Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-04-28

ESCAPE CT a FEMALE SLAVE FROM
RICHMOND TO NEW-YORK.

! The fine steamshipJtmestown. running between
this port and Norfolk and Richmond, in connection
with the steamer Roanoke. has Just had a harrow
escape from confscation l,y the laws of virginia.
On "Wednesday Of Inst week, we believe, the James-
town took board at Richmond as passenger
/ to Norfolk, fnc-ooking Young mulatto slave wo-
man. The laws Of ,irelnia are very strict in re-
gard to this class of passengers and no slave can
80 board OF Il vessel unless some one enters into
| bonds for his value in case he should be II furi-
| tive.
In the case Of this woman, the police, who were
well acquainted with her, became her voucher. She
was owned Mt Norfolk by widow lady and had Oh
tanned permission igom her employer at Richmond
to visit her mistress
On board Of the jamestown there were num-
Der Of free cOlOred persons bound to New ork
] rheislave took up her quarters in the apartment
kept for coorcd passengers, and it is supposed they
induced her tojourney on with tlom to the Empire
Cily.
The jamestown arrived at Norfolk IN The alter
noon, and the travellers booked tor that place lett
the sllp.lheiudIhg, as w"s supposed, the slave
from hichm"hd. Not snSl ecthS anything wrong
thc OaPt'" 3iu "'i 'i'""s were D"si'S eiS"Seu IN
transferring The freight and getting the ship
ready to SAT- again Tor NcM-Aork. ~ about !
ociocN she elt the wharf ana resumed her trip to
tins City.
Ihe slave !! seems, dld not 30 ashore vt No ioIK'
Dut remained III hef beI'h i"rWNFI Oh tnc "hcel-
/ !
" niue narrow place. ana Is leaGheu from thG
man ucCN py So't o' t'NF-1yoT: II Is capt.
hdlhg-pace, and one IN wAich lew persons would
seek lof IuSI property At any rae no AZ
tempts OF the KIND had ever been made on the
jamestown Deore' ana Tue Purser ana not thlhK Oh
exploring the NeSSGl ior Sto"-""ays'
Upon the arrival OF the jamestown IN this city'
on ffiu"y imoF"i.S "i '''c p9sS'''aV'S P"'teo !"S
snip, lhclHu!bS 'he slaNe' WIG was "ccoh'P1he''
| by one oil the licc ncstOcs: Inu S'eN"to VI tHs
SNIP Hlr' ur"n'lli. "'Ppe"s ~ pc on !he WnuIi' %
looked iLto carriage us ne was passing to the
Shlp, ana thoHsnI ne IecoSht@cu t"e Si''e woman;
lie forthwith informed captain fallsh ana
the other othcers OF his suspicious All hands
iere terrlJly aiarmeo anu WehV OUT out III search
oi the carriage Dut IL hau Heeh rapidy drNeh
Away,
Inquiries were made about the driver OF the
coach, who returned to the snip about an houT
afterwards. lie informed Capt Parrish that he
had taken the woman 10 the mouse OF a cUlOred
family in Sullivan street During the morning
the captain obtained the ana OF two OF opr city
police, ana snuSht al interview Win inc save l'i
the purpose OF inducing hel quietly TO return to
her mistress.
The slave hunters were admitted to the house
and saw the woman' She. was surrounded by i
large number OF her co'ored irlchoS' Capt. far
rish persuaded her TO consent to 80 nome with hlu
the next day. She Is said to have expressed hel
willingness to accompany him, but the negroes
would not allow her to go, and the party, having
no legal warrant, could not take possession OF th'
property"
In the afternoon OF the same day, Friday, the
steward and purser thought they would try thei
hands at repleyy Of the lost chattel. They re
paired to the abode Of the slave, but she #a'
not to be found. Upon making known their de
sire to converse with her. the c"lored people were