[BY SCHOONER.]
MAJOR LATHAM, WILLIAM WILSON, HENRY GORHAM, WILEY MADDISON, AND ANDREW
SHEPHERD.
The above named passengers were delivered into the hands of Thomas
Garrett by the Captain who brought them, and were aided and forwarded to
the Committee in Philadelphia, as indicated by the subjoined letter:
WILMINGTON, 11th mo., 6th, 1856.
RESPECTED FRIEND:--WILLIAM STILL:--Thine of yesterday, came to
hand this morning, advising me to forward those four men to
thee, which I propose to send from here in the steam boat, at
two o'clock, P.M. to day to thy care; one of them thinks he has
a brother and cousin in New Bedford, and is anxious to get to
them, the others thee can do what thee thinks best with, after
consulting with them, we have rigged them up pretty comfortably
with clothes, and I have paid for their passage to Philadelphia,
and also for the passage of their pilot there and back; he
proposed to ask thee for three dollars, for the three days time
he lost with them, but that we will raise here for him, as one
of them expects to have some money brought from Carolina soon,
that belongs to him, and wants thee when they are fixed, to let
me know so that I may forward it to them. I will give each of
them a card of our firm. Hoping they may get along safe, I
remain as ever, thy sincere friend,