The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-06-10
BOSTON, May &c.
FORGERY DETECTED.

lSome of our readers may remember, thar about
the beginning of the Prefent year, we extracted from
Philadelphia paper, curious account of certain
writings found in globe fmarble dug up at deeeo
from which it was Inferred, that the Aeseaiysf
or Revelations was written by Cerinthus ard not by
St. John This account was given in Philadelphia
paper as tranflation of an article from the Mar
fees Gazette, Of the Goth OF. 1906. A writer un
der the fenature of Cephas, commented on this mar
rative in the Palladium and expreHed his fears that
this tory transcribed from French paper into
Tome of ours, by iome difciple of TOM PAINE, TO
diieredit the validity of the New Teftanent Some
gentlemen who knew the circumfpeSiion of editors
periodical papers, at this time, in Roman Catho-
lie countries, doubted if fuch publication ever APP
peared in French newspaper ; among thele were
DIR. Waterhoute, whe being member of the Mar
fees academy of fcencrs, &c. wrote to one of his
correspondents in that city, and encloled the publica-
ton on that fubjec from our paper on Friday he
received via Philadelphia the following letter in an
fwer to his queries j
MARsEILLEs, March 81.
SIR,
Immediately on the receipt of your letter of the
9th of January went to the printer and editor of
the Ma.ffieI Castle to enquire, agreeable to your
with, eaing the Ext,ae7 Of a letter rsm gen
hesuan in dkppo, to Biz friend in ibis city," laid to be-
printed in the Marfees Gazette of Oef. 90, 1906.
On examining the number of that date, there was
not to be found Jingle word of the matter
was accompanied IN my refearches by NJ. A
cHARD, the Director of our Public Library, and
perpetual fecretary Academy of Arts and Sci
ences. This is an old gentleman, endowed with
much learning, Especially in antiquities, and whole
ION is actually the printer and editor of the arfeies
Gazette. He af1ured me that he had no recolleai-
on OF any fuch article, appeared in the PHILADELPHIA
paper, and in the New England Palladium, pur-
porting to be tranilation from the Gazette of this
city. We examined, with ifria attention all the
Gazettes, from tie u Of A4gyf until tbs day; and
1t IS our opinion, as well as the opinion Of many
ther gentlemen, that the piece which eaufed 70 much
alarm in the tmo,oHS eOisnee5 of your country is
abioute LIE--or has been publiihed in fone other
paper; but of which, we have no knowledge
whatever.
The veGel which carries this, will fail eff to-mor-
row, or would have annexed certificate of Mont.
Achard, and of the MagiRraey of this city, to
iupport what | have iaid. l hope, however that
the minds of friends OF the clergy will be fatis-
fed with what is fad above.
You are a, liberty to ule my letter you think
proper
remain, &c. &c.
LEWIS vALENTIN
DR.. WATERHousE,
Protector, &c,
DIR. Valentn isa learned and respectable phyfici-
an---has been in the United States is Member of
our American Academy Of Arts and Sciences, and
well known TO fome Of mott refpea able citizens
who have travelled in France.1
This writing found in Aleppo, we believe was
irit rublilhedin Riff PbHadelpLia Ca=effs rs the
thing has made fome noiie, we preiume Mr. Ref
will think 1t duty he owes the public to FAY how
he came by IT,