“In North Carolina, some years ago, several slaves were arrested for committing serious crimes and depredations, in the neighborhood of Wilmington, among other things, burning houses, and, in one or more instances, murder.

“It happened that the wife of one of these slaves resided in one of the most respectable families in W. in the capacity of nurse.  Mr. J. the first lawyer in the place, came into the room, where the lady of the house, was sitting, with the nurse, who held a child in her arms, and, addressing the nurse, said, Hannah! would you know your husband if you should see him?—­Oh, yes, sir, she replied—­When HE DREW FROM BENEATH HIS CLOAK THE HEAD OF THE SLAVE, at the sight of which the poor woman immediately fainted.  The heads of the others were placed upon poles, in some part of the town, afterwards known as ’Negro Head Point.’”

We have just received the above testimony, enclosed in a letter from Mr. Smith, in which he says, “that the fact stated by my sister-in-law, actually occurred, there can be no doubt.”

The following extract from the Diary of the Rev. ELIAS CORNELIUS, we insert here, having neglected to do it under a preceding head, to which it more appropriately belongs.

“New Orleans, Sabbath, February 15, 1818.  Early this morning accompanied A.H.  Esq. to the hospital, with the view of making arrangements to preach to such of the sick as could understand English.  The first room we entered presented a scene of human misery, such as I had never before witnessed.  A poor negro man was lying upon a couch, apparently in great distress; a more miserable object can hardly be conceived.  His face was much disfigured, an IRON COLLAR, TWO INCHES WIDE AND HALF AN INCH THICK, WAS CLASPED ABOUT HIS NECK, while one of his feet and part of the leg were in a state of putrefaction.  We inquired the cause of his being in this distressing condition, and he answered us in a faltering voice, that he was willing to tell us all the truth.

“He belonged to Mr. ——­ a Frenchman, ran-away, was caught, and punished with one hundred lashes!  This happened about Christmas; and during the cold weather at that time, he was confined in the Cane-house, with a scanty portion of clothing, and without fire.  In this situation his foot had frozen, and mortified, and having been removed from place to place, he was yesterday brought here by order of his new master, who was an American.  I had no time to protract my conversation with him then, but resolved to return in a few hours and pray with him.

“Having returned home, I again visited the hospital at half past eleven o’clock, and concluded first of all [he was to preach at 12,] to pray with the poor lacerated negro.  I entered the apartment in which he lay, and observed an old man sitting upon a couch; but, without saying anything went up to the bed-side of the negro, who appeared to be asleep.  I spoke to him, but he gave no answer.  I spoke