Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-04

IR9UtGr hec0reIy " honey" W. OF lhtee
weeks since, foreigner named Finn, arrived IN
this city, aud received sum of money that had
been left to him. Elated with his good luck, he
was determined to have frolick, and in few
DAYS he cot lid of SllOO. What led to the fact
that nc was on frolick. and had lost his money
was the following circumstance. A coored
clergyman in this city advertised, just at this
time, that nc had been robbed of $500, consist
Ing of one note of S1eoo. one of $500, and three
of 500, and whilst the advertisement was cir
culating Finn offered in payment for glass OF
sroe. a $1,000 note. The grocer had heard OF
the Clergvman's loss and suspecting the bill to
be n rart of his money, had Finn brought to the
police Office This examination led to the fact
that Finn had made way in few days with
S1IO0, for which he could give no account, and
ne was advised to advertise his loss. Whilst
his advertisement was circulating, some colored
persons appeared at Brooklyn. and after get
tins something to drink, offered note OF $500
> in naynsAt. The tavern keeper pronounced the
bill to be forgery, and 1t was handed about
from one to another, until it was ascertaned to
be good note. The circumstance OF so large a
bill being in the possession OF these colored PEG
pie, made some talk, and man in Brooklyn
who had read the advertisement of money stolen,
got an officer and traced four blacks to Jsrlto.-
threw the $500 out of the window; it was, how
ever. found, and the party was arrested, and
brought into this city. On Investigation it turn
ed out to be Finn's $500 bill; in state of in
toxicaton' he had given some bills to a white fe-
male in this city, who, being ignorant of the "a
mount of them, sent note OF 500 to a grocer
70 paw debt of IL shillin9s. and the balance was
sauNndered without knowing how. One other
hundred was sent to lottery Office, and paid
our for tickets, also without knowing what was
the amount of the bills and the $500 was hand
ed bv the white woman to a cOlored woman, In
whose house they were, for some trif1inr demand,
being ignorant of the amount Of the bill: and
when the colored woman was told. at Brooklyn.
the amount, she supposed the bill which had
been given to her, to be a counterfeit. In this
singular manner was this money handed about
by persons unable TO read, from one to another
until 1t was finally taken from them, and restored
TO FAn, its owner.
1t thus appeared that the clergvman's loss
was to Finn matter of gain, and that the sus-
picion excited by his Offering $1,000 bill tor a
glass of grog. and which led to hi. arrest for sup
posed felony, was the means of his recovering
$500 of his own money, which he had lost he
knew not how.-N y. Daily .Adr.
--sasse-
Having published the account from the New
York Commercial in which it was stated that
Mr.. RASDoLrA, ON going on board the Concord
attempted to assume the command of that vessel.
we deem it due tothat gentleman to state, that
the Norfolk Herald denounces the statement as
being utterly fa5uisus' and that - there is
not a t0ord of truth in IT," For the honor of
our country we are glad that this affair turns out
TO be "a boar" and we trust the New York
Commercial. in whose columns the communca-
ton originally appeared, will take immediate
steps to expose the author Of so gross and mali
cious fabrication to public indignation. The
Norfolk Herald in commenting on the state
ment SAYS, "the editor Of the Commercial as
serts that this communication comes from most
honorable source-from man who, in the bright!1
er age of the republic--when worth made
the man, stood high in the confidence and
councils Of his country" and then affirming
' that if the name of any individual who once
stood highin the confidence and councils of his
country" tnot excepting Aaron Burr himself)
accompanied the communication. it was forged"
Bait. Chronicle.