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| ARRIVAL FROM WASHINGTON, D. C., &c. 391 Perhaps, after all, bat few appreciated the sorrow that most have filled the hearts of most of those who escaped. Though they succeeded in gaining their own liberty—;they were not insensible to the oppression of their friends and relatives 10ft in bondage. On reaching Canada arid tasting the sweets of freedom, the thought of dear friends in bondage must have been acutely painful. William had many perils to encounter. On one occasion he was hotly chased, but proved too fleet-footed for his pursuers. At another time, when straitened, he attempted to swim a river, but failed. His faith remained strong, nevertheless, and he succeeded in reaching the Committee. ARRIVAL FROM WASHINGTON, D. C., etc., 1857. OEOEOE CAP.P.OLL, KA3DOLP1I BRANSOK, JOHN CI.AGART, AND WILLIAJI BOY AS. These four journeyed from " Egypt" together—but did not leave the same " kind protector." GEORGE was a full black, ordinary size, twenty-four years of age, and a convert to the doctrine that he had a right to himself. For years the idea of escape had been daily cherished. Five times he had proposed to buy himself, but failed to get the consent of his " master," who was a merchant, C. C. Ilirara, a man about sixty years of age, and a member of the Methodist Church. His property in slaves consisted of two men, two women, two girls and a boy. Three of George's brothers escaped to Canada many years prior to his leaving—there he hoped on his arrival to find them in the possession of good farms. §1,300 walked off in the person of George. RANDOLPH, physically, was a superior man. He was thirty-one years of age and of a dark chestnut color. Weary with bondage he came to the conclusion that he had served a master long enough " without privileges." Against his master, Richard Reed, he had no hard things to say, however. He was not a " crabbed, cross man "—had but " little to say," but " didn't believe in freedom." Three of his brothers had been sold South. Left his father, two sisters and one brother. Randolph was worth probably $1,700. JOHN was a well-made yellow man, twenty-two years of age, who had counted the cost of slavery thoroughly, besides having experienced the effects of it. Accordingly he resolved to " be free or die," "to kill or be killed, in trying to reach free land somewhere!" Having " always been hired out amongst very hard white people," he waa " unhappy." His owner, George Coleraan, lived near Fairfax, Va., and was a member of the Methodist Church, but in his ways was " very sly," |