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| ARRIVAL FROM NORFOLK, VA., 1867. 435 WILLIAM LEE found himself under the yoke on a farm in the possession of Zechariah Merica, who, Wm. said, was a "low ignorant man, not above a common wood-chopper, and owned no other slave property than William." Against him, however, William brought no accusation of any very severe treatment; on the contrary, his master talked sometimes " as though he wanted to be good and get religion, but said he could not while he was tiy-ing to be rich." Everything looked hopeless in William's eyes, so far as the master's riches and his own freedom were concerned. He concluded that he would leave him the " bag to hold alone." William therefore laid down "the shovel and tbe hoe," and, without saying a word to bis master, he took his departure, under the privacy of the night, for Camilla. William represented the white and colored races about equally; he was about twenty-seven years of age, and looked well fitted for a full day's work on a farm. SUSAN JANE came from New Market, near Georgetown Cross-Roads, where she had been held to unrequited labor by Hczckiah Masten, a farmer. Although he was a man of fair pretensions, and a member of the Methodist Church, he knew how to draw the cords very tightly, with regard to his slaves, keeping his feet on their necks, to their sore grievance. Susan endured his bad treatment as long as she could, then left, destitute and alone. Her mother and father were at the time living in Elkton, Md. Whether they ever heard what became of their daughter is not known. AMARIAN was twenty-one years of age, a person of light color, medium size, with a prepossessing countenance and smart; she could road, write, and play on the piano. From a child, Amarian had lx»en owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Key Scott, who resided near Braeeville, but at the time of her flight she was living at Westminster, iu the family of a man named •" Boile," said to be the clerk of the court. In reference to treatment, Amarian said : " I have always been used very well; have had it good all my lifr, etc." This was a remarkable case, and, at first, somewhat staggered the faith of the Committee, but they could not dispute her testimony, consequently they gave her tbe benefit of the doubt. She spoke of having a mother living in Hagerstown, by the name of Araarian Ballad, also three sisters who were slaves, and two who were free; she also had a brother in chains in Mississippi. ARRIVAL FROM NORFOLK, VA. 1857. WILLIAM CAUSEY AND ANDKEW ALLES. WILLIAM was about fifty-one years of age, a man of nntuixed blood. Physically he was a superior man, and his mental abilities were quite above the average of his class. He belonged to the estate of the late Mrs. Sarah Twyne, who bore the |