The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-07-30
From the Warren (R. ~ Star.
MOSES cwApTc

III nj "ey-dh VINO have been jeUed by him
WIN nave cause to recollect the long beard an,
uen.ule look OF the Rabbi were they neye
again TO lay eyes upon his pompous person: o
hear his tales of money and merchandise. An,
tne community, we trust, will guard agains
. the future depredations of such shirtless swind
, iersi remembering that Jew and cheat. ar,
l synonymous terms, and generally found in com
, pany.
} Moses Swarts, as he called himself, took mas
sage on board the ship Gratitude, Capt Child
| OF this port, bound from Savannah to Proyi
, oehce, with beard longer than his purse or con
! science, head longer than either, and a story
OF wealth and Importance longer than all TO-
gether he was born, he said, at Odessa
had de monlsh, and vas Won jush among de
peoples was looking for a place to locate
himself, and would do power of business in
the way OF shaving folks in notes and watches
and fancy goods, and any thing else he solo
tn T1, and this part of the story proved true
When he landed in Providence, the sioDuIarity
OF his costume attracted considerable attention
I for Moses Swarts wore the costume of an eastern
Jew, and 1t never popped into the heads of hon.
est Rhode islanders, that silk tunc with a
fancy edge and a velvet cap with a bright but.
! ton, could cover villain: so they looked with
curlosity--received with favor-credited with
cash and goods..-and believed to the letter. If
ne walked IN the streets, crowds of mercantile
Boys followed him with their wheebarrews of
gingerbread and sugar candy, and crowds of men
with their eyes, and Moses Swarts was great
man.
! From Providence he came to Warren. for the
purpose of buying country seat, where he
might retire, when he had cleanshayed the
good people OF our sister town. Here he was
| greater cause of wonderment than at Provi-
dence. People looked with establishment upon
Jew, REAL Jew, who had come all the way
from the Black Sea, to scatter shekels of gold
and shekels OF silver among the truly fortunate
! inhabitants of Rhode Island. And there, too.
was flowing robe, and turban, and yellow
cham, and broad trowsers and swarthy com
plexion, making figure so near like the pic
ture OF JosephuS in the book, shat some more
knowing than the rest, whispered of revival Of
the Jewish dspensation: and all looked and
wondered as they looked. Some thought him
no lsraelite, but Prince Ypsalanti, or some other
unfortunate hero in Disguise And Moses
Swarts was an astonishing sight for old women
and little boys
Thus far he had expended money Ike ma.
bob no price had prevented the choicest bot.
tie OF wine from finding its way TO his table, or
the richest viands from being at his service-he
asked no questions about bills, it was beneath
the dignity of a Jewish merchant he cared not
what an article cost, it was contrary to his ma.
ture he inquired not if he was cheated in this
or IN that so he only got it he was content
And Moses Swarts, was the most liberal gentle.
mar in the State
But Moses did not live altogether for his bel
y, as will be shown in the sequel. He contriv-
ed to get into the good graces of a number of
only Into their gdoa gyfgeEg5 hRR not
debt Among others who were doomed to give
him keep sake against their will, was Captain
Child of the Gratitude who had brought him
froro CO., 10 inf FAINT (Nbiid fbet
he wished him TO take box Of jewelry and
cash on his return to Savannah, where he would
find person who, in exchange for the con-
tents of the box, would give him certain num-
Der of gold watches. Capt. G. protested will
ingness to transact the business-went with
Swarts to his lodgings, Saa0 the money counted,
which consisted of doubloons, sovereigns, and
bank bills, which was put into TIN box, and
this tin box was inclosed in large wooden one,
previously packed with valuables, which was
strongly secured and carefully sealed. All this
Captain Child saao or thought he Salg, and he
therefore did not hesitate to gioe receipt for the
boa and contents, the whole amount of which was
several thousand dollars he took the box, i'm
msdiately into his possession, and dispatched
his stewardwth tito the ship. Upon the strength
of this shipment, Swarts obtained credit for
considerable amount; and among others, Dor.
rowed a sum of money Of Captain Child. Soon
after the sailing of the Gratitude, this Judge of
! Israel left Rhode Island for the south-his board
bills, as we'll as all other debts which he had
contracted, being left unpaid. On the arrival
of the ship in Savannah, the captain sought in
vain for the man who was to receive his charge ;
no one knew any thing oft and no one appear
ed to claim it and as a matter OF course, it
came back to this port with the ship. The fact
being known at Providence, and it being ascer-
tanned that he had insured the box for about
half its alledged value, his creditors came to the
conclusion from this circumstance, that 1t was
of sufficient value to cover their demands; one
of their number, (Nlr. Joseph Balch, jun) there
fore obtained writ, and came down for the
purpose of making an attachment. Capt Child
however, by consent, touched the box first in a
legal way, and the sheriff took it into his hands
and it was opened Among packages neatly
4 put up, with glass ornaments tied upon the out
side as a sample Of their contents, was found
the identical tin case into which Capt. Chile
supposed he had seen the doubloons put--but 10
4 the metal had gone back to its native mine, o!
it had undergone a change as wonderful as II
was curious, for the space formerly occupied BY
the gold was now filled with epson salts One
after another of the packages were now opened
when instead of jewelry, here appeared pail
of stockings, there neckcloth, and anon pail
: of fanciful trowsers rather the worse tor wear
and occasionally towel bearing the name o
, some landlord who had been SO fortunate as &c
! obtain his custom! And as these things lay il
confusion around the box that formerly con
tanned them, both sheriff and creditor were ready
to exclaim like the Roman mother
, &c These are my jesceis."
So il appeared that the box for which Captain
Child had given q valuable receipt, was hardly
worth sixpence; And Moses Swarts wal
, , beyond the shadow of doubt, calculating
VILLAIN.
{ TURKISH SECOND SIGHT. It is certain fact
. says Elton, that few years ago learned maj
of the law Turk, having lost an eye, and be
o ing informed that there was, then, at Constan
!, tinople, European who made false eyes, no