Washington telegraph., 1851-10-22

threw himself over bis body, and called upon them
Tor GODS sake to asss. him, for he would soon die
any how.
Dr. Pearce and Joshua Gorsuch took the other
end OF the lane, leading 10 the woods on-the othef
side oil the valley, which were more than half
mile distant. Pearce kept the lane, and after him
rushed the whole band of negroes, shouting and
shooting every jumpa distance oi three hundred
yards. In his fight, he overlook the Quaker on
the morse, and strove to keep him betw cen himself
ana MS puIsuers-to which course he ascribes the
saivdtIon OF his life. At the distance OF half "a
mile from the negroes house, he reached DIVE II.
ing, and, boiting in, asked two ladies', who were
then the only persons whom he saw in the house.
to protect him. They expressed fear lest the
negroes might come and fad him there, and kill
them for cOnceang him. He told them he would
not expose them to danger, then. and turned to
go out, when they consented to conceal him. Soon
his Iniurated pursu-rs came to the house, and
asked if he was not there. They were told that
some one had gone past, and they kept on to the
woods, which they searched and guarded until late
at night, to fnd and to butcher their desired victim
Joshua Gorsuch, who had received violent
blow on the head when by my father, was rather
later IN starting, and obliquely from the house
to the lane. reaching it in advance of Pearce
Him they overlook and beat e~head with
clubs until it was supposed they had killed him;
but he got mp. and went on up the lane as far as
he could One negro, VINO hdd chased fearce
further than the rest. as he returning. struck
him (Gorsuch) over the he ad with club. Al last
he reached the woods completely crazed by the
blows he had received. There he was found by
the marshal, and taken to a place Of safety.
Dickinson did not lie -Gown before some gentle
men and Carefully removed him to Mr. Levi
Pownals where he now lies and where l now
write. Every attention that kindness can suggest
and charity execute is bestowed upon him. at
first it was thought he could not live until night;
but, through the of bis physician and the bles
sings OF God, he has been gradually mending ever
since, and now we have strong hopes of his re-
covery. Dr.. Pearce conducted TO .he house
where Dickinson is about four or five O'Clock. the
same afternoon. Joshua escaped that evening TO
York, where his friends took good of him
lie is now out OF danger, and doing well
1t may be gratifying to some to know that the
proceedings now in progress will b;ing to light the
secret Of this bloody affair. A negro Of Philade!-
pha-the same that followed the marshal on the
first nlght-found out by some means, fair or foul,
the of the negroes to be taken, and other
circumstances connected with my fathers plan,
aud gave intelligence TO the neighborhood The
abOlitoniss and negroes together spread the news,
and thus were brought together the most of the
negroes for miles around We have the man who
inctec the negroes to shoot, and defied the mar
shai. We have also quite number Of the actors
liz the awful scene, but not all of them. The law
will be fairly tested, suppose.
have written this by the advice Of friends, and
am p lad this painful task is performed
}. ). GORSUCH.