BY THE MAILS.

CHARLESTON. FEB. %.
IhAhLEoION, FEB. 20.


To he Editor ofhe Tnnes-I vas riding
on Monday morning last, in The upper part of
Prince Williams Parish, beaufort DISTRICT
and saw number OF people assembled round
dead body, lying in field near tbe road
side. On inquiry, found that they compos-
ed Jury of Inquest, called to Investigate the
cause and manner Of the death Of the body
before them, which was that of negro,
shockingly mangled and disfgured


II appeared, from the evidence Of an aged
lady, mother in-aw to lhe owner and nnur-
derer OF the negro, that the unfortunate Slave
had been sick some days. and on the Saturday
previous was IN the kitchen that OF stepping
out OF doors she saw her son-in-law dragging
hIm, PROSTATE, into The kitchen, swearing that
he would fini,h the rascal - that. from the
great effusion Of blood in the yard, and the
motionless insensiblliiy Of the negro. she be-
Ileved ne was already dead, and told bis mas
Ter SO that he swore Il was nothing but stub
born hypocrisy, which lie would soon force
out Of him-and, calling for some boiling wa
ter, threw u into rhe face Of hi- victim find
ing all hIs endeay0urs to re-aaimae the body
Intellectual. be crushed Biz ,kuli with An axe


Tbs verdict of tie jury was. That the
deceased came 70 his dtah, in Consequence
OF sundry blows Of an axe. inflicted on his
meek. and head, by the hands of his master,
SAMUEL LEWIS


immediately after The perpetraiion Of this
hor'd deed, Lewis mounted bis horse, rode
TO some OF bis neighbours, who were indebted
70 h'm' aud after making some collections.
went on, and has not yet returned lis wife.
an amia5le woman, lsieIy The mother Of q
smiling infant, lies sick, even unto death