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Arrest of runaways.

--The following negroes were brought to this city and committed to Castle Thunder yesterday as runaways, by order of Maj. Bridgford, Provost Marshal for the Army of Northern Virginia; Ned Cross, slave of Miss Polly Cross, near Atice's Station, attempting to go to the enemy; "Gen." Terrell, slave of Dr. James Terrell, near Beaver Dam, attempting to go to the enemy; Charles, slave of M. P. Catlett, of Staunton, Va; John and William Stanley, claim to be free, but supposed to be runaways. At the same time there was also committed to the Castle a negro man named Cager Robinson, slave of James C. Roy, near Bowling Green, charged with stealing Government corn.

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