The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-09
GRO. W. MUNFoRD,
Secy OF the Com'th.


The following is list of the free negroes con,
yicts and transports, who made their escape from
the Notifications near Manchester on Saturday
night, the 18th October, 1s5l--yiz:
FED LEE. sentenced by Court OF city of Rich
moab, for life, on 2 st April, S5S upon his third
offence, born ip Richmond city; l. feet let
inches high; IL 81 o. % years old; color black; hair
and eyes black sma scar n right wris. ma, ked
with smallpox in the face; very thick lips, which
stand open and show the front teeth the left hide
of the mouth q little higher than the right, and
when -. ease Tie head incnes little 10 the left;
little hunp-baekefi his feet III inehe- long each
MIS- Henry STEVENS, sentenced by the Corrt
CT Fredericksburg three years for grand larceny,
snd received January iith, 1856; being second Of
fence, five years in sdaiti put on him April Z ST.
1853. Re was bern in Sp tsylvaisia; is IS years
cid; 5 feet, ST inches highs black color; hair and
yes black; saar or noae.
FANNY PETERS, coiored, received Jnna 7th
1859, from Rockingham county under sentence for
years months dsys, Ter felonious burning ;
was born in Rockingham county, is feet Ii /
inches high 10 yeags old CIR gerbread color black
eyes and hair. Two small sears on the right arm
below the elbow; one scar on left above ell
bow a small da1A mole On upper psrt of breast !;
a scar en- left ankle; and small scsr on top of
right foot.
MORRIS, 3 transport received March 27th, 1859,
from Lypchhurg; yellow complexion; black hair
and eyes tees,s inches high; 90 ears CID; sen
fenced 20 be hung by court of LYnchburg for burn
ing tobacco factory and sentence committed to
sale snd transpof tation by Gov. WISE
Harry. transport received tn Deeer,bsr'
1855. by Court of Halifax county, where be was
born. liz Eluia to; black hair ar d eyes; feet 5
inches high; 33 years old; email scsr ON the
right sias OF the forehead one small scar on the lett
,ehesk, and also enc snai scar the hand just
above the first joint of tbs thumb finger.
AUGUSTUS BEAD was received May 18th, 1893
from Gloucester county. whsre h5 was sentenced 10
ssie snd spo-ts.;on murder ia the eecoud de-
gree; is gingerbread col ,r; hsr black eyes brown;
feet inches high % years Old has scar On
outside OF right thigh and each side of lef knee
ROSE was received September 2, 1889 from
Campbell county, where She borp sentsncet
for murder Is eoppereolosd hair and eyes black
Is years old; S feet inches high; small scar on
the thumb Ut the left hapc also one 90 the fiest fin
gar of tha same ha 4.
Taken from record. nov 6-GGsw3t
10y THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA
ID A 4PROCLAMATION.- w hereas a va.
caney has occurred in the House Of Delegates Of
Virginia, occaslened by the death of WILLIAM Ii.
COOK, the delegate elect from the county OF Wythe
Therefore, the Sheriff of the said county is hereby
required TO hold an election at the ersl places
Of voting prescribed by law in said county, on the
third THURSDAY, being the 2is, day of No.
vember, tthe present month"; for Delegate to fill
the vacancy aforesaid.
~, Given Under my hsnd, as Governor, and
l.. S. under the Seal of the Commonwealth, at
W. Richmond, this 18th day OF November, le6I !,
and in the year of the Commonwealth the eighty.
sixth. JOHN LNTCHER.
BY the Governor:
GEO, w. MuNFoRD,
no6-swtde See'y of the Con,th,