Runaways

Runaway Slaves.

The Richmond Despatch speaks of a pamphlet just published in that vicinity, which estimates that, within the last forty years, 61,662 slaves have escaped from the South, or fifteen hundred annually, and that the total loss is $27,740,800. We have not a doubt that more than one thousand of this number have escaped from our own county, where the losses have been heavier, in proportion to the slave population, than in any other part of the South.

RUNAWAY.

RUNAWAY. —

$ 450 Reward! Horse—Thieves!

RUNAWAYS.—

RUNAWAY!

Runaways.

WAS committed to the Jail of Washington County, on the 19th August inst., a Negro Man who calls himself CHAS. JOHNSON, alias SANDY WELCOME. He is about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, stout made, of a dark copper complexion, and about 32 years of age, had on a pair of dark mixed sattinett pants, black cloth coat and drab linsey over-coat and says he belongs to Miss Grady of Snicker's Ferry, VA-

Slaves Arrested

A telegraph despatch to the Baltimore Sun announces that the slaves of Capt. David Smith and Jacob H. Grove, Esq. of Sharpsburg in this county, three in number, were arrested in New York, on Thursday last. They acknowledged themselves to be slaves; were immediately given up by the Commissioner and sent to Baltimore.— They ran away from their owners on the previous Sunday. We copy the following additional particulars from the Baltimore Sun of Monday —

COMMITTED,

TO the jail of Loudoun county, as a runaway, on the 3d inst. a negro man, who calls himself ELIAS DOWLING. He is supposed to be 25 years of age, is about 6 feet high, not very black, has a scar on his forehead, and a blemish on the sight of his left eye. —Says he belongs to Charles Dickinson, of Louisa county, Va. and has been hired to William Boxler, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

The owner of said negro is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges, and take him away, otherwise he will be disposed of according to law.

WAS TAKEN UP.

A negro man, who calls himself GEORGE CHAMPS, of a black complexion, with a bald place or scald on the right side of his head & a scar immediately over the right eye, who is now confined in the gaol of Allegany County as a runaway. The said negro is about 5 ft. 8 or 9 in. high, and about 50 years of age; his clothing is made of drab colored doth. The owner of the above described negro is hereby notified to come forward immediately and prove property, pay charges and take him away; otherwise he will be discharged according to law.