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ON Monday the 14th of February, eloped from the Subscriber
a negro wench named ROSINE, Congo born, 21 or 22 years of
age, speaks French and English, tall and slender ; she had on
when she went off a gingham petticoat tied high on her body,
and a flannel wrapper. The goods she took away were laid on
a small cherry board, and she had on her arm a small basket,
in which there ought to have been a bundle of India handkerchiefs,
a bundle of plain stockings, and about four dozen of
tape, she ought also to have a blanket capot, if she has not sold
it. A Spaniard came to the subscriber on the 11th instant, and
declared that he tried to apprehend said negro wench at la Terre
aux Boeufs, but that two Americans opposed him because he
could not show any order from her master, and said that if the
subscriber would give him one, he would take upon himself to
bring her back, and to prevent all difficulties on this head, the
subscriber not only gave him that power, but went to the Mayor
with him to get an order from him in the English language, to
seize said negro wench. That Spaniard declared his name was
JEAN MARTINE, formerly a gardener for Mrs. Montreuil,
where on enquiry he was employed for eight or ten days to
that capacity. That Spaniard in fact, apprehended said negro
wench, and slept on the night of Sunday at Mr. Lassise’s, at the
Terre aux Boeufs, and he received the money arising from the
sale of the goods entrusted to with the wench, which amouted
to forty five dollars sixty-eight cents and three quarters, which
appears from the inventory drawn by Mr. Lassise, and he went
away with the wench on Monday morning to town, since when
the subscriber has not heard of him. There is occasion for the
Subscriber to suspect that said Spaniard has abused the confidence
placed in him, for he said to several persons at la Terre
aux Boeufs, that he was a partner with Mr. Moreau, to whom
said wench formerly belonged, and he said that he had a great
deal of goods there and along the coast.
Captains of vessels are hereby requested not to give a passage
to said Spaniard or the wench, or they will be prosecuted
according to the law made and provided in such cases. The
description of the Spaniard, Jean Martine, is as follows : he is
5 feet 2 inches high, thin, brown visage, and though about fifty
years of age, very active ; he had a blanket capot, very tight on
his body.
A generous reward will be given to whoever will apprehend
said wench and lodge her in jail.
Taurel,
St. Louis-street, No. 43, opposite to Mr. Christoval.
March 16.