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| CROSSING THE BAY IN A SKIFF. 481 $150 REWARD.—Ran away from the subscriber, living near Upper Marl-boro', Prince George's connty, Mi, on the llth day of bepternber, 1853, a negro man, " Nace," who calls himself " Nace Shaw ;" is forty-five years of age, about five {eet 8 or 9 inches high, of a copper color, full suit of hair, except a bald place opon the top of his head. He nas a mother living in Washington city, on South B street, No. 212 Island. •**^* I will pay the above reward no matter where taken if secured in jail so that I get him again. SARAH AKN TALBUETT. sl5-eotŁ NACE, advertised by Miss Sarah Ann Talburtt, was a remarkably good-natured looking piece of mfireljandise. He gave a very interesting account of his so called mistress, how he came to leave her, etc. Said Naee: "My mistress was an old maid, and lived on a farm. I was her foreman on the farm. She lived near Marlborough Forest, in Prince George's county, Md., about twelve miles from Washington; she was a member of the Episcopal Church. She fed well, and quarrelled a caution, from Monday morning till Saturday night, not only with the slaves, but among the inmates of the big house. My mistress had three sisters, all old maids living with her, and a niece besides; their names were Rebecca, Rachel, Caroline, and Sarah Ann, and a more disagreeable family of old maids could not be found in a year's time. To arise in the morning before my mistress, Sarah Ann, was impossible." Then, without making it appear that he or other of the slaves had been badly treated under Miss Talbnrtt, be entered upon the cause of escape, and said ; " I left simply because I wanted a chance for ray life; I wanted to die a free man if it pleased God to Lave it so." His wife and a grown-up son he was obliged to leave, as no opportunity offered to bring them away with him. DAN was also of this party. He was well tinctured with Anglo-Saxon blood. His bondage had been in Alexandria, with a mill-wright, known by the name of Jarnes Garnett. Dau had not been in Garnett's hands a great while. Mr. Ganiett's ways and manners were not altogether pleasing to him; beside*, Dan stated that he was trying to sell him, and he made up his mind that at an early opportunity, he would avail himself of a ticket for Canada, via the Underground Rail Road. He left his mother and brothers all scattered. CROSSING THE BAY IX A SKIFF. WILLIAM THOMAS COTE, JOHN BOICE OBEY, HENRY BOICE AXD ISAAC WHITE. These young bondmen, whilst writhing under the tortures heaped upon them, resolved, at the cost of life, to make a desj>erate trial for free land; to rid themselves of their fetters, at whatever peril they might have to encounter. The land route presented less encouragement than by water ; they knew but little, however, concerning either way. After much 31 |