The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-31
Escape ola Fugitive slave from a Vessel In
Boston HarlbOr.
from the Boston Bee, Dec. 20.

The city was little electrified yesterday on hear
ing that fugitive slave had made good his escape and
was on his way that land Of frccdom-Canada. The
facts cf the affair these: The brig William Pennington
arrived at this port from Wilmington, Y. c. on Monday.
While lying in the Narrows Sunday night negro slave
had secrctcd himself board the ship and dis.
covered until some way the passage. Upon finding
him on board the captain determined To- carry him back,
and spent about week N attempting 10 beat INTO VII
mrgton again. Head winds prevented MIN from return
ng TO that lori, and lac next tried 10 put into Norfolk
Virginia
lie was also prevented from reaching there by head
winds, and accordingly sailed for Boston his destination
Tho vessci experienced hard passage, and last week
obliged TO put into Holmes Hole where she lay several
days weather bound. While she lying there, the
captain sent Information % this city Messrs
Adams a Williams that the fugitive was on board and
expressed HIS determination a. send the save back add
ing ~ eject that be would shoot the arst man who
board the vessel - help him away or the negro him
self necessary Tho fact that freedom lover was on
board soon spread abroad in city, and parties
daciy Interested themselves in behalf OF the fugitive
writ Of habcas corpus issued by Judge RUSSELL OF the
Police Court and placed 10 the hands % Deputy Sheriff
ttanc's ~ ltish aud at SIX O'Clock Monday evening Mr.
Irish, accompanied by Judge Russell together with about
dozen Of the Judges friends and posse OF harbor police
men, proceeded down the harbor and boarded the William
burlington, which Was lying near Loyes Island Cor the
purpose Of removing The slave The party was also ac
companed by OF the ~ the vessel who went
down for the purpose Of restraining the captain from any
acts q violence.
They made known their crrand TO Captain Bryant who
gave attentive car. He repicf that there
way .'nigger on board bis vessel that a spiggcri,
found stowed away after leaving Wilmington and
named board until the night Of sunday last when
was suddenly missing aftcr Ia anchor
Narfows. The captain presumed The fellow ashore
with the aid of plank, which also from the
deck OF the vesse During further
captain remarked that be had made ip his mind blow
the niggcr's" brains out Il any board 70
lcs ham, az was hanging offence out south carry OF
a"niegcru Judge Russell remarked that bc would be
little better on by returning 70 the South, was a
hanging offence here to shoot white The captain
didn't continue The conversation, and the party et
The colorod man escaped alleged, upon plank, dur
ng hcb h suffered no little IN the water. his hands aud
feet having been ffozcn On reaching shore he well
cared for oy his friends Tho necessary raous hav
ing been made, he proceeded 20 Canada According to
the mate Of the brig, the vessel left the the ah
nsi and the morning Of the 9Th. during the mites
watch, negro found slowed away In The ards
pantry. lie ordered out, and asked wberc came
from, and 10 whom be- belonged. lie replied that bis
vas rbiip smith, and that he belonged 10 the
widow Smith Hc sal be had been board The vessel
ten days when dscnverrd having visited the brig when
she was leading IN the rivcr and hid himself in the pan
Try board. The mate immediately told Captain Bry.
ant 81 the IRE q the slave when the captain
orders for the vessel 10 return AMI land The negro They
bore Gp for Norfolk With W :. ". wind and hid got
within i've miles u that port when the wind changed 10
NSand blew gale which drove the vessel Ear cut
Afier beng knocked about IN the gale for three days
moderated hey again ny the southern coast
and made capr Cbarcs, bit could not reach Norfolk
q The bead wind Although the captain very
DESTROYS 10 land The negro h. WISHED escape being
away fugitive slave, yet he was compelled by head
nds and scarcity Of prov sions 20 renlush his object
and accordingly put away Tor Boston The arrived
Oh this barber sunday night and while coming ~ she
went ashore on Iovers Island. While the vessel
ashore and before SUNRISE the slave jumped for the land
and teiord he missed he had made good his escape
from the stand by haing passing srop, which took him
board and brought him up 10 the city. Toe trip
both vcXao Gus expensive. Instead Of week the
sol twenty days the passage, which increased
expenses about 400 The crew The vessel was mate
u went ashore and purchased pair q irons TO Keep
save safely