Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-02-28

~Governmcnt- You will see the -;
floating over every State North 80 So Jag
this great republic. Of
JoHS McCLURz, Banker
No. iS7 Wall stres.
Correspondence q the Boston JOur0,,
ExoDus OF SLAVE R NIssIssIPpt-
-'NISsUs' CONES AFTER 1pvy

EXODUS or SLAVE FROM NIssIsslPPL
''xIssUs' CONES AFTER TuEy.
1h9 occupation Of Ship Island br
Union forces has rendered prupertv 'he
man chattels on the opposite shore If M M
sissippi Sound very = onsartain.' Al, h
kies say. While at Fort Pickeus ,,ot'
bands are a%rrivios at the rate Of o.o
day, at Tins point samples of the cron MI
the rebellion is raising, are received Al ~.
intervals, in lots ranging from two g. se'
Negroes. None but men and bows h..
yet made their appearance, the vcn-
eng afraid to run the double risk NJ
clpture and loss at sea. Up to me
time about forty slaves have escana6 -
Their masters in PascayJula, OCEAN Snrn~
Biloxi hansboro and that ~neirbbdrbu
lhey come "a boats, which are ..taIs1-
Io' ,uo oppose. awe didn't steal it. ma.
I'D SlmOn, 1--WE only took de skiEr-
ice distinction, truly. Some have sail
which they manage skillfully, while Other
often row a distance of twenty-five MIL.
20 reach the Union fold. The negroes W.,
lay the plan, and manage the escape. an
cunning, daring, fellows, who were born IN
the CarofInas, Virginia and other borta,
slave States, which confirms what | bavs
written in a previous letter 10 reference :,
the Troublesome character of the slaves d,
the northern shore of the Mississippi Sound
SEPARATED by the ruthless hand Of ine1Yr.
able masters from their wives, children and
parents. and sent into the rice swamp an
cotton plantations Of the Gulf States, D
drag out a life Of brutal servitude, these me-
are ripe for anything which promises The,
revenge and an abridgment Of the institut
which has robbed them Of all that maFs
life endurable. "Dere isn't one On'm u.
would lift a hand to help de odder side. :,
know dat your folks are tighten for Be-,
freedom, and dey'd be shot af0rs ds-5
dom harm, ~ said Jane, the colJrsd IN.
dress at the Light House, when / askei h,
what the colored folks would Do # the In.
ion soldiers were 10 90 over 10 Noble. AMI
this Is the answer which | have iuvarially
received from these people.
We have recently been favored with
visit from the ''missus" Of two .sc1n-a-
bauds John and Simon-whJ cs.,r.5
from PaScagOula a few weeks since. ami A.
now employed about the quarters Of tie d..
vision C1mmisslry. They are 'I.kely j,,s
and Were owned by Hon. Alfred L.zis
agricuiJuTiss, who included them IN hfg i-.
ycnt1ry ol 3tuJ head of cattle and 7Gn
sheep. Their master has been q memJsra az
tie T. =. C-H-r-s- from tlatam4. lgt
now a strong seerS-i0nist. Il having f-a-
reported after the affair at Biloxi. tLa. Tho
slaves who have ran away from their ms
tcrs wJIld be delivered up on application q
the commander Of the naval forces At i,
point. Mrs. Lewis, who is q bux0m fenls
Of 40, DOMINIC the unmenti0nables Of t-
liese lord for the nOnce, started in an ORA
sail boat for Ship Island, to reclaim the H.
lost sheep Of her flock. She was aeon.
panied bv an elderly lady named Cribbs.
creole, and a near relation Of Capt. Sarralz
OF Pascagoull, a prisoner here, who can.
with letters from his wife. She TOO hai
lost a slave named Alick, now on board he
The boat was manned BY two
men, one Of whom, named Fredericks. acui
as pilot.
The party came down under a fac Of
truce 70 within about three miles Of Ssir
where the boat wa boarded first b7
Master Gregory of the Massachusetts.
who was sent out with al armed crew befuie
The character OF the strange craft was mais
on board The steamer, and afterward b7
Acting Master Ryder, who went out to hr
With a flag Of truce. As the matter upon
which the woman came 10 treat could not te
entertained by the boarding officers. the
,arty was taken before Commander Smith.
Who received her cautiously, listened to her
'etitiOn respectfully, and then gave her q
that 1t is not the policy of tbs
government to deliver up runaway slaTss
irs. Lewis-''iat, fair and fOrty"-zr
.uIte Jolly, and readily entered Into ounvss.
alton with the officers who invited her !,
at the mention Of which the ladies
Tho had long been deprived by the blockade
the ~iavorite beverage Of their sex-smack.
4 their lips and sat down to the ~enioymen,
I a cup Of s0uchong, which they s:ppd
great relish.
Mrs. Lewis shares in the e1trsms
sentiments Of her husband, and
asked her views upon secession, she r.
lied IN language more terse than elegant
Oh. I'm a rebel, clear up to the handle"
he Slld she had understood that the Feieral
heers were sent down here 70 protect the
omen and children, and she gave the Of
rs to understand that the people were al
;tually suffering for the want OF food,
ld confessed that she couldn't get whisksY
lOugh herself at Christmas to make an
eSs nog. Referring again to the runaway
aGrOes, Mrs.LeNis said that Mrs. Cribs
Used her boy Alick herself, and had a coed
Of feeling for HIM, she thought if she
uld see him he would return with her.
iavins had a talk with the said Alick
out this matter before his missus came
ter him. | beg to differ from her opinion)
never struck him q blow in her life
"a M nuuT rrk. IA II " .n=
ut | bought my negroes, and took good
e OF them, and gave them plenty Of work
d., John and Simon would have added
enthusiastically. An YOU Cub us nuf lick
= too, Missus " But, said she, ..yOu-
nc set any more of my boys. I've got
IN now where you can't steal them.
Ms L-"l5 manifested a great deal OF IN
at the delay attending hostilities at
-nsaeo-A, and wanted 20 know wbv they
n { hslt at Fort PIekens it they were
NJ %, aud have it done with, instead Of
lpins away az each other every few day..
(, said the people IN the main land were
sccSsI1nists, but another member of the
ny tod the cheer, that there were 3
many Union men there who dare M
'rCss their sentiments, and who are 4 =
ting the Union troops to land, Sbs1
y VIII JOIN them. IL was dark when the
" aTrIyed here, and Mrs. Lewis desired
remain here all night. Commodore Nc
IN would not consent, however, and she
ordered to return. The party left about
O'Clock, and were not probably much
wiser for all they saw here. They Ger
ny were none the richer. She was cer-
NY a plucky woman, whose intrepiiity
worthy Of a better cause.