Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-26
a TALE OF vlLLANY.

NoRFoLK, Feb. IA singular instance OF
successful vllany lately occurred in New Y ork,
which for very proper reasons was not noticed
III the papers of That city AT the lime but rs
those reasons no longer require silence, we shall
proceed 70 relate the whole affair as il was de-
tailed to us by one of the parties who were the
unfo tunate dupes Of tie arch inrnstor Some
time in November foreigner by the name OF
Charles pGcGr7e made his appearance in New
York, where he was understood 10 have arrived
IN the Steam Ship Robert Fulton liom Hav1-
ma. lie SOON took occasion to become acquaint
ed with MI. Is. F.euIy ii substantial grocer in
Newly ork, conntrynian ofhis, at whose shop
he frequently called, and spent much of his
time. During his visits he spoke of his having
large quantity of gold dust, that he had some
idea OF Carrying it TO Philadelphia to sell to the
mint, but secmedra,h inclined to dispose of il
IN New York, if he could get a fair price for it,
| He otieredi repeatedly to Mr.. Fleury, Who at
| last concluded totake it provided j, was the ge-
hume stun. The vender readily gave him a
sample carefully folded up in a piece of paper,
| and ne took II I" goldsmith TO know his opin-
on OF It, The goldsmith pronounced it TO be
good gold, though not SO pure as soma he had
| seen. Mr.. +. then when he next saw Vacarie
| requested Osee the precious article i'm bulk
| InlS was complied with, and the content, of a
| bmchSkin bag tcapabIe of holding about gal
lon) empied into large tea tray. Mr. FIeury
| took piece Of paper and was about 10 take a
sample from the heap; when he was prevent
ed by Vacarie--" Stop" said he, have a
better piece Of paper than that :" and taking a
piece from his pocket proceeded to scraps into
| ii small parcels of tile dust tiOm different parts
OF Tie heap, To show that it had not been nike ed
with any baser ingredient, and luldcI il up con-
veyed 1t very adroitly To Tic neighborh0ud OF
| hrCp lne .,pl-..
hltcbing up his suspenders but in realty for
the purpose Of changing it los another paper
teXachy lihe itj which ne drew from that repo-
STORY and gave I, Mr.. Flcury.
! Although hl> movement did not escape the
| obServatlon-of Fleury, he did not once mistrusl
tile cause, but leaving VITO gather Mp tho dust
| posted again TO the goldsmith with tine second
sampIe--it was also pronounced TO he good
aud Fleury being nOw satisfied that there wa,
no risk III the speculation, agreed to rake tht
whole Tor, which amounted To GJ,43G, aud TO pa,
iorwhlcli he was under tie necessity OF borrow
ing $4,000 from friend. This gentce sun
being consigned to the purse Of Mr. Charlie,
| Vac1rle, Inc took his leave, aud never hOnUret
Mr.. Fleury with his company again.
Two days after ibis transaction, the gold.
smith called at FIeury's TO purchase two u
three pounds Of the gold dust.-The bag was
brought out and TIE scales prepared--ghen 10
TO the utter di,may and confusion ofpoor Fleu
ry, every atom OF his gold dust--according t,
the judgment of the assayer--was transnutec
or translated into execrsble brass filings, no
worth a button
Dlligent search was forthwith made after TN
atTocious swindler, but 10 no purpose. RI
had decamped. 1t was discovered that he ha
associated wib u man named Bnuf, a residen
Ut New York, but upon enquiry it sppeare
that BGuf bad sold off few days before an,
disappeared. Sometime afterwards it was dis
covered that Beul had taken Isis passage, l.
waller, for elphia.--Thiiher Mr.. Fieur
inme Jirtely repaired, bar did rot arrive in tim
to find the object 0i his pursuit, who had lie
2 the place though he was just in time to be a
moug tle first to hear the sad story Of a hroiht
, sufferer who had been dupedsby the designin
, knave into the purchase 0f another bag of h
precious dust, by similar artifce 10 the or
practscd upon Flcury IRE y'lio,t of n