Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-29
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PAINE'S LIFE.

session of this city before the honorable
Bis. Hoffman, recorder, the cause OF the
state against Mr.. Cheetham, author OF the
Life OF Thomas Paine, aGor libel, alleged
% be contained in that work, on tHe cha
raster Of Mistress Bonneville, aFTensh
womans s-... .y..z.... an :. 49,,
The following are the, passages charged
rs libesloas-: y, -.
".Paine brought with him from Paris
: and from her husband. in whose house ne
had lived, Margaret brazier Bonneville,
: and her three sons Lewis, BehjaTnlnS and
Thomas. Thomas has the features, eoun'
tenance, and temper Of Paine. Madam
Bonneville arrived at Baltimore few days
after her paramount. Life, p. 226--T.
F." In making his arrangements tor per-
nanent residence amongst us, ne eonsem'
bIatrdShe abandonment of Madam Bonnie
vile. whsru he had srduced from her hus'
band in Paris, aud brought amongst stran:
gers Beside his estate at New Rochelle,
he had q small house snd. few barren a.
errs az Bordtnluwn, NSw.J Jersey. This
little property which teattsrwards soId Tor
seven hundred and fifty dollars, ne pro-
pcsed to give 20 he's and settle her upon1t
"a aschoof mistress, but she resoiuteiy 500
successfully resisted his unieeltng PROJECT
For long time he represented her as the
wife of his friend, a rrpH6t'ccn Prlnter III
. Paris, with whom he had boarded; 4 who,
disIikins the new order Of things under the
frs, consul, was every day expected to emf"
crate 10 the United States. Those who be-
! ii.ved him thought well Of thai -kindnrss ~
wh;rh hrs Sriend's wife and her children haa
nrf Ss,.,s.4 ttis delusion, and con-
WINGED all who knew him, that TO the crime
of seduction, he was adding that OF lnh4'
~aniry."--Life, p. 2S4.
Npfe.: {" Before his return TO the city,
NIsdame Bonneville paid him visit, and
returned JUST at candle light. She told HIM
abe mad an order which she wished hIm 30
sign. for clothing for herself and rns chil-
d.; who were all, in fact, nearly naked
She presented the order. Paine sad III
.. ru, il IN my pocket and read 1t in the morn
ipe, No, said she, you must sign It to
pisSe; want to return aud get the thlngs
TO. morrow. ! cannot read IN the nIgat
'Y'll keep-it till morDing. Then, sala Ma
dame bonneville, with some temper,'it you
Won't read It TO night, give II nae back
Paine refused all her imPettuniuss. lie
kept the paper until the morning, when ne
: found: that Instead OF an order for cloath'>
Ing, Il was band, duly avn, tor seven
g. handred pounds. Quite enraged, ne went
10 Mrs. Deans, aud told her the story, BY
whom, and by Mr.. Carver, tits mentioned
: 90 me- life, p. 249.. XIV. 49,. "a.
s. She mistress Bonneville wished that
che, (Pame was dead, but Mrs. Hsdden
cannot saw whether it was to get possesien
Of his property or that he might, be rid OF
the pain with which he was tortured, and
which he impatientiy bore. She was soon
-era.i6ed. LIE, p. a9e. =
The publication being admitted blythe
,<lefsndant, the question of libel or no Libel,
was broughs Immediately before the Jury.
= Mr.. sampson addressed the Jury on the
MARI 0f She prosecution, and went. the usual
rouhd -0f doll remark on its importance. -
sW;thontawish unneeeSAarily TO injure the
delicate tssGngs of this gentleman, We
weuId observe, thas when he u not, grave
he 10 oussv, and. II nature had been kind 70
.hIm 10 voIes and understanding, he would
! Be wlsly, bvs thaIWh he 10 'SsFioos, and
> ca aha OCCASION hs, was, isia HE misfortune
90 excite an expectation Mhieh he never Era.
.ela&s. NJ. s. isId the jury, with HE aeeuS.
> e.gned iBgSnuisy, ahas Nlisaisss Bonneville
titd not prosecute ioV money; . sireum.
s,snee with which they could no. have been
,sfuisainsed had he not besd soubligiag ss to
! ;mfSrr them its and he was pleased 60
-..,.us,ase that Esadys che dependant and %.
1900 az he inlmotAl1k beasdy, che drunk.
- .pd blssphemchs PAIGE, with she thaate
- hesoic tGsrttis'! BE did not, how
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