The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-25 00:00:00

SOUTHCOTIANS.

Two followers of Johanna Seuthcote, who
appear to be making a proselytizing tour through
Scotlad, arrived at Glasgow the latter end of
last week. Notices were issued that they would
hold foith on the Green at two o'clock on Sun-
day, at which time they made their debut in
presence of an assemblage of three hundred or
four hundred persons. One ofthe worthy matron's
apostles gave himself out as inspired,—said he
had a nightly vision from heaven,—and, further-
more, that his mind was so much estranged from
all worldly concerns, that he seldom or never
gave them a thought ; but he added very saga-
ciously, that his companion was at liberty to ac-
cept of any offering the public might choose to
bestow on him. They wore long beards, after
the fashion of the order, and had on the whole
rather a tatterdemalion appearance. One of
them, the principal preacher, held human learn-
ing in such contempt that he confessed he did not
know a letter of the alphabet. About five or
six weeks ago, while on a visit to Ashton-under-
Lyne, where the doctrines of Johanna are, next
to Methodism, believed by the greater portion of
the inhabitants, we were told by a gentleman of
one of the most glaring acts of imposture, per-
formed by one of her prophets, that we ever recol-
lect to have beard of. This said prophet called
one day upon a respectable cotton-null proprietor,
belonging to the same sect, apparently in a
very devout mood, and told him be had received
an important revelation from heaven, which
he wished to communicate to him in private.—
The sum and substance of this divine commis-
sion was,-that the eldest daughter of she cotton
lord—a young lady of great beauty—was the
virgin spoken of in Scripture from whom the
promised Shiloh was to spiing, and that he (the
prophet) was, as an instrument in God's hand,
commanded to be its earthly father. This hy-
pocritical wretch so far wrought upon the cre-
dulity of the young lady's parents,
that his
wishes were acceded to without opposition.—
Time passed on, and her friends awaited in
anxious
expectancy the important period when
they should obtain a name honourable above
all others on the face of the earth. That period
arrived, hut it was only to open their eyes to the
duplicity of the miscreant, for the young lady
gave birth to—a daughter. Strange as it may
appear, the prophet a second time succeeded in
blinding the eyes of the father in a manner simi-
lar to that already narrated—and a second time
did his daughter become the mother of a female
rt enough
to child. This double proof of his deep cunning,
wfaartsh
quite
be poor man from
having received
in his specious pretension
preventto r
after t
pretensions, and
the prophet was, without delay, expelled the
society a confidinge
s n
a impostor,
n
condign corporal chastisement from the relations
of the young lady, whose fame was thus blasted
by his worse than demoniacal inventions.—
Glasgow Free Press.

ROSTOCK, AUG. 9.—The harvest in this
country is now in full operation, and we are favoured by
the finest weather. According to all accounts the produce
of wheat will be rich ; the quality, however, will be va-
rious, as much of this grain has been laid in the fields by
heavy rains. Barley will render well, and the weight will
be particularly heavy ; but of oats only a middling crop is
expected.