Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-10-17
From the Boston Transcript of the 9Th inst.
EXTENSIVE FORGERIES.

III EATENSltE FONG T. klES.
The mercantile community was thrown
into panic last night, at the disclosur.
Of extensive forgeries committed by ;
person who once enjoyed high reputa
ton as merchant, and whose iniquity
not even ynx-eyed enmity anticipated
There are various versions Of the story,
but we quote that of this mornings Ad-
vertiser, having heard no contradiction
Of it, in any essential particular. eyes
terday, about noon, Messrs. Copeland &
Lowering received a letter from Charles
Brown, of the late firm Of Brown s. El-
It's, merchants Of Long wharf, but more
recently a broker, stating that he was
owing 100000; that they would not
find him, dead or alive, &c. 1t had
been enclosed to his brother, MIR Ma
thaneI Brown, on Saturday, with diroc-
tons if he did not appear on Monday, at
noon, to deliver it to Messrs. G.. & L.
This letter induced some inquiries,
which resulted in ascertaining that for
some time past, Brown had been enga-
ged in extensive forgercs OF the names
of merchants to notes, as promisors and
endorsers, which he had negotiated, to
the amount, it is said, Of 100 900 dollars!
Among the names which he had forged,
were those of Messrs. Copeland s. Low
ering, Nath'l Brown, (his brother) and
Isaac Jackson, (his father-in-law) of the
firm of Jackson & Tlton, Boston, and
Thomas Jackson, Of Plymouth. These
forged notes he had disposed Of to a
consdcr able number Of merchants and
others, at one per cent per month inter
est, sc. The forgeries were generally
we'll executed. We understand there is
as yet no clue to the direction he has
taken"
Mr. Brown has probably ere this en-
barked at New-York for Europe. There
is no adequate cause assigned for SO ex-
tensive fraud. 1t was generally un-
derstood that his pecuniary circumstan-
ces were not very easy, but nevertheless
they were far from requiring the sacri-
fee of reputation and happiness, by any
acts Of forgery-especially to the enor-
nous extent reported. MIR Brown has
resided for some time at the Exchange,
where he had rooms furnished by HIM
SELF On Saturday evening he removed
his furniture, and left his quarters, with
the intention, as he said, and as was sup
posed, to return for the winter TO Ply
mouth, where his wife and children are
residing. 1t is melancholy affair, and
TO us seems indicative Of madness.
From the Boston Gazette, of "Wednesday, 9th.
The forgeries Of Brown were the
principal topic Of cow ersation yesterday,
among all classes. 1t is understood that
his spurious notes-which, by common
consent, are now called bro,cn paper,
though perhaps in the estimation Of ma
ny sufferers they are less valuable than
that article, have been distributed among
the banks with u remarkable degree of
impartialty, almost all Of them having at
least, one, and none more than two or
three Of them. The brokers have their
share of them also; and not few may
be found in the hands Of private gentle
men, alias note shavcrs. Is it not pi-
ty that so dangerous n scoundrel as
Brown is, should be suffered to escape
the punishment which is provided for
him by our wholesome laws Have
me asures been taken to arrest him!
CoLoNIzATlos.-A meeting of the A
merican Colonization Society, was hol.
den in New ork on Wednesday even