Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
Where were you barn

Where were You born
In Leghorn, where my father is now
es,abiishedp
Ho, many years have you been in Z.
gypt?
" Seven"
Do you belong to any commercial
house?
$50 house in Leghorn, by the firm
OF Abra!n Reuben, OF which I am the a-
gent here"
Are you acquainted with the Hebrew
mercantile houses in Alexandria?
"Yes there are Lorea and Tilkey,
the mos, considerable house; Moses Va
lenzin, respectable merchant, and o.
theirs of less no;e.'
Has Moses Valenzin any relations?
" He has brother, David Valenzin,
and an uncle"
Where is David Valenz;n?
"David Valenzin came to Alexandria
with cargo of wine ; sold i, TO the com
m'ssary of The English army tool. bill
OF exchange for half the avails, and cash
for the other half. But, as he had no cor
respondent in England, he went TO Smyr-
IVA and negotiated his bill for merci.an-
disc; which he pat Oh board vessel for
Malta. He departed from Malta for
TriPoli; and, near Malta, we learn, was
taken by the Americans, vino are at war
with. the Bashaw of Tripoli; and who
have carried him-we know not where"
Do you know how long since David Va
ienzln was taken by the Americans?
No! 1t is two years and half, or s
years, since he left Egypt. lido not know
how long he remained in Smyrna; but it
rs about twenty months since we heard he
was taken"
Where was David Valenzin born.
David Valenzin was born i'm Venice,
but came very young to fripoli with his
father, who was then q rich merchant"
Did Valen2in, the father, establish a
house at Tripoli?
"Yes."
Was the establishment, and was Va
lenzin under the protection of the Ba-
shaw OF rripol
" No. Both his father and himself all.
ways wore hafs, and christian habits
And his brother, at Alexandra, is now
under the protection of the Imperial Gag,
as a subjecl of the Emperor" -.
Has David Valenzin any wife, or child
rem! ~ so
No; neither one nor the other: he
was never married"
have 10 inform you that David Yalen-
yin is dead
How! Dead. A'
Yes. Impatient ofthe delay occasion.
ed by want Of documents in his applicants
on for redress in the case of his capture
and, perhaps, dcspairing of successful
decision he put an end to his own exs-
tence about ten months ago, in the Capi-
tol of the U. States.
is it possible ~
saw him in his cIotted blood.
"Alas Valenzin Too unfortunate
Valenzin HE was but about twenty-
eight or twenty-nine years Of age -
Wept.
have put these questions to you that
| might learn Valenzin's story and thar
we might be enabled to find out his law.
ful heirs. -
81 know not that he has any heirs ex-
cept his brother at Observation-Disclosures
-" Or, perhaps, ne may have left sister
In Trpoli; who must be very wretch
ed."
You are at liberty to acquaint Moses
Valenzin, OF Alexandria, with the par,;.
culars of these questions; and with the
information thence resulting. You NAV
INFORM him also, that, the answers vo,
have given 10 my questions being esls.
bi'shed as the truth of fae,s, there remain
in deposit by the government of the u.
States, Tor the heirs of David Valenzin.
between one and two thousand Spanish
dollars which will be transmitted ~
them by proper application to- said eo-
vernment or TO the administrator Of
| SAID Valenzin's estate, thus deposited, an.
pointed at the City of Washington. -.
ATTESTATION.
"The above examination was made bv
William Eaton, esq. in the Italian Ian.
guage, and translated into English. YER.
ba,im, by Mr.. Richard Faroubar. A.
Grand Cairo, in Egypt, Dec. 9Th, 1904.
IN presence of the under written"
(Sisned)
TIL. O'BANNON.
Lieut.. Marines.
r. w. COLDSBOROUGU.
Purser U. s. Brig Argus.
RICHD. FARQUHAR."
Leon Reuben knew not the obiea os
my enquiry nor could he Doesi,l,,,r.a.S.