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and having brought out a large knife, walked 
Up to her slave, and without more ado plunged 
it into his bowels: Now/' says she, address¬ 
ing herself coolly to the agents, now I give 
you leave to take away your negro/’ The 
poor creature that had been stabbed fell to 
the ground, and lay writhing about in the 
greatest agonies, until one of the warriors took 
compassion on him, and put an end to his 
misery by a blow of a tomahawk. 
At Detroit, Niagara, and some other places 
in Upper Canada, a few negroes are still held 
in bondage. Two of these hapless people 
contrived, whilst we remained at Malden, to 
make their escape from Detroit, by stealing a 
boat, and proceeding in the night down the 
river. As the wind would not permit them 
to cross the lake, it was conjectured that they 
would be induced to coast along the shore 
until they reached a place of safety; in hopes, 
therefore, of being able to recover them, the 
proprietor came down to Malden, and there 
procured two trusty Indians to go in quest of 
them. The Indians having received a de¬ 
scription of their persons, set out; but had 
scarcely proceeded a hundred yards, when one 
of them, who could speak a few words of Eng¬ 
lish, returned, to ask the proprietor if he would 
give him permission to scalp the negroes if 
they were at all refractory, or refused coming, 
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