Show CARRY mr ME BACK TO OLD VIRGIN KY Y 11 th the lynchburg va republican of wednesday last says on sunday last I 1 a crowd of not less than a thousand negroes asse assembled ambled on the basin to take leave of the negroes belonging to the estate of the late mrs airs fiances fiancee B shackleford of Amherst county who in accordance with the will of the deceased were werd about to depart by way of the canal for a freo free state the whole number set free u as foit forty y four men women a and d children but only thirty seven left the balance preferring to remain in servitude in olivir ginia gima rather than enjoy their freedom elsewhere some of those who did leave were thrown on the boat by main force so much opposed were they to leaving and many eap exp expressed their determination of returning returning to virginia as soon as an opportunity anity offered M many any were the well wishes tendered the departing negroes oes by the ahe crowd assembled and wh when en the boats started from their whar wharves ve S the freed negroes struck up carr carry me back to old virginity Vir ginny which w aich was joined in by one and ai nd all |