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Rescue Of the FugitsUe.

Rescue Of the FugitlUe.
Boston, Feb. 10, 1851.
Deputy Marshal Riley, and assistants,
arrested at Corn Hill Coffee House, to-day,
lone Frederick wilkins, q negro waiter, on
a war; ant issued BY the U. S. Commission
er, G. T. Curtis, on a complaint that said
wilkins is a fugitive slave. He was taken
with opposition, and carried Immediately to
1.-THE U. s. Court room.
The news Of the arrest spread rapidly,
and the Court room was speedily filled BY
Ia large crowd Of rather excited spectators.
The examination, however, went of quiet
by. Seth ]. Thomas appeared for the clai.
mant, and Messrs. Small, Elias Gray, Cor
ling and others, for the defence.
From the documents offered by the clai-
mant, it appeared that the accused was the
property of John Debree, Purser in the U,
IS. Navy, Of Virginia, and that he escaped
in May, 1850. The deposition was to the
EFFECT that the claimant had seen the prison.
er in Boston and conversed with him, wher
the prisoner acknowledged that he had es'
'lcaped from Norfcrk. The counsel for the
defence asked for a postponnent in order
to prepare testimony. This was granted
and Tuesday next, at 10 A. NJ, was assigned
for the examination.
The Deputy Marshal then ordered the
room to be cleared Of spectators, which wal
gradually done.
The prisoner remained in the custody o.
a dozen men, as BY a law Of the State, the
Jail cannot be used to imprison fugitive
Slaves.
His counsel wishing to consult with him
they were readily admitted to the room tc
the number of half a dozen. They remain.
led about an hour, and 10 the meantime q
large crowd Of negroes gathered upon the
Outside, blocking up the entrance to tht
court room; and as the door was opened Il
let the last lawyer leave the room, the mot
from without suddenly rushed in, seized
and knocked down the officers in keeping
and filled the court room. The prisoner
himself was frightened at their demonisc
appearance, and fed with a cry of murder,
to the further end Of the room.
He was, however, secured by the mob,
who had speedily silenced the opposition Of
the few officers in the room, and taken ia
triumph down the stairs, and into the street,
The officers did not attempt to follow, and
with shouts Of triumph the mob hurried oil
with the fugitive, and were last seen in the
vicinity Of Belknap street, where negroes
chiefly congregate.
While the mob was in the courtroom,
the sword of the Marshal, hanging in the
sheath owe his desk, was drawn by one Of
them and iourished over the heads of the
officers. 1t was afterwards found in the
street. The mob showed no weapons,
though number of the negroes boosted OF
having revol'ers in their possession. One
negro, in his fight, dropped his knife.
There were several white persons in the
mob, but they did not appear TO act in the
rescue. The rescue, Of course, caused
great excitement throughout the city, as one
Of the most daring outrages upon law and
order ever enacted. 1t is thought impossi.
bic to re-arrest the fugitive, ss his friends
have no doubt hurried him off ere this, "a
1.-THE Canadian frontier. U. s. Marshal De.
vent 10 absent at Washington.-[N. Y.
Heard.