Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-11-08
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Tic following paraeraphs copict om ne London Morn
ING Chronicle and drrve as oH from is connec-
non With the in'a'n %; te Disir. by the British army il
A"S' Isll--"Ao can tins accomplished ScounIeci y.
tN,0i0Rai Intel iycurcr
PoLJcr-OFFCF, August .
Lieut., Phib forrs Of the Marines brou,l; TO the Of
nee y Lavender, from COvenry which place The officer
Lad him, having travelled posi- lIeis CHARGED w ,o
committed ioree1es upon The Navy Board these however
Sarah Wilson OF ouerse ,place in the Cornorc;o, rood
stated that the prisoner bosri.d and lodged with her for
time, and tcn continued only board with her. a
signing reason that he Ind aitl, nous. and fnr,
Il, but Was prepared iious,l., eiii but
H. ab'eonded wsot paying amy thing She him into
htr iou,e Oh MS representing himself officer Just re-
turned from abroad Airr he hada,conded she discovered
she had been rOh5ed Of gold watch, Il quantity of ia
bic ami bed linen, ard other properly to considerable ~
rubbyr. - e'~
It also appeared ;n, the prisoner had ICED several weeks
"th Mrs Cook IN oN;or,li,ree WhechnIol. from which
place he a5scont1 without pay ing any thing and after ne
gonc Il was discovered that She had cn rls,l Of
quantity OF linen, and oder articles of value He removed
from Mrs. Wilson's house Mrs Burtonwools il, N,
hngamplaee, where he acted in similar manner and sr5
which place he iet London, having obtained proper, rom
several otherpersons II was Supposed that he intend Start
ing from London, 10 to Liverpool. All tn. d, predictions
aEs been committed in ahouttr, months as ,a IS tn re
he las been in England & it appears extracri;Iar, az
The very time, h was committing the Gepretatio,s lac Is
supposet 10 have hevnin Possession Several hund on
ieoneetured to h aoo) tat ere ITO way OF aoco
mig for ms conduct, except unfortunate disposition TO do
what Is wrong AID e0innht crimes.
Part ofhe stolen property from Mrs Wilson'S and other
eisborhool, VINO had purchased The articles tn. prsosr
Hereprts,ud himself to be officer lust retare from
Berinuu.i. and having Ia OCCASION for them.
NJ Bells nendedOr the prisoner and requested that he
might e sent back 20 the place from whence he came I'LL the
day Of his nest Examination, bat cHqiry Was the
watefhose .,istd, and ie to tie Tothhtds
bie"ti Mr. Bells applied for the money found upon him
70 " retrs, @hica Law deE he Officer stated be 1901
at Coventry ami ri for the mare there which lat
ter sum- MasagreSd should he given him. that could not
possibly b. identified.
The prisoner TO he very ext aorlnary ehaac-
eri Le native Of America, and although he calls himself
lores, he Is strongly Suspected to be Jew, his beard, Nv
kr; ai hair biee strong near 40 years age. Tie Is de-
SsTter from TIE Anehdn AToiy lie aetHe7fo our ory and
Gs ruth at me takTng ftis cty # H7shiHgron aud
hJ1TnapscH syAicA nc gaze.
lThis beyond doubt the person who visited tbs place
m July 1914, IN the character of lieutenant Of. the L. s.
Rie corps, hnd By means Of forged papers and arttu
story cOntryed obtain several months pay from the Pay
Mar-tieneFnL he aisO suecsedd in Borrowing money
and various articles Of wearing apparel from different per
SONS, AMI was in fair way 0frsapns abundant harvest
hn happening be giZd by gentleman Who knew
his real character, he d canptd itI the
towards Richmond. from tn,, il probable he went to
quarter upon the enemy He is exactly The person
described his real name, hovyrr. Moses, and he j. na
tye of Charleston, s. CID. NolJ5H Heraid.l
l4da0i.-ite HerNldis undoubtedly corr cct-The man
came h, arrested in Manchester above charge
Of swinliug, sued writ ofHgea' Corpus before Judge
BToeAenbrodg, and prOdueede Commission bar the
proceeding. Upon ctati OF this commission ne claim
vi anu arrested ny superior officer, Desrt,r from The
r'1ct II wasait' TwarS believed that te Commission;
forged that the Rascal had betn taken i'll ovn tolls
ana lrl on tc faith OF paper which he nycl If had fore
80. ne suDsSgu'nty got o-bnt N what way,
bic say. The heard OF him, WAS, that he was seen
by Mr.. Abbot of this City, board the ett which ascend
"a the RapplhanIOck, land that he the landing at
lppnnoeN, where he committed several Dctty EqTce9ieg
s0c the pickle pots Ola respectable nhabaIt out Of which
he cheated by his comrades by an ingenious strata
GEM During this expedition Moses wore the British Fpau
e, wa5 clothed with Commission IN his Majesty Ser
vice ard associated Oh tie most Intimate terms with his No
jcys officers. boT ,art-an American dlseTtr British OF
hcer He threw Mr.. Ahbuts hearing tla,
he would ,tic The enemy 10 Ricnnod and would ~, il IN
flames. II from the above British account that he had
bten already Of their guides Washington such ar,
the aiits OF the bui"ark Of our religion !-EH2ueyl