New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-16
RR.CRoUED RAILROAD REPORT.
NRrY-FoUR PASSENGERS IN TWO WEEKS
.sssAT PANIC AND INDIGNATION MEETING.
ENORMOUS REWARDS OFFERED.


sls: Cur report commences with tie 2cth Of %
tsl<y snd extends 10 the 2e.h Of Now, 1857.
A prosl many Of the most thyllli,g add interesting
accidents indispensable 10 the safety Of the rosd naSa
- hep. eoscsaled. Likewise the greet number Of
eases 70 be noticed forbids than brief reference
b sseA passenger. However pans has becs spared
10 sbtaiD from each candidate for Cansds, his or Nor
impartial experience Of Slavery the character OF thar
matters, sad the motives tina, prompted them 70 hse'
Res l26, l27, 1913 l29 13O-WH. Gftfen, Henry
Nosrs, James Camper, Noah canals and Levin
paahs1. This party came from Cambridge, Nd.
william Ia "a ytsrs of age, Of medium size and sub
aan.isl appearance. BE fed from James Wssers,
60, sla.y.r, living In Cambridge Hewss wealthy,
o>se sza .tsgy and owned nine head Of slaves and
4 fs,m. o.. which William served. He was used very
Aar1. which was the cause Of his escape, though
ne Hsa that no wss entitled to his freedom had been
entertained for the last II years. Onprepsrng to take
As Underground he armed himself with big butcher
hHis, and resolved If attacked TO make his enemies
stand back. His master was member Of the hsthO-
aht Church.
Henry is tall, oopper-oolored, and about thirty
ysa,s Of age. He complained not 90 much OF bsd
psake O. Of the utter diAste he had TO working al
tie time for the white people for nothing. He was
abs decidedly of the opinion that every man should
lave His Liberty. -Four years sgo, his wife was sold
svsy to Georgia by her young master; sncs, not
we're had he heard of her. Behind, she had =
hsve three children; in escaping, he had to leave
sAsm also IN the same hands that sold their mother.
He va owned by Levin Dale, Q farmer near Cam
bridge. Henry was armed with . six barreled re-
yosvsr, . large knife, snd determined mind.
Jsmss 10 "a years OF age, quite black, small size,
hseI lsok and full Of hope for tho best part of Can
Ia H. Ax1k rova uap 10 daa
man and member OF the Episcopal Church" Lett
because he cid not tLjoy privileges IS he wished TO
DO. He was armed with two pistols and dirk to do
texd himself
Noah ,s oaly 10, quite dark, well proportional, and
possessed Of fair average Of common sente. He
was owned BY " Bsck-head Bill LIE Count, who
followed drinking, ooewng tobacco catching run.
ssvsys,' and hanging around the courthouss.
However, he owned six head Of slaves, and had
"uff vile, who belonged to the. Methodist Church.
Lett because be expected every day to be sold-his
master being largely in debt. Brought with him
Levin Is o. rather short uilt, medium size and
veil cOloTed. He lied from Lawrence q. Colson, q
very bed man, fond of drinking. great to fght and
svear, and hard TO please. HS mistress vas real
un, very bad, verse than be was rs fur" as she
coad be. Having been stinted with food and clothing
and worked hard, was The apology offered by Levin
Nos. Isl, 1872, 1873, 1871, I35-Stesnsy Swan, John
Singer, Robert Emerson, Anthony Pagh and Isabella
-. This company came from Portsmouth, Va.
6sebney "a years Of age, medium size, mustto, and
qate vide awake He was owned by an oystsIman
By The name of Jos. Carter, who lived noar Ports
mouth. Naturally enough, his master drank hard,
gsnhlsd sxtensively ana In every other respect vas
very ordinary man. Never heless, he owned twenty.
Eve head, and had wife and elk children. S!ebney
testified that be had not been used hard, though be
had been the auction block three times. Lett be-
eausc he was tired Of being servant. Armed with
bsesa-Ax and Ratchet, he started joined by the above
named companions and came by one of the most dan
RerOus routes imaginable.
Johb Is 48-so near white that the sgenoy Of mi.
csssoope would he required to discern his coiored
0isin. His father was white and his mother nearly
%. He alec had been owned by the oystermsn alluded
10 above; had been captain OF one Of his oyser-boas
ustilrscently. And but for hs sttemp. some months
back 70 make bis escape, he might have been this
day N The care Of his kind hearted master. Bat be-
cause Of this hayward step the part Of Jobs, his
master felt called upon to humble him; hence allowed
=. 70 BE- 10 Longer captain Cps put nun IN ,ssss
John mind with the hard times in the North, the
terrible starvation among the blacks, &c. And also
he would tell John how much better off he was as a.
&c. Notwithstanding al this counsel, John rested :
psa coItsnted until he on the Underground Road.
Robert 10 only nineteen, with an Intelligent face
and pre possessing manner reads, writes and epbefs;
and q about hall Apglo.Saxon. He fed from VIM II.
Wilson, ESQ.,, cashier of the ViIgEia Bank. Until
within the last four years the cashier was spoken OF as
very good man. but In consequence OF recent specu-
hens In large hotel in Portsmouth,, and the presen:
nancial embarassu ents, he had become serously in
yoyed ana decidedly changed in his manners Robert
closely observed him. and concluded he bad better get
out o. as ss eouD. and
desired 70 cast their lot where husband and wife
not separated on the auction block.
u, s'ii Isl s sssy l'y S.s ansy wn Scott
Hannah Peters, Henrietta Dobsoh, Elzabssh Amey,
Jos;ah Etanly Caroline Stsry, Daniel S.anly, jf,
JsAr BsaAly and Miller Stsny lsecond arrival from
CanbIiegs.) Daniel is aoout u, well-nsde and wide
awake. Fortunately, in emsncpating himself, be
also through great secared tho freedom
Il his wife aAd six children; one child he Was com.
PEELED 70 leave behind. Daniel belonged to Robert
.lsndsG, farmer, and except when in passion vas
said 70 be pretty clever. However, corSdering as .
sAsT that 1t was bic duty to do al he could for bis
sAid,s. that al yOIt ana no play makes Ssss dH d.!
vie and children were Owned By Samuel Count, an
sA, bald-hssded, bad man, who hsd Of late years
been selling and buying slaves ss business, though
sAldzsa we're truly hkely blocking.
Has 10 no ordinary man Like certain ether Nat
hAowA % history, his appearance and Independent
He vas fsn black and about SIX feet high Of power
~ pAysisa proportioos and Of than ordinary in
tAlsctpal capacities. With the strongest desire to
nake the PoFt Of Canada safely, he hsd resolved to
sAiy - dead man. He vas held to service BY John
AsiI, . wealthy farmer, sAd the owner Of 40 or 50
ssvss.. He voald dunk, and vss generally dsvlish.
,sA away 70 Georgia by him. Therefore, sdmenished
b. threats aid fesrs Of having to pass through the
sens hNy furnace, Nat was led to consider the
v. q. X. r. scheme II WAS through the marriage Of
he ness 10 his present thar he came iato his
AAsas Up 10 the time Of her death he had boon en-
SouresS 20 hope that he would b free; indeed, ne
vss sssuse BY her dying testimony that they not
- DO sold But gaTdless OF the promises and the viii
% his departed wife, the tyrant sson caused 70 perish
an hspe Of freedom from tina. quarter. But no: be-
ksvhg that qod bad pat one mAA here TO be the
servant u Aosher-to work, and get mono Of the
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