Runaway Slaves kept in Jail.
MICHAEL, a mulatto, aged about 38 years ; five feet two inches
high ; speaks English and very little French ; of a middling
size. Said mulatto says he belongs to Mr. Robert Lackey,
post-master of Woodville, from whence he has absented himself
since two months.
The negro CLARK, of the Congo nation, having some marks of
his country on his forehead, aged about 20 years ; a round face,
four feet nine inches, American measure, high ; speaking very
bad English, and in the habit of answering in Congo the question
put to him—Said negro says he belongs to Mr. William or
Frank ; whose residence he was unable to indicate.
New-Orleans, 29th Nov. 1814.
Jacques Lamothe,
Jailor.
Nov. 30.