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course Of condact which, for some wears
past, has been carried on in Sussex coun-
ty, In this state, the evidences of which,
have been just brought to light and prom.
ised, In our next number, to give further
particulars. This promise we failed to
perform; one reason for which was that
family affllction called our attention to
the consideration of other things, and
another was that as the Court was then
about commencing it's session, at Which
the examination into the circumstances
was to be made, it would be better to omit
saying any thing further upon the subject
until after the trial would be likely to be
ended. This we presume is now the case,
and although we are ignorant of the result
OF the trial, we proceed to redeem our
promise as far as we have it in our power.


From our correspondents account we
gather the following particulars About
ten days previous to his writing, tenant,
who lives on the farm where Patty Cannon
and her son-in-law the celebrated Joseph
johnson, negro trader, lived for many
years, in North West Fork Hundred, near
the Maryland line, was ploughing in the
held, In place generally covered with
water, and where heap of brush had
been laying for years, when his horse sunk
In grave and on digging, he found
blue painted chest, about three feet lone
and in it the bones of man The news
flew like wild fire, and people from many
miles round, visited the place; among
whom it was universally agreed, that a
negro trader from Georgia, named Bell or
Miller, or perhaps both, had been murder
ed ~ Johnson and his gang, about 10 or
IL years ago, and that the bones now dis
covered were those of one Of them: as the
man or men had been missed about that
time, and the horse on which one of them
rode was found at Patty Cannon's, who
lald claim to the animal, until person
from Maryland, who had lent the horse.
came forward and claimed his property
and she alleged, at the time, that Bell or
Miller had sailed short time previous.
with cargo OF negroes for the South.


Slnce that time he has not been heard
OF, and 1t is said that few davs before he
was missed, he was heard to say that he
had with him fifteen thousand dollars with
which he purposed to purchase negroes.
The supposltlon now is that the know
ledge OF his having this money in his pos
session, formed the inducement to take his
life, and that 10 concea! the BODY it had
ceen deposited in the place where the
bones have been found.


The excitement produced by this dis
covery, as may naturally be supposed, was
very great IN the neighbourhood, and on
the I'd instant, one of Johnson's gang
named Cyrsus James, who has resided in
Maryland, was caught in this state, and
brought before justice of the Peace at