The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-12-25
RICHARDS HIMSELF AGAIN"
Now is our summer, late SO happy spent,
By baililf, turn'd TO winters discomfort.


BY baililf, turn'd to winters discomfort
The excentric character who made himself notori-
Gus IN this town last summer and LETT US for AleXan-
dra sometime III October, was arrested short time
since hi Philadelphia one OF the Mail Robbers he
was however acquitted of that crime but has been re-
cognised as an old offender During his visit at this
place he had more the appearance OF the fool than the
knave. The following extract will show his real char
aCter.
He was brought before the mayor Of Philadelphia
the 18th and committed TO prison till lie can
be demanded by the Governor of Maryland for hav
ing sold free black man a slave for hfe.-He had
made noise in Boston as the rival Of kean. After
leaving Boston he racd his way Portland and thence
took passage to Alexandria and thence Baltimore.
He is old convict who discharged from the pen
tentiary about Il months since having been convicted
of TobDing a store III Philadelphia,
When John Matthews (Which appears 10 be his real
name) arrived i'll this city, he put up the Mansion
House, and passed himself off the bearer Of despatch
from the British Government that of the H. States
He introduced himself to member Of Congress, from
the eastward, and agreed to travel with him Wash
ilgton bat fortunately oversight bimself and the
member Of Congress travelled on without him.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
Mr.. Stirey.-I am an attentive reader of News Pa
pcrs and have often with painful reflections, with
publications of the most pal pablo falshood-peraps an
Immediate public exposure mig Int from the dread of pub
lie Indignation deter the unpric pied writers in
measure from such delestable practice. will now
mention only three which have lately seen as
instances-i vii! call them by their right names
LIES.
Putnam, (Oho) 18th Nov. 1321-Zansville is all on
fire. and has been this hours ard all sttempis TO
exngush the flames yet prove abortive square
is already consumed there is telling where its
ages will end. In hast +. NJ
No,e he feet u.s. that al1to this Ee has been circulated
IN most Of The papers the Union the citizens Of ZarS-
rifle iciis conDliSerati tisir unhappy fate
all profoundly ignorant Of ttis distressing ca
Iaality.
The administration of the government (of NTaine) is
admitted By all to have been marked by unexamped
magnanimity .-Easter7l ArguS oct. 80 1921
In the Democratic Press of the seth u there was n
publication headed Murder, Confession and Suicide
1t mentioned no yet it so plainly referred to
certain circumstances and persons that hundreds nay
thousands understood il we'll ii the whole of the
particularly mentioned.
Ieated IN the publication has Investigated all the facts
and assures the pUiic tnt tie person alluded 10 haU
ing committed suicide safely landed after all this
at liverpool aIire at the last accounts, and IS BE-
IieUed to be aLiUe at THIS moment.
80 good an understanding has been kept up between
this old school republican paper CHE Independent
statesman aud the Gazette (your paper that
nicatiuns which made the one. If il happen
be tu, transferred TO- and published in the eth
or. mark this also plump lie, with full cOnil-
dencc that | right in doing-lf am wrong, you
will of course refuse my communication.
For TIE last Ie, I cite .4rgus. Dec. 49, 1921.
could 60 on sir and if you approve Of my project
perhaps you may hear again from