New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-16
SCAPE or A FEMALE SLAVE FROM
RICHMOND TO NeW-YORK.

TIE fine steamship jamestown, r1nnDg between
sport aud Norfolk and Richmond, in connection
h the steamer Roanoke, h.s just bad a nsrro r
scape from confsc .tion by the la gs Of Virginia On
Wednesday Of lest week we believe, the Janesto IN
took on board al Richmond as passenger 10 Nor
foix, a fDe-looking young mula,to slave woman.
The laws Of Virginia strict in regard 20 his
cass CT pesseDgtrs ana no slave eau N on bora Of
vessel uness some one eu'srs into BOMBS for bis
vsue in sse he should be fugitive.
In the case Of this gOmso the police who w.ra
~ acquainted with her, BAG .ne her YOU her she
- owned al Norfolk by ? widoy lady. and had %
:-.etd permission from her employer at Richmond 10
visit her Mistress
On board Of the Jsmesfo wn there we're = number
Of nee cOlOred persons, bouod 20 NewYJrk The
Save took her qu3ters IN the apartment ksD for
coorec passengers aud II il supposed they 'uc ID
her 10 journey on with thsm 10 IN, Empire Cry
The JamestOwn arrived a. Norfolk ia the aftsrOoon
add The travellers booked for that pace left tas snip
including as " az supposed the slave from Ricsn1Dd
Not sUspeciiog anything wrong, the Captain aud AL
hands buty engaged III transferring tue freight
ard gettr Il ready 10 sail again for New rk
At about clock che left the wharf and resumed her
Tip TO the City.
The slave il seems did MT go ashore At Norfjik
out remained in her berth for ward OF the "beelsole
On tbe starbosrd siGe OF the ship, IL lttls a.r
- place, aid is reached from the main deck by ;
sort Of trap door. 1t is capital hidIog-spot aud
one IL whichfes persons would seek for Flo-t prop
trty." Al any rate, DO at 'enp's Of tue kin 81
ever been made on the Jan stosn before, sqJ the
purser cid not tbiIk Of exploring the vessel for stos
axbys.
lyon tie arrival Of the jamestown in this city on
Friday morning, al the passengers quilted the ship
inoiuou the slave. who was accompanied by on- Of
the free negroes. The ste ward OF the snO, Nc Ora
ham, happening to be on the whsrf looked n) 4 c4r.
risse e. be passing TO the ship and thought he
recognized the slave woman. lie forthwith intOr ned
Capt Parrish arc the oiber officers OF the ship Of his
suspicious. All hands were terribly alarmed, aud
erf Ot in az 10 ga Il hu1 besn
rapidly driven away.
foquTits we're made about the driver OF the colch
who returned TO the wharf in about hour aftervard
He infoIu ed Capt. Parrish that he had taken the
woman 10 the hOuse OF cOlored family in Sullivan
ct. During the morning the captain obtained the aid
Of two Of our city police, aud sought an interview
with the slave for the purpose OF inducing her quietly
20 return to her mistress.
The slave hunters were admitted TO the house ard
saw the woman. She ~as sur ounded by large num-
Der Of her cOOred friends. Capt .risl pers Iidei
her TO consent TO go home with him the next day
She IL Sid 10 have expressed her wilins mess t. &C
company him, but the negroes would not allow hsr 20
90, and tie psriy having 10 Legal warrant could not
take possession of the property"
In ibe afternoon of the same day, Friday, the ATE
ard and pmser thought they would t-y their hands at
q replevS Of the lott Chattel They fepiired % ths
abode of the slave but che was not to be ouud Upon
making known their desire 10 converse with her the
colored people arms, ADD disposed t. treat
the Young men roughly. Not altogether pleased with
the app Of matters, All fearful they might be
worried, they beat re,rea'.
The jamestown was to sill the following day, So.
ureay for Richmond. The enxietes of the oicers
began to increase the time arrived for their lrt
ure without the slave. They al no willingly vlDltted
the laws OF Virginia ana d eaded the heavy pen,lty
which is inflicted in such Cases. The punish ne1t
Of the Captain, we believe, is $4,000 fine ani i've
years impiso nmeDt, both penalties which tbs Cap.
tain had with 10 shsre.
The cay and hour iOr the Jamesto arrived, but
TO fcipgs were rec lived of the glrl, and ally the
Captain hsd 10 leave without her snd h iunted With
dismal torebodDgs ofthe entertain nent viii n FAited
him OF Redmond.
Upon hls arrival in that city. hoHevsr he was
eeret ably surprised TO hear nothing abOat h9 escape
Of the slave Nobody WIS even ASars OF ths f-gC
that she had not been LEFT witt her friends at Norfolk
This gave the CaptaiO geo opportunity Tor negont-
ton. IL took the eares oppOriu liy OF securlOg al
interview with the mitIess OF tue slave, aud slated
the on cuu,staDCes urder which she hai escaped u
Nev.YoIk. She was satisfied Of ais innocence Ia rue
matter and 6f cOnsdl sjoa s1e c)nesn I'd - se!'
tie The matter peaoeahly # the owners OF Ihe 'me-
tesn would pay her 81 $50 for the woman. Ihi' Sts
tgreed 10 by Capt Parish, very chrtrtd'ly, a d his
liabilities to tue people Of the STATE OF virginia Tor
harbOriug Iuns~sy saves were disch4rge!
TIE jamestown returned TO Neg.l ork az an yes
ter6sy morning, bringing to her owners the agreeable
inttliigeLce we have usrTstsd. $50
We presume the Captain took bill OF sale OF the
GIRL and # course has power TO reclaim her wherever
be n az 6nd her. Whether he is dlsp) Cd to re5uce
her to seryitu1e sgaip not ge ara not advised bu
We trust he will rely upon some less exceptio1aole
means Of bdemDiying himself for tie loss wlich no
has su stained.