The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-06
sec'y of the Com'th.

The following is list of the free negroes con
victs and transports, who made their escape from
the fortifest:ons near Manchester on Saturday
ii sht, the 18th October, lc5.--viz:
aED LEE, sentenced by Court of city OF Rich
u1ond, Tor life, st april, 1858, upon his third
offence, was born in Richmond city; /, 5 feet Ii !
inches high; is g or 81 years old; color black hair
and eyes black a sma Gear On right wrist ma, ked
with snall-po in the face; very thick lips, which
stand open and show the front teeth: the left side
of the mouth little higher shan the right and
when at esse the head inellnes little 10 the LETT
8 little humpbacked; his feet III inches ior each
JAMES HENRY STEVENS, sentenced by the Colr,
of fredericksburg .hree yeals for grand larceny
and received JsnusTv lltn 1886; being second Of
fepce five years in adlil put on hm>A pril 2 st
lsJ8. lie wa5 born in SpYtsylvasla; is SO years
old; ) feet 81 inches high; black color; hair and
eyes black; 3 scar OF nose.
FANNY PETERs, colored, received June 9TH
1859, from buckingham county, under sentence for
years months days, for ielonious burning
was born in Rockingham county, is feet II
inches high ~ years DID, ginger bread color black
eyes ard hair Two small scars the right arm
below the elbow one left arm above el
bow small dark mole On upper part OF breast (;
a scar ca LETT ankle and small scar ca top OF
right foot,
NORRIS, transport, received March 27th 1883
from LyDehourg; yellow complexion biaei, hair
and eyes feet ). inches high; % years old ssh.
fenced o bs hung by court OF Lynchburg for burn
ing 81 tobacco factory. and sentence committed 20
sale and transpoi tation by Gov. Wise.
HARRY, transport, was received It'll Deeemb u
ic5S, By Count of Halifax county, where he Wa.
born, - G. mua 10; black hair ard eyes; 5 feet !
inches high; 80 yesrs old; Que small scar on the
right side OF tie forehead email the left
c1eek, and siso one small on the hand ius
above the first joint of the thumb finger.
AUGUSTUS hESD was received May 18th, 1859
from Gloucester county, where he was sentenced Il
sale ana transportation for murder ia the secoud de-
gree is gingerbread col,r; hair black. eyes brown
. feet ) inches high; ~ years Old has a scar on
outside fright thigh and each side of left knes
ROSE was received September =, 1852 from
Campbell colrtv. where she was born sentence
for murder Is "copper" oloIed; hair aud eyes black
20 years Old; feet inches high: one small scar on
tue thumb OF the left hand; also one on the iisss tin
ger OF the sa1o hard.
TAKEN from record nov 6--dSsw3t
10y THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
y 4 PROCLAMATION.--W Whereas. a va
eaney has occurred in the House of Delegates u
Virginia, occesioped 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 several places
of voting prescribed by lav in said county on the
third THURSDAY, being the 2lst day Of No.
venlber. (the present month"; for Delegate 10 fill
the vacancy aforesaid.
-, Given under my hand, as Governor aud
L. 3. under the Seal Of the Cemmonw cath, nj
~ Richmond, this 4th day of Nov ember, 1861
and in the year OF the Commonwealth the eighty,
sixth. JOHN LETCuER
BY the Governor:
Gro. w. MUNFoKD,
no6--swtde Ssc'y of the Com',h