The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1880-05-29
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Bsv Mississippi Nsgss ~ KillsuPsl
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MS. RETURN TO HIS OLD HOME.
By. G. E. NJ.
Washington Gasctte.l
The year opens 1868; tho place,
Fort Pemberton, three miles be-
low Grccnw God, Miss. In what is
now Lsilorc county. The locAtio n
Of this fort was on . narrow "trip
| Of land. very uarrow-so narrow,
indeed, that tho Couteisratc guns
on the western side might salute
| the Federal "rams" on the Yaxoo
river a. they CAME through the
YAsoo Pass, and. even after their
passage around . bend In the river
Of fifteen miles, "go for" what
was loft Of them on the east. Men
have been known, on descending
tho river IN 'dugouts, 10 transport
taesc primitive vessels across the
neck at this point, aud thus save
over dozen miles by water.
In 1869 General Pembsrton com.
mauded at this point. which oc-
cupicd the anomalous geography.
cal attitude Of being both above
and below Greenwood. Colonel
Hemingway owmcsl faithful slave
Peyton by rame. . noted negro
fiddler, and, | believe. his carriage
driver. lie was known for miles
ar ,und, and highly respected BY
, both black and white. Hence
: when his young master. Hon. Lynn
:. Hemingway, at present Stale
/: Trcasurcr Of Mississippi, Joined
: the oil Carroll Rides" he tool
9 Pcytom along as . trusted servant
=. He went with him into virgini'
& and returned homo ip 1858. Iu
, February or March Of that ycal
. A FAITHFUL sPY
= was needed 10 visit the Fedora
y gunboats then coming down th
y river on Fort Pcnbcrton, and VIII
= could better be secured lha
y a trust worthy negro? Peyton q
= = once undertook the mission, am
|" representing himself 70 them as
= fugitive slave 10 .the commander
- Of the boats was well received
I, \, Being bright far beyond ortltnar
q hs managci 10 sccrete their otlici'
pnpcrs, maps, &C., and escape
- with these documents TO Foi
n = pemberiOn.
q After the fall Of Vicksburg,
81 u Jaly following, Peyton went VII
q his young masler again to VI.
ia glnia, where he rclns.aca until u
lss surrender Of General Lee. ~
~ ,Ss former being compelled 10 orcma'
scs q number OF days thereafter,
~ order to comply with the for'na
sol ties or tho surrender, sent Peyt'
"a ohcad Of him to his homo nc
al Carrollton, Miss. On his. vi
~ however, ho was. betrayed to. u
- ~ enemy by some Confetlerates
m the spy who had deceived tho
IN above Fort pcnlbsrton was
"e urod and carried l.. irons to NJ
York, thence 10 Cuba, and
SOLD AS A SLAVE,
together with many others.--I
vessel on which he was taken y
~. y" a Federal gun-boat. In Cuba
,jIu worked as slave IN factories
nearly fifteen years; was en'ir
xEs cut OF from all colnmunicat
with homo and friends. He mi
, . ~ ~ seven attempts 10 escape n
Is q bondage, all but the last OF co"'
30 % being unsuccessful. Finally,
70 . % @ found an American vessel, q
n % lnanded by . Houthcrnor, to VII
. ~ % lie related the history Of his {
20 % ture. cnslavcmcnt aud forced o
~ - - ~ and begged to be returned to
10 % homo aud family. Tho cap
secrstcd him In the hold Of
vessel, carried him to Costa X
thence 10 Now York. Pcy
,,I,s. then worked his way to Virg
!" where q number VI ladies ra
!" Tue s,neans 10 return him 70
!. homo, after an absence Of Sc
teen years.
nills. lIc reached Winona. Miss., on
10Th Of April, iSSo.-Peyton
mills that
NUMBERS OF MULATTo wo'
j" are being constantly sold Into {
!" a. slaves. Northern men m
l A