Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-26

p..,.,s. were it circulated IN
Sew. liable Register, the catastrophe
year va aaa.y m;;aht serve as lesson to
s q - who are fond OF the marvellous s
so,' ! Messiah hunters and others.
y9 y Isubscriber to your Register.
,ts ); Ssy;. Jewish impostor, who
.,nsared at Smyrna in 1000; anu a;p pse,
a Ipss.l to DE the Messiah, which opinion
ten y ss'.s = these countries were 80 pos
tas ss' &c that they left off their trades
ssssea i, - .;,sss as assuring themselves
ana ana ~ res restoration Of their kingdom
I i.as n mr. come, and the streets was CO.
!, We i - Nth carpets for him to tread upon.
sg we're laws law, expected that this Messiah
.s y lead them to Jerusalem, or the
Hslv Land. and made provision aecoI-
a; Az 3 attend SABBATH, who nominal
ul ! .loss n,iuces who were TO govern
s 81 I'm + their march; and to such
!, ,n u;sht y &c folly and delusion were they
ns';s u that Nathan, the associate OF Sc
as' a's.st the courage and boldness to
VI, .. sVSS FIAT i, the month of June, the
W ss should appear before the grand
ss;apOr take frolnhnn his crown, ana
I'D him il chains like a captive. Such
a ssso s rsrs. with the general infatuatlon
of' ths Jews in all places where they re-
s;asd. made them, instead OF transactlnS
s .ss;r usual affairs of traffic, stuH their
, ,ae. with nothing but wonders and mi
i .'.s's. wrought by their Messiah: as, that
.sssn fse grand seignor sent to take him,
h saasad the messenger to die instantly,
, y which other Jaalssaries being again
mt. thew all fell dead, but with a word
s SIN II. month he restored them to life with
w.ny other lying wonders. The grand
s.;gnor having information ofthe mad
s,ss of the Jews. sent 4 messenger to
s S SABBATH to Adrianople. Being
S.,asbt into the presence, he appeared
muc5 detected, and the Sultan told him
i short. that if he could not show him
= miracle Of his own proposing, he should
10 nun;shed as a dseeiver and im9ostor;
sb'ch was, that SABBATH should be stript
start naked, and set as q mark to his
mOstdextroas archers, and if the arrows
p;erced not his body, but that his flesh
and SKIN were proof like armour, he
thsa would believe him to be the Messi-
al. and that God had designed him that
greatness he pretended to. Sabbath
not having faith enough to stand 50 sharp
trial. reaounced all his titles to king
doms and governments, and humbIy ac-.
kaowledsed thathe was but . poor Jew
ish priess, and had nothing OF privilege
or virtue above the rest of his brethren.
The grand seignor replied, that having
committed treason. he had no other'
means to expiate his guilt but by turning
Mahometan, or else tle stake to be driven
through him was ready at the gate. Sab
BATH in this extremity declared that he
ebesrfully embraced the Turkish faith,
and esteemed himself much honored to
deit in his presence, and so lie contin-
ued in the house of the grand signor ten
years, ard then died, exposed to the
Jews to the utmost scorn OF the Turks
And christians in those parts of the
world.
tTAnother account of Sabbath Sew states,
Tat . otter he declared himself Ma
hometan, he thenceforward labored to
convert the Jews to Mahcuetanlsm-a
change, he alleged, necessary previous
TO their final restoration. As proof OF
the strange force of delusicn. his follow
ers still believed him, even after such o.
pen, such avowed apostacy. They said
SABBATH WAS carried npinto heaven, and
a Daemon had assumed the shape and
/ white hair Of the-oId man, on purpose to
disgrace him."