Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-05-28
For, The Norfolk Hera.d, Nay -.


cts from Accomack county, Eastern
Shore of Va.) arrived here yesterday
forenoon. on board of which were two
men named James Heron and James
Vincent, of Delaware, having with
them young muiatto man named JAS.
Comeyn, about u years o! age. whom
Immediately ON their arrival, they of
fered TOR sale. purchaser soon offer.
ed. but the conduct of the men Undue.
ing a suspicion that there was some
rogue'v in the case, be questioned the
lad, and was assured by him that he
was a slave, and that he was purchased
by Heron from Peter Culver, of De
iaware. This, however, did not satisfy
the gentleman, and he Immediately
gave information of the case to Mr..
Currier, the Jailor, who, without being
known to Heron, induced him 10 bee
, lave that he wished to purchase the
lad, and SO procured his voluntary at
tendance at the Court House. Instead
Of pure base for the lad however, he
was waited on By the Mayor, who up.
on hearing tbe circumstances, despatch
ed an officer for Vincent. who was also
brought before him. They then under
went an examination which resulted in
the commitment Of both Heron end
Vincent to the Borough jail for a furih-
esinvest'gation Of their case.
The negro state ment, which We give
in his own words, was as folIows:
I was born free, and was bound
when was child TO Peter Culver. to
serve him TIL was 81 years old I am
not quite 81 yet Mr.. Culver sent me
one evening 10 borrow some money
from James Herron, and | was to me et
! him at his fathers big gate. 1t being
| dusk, l did not see hi0 at first but he
whistled and then came out from under
the fence, and he told me mus, 60 a.
long with him to Vincent's house, as tie
money was there, when we got most
there, Heron said to me, says he. Jim
ant them there mighty pretty trees"
Says I, well reckon they'll do right
smart And as ] was looking round at
the trees, seen Levin Ellis and James
Vincent coming up Then says Heron,
Jim these mems coming after you;
don't hollow or else they'll kill you"
Soon as they came up, Heron seiz~
! ed hold Of me and took a line out of his
pocket and gin it TO Levin Ellis, and
he tied me whilst James Vincent put a
dagger close to my breast and held it
there till was tied. They then carried
me On, and Vincent run home for cart.
and when we got foregainst Vncent's
house he brough. out the cart. Levin
Ellis then went home, and Heron and
Vincent took me in The cart, and they
brought me to Drummond Towa, and
500 here. When they first took me they
told me whenever any body asked me
if wass slave must say yes, and that
my mother was a slave, and if I did'st,
they said they would sell me to the
Turks"
Heron exhibited 20 the Mayor the
form of a bill OF sale of the negro, sign
ed peter Culver" aud Witnessed by
Levin Ellis. This man is simple sort
OF body, and has probably been made
: tuoi VI Wy NlhCeut, ot Wnotn III may
be said, that if this is the first time be
has been engaged 10 such trsnsa tons,
his countenance wofully bellies him.
From the .SfontrOse Susquehanna Co. Register.
Wild Pigeons We have never be.
fore witnessed such multitudes of wild
pigeons rs have appeared amongst us
the present season Flocks extending
miles in length. have many days been
seen passing over the hills, and pre-
senting novel and interesting appear
ance. But what is most extraordinary,
! and causes us now to notice them, is
their encampment, about ten miles from
this place, in 8. w. direction, where
they have built their nests and are rails
ing their young This encampment is
upwards of nine miles in length and
four 10 breadth-the lines regular ano
straight--within which, there is scarce