The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-03-06

er. ne would Immediately return with me
and my children, if would marry him.
His talking ofgoing to Mexico was as
new to me, as was his proposal Of matri-
mony, for never heard him speak of
leaving America, previous to Mr.. Chap
mans death. He likewise told me that
his eldest sister, when but twenty years
of age, married a gentleman whose age
was sixty. That it was honor, it was
gratitude he owed my deceased husband,
as well as myself, that induced him to
offer me his hand. Alas! the intrigues,
the wiles of demon, which he practis-
ed to decoy me, to gain my consent to
marry him, and for wha.? ali! it was that
he might better accomplish his diaboli-
cal designs, to rob me and my children
of our personal property, though he pro-
tested before married him that he wish
ed not to possess any of my property, de-
string me to do what / pleased with my
possessions.
On this account, my sister, Mrs.,
and husband, who resided in the State of
New-York, distance of 400 miles, i'm
medately came to reside at my place,
having sold their own little property at
home.-Thus was my dear sisters and
her husbands happiness marred by leav-
ing their own happy home to 60 among
strangers, and then to witness the ruin
of myself and offspring.
When Nina proposed to take my horse
and carriage watches, &c. in order to
furnish him with money to 60 to his
friends, to receive several thousand dol
lars, he promised either to return the
same articles again, or replace them
with others superior in value. Base
deceiver He always spoke of being
on terms Of great intimacy with the Mex
lean Consul and his family; saying one
day to myself and husband, with some
degree Of ostentation, that the Consul
had ordered carriage to be built for
him, (Mina) and that he hoped one day
to have the pleasure of seeing my hus-
band and his family ride in it. The day
but one before my dear husband was ta-
ken i'll, Nina went to Philadelphia, re-
turned late in the evening bringing let
ter from the Consul to Mr.. Chapman.
The letter contained grateful acknowl-
edgements for the favors bestowed on Mi
ma, assuring him that he intended very
shortly to visit him, and make personal
acknowledgements Of the obligations he
was under for the many favors bestowed
on his friend. A few days after this he
went to Philadelphia again, returned the
next morning, brought several lemons
and other fruit, said the Consul's moth
er had sent them for Mr.. G. as he was
then i'll. Since the death Of Mr.. C. so
much of Nina villainy has come tolight.
] am induced to think the letter a for
gerry, and that he probably did not visit
the Consul at all. All this was bat arti-
fee he practised to ingratiate bimself still
more in our favor.
When he left my house for Baltimore,
he said he was going to receive several
thousand dollars of his friend Carsanova,
who was at that place; but when he re-
turned he said his friend had left for Mex
leo before he arrived, and that he was
much disappointed; but said that he had
learned that a cousin Of his was residing
near Boston, and that he would 60 i'm
mediately and obtain money of him to
set off for Mexico. 1t was on his return
to Baltimore that informed him that
during his absence it had been suggested
to me that the Mexican Consul thought
him an imposter; to which he very read
lily and artfully replied that the Consul
was offended with him on account of his
disseminating his addresses to his sister
Romania, with whom he declared he had
corresponded ever since he had first call
ed on the Consul, which was in the
month of March, till Mr.. Chapman's
death. He likewise alleged that as a
reason why he had not received returns
from Mexico from his father. he had
learned that the consul had not forward
ed his letters; saying in the presence Of
my sister he would have him up for it.
Being ready to start for Boston in search
Of his cousin, he, after much urging, pre-
vailed upon me and my sister to write
letters Of introduction to our sisters and
other friends, requesting at the same time
we would not mention his being married
to me; as he intended as soon as he re-
ceived his money, to take me and
the children to visit my relations in New
England; and then he would acknowl-
edge me his wife. We complied with his
request, not suspecting that he had any
evil designs; but ! have since learned that
had he not been arrested at the time he
was in Boston, my sisters D-'s daugh-
ter H, would have been married to
him the next day. What providential
escape! What could his Intentions have
been towards my niece! Alas to ruin
her and to bring misery into her family
likaw;aa To do wick edlv seo,ns IN have