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| ARRIVAL FKOM NORTH CAROLINA, 1857. HARBY GRIMES, aEORQK UPSHER, AND EDWARD LEWIS. FEET SLIT FOB KUITNINQ AWAY, FLOGGED, STABBED, STAYED IK THE HOLLOW OP A BIQ POPLAB TREE, VISITED BY A 6NAKZ, ABODE IN A CAVE. The coming of the passengers here noticed was announced in the subjoined letter from Thomas Garrett: WiLinuoTos, IHh Mo. 25th, 1857. BESPECTED FRIEND, WILLIAM STILL :—I write to inform thee, that Captsun Fountain has arrived this evening from the South with three men, one of which is nearly naked, and very lousy. He has been in the swamps of Carolina for eighteen months past. One of the others has been some time out. I would send them on to-night, but will have to provide two of them with some clothes before they can be sent by rail road. I havo forgotten the number of thy house. As most likely all are more or less lousy, having been compelled to sleep together, I thought best to write thee BO that thee may get a suitable place to take them to, and meet them at Broad and Prime streets on the arrival of the cars, about 11 o'clock to-morrow evening. I have engaged one of our men to take them to hia house, and go to Philadelphia with them to-morrow evening. Johnson who will accompany them is a man in whom we can confide. Pleaae eend ms the number of thy house when thee writes. THOMAS GABEETT. This epistle from the old friend of the fugitive, Thomas Garrett, excited unusual interest. Preparation was immediately made to give the fugitives a kind reception, and at the same time to destroy their plagues, root and branch, without mercy. They arrived according to appointment. The cleansing process was carried into effect most thoroughly, and no vermin were left to tell the tale of suffering they had caused. Straightway the passengers were made comfortable in every way, and the spirit of freedom seemed to be burning like " fire shut up in the bones." The ap|>earance alone of these men indicated their manhood, and wonderful natural ability. The examining Committee were very desirous of hearing their story without a moment's delay. As Harry, from having suffered most, was the hero of this party, and •withal was an intelligent man, he was first allied upon to make his statement as to how times had been with him in the prison house, from his youth up. He was about forty-six years of age, according to Lis reckoning, foil six feet high, and in muscular appearance was very rugged, and in his countenance were evident marks of firmness. He said that he was born a slave in North Carolina, and had been sold three times. He was first sold when a^child three years of age, the second time when he was thirteen years old, and the third and last time he was sold to Jesse Moore, from whom he fled. Prior to his coming into the hands of Moore he had not experienced |