In passing by the public
grave-yard at Port-Tobacco, I observed on one
of tile grave stones, the name of Gray inscribed,
with the addition that he
was a native of the parish
of Sheffield.
In travelling along the road,
I was a little entertained with several
parties of
females riding to their places of worship; some
of whom
were escorted by a negro boy who rode
behind one of the girls. On coming to
a gate, or
any other impediment, the negro jumps nimbly off
the horse,
and, after rendering the service required,
as nimbly runs after his
mistress and again resumes
his seat, without any detention of the party.
Yesterday I visited Colonel Ware
tation, by whom I was kindly treated. Many
habitations in this part of the country are exceed-
ingly private and retired; and the situations of
some of them beautiful beyond description; but
that cruel system of negro slavery, seems to hang
like a dark cloud over all their pleasant scenes. In
the afternoon of this day, I returned to Alexandria
and, in crossing the Potomack, was ferried over
by two negro slaves, who gave me in account of
two of their fellow slaves being drowned, in cross-
ing this ferry during the last winter, at a time
when large quantities of ice were floating down the
stream, which overset the boat. I believe, it some-