The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-31
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n u n p ping st Norfolk-Publfs
Meeting-suspected Parties Order
ed TO Leave.
(coRRrsrospEscr or THE aIcaaosD DAILY nlspArcH.
NORFOLK, Nav %. 1853.

NORFOLK, May 2s 1853
Mr.. James Scott, Of Isle Of Wight county. mis-,
ea one OF his negro men, named Anthony on W ed
nesday last, and having eause to believe that th.
man wss on board Of vessel lately loaded viii,
wood, which was about starting TO New York,
hastened OF to Norfolk, where he stated the case
to Mayer Ferguson, who, in company with Inspec.
tor W. I'll. Parker, DEPUTY Inspector Win. Face
ana others, procured tho steam tug Thos Reaney
and started of about o'clock last night, iu search
cf the vessel. They overhauled her this morning
about daylight, of Chuckatuek, Just as sbe was
getting under way, and taking her In tow, brought
her into this city, with tue abscoRdng negro, who
was fouad secreted under the floor of the forsoas
tie. The vessel, as stated in nv telegram letter
OF this forenoon, (pubiished in yesterday paper
proved TO be the schooner Francis French Cattaj,,
Loveland, Of Union, New Jersey, il about ISO tons
burthen, and is loaded with pine wool The Cap
tam, crew ana runaway were brought into Court
aud then formally committed to jail The vessel
has been placed the possession of Sheriff Cor.
prev, who has locked il to tue wharf aud station
ed n guard on board.
1t Is said by one Of the crew that but for
head winds, they would have gone to sea yes-
terday. in the event Of which the negro would
have gotten beyond the reach of the law
aud most probably while the readers of the
Dispatch hold this number in their hands.
would have been walking the streets of New Yora ;
lor certainly the pilots, whose duty t is to inspect
Northern vessels, never would have thought of
looking aader The ti0Qr of the forward cabin. par
ticniariy, when there no especial suspicion as
would have been the case with this vessel had she
ted with Mayor Ferguson.
AS soon as the abolition squad had been COM
Initted to Jail, paper was put 10 circulation for
signatures, calling tor meeting to-nieht-a notice
TO that effect was also published in the afternoon
edition Of the Day Book-and a. an early bonr
Ashland hall was filled to evelfiowing with a
highly respectable, but exceedingly excited mul
tiiude, who called J. j. Moore, Esq, President of
the Common Council, TO the chair, aud elect
ed II. I. Tabb, Esq, "a Wholesale hardware mer-
chant.) TO the Office of secretary. The Chair hav-
ing stated the object of the meeting, on mo
tIon OF john X. langley ESQ committee OF
twenty were appointed to draft resolutions ex-
pressise OF the feelings of the meeting. The com,
mlttee was composed of j. r. Saundert. ". l.
Walters, w. s. Pepper, Geo. X. Drummond John
Myers Henry GheisIin, Captain Vim. Face. Vim.
lamb, WIN. DENLY, jr., John II. Sale. C. W
Graudy, John K. Langley ID. S. Cherry, Wv
Hall, Thomas Merser, Capt Cooper, W. ii Turner
Thomas johnson, Robert Searies Cant Bev. Tay-
ior, aud Lewis w. Webb; who retired, and in few
minutes returned and reported the following pre-
amble and resolutions:
Whereas, The citizens of Norfolk and its vicin
ty have suffered severely by the loss ftheir slave
property, and believing that there is au agent in
this city, by the name Of Wilett Mott who form-
erly commanded packet sailing between this
port and the city of New York, is the person who
aids the slaves TO escape, and developments made
tHis udy. III iHe arrest or the schooner Frances
French and crew, with slave aecreted on beard
bound to New York, the said Mott having eviuced
much Interest and sympathy in the matter, aud
used such expressions as mau from the North
should be permitted to use in q Southern State
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That a committee of twenty be ap-
pointed by the char to give immediate notice to
the said Willett Mott to leave the city of Norfolk
and its vicinity within twenty-four hours and
never again to return to this city or its vicinity
lyaH fsb MD 4 VI, 4
within the time appointed for his leaving that he
be ared and teattered, ridden on a 7ul and ship
ped North to his abolition friends
). Resolved, That it is the opinion of this com
mittee from the evidence before them. that VIM
D4Ddeuberg has been running off slave property
Of our citizens; therefore be Ii
T. Resolved, That twenty-four hours Dotice be
given to said Dandenberg to leave this city and
vicinity under penalty of coat of tar and fea
theirs.
s. Resolved, That this preamble and resolutions
be published In the city papers and all papers
which are true to the South.
These resolutions were read amid the applause
OF the immense concourse, and adopted by aceia.
nation.
On motion, it was then resolved that the same
committee wait on Messrs Mott and Dande n berg q
immediately. aud Inform them of the action OF
the meeting. and warn them of the consequences
II they neglected to leave. 1t was also resolved
tnat the entire meeting stand by the committee
and see them out in the discharge of any duty
which may hereafter deyoive upon them; aud on
motion, the meeting adjourned to meet again to-
morrow Saturday evening" at o'clock.
Ine utmost excitement perYades the entire COM
munity, and We feel that nothing can save the
men, above mentioned, but immediate and iguom
NOUS flight. Mott and Dandenberg have been sus
seionrd for two years, and this wrath has been
gradually increasing until the arrest of the Fran
ces french, and the sympathy expressed by them
Ia ner behalf, have oveihowed the banks and the
Stream, like an avalanche, sweeps all before it.
nave never yet seer assemtlage so excited
as was that one to night, nor have ever seen any
community with so just cause for excitement.
The arrest of this kidnspper, aud the object of
the meeting to night has bsen the ail.engrossing
topic, aud has almost swallowed up everything else
like news
must take occasion to remark. however, that
ex President John Tyler, has been in cur city for
couple OF days. and leaves for his residence in
Charles City. Learn that the ex-president has
purchased handsome villa near Hampton, be-
tween there aud Old Point, and intends to domicil
his handsome aud accom- sshed wife Immediately
upon the shore of the Roads during the COMING
heated term" Hastily, PERCUSSION.