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fine of ten dollars per day for each slave not delivered, besides a fee of five dollars to the Sheriff for taking the slaves: And the Court doth appoint William B. Conner, Second battalion, company D, Virginia reserves, as an overseer for a portion of said slaves, and doth advise all persons sending slaves to work on the fortifications to make provision for their support whilst they are so engaged, as the Government will pay for all food thus furnished. The following is the list: Allen, William C. 1 Belcher, John 1 Cosby, J. W. 1 Carrington, Colonel 1 Cohn, Jacob 1 Christian, Ann 1 Deitrick, William A. 1 Duval, Samuel S. 1 Duval, miles. 1 Ellett, A. L. 1 Edmunds, Robert 1 Ford, A. J. 1 Garnett, William F. G. 1 green, B. W. & Sons 2 Haxall, Boling 1 Heckler, V. 1 Hughes, John C. 1 Higginbotham, E. J. 1 Johnston, Thomas 1 Kerr, Mrs. & Robert Maxwell 1 Knight, William C. 2 Lyons, James 1 Lersner 2 Leake, T. C. 2 Lawson, Peter 1
slaves, between the ages of eighteen and fifty-five years, annexed to their names in the subjoined list, to labor as above indicated; on which day the Court will proceed finally to dispose of the whole matter, and to direct the Sheriff to take into possession the slaves of all such holders, hirers and hospitals, who, on that day, are not excused or otherwise exempted, and ordered the same to be published in the Richmond Dispatch until that day. The following is the list, viz: Allen, W. C.1 Ball, Dandridge1 Cosby, J. W.1 Carrington, Colonel1 Colin, Jacob1 Christian, Ann1 Duval, Samuel S.1 Duval, miles1 Dickinson, B. F.1 Ellett, A. L.1 Edmunds, Robert1 friend, John E.1 Francis, James G.1 Ford, A. J.1 Garnett, William F. G.1 green, B. W. & Sons2 Haxall, Boling1 Heckler, V.1 Hughes, John C.1 Higginbotham, E. J.1 Johnston, Thomas1 Kerr, Mrs. & Robert Maxwell1 Knight, William C.2 Lersner5 Leake, T. C.2 Lawson, Peter1 Maynard, J. C.4 Omohundro's, S.
the room. A lot of chips were taken from the pockets of a member of Congress. A peculiar-looking faro table, different from any witness had ever seen, was also found in the house. In the pockets of a member of the Legislature there was found a pack of cards. The case was continued till Saturday, the parties in the meantime giving bail for their appearance. The case of Lloyd C. Bell, charged with feloniously receiving, knowing them to have been stolen, a double-barrel shotgun, a Derringer pistol, and a handsome case of surgical instruments, valued at five hundred dollars, the property of Robert McNamee, was disposed of by sending the accused to the Hustings Court. Lucinda, slave of Rebecca Risener, charged with having a pound of coffee in her possession supposed to have been stolen from Dr. Morris, was ordered to be whipped. Allen, slave of Alfred Holladay, charged with going at large and assaulting Benjamin Sawyer, a white man, was also ordered to be whipped.
riet, slaves of James M. Talbott, and Richard, slave of Mary Redmond, were charged with felony; but the witnesses not appearing, the case was continued until Thursday. Ellick, slave of Perry Pennybacker, charged with stealing a lot of unfinished shoe work and a half-side of calfskin, valued at $300, the property of J. F. Lowry, was discharged. The same disposition was made of the case of Rachel, slave of Rial Palmer, charged with stealing a gold watch and chain, valued at five hundred dollars, and seven hundred and twenty dollars in gold and silver coin, the property of Eliza C. Williams. Edmund Hudson, charged with being drunk and disorderly in the house of William Curtis, and threatening to whip Mrs. Curtis, was fined ten dollars. Allen, slave of Alfred Holliday, was committed for going at large. Adam, slave of John Friend, charged with having a bag of corn in his possession supposed to have been stolen, proved his title to the articles and was discharged.
Baylor, of Caroline county, has leased his fine estate in that county, for the term of ten years, to Mr. Black, a Scotch gentleman, whose name is well known in connection with the proposed Scotch emigration to Virginia. For this estate, comprising about two thousand acres, it is said that Dr. Baylor is to receive three thousand dollars a year for the first three years, and five thousand dollars a year for the succeeding seven years. We learn that Mr. Black has purchased the fine estate of Mr. Allen, in Goochland county. It is said that Mr. Black designs making Dr. Baylor's farm, in Caroline, the place of his residence, and intends returning to Scotland at an early day, with the view of bringing over with him a colony of emigrants, embracing in the number the sons of large farmers, who will have something wherewith to purchase and improve. Such an immigration will be most welcome to Virginia. Indeed, some of its most valuable early settlers were Scotchmen, who contributed as m
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