New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-12

wa under him for the space Of seven years. Before
then belonged TO Colonel Ban, of Woodford nj 8.
Tbsf, had wife and three chfldysp. b.s;de hnv.
mo had another child, which died. I WA cold by
auction by Major Bards, auctoneer, for g. 800 and
was taken down 20 New Orleans away from nv wife
ard children and haven't seen them since Shortly
after | got there Mr.. Fastman's oyer.eer. Barke,
commenced TO ll-use me. l didn't understand tying
the cotton; il wac new 20 me- and wu awkward
90 was logged. They used TO tie me down across
a cotton bale, and give NE 200 or 300 with leather
strap. I am marked with the whip from the ankle
bone TO the crown Of my head. Some wears be.
fore was sod from Mississippi the overseer there
b, cause ] resisted punishment once, cut my right
arm across the muscle, and then had i, stitched
no. He did that, as he said, TO weaken me, because
was too strong in the arm. About year and half
After had been in New Orleans ran into the woods
was followed by Burke and pack of blood bounds
into the Bsddenrush Swamp. The dogs soon caught
NE. They tore my leg. and body with their tie 9Th.
Here sre the marks yet. AZ he spoke be turned up
lis trowsers Logging and exposed formidable seams,
extending up the calf and above the knee; pint
Burke he continued, rode up Ia with hi. gun and
.ho me in the bip with fourteen buckshot, which can
be seen and examined 81 any time. The dogs cOntin.
ued TO pin NE with their teeth. After that knew
nothing about what they did to me for about week.
When got little strong they burned my back with
to punish me for escaping. They put an iron collar
round my neck, which wore for eight months, beside
two irons, one on each leg. After that was watched
very closely; but one night, about week after
u
dust, in a saw-mill pit, below New-Orleans. | was
followed by Burke, the overseer, and the dogs but
they did not find me. crept out and ran away, for
more safety, 10 the great saltwater lake, behind
New Orleans secreting myself under the bushes and
vines. There aligators in the lake, and waded
I'D TO the knees in the water the algaors followed me-
q unirg and bel owing, and trying TO get ME. had
several times to climb up the trees TO escape them
but fr-safer among the alligators than among the
white men. In the morning, at o'clock, | went
down 10 the wharf. On the road came across some
If the men who were out watching for me, with guns
and dogs. II juet getting light. | began 10
whistle and sing, and walked close by them, and they
psid no attention to ne. When l got down TO the
wharf some Of the coored crew OF the American cot
ton ship Metropolis took me on board and hid me
away among the bales. One Of the coored men split
On me and there a search for me that day; bu
they cid lot find me- ard treubed TO think should
be taken back and tortured | was frightened, too,
for colored men who had beirlended me. was kept
out Of the sight Of the white men, and Capt. Foster
did not know any thing about ii until after the men had
been paid of at Liverpool. | remained hid from a
week after Christmas until about three weeks ago,
when the ship came here. During the time was Sc
creted was kept alive by the colored men, who had
been 20 good TO NE. They brought me something to
eat ard drii every night. When first landed here
was frightened at every white man passed, and |
hid myself about where / could and begged at night
for bread. was afraid should be taken into slavery
again. I did not know could not he aslave here
With regard to the future, poor Tom Wilson
said lie would he very glad of a tremans place on
ics he lad beer hired out fireman on one Of the
lake steamers. He SAID he could do that work very
well and could stand any amount Of heat.
We are induced to believe that the foregoing nara
tive which reads like lost chapter Of " Uocle Tom )
Cabin, il substantially true.