Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-12
THURSDAY MORNING, December -.
10 sHEw
rHs VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TINE
GIs FORM AND PREssURE.'H
COMMUNICATION.
:" HUGHES PROPRECY.o

EOI aES> PROPI2ECYo
Ma. SNowDEN,
] saw an advertisement in the Trenton
Federaiist OF I'd instant, headed Hughes Pro
thecy: and as we have not been in the habit
OF hearing OF MANY miracles since the ADos-
ties time, my attention was attracted to read
it. By this advertisement it appears that one
Nimr0d Hughes has found out that the trade
Of trQthecyi1g is easier s more lucrative than
hoeiag and that any capacity is equal to the
task, which only requires disbelief or indif-
ference about the denunciations pronounced
against false PROPHETS, and sufficient impu-
dence to declare the visions were from Hea-
n;-and the work i. done. Any tale which
borders on the miraculous, and has hardy
wretch to step forward and aver to its truth,
is sure to be grcedily sought after by vasi
proportion of the "dwellers upon EARTH" To
add facility to the sale OF this prophecy, an ar
ticle from the Carlisle Herald is prefxed to
the advertisement, which says that Nurod
Hughes was In Alexandria, some time last
august, and that in consequence of mal-treat-
ment from some of the inhabitants, he fore
told to them that most awful visitation of
Providence would happen II TEN days that
it was only necessary 70 add that on the tenth
dayfrom the Predictions most destructive hail
.fn,,, toDb r>i,ra I IUbok randar, ,,,,,,o
lut!icrous--the memorable hail storm in this
town, happened as the Lord, (not Ninrod)
would have it, on the 7th of June--two months
6efare this fanatic is said TO have been here !!
1t is often very applicable maxim, altho' a
coarse one, that Liars should have good
memories
have now some recollection that q misera-
bic dirty hooking creature passed through this
town last summer, which probably was this
Hughes; his uncouth appearance soon ga
thered retinue of more than hundred chill
dren bit am far from believing that any of
them offered him the least violence. 1t is the
policy of printers as well as all other trades
men, not to turn away good job but 1t is to
be regretted that Jobs of this kind, while they
benefit the few concerned, they do great In
: Jury to the weak part of the community A
Lady from the country told me some time
ago, that this prophecy had such weight in
her neighborhood, that many of her ncighbors
had determined not to sow kernel of small
grain Many INDECENT families must suffer in
consequence.
The prophecies of old were generally &C.
companied with miracles; l suppose Mr..
Nil,rod begs TO be excused from that part OF
his work. There have been several Prophets
within a few, years: Christopher Lone was a
famous one; bot the times and seasons pass
ed away, and their dread predictions ali at
once-came nor 10 tass. profess to befeve
the Scriptures, however deficient / may be
in practice and can't but be greatly con-
soied Notwithstanding what these creatures
saw with the assurance of the DEITY him
self, C will not again curse the ground any
more for mans sake, ior the imagination OF
mans heart is evil from lis youth neither
Nill again snite any more every living thing,
as have done. While the earth remsineth,
seed-tine and harvest, and cold and heat, and
summer and winter, and day and night shall
not cease"
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CONGRESS- of the United States.