RUNAWAY NEGROES.
25 Dollars Reward,
WILL be given to any person stopping and securing two negroes who ranaway from the undersigned their master, manufacturer
of gun powder, now residing on Harang’s plantation
about two leagues from the City ; one of these negroes named
DICK or RICHARD is from 45 to 48 years of age, 5 feet 2 or
3 inches high ; his skin is of a fine black colour, his hair short
and rather greyish, his ears small and remarkably well made,
his beard extremely thick, and he has lost his eye teeth under
the left nostril, he speaks nothing but English and stutters very
much—his face is very pleasing—he has in the white of his left
eye a brown spot. He often mentions his being acquainted with
the fabrication of the gun-powder since 30 years, and pretends
himself to be a distiller and soap manufacturer—He has lived
several years at Attakapas or Opelousas, he then belonged to
Mr. Johnson and lately to Mr. David Long.
The other named AUGUSTE, aged 40 or 45 years, short and
thick, being of the height of about 5 feet—having a flat nose, a
reddish skin, his hairs [sic] carefully weaved, and those of the
back part of his head seven or eight inches long, has large eyes,
thick lips, a large mouth, fine teeth, a round forehead, complaining
sometimes about a […] in his feet which were frost biten
some years ago. He is a hairdresser and was formerly a servant
to Mr. Favrot, he speaks both English and French.
The said negroes when they ranaway had on each of them a
blue guinea shirt, a blue country cotonnade pantaloons and
jacket, a pair of shoes and a black hat.
Chapitoulas, 26 November, 1813.
Cuvillier.
N. B. the two above described have robbed about 80 pounds of
gun powder. Persons to whom they would offer it for sale, are
requested to stop them.
November 29.