was
aoo en,s,a,Iy oyerset, in consequence OF LLOYD
acSiu' ~,s near sigh:ed,9 driving over stump
VIM "A. Of the road. The gig having been
al 70. and Stephenson considerably bruised
o'0H," I'm it was Judged sxPedient TO put up
~ ~" G., house they came 10. Tins was done
i, u. , n miles farther on, where they remain
aI'u' .,I Tuesday night. About twelve or one
~ ~ or tina, night, Stephenson was alarmed
9S".N On,r,nce into his room Of an armed
Who presen;aI pistol TO his breast
man. a. him surrender, as he was his prison
anu J ThS 6rs, was immediately followed by
=; other rufians, armed with dirks, and pis'
~, rho forcibly seized him, with tArea!
S',' 80 mu,, be silent, and speedily prepared
"I ~, them. After lew minutes allowed
"'T Nv. he was deprived Of his papers and
70 = forcibly placed into carriage which
~, 1,J in waiting, along with Lloyd. Find
."' ,sbicIe unable To contain the whole -,
"s - AIKEN on, Of i, and left behind; three
r.ts rnE,ns getting into the carriage, and
.,h.rs nm the bDx viii the coachman. They
49,. -, no, proceeded far, when the carriage broke
l 1a.a which was temporarily repaired, and
~, continued driving towards the city. The
>,,ri,or. as alegei by S'enhsnsod, broke down
g.. ,inss in the course of the ride TO Savan-
a,h and wa, agai, repaired by the ruffians,
-, ,s.i,ned tie iu,ior of the carriage TO him.
,,,o Of them getting bchrrd, and the other two
,,,bs box. Those le"ihd kept each loaded
,i,,oI presented ,os IDS III carriage windows,
"a ssysrallY ,hrca med shoot him in the
van, any NOISE or a,alm. They buried on
in his wy, fearful hat yllsht might inter
c.,l them, until they reachtd the rear OF the
,i,y. where SIeph'n,oo was taken Out, and car
,ied over some hoaunS logs 10 boat, into
which hs was placed and-carried down the
liver. The rufiAns 'eytr pretended TO have
,,y writ, or legal pro, SIS Against the prisoner
or q, any rate would show none. One Of
them. who sad he > high constable Hayes
Of New Yotk, said he had authority enough,
ana that the 2Tisonef must submit About
rigsteen miles down the river, he was ,rans-
rsrred TO the plot boat savannah, Of viii u
NJ. White was master; which vessel i'm edi-
asly sailed for this city. where she arri, I'd on
Noaday afternoon about twO O'Clock. Or the
passage his pistols were AIKEN from lin, his
hands tied, and he WAS otherwise bsrbarou ,ly
lnaied. II has been asserted that hit ill-reat-
mem arose from an auempt b,ins made BY
Stephenson to destroy hjmself on me passage;
but his fact he absolutely denies. He states,
hat here were six or seven persons on board
lhr pilot boat besid The cap an, the names OF
whom he partially r cC'lec',, as Iollows: Mr.
Pr0-'0r, pilot; NJ! Oak, 4 deputy gaol,r;
Fmc1, ,,llOr, ana Edward, cahfa boy
"ShprIly after the arrival here, tn Pilo' Boat
Nas boarded nv NJ. Buchanan, The Br tish Con-
sui, who was followed by Jacob Hays, the High
COns'ahle MIR. Buchanan recommended Ste
pbtnscn 10 place him>sf under he projection
Of Hays, and advised him g return 10 England.
lie submitted 10 Mr.. Hays, and accompanied
him N shore, WHEN they Proceeded 10 he res
hcnct ot GoOdhus where he remained I'M
III about nine O'clork, nd VS. conveyed from
thence to he residence Of Mr. Hays, in Lespen-
ard street"
happears thai Mr.. Wiley about ten o'clolk
on Monday night callrd a, the house of the
thigh Constable, 10 make inquiries a to The fact
Gnephen''n's arrest, and as 10 the grounds
unn detention. The account in the Herald
nys:
Nr. Hays admitted lha, he had arrested
N'Ohenion during The afternoon that he had
" arrested him by yrtue Of dsput.,ion up
VI writ issued out O. the United Safes our
rG'N ne was not then IN his custody-tha, he
Wv uo, Sno" where he was-that his son Ben
l rI n1'' bad him in custody, but where he
Ice BQbsos Corpus was allowed riacipally
.p0n 'ne athta'it # Mr.. Allen, although two
w VINE ahda'i's Of W. B. Townsend and w
Wiley, we've add
tne a''eml 70 serve the writ unon Mr.
;'' 1'u'Ge' was unsuccessful upon the night i,
'u' IA consequence of the refusal Of ,he per-
,a 'r5 y. us nous 20 open the door; it was &C
I ,'Isl uv'ay'o until yesterday morning. as
80 also the se'vIce Of toe writs upon other in.
swls named 10 the process"
"'n-, the ma>er Of the Savannah, inform
,,om 'pne"son 'fa' he was TO receive $500 as
w ''"S'''0h tor bringing him into this CT.
+. 'as following documents, which .spn,ar in
,s,;' ''s papers, are here inserted. that The