Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-08
From the Iiterator.
SsCAPE OF A FUGITIVE SLAVE FROM A
VESSEL IN BOSTON HARBOR.

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VESSEL IN BOSTON HARBOR.
The city was not a little electrified yesterday
says the Boston 1has d Bee Of Wednesday morn,
n ,-hearing that O fugitive slave had made coed
bis escape and was on bis way to that land of free
DOM Canada. The facts of tho affair are these /:
The trig Willilm harrington arrived at this port
from Wilmington, N. c., On Monday. While
lying in tie Narrows, Sunday night, n negro slave
had secreted himself on board the ship, and was
not discovered until some way on the passage.
Upon finding him on board, the captain determin'
ed to carry him back, and spent about a week in
attempting to beat into Wilmington again. Head
winds prevented him from returning to that port,
aud he next tried to put into Norfolk, Virginia.
lie was also prevented from reaching there by
head winds. and accordingly sailed for Boston, his
destination. The vessel experienced a hard pas.
sage, and last week was obliged to put into Holm.
es Hole, where she lay several days weather
bound. While she was laying there, the Captain
sent information to the owners in this city, Messrs.
Adams 4 Williams, that the fugitive was on board
and expressed his determination to send the slave
back adding in effect that he would shoot the first
man who came on board the vessel to help him
away, or the negro himself if necessary. The
fact of a freedom'lover being on board soon
spread abroad in our city, and parties Immediate,
y interested themselves in behalf of the fugitive.
a writ Of hdJeaS corpus was issued by Judge Rus.
sell OF the Police Court and placed 10 the hands
of Deputy Sheriff Francis o.. Irish, and ct 6 O..
clock, Monday evening, Mr.. Irish, accompanied
by Judge Russell. together With about a dozen Of
the Judges friends and a posse of harbor police.
men, proceeded down the barber on board the
William Pennington, which was lying near Low,
ellis Island, for the purpose of removing the slave.
The party was also accom- panied by one of the
owners of the vessel, who went down for the pur-
pose of restraining the captain from any acts of
violence.
They made known their errand to Captain Bry.
ant, who gave attentive ear. He replied that
there was no runaway Niger on board his vessel,
but that a 'nigger' was found slowed away after
leaving Richmond, and remained on board until
the night of Sunday last, when he was suddenly
missing, soon after coming to anchor in the Mar.
rows. The captain presumed the fellow swan
ashore with the aid of q plank. which was also
missing from the deck of the vessel. During
some further conversation the captain remarked
that he bad made up his mind to blow the mig.
gers brains out, if any one came On board to
modest him, as it was a hanging offence out South
to carry off a niger Judge Russell remarked
that he would be little better off by returning to
the South, as it was a hanging offence here to
shoot q white man. The Captain didn't continue
the conversation, and the party soon left.
The colored man escaped as it was alleged, up.
on a plank, during which he suffered no little in
the water, his hands and feet having been frozen.
On reaching shore. be was we'll cared for by his
The necessary preparations having been
be proceeded to Canada. In the mean time
the captain is no doubt bordering upon the
OF his OVID reception when be goes South,
According to the mate of the brig, the vessel left
the river on the 4th inst, and on tie morning Of
the 9th, during the mates watch, q negro was
found slowed away in the stewards pantry. He
was ordered out, and asked where he came from,
and to whom he belonged. He replied that his
was Philip Smith, and that he belonged to
the widow Smith. lie said he had been on board
the vessel ten days when discovered, having visit
ed the brig when she was loading in the river, and
hid himself in the pantry on board. The mate i'm.
mediately told Captain Bryant of the presence
of the slave, when the captain gave orders for
the vessel to return and land the negro. They
bore up for Norfolk with a 5. W. wind, and had
got within five miles of that port, when The wind
changed to n, and blew a gale which drove the
vessel far cut to sea.
After being knocked about in the gale for three
days, it moderated and they again bore up for the
coast. and made Cane Chsrles but - ,ul6
not reach Norfolk OF account Of the head who'd,
Although the captain was very DESTROYS to land
the negro, as he wished to escape being made
amenable to the laws of North Carolina in carry
ing away a fugitive slave. yet he was compelled
by head winds and a scarcity of provisions, to re.
hs object, and accordingly put away for
Boston. The vessel arrived off this harSor Sunday
night, and while coming up she went ashore on
LovelPs Island. While the vessel was ashore, and
before sunrise, the slave jumped for the land. and
before he was missed, he had made good his ca
cape lrem the island, by hailing a passing sloop,
which took him on board and brought him M to
the city. The trip was both ~vexatious and ex,
Instead of q week, the vessel was TWEEN.
~ days on the passage, which increased her OK.
penses about 5000. The crew of the vessel was
made up entirely of colored men. While at Hol
mess Hole Capt. B. went ashore and purchased
q pair Of irons to keep the slave safely.
Yong Smith-if that is bis name, and it is as
good as any-is a fine looking negro, is quite
smart and intelligent. and has a love for liberty
that will enable him to enjoy it.
A BOOK FOR THE MILLION.