Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-04
SINGULAR ABDUCTION.

In October last, the sudden disappearance from
| Boston of VERMONT drover, WYMAs by name,
gave occasion to various conjectures anu se'erai
newspaper paragraphs. He has since returned
to Boston: and on last Monday, before the May
or of that city. swore to the narrative OF his ad
ventures which we subjon He was accompan-
led to the office by several respectable men OF
Boston and CharIestown, some OF them having
known him from childhood, who bore tesnmo-
ny to his good character for truth, sobrlety ana
artlessness These gentlemen declared their
belief in the truth of his story; which, they SAID
had been corroborated ky the accounts from 'er-
mont. The deposition is thus given IN Boston
paper:
Mr.. Isaac Wyman deposed, that he left 'er-
shire. Vermont. the 22d October, with drove
of cattle, for Brighton and market. That after
i having made his sales he stopped several days
with his mother and sister, residing in Charles
town. That he afterwards sold his horse, intend
ing to return home by the stage, and had then In
his possession about 4S9 dollars, $50 of which
belonged to the late owners of the cattle: That
on the 18th November he came to Boston, to
engage his stage seat; but that having several
errands TO make it was near nightfall when he
passed Market Square, and went into ColDurns
vyictualing cellar to get refreshment: That while
his food was in preparation, and he mad men
toned that he belonged to Vermont, one oil the
inmates &C the cellar entered into conversation
with him, remarking that he too was Vermont
er, was going home. and should Ike 10 nave COM
pany: That soon after tins man inquired OF de-
ponent, if he had seen the Fash at the Long
Wharf: lie (Wymap) answering ''No-hare
You?''-The other replied that he had not, but
that one of the inmates had; and the person al
luded to remarked that it was well worth seeing:
and offered to show them where the Fish was:
That he wv objected to going, it being in the
evening: when his friend, the pretended Vermont
err. said they had better 90, as they would have
no other opportunity to see 1t: That this person
being we'll dressed, he (W.) consented to go with
them: That he took his saddle bags with him:
That in going down to the Long wharf, north
side,) one of his companions went before, and
one behind him-and when he had walked some
distance, he lost all recollection OF any thing fur
Their. till he found himself in boat with the two
men; and that in attempting to give an alarm,
: found his handkerchief had been stuffed into
his mouth, and that his hands were tied behind
him: That being in this condition he was compel
led to submit That the men kept rowing the boat
what he thought to be all island: That when his
arms were united, and the gag taken from his
mouth, one of the men held pistol to his head,
saving, "UW you go Nth as or haze your
brains GIo,cn out?'': That he had no alternative
but to 90 with them; and that. finding his pocket
book gone, he asked where it was, and was an
swered Safe enough. That being then join
ed by two other men, they all got into another
boat, which, after being rowed for several hours,
arrived at vessel, which he (Wyman) took to be
brig, she having two masts: That he was forced
on board of her. ordered below to berth where
there was nothing but an old SAIL That he soon
found by the motion that the vessel was under
Sail: That he felt much pain in his head, one side
of which was swollen apparently from the blow
he had received when he was stunned; but that
the wound did not bleed: That he soon became
very sea-sick: That on the next cay, in attempt
Ing to pass upon deck. he thought he saw some
thing which looked like land, but his sickness
was so severe That he was obliged to return to his
berth Immediately: That afterwards, on coming
on deck, he saw among the crew of the vessel Ia
bout ~ in number) the two men whom he had seen
inthe cellar. but who avoided him:-That he was
prevented from going to the after part of the YES
sel.-That after sailing some days. they came
into very warm weather:-That when on deck,
he thought he saw something like rocks or land;
and inquired where they were going, and receiv-
ed for answer that they were going to the ID"
That after many days (the number OF which he
said he could not from his situation compute,)
the vessel appeared to be approaching land, when
the person who commanded the brig inquired if
he, Wyman, wished to go ashore; and he answer
ing yes, they made him take an oath never to
disclose their proceedings :-That afterwards a
small boat came along side, and he was ordered
to getinto it, which he did; and then asked for
his pocket book and saddle bags; that they threw
the bagsi nto the boat; but as tothe pocket book
they said they had use Drit; that they proceed
in the boat several hours and found by the change
in the color of the waite, that they were in the
river mississippi; that tiey soon came across the
steamboat Postboy, of New Orleans, when one
of the boatmen went on ,oard of her, & had con-
versation with the masteh and he, Wynan, soon
followed; that when on board the steamboat he
told the story of his robbery and detention, but
was not believed, the crw pretending it was all
hoar; that after four days they arrived at New