FEET SLIT FOR RUNNING AWAY, FLOGGED, STABBED, STAYED IN THE HOLLOW OF A
BIG POPLAR TREE, VISITED BY A SNAKE, ABODE IN A CAVE. The coming of the
passengers here noticed was announced in the subjoined letter from
Thomas Garrett:
WILMINGTON, 11th Mo. 25th, 1857.
RESPECTED FRIEND, WILLIAM STILL:--I write to inform thee, that
Captain 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 have 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 so 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 his house, and go to Philadelphia with them
to-morrow evening. Johnson who will accompany them is a man in
whom we can confide. Please send me the number of thy house when
thee writes.