The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER

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We recently opted rom ives u psper. nm
a count of fierce and deadly combat between
n Ii. GiAsuu .nd IA Mr. burden. 81 Nissi,.ipn
| With sword canes, IN wh,ch the former gentlr
| man dropped down dead icing pierced with 6y,
'iabs, viz e; three in he abdonrn one in III.
,renst aud one under thr chin, passing through
li. IN luh iulo his h ad We have sometime
! q match. indeed nrpass the combat be,e cen
the heroes Of Mississippi. in "A mast hulch,rl,
conflict between two runaway negroes which
| zoos place on Saturday n,glt 81 10 Hprtfe,d
! county N.C) early IL our own vicinity the
particulars of which have been communIcateI IN
ls ~ gentleman ofundoubied veraoa, res dine
! IN the tcwn OF Ninion, IN thai county.
| Tom who was very likely fellow, n hrip HI
mnla,io sad To belong TO Mr. WombIe, OF
Southampton county, (pa) and Nat, who tor
mety belonged TO Mr. Jenkins o. u.uf1rd
bui who sold by INN TO a Geotgiainan had
! been ~ years ranging in The fo,rstu Of llrr
! ford rs runAways. They h-h lived tnpc4hr,
like brothers during all that time, aud hnd REV.
dered themselves $50 terrible ny then dlrinp
HillainIes, that numerous attempts were Md,
| 10 arrest them, WHICH they had successfully elu
ded. and il seemed as if they had obtained n
warrant from Old Nick to commit every sort of
depreciation with mpunify.
On the night above mentioned, thew were "A,
ioddrr stalk near zoe house Of a Mrs. -
six miles from Niniou, which has been strong
~ suspected ol b"ing harbour for negroes 1:
- dispute about somr tliling circumstance Ind
brought them 10 high words, and lom AZ hast
became so irr,lated that he lad down his nun
aud taking fence rail from the stack nen
srpck Nat blow Win IL, which fclled him on
the ground. and on his repeating the blow NM
drew log hladed knife aud plun ed il into
Toms breast upon which Tom seized his gu
md fired tie whole contents lof buck shuD INTO
MATS bowels and then reversing the weapon
proceeded to beat him over the head with the
breerh, Nat nj The same time stabbiny him in
the side and breast with his knife until finally
Tom having shlvercd has gun 10 pieces in la ing
! on upoa Nat left him Rnd walked about % ma
ccs when he dropped dead Mats cries soon
Brought prople from Mis-. IS TO his assi,.
tancp who removed him 10 the house where he
survived only "A lew hours, during which he
| gave the preceding account OF his ssnguiesrv
/ conflict
Thus have two as desperate villains as ever
defied the gallows, aloned Tor their crimes and
relieved the hariassed neighborhood which had
so long been the theatre OF their depredatioos
aud atrocities of all further alarm ON their ac-
conni-by becoming her ot0a trcgiioaers
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We learn says the New York Gazette. that
the United States schooner Grampus, Li.u,,
Com Latimer, was lying of lnmpco Bar. l3th
n''. waiting the arrival OF Mr. Poinsett, our MIN.
Isier aud family, who left Mexico the latter
,nd of November, on their return TO the Uu,,ed
SITES,
SECRETS WORTH KNOWING. IF TRrr
The Letters written from Washington din.
ring 'he Session. and published ia different
P"rs oil The country, are becoming more and
more numerous. Some Of them are wise and
instructive aud some ol them are witty and
"F'r,hg, even at the expense OF the ieoliags
u' ind'Vidnals-a practice more honored in
tue hreaGh than The observance We .occo-
sionaly obtain from these sources IN. frs, in.
'"rmHl'on OF what is gnin, on in our ,omedl
ate ne'ghbnrhood. Whether the sources -,
information oil The writer of the following ar.
such as 10 ent,rte his statements to oouGdenes