The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-01
From the Journal of Commerce, Nov II.
The Slaves Of jonathan Lennon.

We have already published the deci-
sion Of Judge Paine. of the Supreme
Court of this city, in the case of eight
slaves of Jonathan Lennon, who touch
ed at this port on his way from Virginia
to Texas. whittier he was emigrating. ac-
complained by his wife, children and ser
wants. He had no design to make any
stay here and no desire even 30 come on
shore +; his only object being, to take the
! quickest and most convenient route to
I exas, which he understood to be by
steamship from this city He according
" embarked at Richmond in steamer
for this port, expecting here to be trans
fcrred to a steamer bound to New Or
leans The history of the voyage thus
far shall be stated in his own words
" On the | 3th of October last. l left
my home in Bath County. Virginia. with
the view of cmigrating to Texas, taking
with me my wife seven children. and
eight slaves. l reached Richmond on
the 30ti day of October, and remained
there until the Tuesday following, en-
deavoring meanwhile to engage a pass.
age in some vessel for New Orleans -
Finding however. that no passenger ves-
Nan. o.laano sas,o tLroa ti noo,is ,tono
ae,an ,,o', - N,-c,Il. - -. ,
az H.. w. -o' C;. On, "a' p;,L.aS SGgn P"S-
for the port of New York, with the in
tcntion of proceeding directly from New
ei,. IL. - ,,.,'Ij
IoIoa I;e;a1.. ,Gs; , 'g' a". Ton Wi.
w;tb INV DIovas amd ,o ,'r5o,ool;nn ,I'ancn
w. Von 0rloon. | '" tnI boon so,S anS
l,ol;orod T oonIa das n.;tL on,;ro sofat,'
NJ ,sLunNaG ,nbo mns oio,I' ~
tho ~, ~ P;oLnaond toi1 r,o o. .Lo
,.,,.arato Van VanI' ,Lat ,nol na. ~
-. III ~ ,noosy oh -, ion,;na tIo sloroo. ~
,Lot tha - .s r,,. f.ro, IN "
an1 was ion,'d 70 rrotari mo in tbo roo
sr.s,on and nronortv Of NAV claws
onJ tLot ths iIoIor cf tbot c;tv would
CO., H., Il ,ro. 1,,,,o nro,.;1od nnr d;,E
ouI.n sLo.l1 ooonr NJ !h,nooI
nron,,seJ mo Wilt nm orr ,voy 70 Vc,r
wi, ,Lat h, I'D ;,,,nod;a;,,,. .ftar
tLo T;tv of RicLmond aot ;nto tbe b,r.
b,r If Ne,x W. + nroeSro naesoCa fn~
mvs,If frrilv and s'ovcs in son,o sbin
nc;,,, at onco from tb,t nort 70 Now Or.
I,,ns
"ir,,1.r tboso circumstances, ard
,birL;na tbot III v.s r;rbt arrived in
tLn Lar5or of Vow We ahor. bolf nast
fnnr n'cIocl in tbn afternoon % tho 5th
;,st
whor ,bo C;tv of Ricbmo,d b,d
thus orrived NJ Tow Yort Nr Ashmoad
rnnt asbore = .Ii;ng mo tL,t he was 20.
;nr - nroc1re = nass,ac nrrs in stcsm.
~ az road ~ - ell 70 Wew Orloans a.
for IN .sscrrs Of about an bonr or IN
Ln,. an5 lie ho rotrrnc, md st,toJ
~ M mo tL,t bc had bccn u,ablo tn fnJ
,To man whom Lo wont - coo !, ror,rS
70 obtsininc tLe MASSAGE bnt handel to
mo r;ono or na,or vI;ch bo s,i1 con.
,.;na6 H., ~oIp,alof tho, norsor ard i;
,c"toJ mo 70 ao With il n =, nlace in
Z ga, s,n.,, ,rnnt ,Ior> ,1.,.drd;noI,.
mi ~ tho Joor rot a man who said IA
I,a ,,as tLo ;n,l;r;du,I ~an,od in tLo No.
nor told HIM tLat wontr1 to en-.
rooo nossaanf,r Nov Orleaasiu VOC.
Ell nro.l.oI;,i, =, onoo =, ,Lat ,ort nm
IN wL;cb ,nyself family and slaves couId
bc nlorad tI,t nicbt He renlicd that
10 yonIJ immediately transfcr ali of ne
tI,,,; st.,mcr Ncmnhis which
would sail far New Orlc,ns tho rcxt
morning them won't with him inside
tho az, wbcrc nass,re ticket. wcrc
gi,o, tomo Hc then stated that bq
SoSId send round frr nv family Slave,
and b,Trogc 10 tho C,ty of Richmond
and tra9sfor ,vervthing on hoard ths
s,oaror Nomnb;s Ueapd 7 tbcn wont
70 ,be civ of Richmond and very soor
two hacks came thcrc Which he stated
had bscn ordorcd bv him AID into wbicI
,,.elf f,r,iIy and sl,vos rot nnlor N,
d,rcc,;nn 60 so1;nc tors tIat ,Lov wcr,
~ conyny nc ~ tIo steamer Mnw,.Lis
The booi!s ,hon ;ustooJ of nrocodd;no
=, ,n s.o,nor Nomnh;s drove rorn5
~ b;s ofscsin sontb strect Hcro wa,
,old ,ba, m,st INV o,r faro b,fors b.
;na nnt On hoord thc Nomnb;s I tbcr
na7i tLo ar,,r,n, bo;nr sIfI As soor
!, nv nnnor nos na;d tbo b,ct dr;v
m ers % rof,snd - tsle ns ~ tbo s,oano,
No,nnl';S h',t oar.;od 49, ona;ns, au,
carnart r,n'nst 70 a Lonsc To 2 Carl
;sin ''',. strodt Sronn,J Ms down mon ,bs
s;J.'ar'.II. ,;tI .ni 1lora og II W. rn,v
Al. a,''i 80 w ha;n, nttnr stron1,ors in
tbc citr T"' wnrc "" coHnolIed 70 stoy At thai
nlaoo IN ,,orn;no, m Tho novt yoorn;nr
ita '"e c,h ~" No., n'vl r' .t..n,or Womnh;
n;I.J n az 'rs'a" ,i,saIr e''m;I, and sIaros
n'i' an4 wh;I"t ii rs rs vs. damor,;91 c,om III,
"uu Nnilst s"c vas NV ''"S i.''' '"'