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have done, gladly gave her consent; and furnishing the boy with all his best clothing, despatched him on his journey with, as she thought, his future master for the country.

2.Instead of taking him to Sturbridge, as he had promised, this man placed him on board a vessel bound for New-York, and set sail with him the same day for that place. Immediately on his arrival there, he inquired for a vessel bound and ready to sail for a southern port. He soon found one on the eve of departing for Savannah, and took the boy on board; but providentially, a change of wind prevented them from sailing until the next day.

3. In the mean time, he went on shore to amuse himself, and left orders for the boy to remain in the forecastle, stating to the hands that he was his property, and that they must not permit him to go on shore, lest he should be lost. The poor child remained there according to his directions, ignorant of the fate that awaited him.

4. Fearful that something was wrong, but still not suspecting that he could meet with any injury from the person to whom his only surviving parent had entrusted him, with the strongest injunctions of obedience. Whilst he was in that situation, and at times manifesting his grief by tears, the pilot, who was employed to take the ship to sea, when he came on board in the morning, attracted by his interesting appearance, and the mournful expression of his countenance, inquired of him the cause of his being there alone, (for the kidnapper was still on shore,) where he was going, and what as the matter with him.

5. The boy told him his story in the simplicity of his heart, that he had left his mother to go into the country upon a farm, and that the man whom he was going with, had gone away and left him alone. The humane pilot immediately suspected the truth, took him by the hand, and led him up to a member of the New-York Manumission Society, who made himself 

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acquainted with the particulars of his situation, and promised him his protection.

6. Shortly after, the kidnapper made his appearance, in pursuit of his prey, and upon his arrival, was taken before the police justices of the city, and committed for his offence. The boy was given up to the members of the Manumission Society, and returned by them to his mother in Boston to who he was the first to communicate the particulars of his escape from the dreadful fate which awaited him.

7. The miserable wretch who had brought him away, in consequence of the interference and solicitations of his friends and of some indications which were given of his having been at times insane, was permitted to return to his friends, who promised to prevent him from engaging in similar practices in the future.

Extraordinary exertions to obtain Liberty.

1. The following extraordinary exertions to obtain liberty, on object so congenial with the best feelings of the human heart is taken from the New-York Commercial Advertiser of 1822:-

2. “That human being who would run the gauntlet for freedom, so desperately, as the poor African appears to have done, whose story is given below should surely, never again be brought under the lash of a task-master.

3.”The captain of a vessel from North Carolina, called upon the police for advisement respecting a slave he had unconsciously brought away in his vessel, under the following curious circumstances:-

4. “Three of four days after he had gotten to sea, he began to be haunted every hour with tones of distress seemingly proceeding from a human voice in the very lowest part of the vessel. A particular scrutiny was finally instituted, and it was concluded that the creature, whatever, or whoever it might be, must be confined

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