Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-07

made for the Potomac and reached il on Monday noon
almost at the very point where the negroes
ing. Presuming the iugitives had passed on the pre-
ceding day, they made no examinations here though
they were by the blacks above mentioned
On reaching Clear Spring, in Maryland, they learn
ed that the fugitives had crossed few hours be-
fore, and divided into different parties Scouts inn
medately engaged TO scour the ncigborhood while Mr.
Smith, without losing momenl aided i'm the search
Ii was nghtfall when Smith saw, near Clear Spring.
two of the blacks to whom he gave pursuit headed
beat them off their course they taking the fields and
hiding themselves i'll the darkness of the woods They
were the next morning captured and conveyed TO Hagcrs
town JAIL when they reported that is the intention
OF the party to make for Canada by way of Pittsburgh
With this information MIR. s. returned TO Winchester for
further orders and for the pecunary of
tering so long journey.
On the ensuing Sunday June 7th) he again left Win
chester for Pittsburgh Reaching the Junata crossings
on The Baltimore and Pittsburgh turnpike, on Wednes.
day the 10TH he learnt that three of the slaves had
taken on that day by of the scouts engaged Clear
Spring. These he took in possession, and returning
with them To Winchester through Hagcrstown, there
received the two previously lodged in Jail for saiekcep
ing, and delivered the five to their the Friday
following twelve days after their elopement
On The next day. at noon Saturday 18TH he set out
again for Pittsburgh and reached there Tuesday
T. NJ. by way oil Hagcrstown, distance of about 200
miles, travelling on horseback in company with Mr..
Nj Candless, jr. Here they received information on
which they could rely that the blacks had passed through
pittsburgh the same morning, taking direction towards
Erie. Hiring three men 10 accompany them they con
tnucd onward forty miles, when supposng they had 90,
ahead OF the iugves, they halted at public house al
daybreak with the view OF there laying wait till they
up But, behold Here they fell upon the very
blacks themselves They had arrived during the night
and were then snugy lodged in the best bed rooms The
fact ascertancd by Smith, from hurried xprcs
sIons OF the hostess with which the blacks
learnt that their pursuers upon them Satonny his
guards around the house. Smith broke the room It be
ing barely light enough to discover the around him
There were three, of whom gave him battle Will,
the others caped from the windows. They we're how
instantly captured and the large fellow in the house
yielded to Smith the instant he heard his IN Can
lesss) voice. This the stoutest of the ganp ant
had been chosen the captain His "authority however
was literally brief The day he and his comrade
were safely lodged in Pittsburgh jail On Friday morn
ing the party appeared before the proper authorities
the city, when the forms of law complied with ant
the slaves surrendered TO Mr. Smith The same a the
took passage board steamboat and arrived here at
n, night whence they departed for Winchester on Sa
turday morning. Thus eight of the nine from Ere
derrick have been captured and the other known to be il
fair way of being
We cannot close this narration without expressing il
behalf OF the of the slaves their warest thank
to the authorities of Pittsburgh for the truly courteou
and honorable manner in which they treated the agent
employed in this pursuit To Mr. Pcttigrcw the mayor
and 10 Judge Pcntland they under obligations w6ic
they do not fail properly to appreciate The owners ar
among the most high minded men in Virginia; and Tn
perfect fairness shown to their rights by the gentleme
named will enttc them to the regard of every slave
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