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The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], The African slave trade in the British Parliament . (search)
$25 reward.
--Ran away from the subscriber, about the middle of January, my Man "Manuel. " Said negro is about five feet ten inches in height, bushy head of hair, and a very dark mulatto, and has a slight impediment in his speech when spoken to. Said negro is believed to be lurking about Atlee's Station, in Hanover county, or about Richmond.--The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to me in Richmond, or Hanover Jail, or to D. R. Jones, in King William co., Va. Thos. Doswell, Junction P. O., Hanover co., Va. mh 1--1m
$25 reward.
--Runaway from the subscriber, about the middle of January, my Man "Manuel, " Said negro is about five feet ten inches in height, bushy head of hair, and a very dark mulatto, and has a slight impediment in his speech when spoken to. Said negro is believed to be lurking about Atlas's Station, in Hanover county, or about Richmond.--The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to me in Richmond, or Hanover Jail, or to D. R. Jones, in King William co., Va.
Thos. Doswell, Junction P. O., Hanover co., Va. mh 1--1m
A trip to Boston.
A citizen of King William county, Va., started some ten or twelve days ago on a journey to Boston, for the purpose of seeing his old mother, and in due time arrived in that "hot-bed of Puritanism, fanaticism and abolitionism." He writes us a letter giving an account of his adventures on the route and after reaching his destination, some portion of which we copy.
Speaking of the flight of the Massachusetts troops through Baltimore, which he witnessed, he says:
"They were going hurriedly, sometimes in a half run, and loading as they went; and the most scared set of poor devils I ever saw.--When I first saw so much firing I certainly thought it was blank cartridge, until I saw them picking up the dead and wounded.
After this, the excitement was the wildest I ever witnessed.
I heard several gentlemen say in the most vehement manner that they had been Union men at 9 o'clock that day, but now they were desperate and ready for the issue."
The writer proc
The Daily Dispatch: December 5, 1860., [Electronic resource], The Meeting of Congress. (search)
Violent Assault.
--A man, who gave his name as John Graham, and says he halls from King William county, appeared at the first police station yesterday afternoon, to complain of Catherine Hailey, for violently beating him.--He had an ugly gash over his left eye, and another on the back of his head, which he said she inflicted with an iron weight.
Justice Sadler issued a warrant for the arrest of the accused, and she will, therefore, be required to answer before the Mayor this morning.
The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1860., [Electronic resource], Secession movement at the South . (search)
The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1860., [Electronic resource], Congressional debate, Wednesday