The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-09-17
From The Providence Herald,
Ephrsim Il. Aysry.

so. D.
Mr.. Edifc,r-Tn my last attempted.
with much success. leave Others to judge.
an ,igation of the affidavit Of Nathan
NJ. Spencer, taken st Fast .Grecnwhich. The
conclusion to which camc, my readers al
ready know; but there is one fact then hint.
bed at, which require now 10 bc more cxpli-
city stated. For the means Of dong this
am indebted TO tho II. I. Republican When
Mr.. Mason, Clerk Of the s: J. Court, at New.
port, showed Spencer the "pink letter." TO
ascertain If il was the letter he delivered on
board the Fall River steam boat, he. Spcn-
Ecer, said, The Caelor Is not righG" which ID.
as much ss to say, "ihai he nepsr dsliieredhs
letter" In his deposition taken at T. Green
wich, ho says Of the same letter, 'is color
nddppsaranes are tie same" We need no
farther evidence than ihis,to shew the man,
however honest, has mind OF suitable de.
gree Of elasticity to be bent to almost any
form. and that he has been tampcred with,
by persons desitous Of making out q story to
suit themselves. If any credit a. oil 10 due
10 this story Of Spencer's IL is due toihe first
statement The Colon 10 NOT nIaHT," aud
the "pnk letter" was no. delivered to Os.
we'll by him.
In my last, there is also q paragraph, bInt.
ing at the probability Of the existence of
proof that Ksory was oeen waiking rapidly
from the direction Of tho Fall River steam
boat, on the morning OF tho 27lh OF Nov.
last. You are well aware that paragraph
was intended f)r your eye .onlv, a, the time.
and found its way into the columns Of the
Herald, by inadvcrtency. am well satisfied
that ouch proof exists, but am somewhat
fearful tina, the publication Of That paragraph.
may prevent me from obtaining it in tho
form, in which should choose to have Il ap.
pear. But, Sir, ills my desire to be perfectly
candid, fsir, md -tuuurubte m yhis business,
aud there is one statement will mako on
my own responsibility, and which will stand
pledged to make good, IL required, In Court
Of Justice. One morning, during the con.
tinuance OF the four days meeting a, the
Methodist Meeting House in this city. in No.
vember last, Ephraim X. Every was seen by
a man that knew him, walking rspidly from,
near the Great Bridge, about 8 O'clock, up
Broad Street, by a man who knew him. For
1my own part, have no doubt he had then
boon or board the Sean boat King Phillip.
Mr. Horton, II will be recollec,ed, says that
ho went on the morning ofthe 9Th, on hoard
a packet from New York, lying below the
Steam boat wharf, and left Avery to open
The 0 o'clock meeting. g.--lIfdid not see Ave.
ry on the way, either going or coming; and
found him in the Meeting House on his 70.
turn, }fO minu,os past 8 o'clock. j, vii,
also be rccollected, that no witness was
produced, that saw Avery 90 into the Meet.
ing House, OF that knows which way he went
sfter he left Mr. FslleI's; and that, although
II was past the time for the commencement
Of the exercises in Church, Avery had not
opened the services when Mr.. Horton ro.
turned. Tho facts then, in my opinion, are
'hese--Avery started for the steam ooa,, q
~" """ueeS u'toI fuT. .iioItoH etuIteu fot tHo
packet lie dispatched his bupiness there in
season to leave the boat, on his return, be.
fore Mr.. Horton had time 10 reach her, from
the packet. By this arrangement, he man
eyed to keep out Of sight of Mr. Horton. to
arrive at the Meeting house q few minutes
before Mr.. HORTON himself arrived. ] have
said in a former number, tha, all this coald
be done in twenty minutes, by man who
travels at the "rspid rate" at which, my in.
formant says Avery did, when ho went up
Broad. Street
lam aware, Sir il will be said that my
statement, Of one morning. is not sufficiently
definite, snd therefore proves nothing. Gran
I ted, If you please, but it is the only ono !
feel now disposed to make. But, It proves all
that 10 necessary TO my present purpose. Mr..
Jlson says that Avery, he thinks, perkups
knors, lcft his house, on "Wednesday aftor-
noon. Did he leave Providence that dsyf II
so, then tho one morning must have been ci.
ther Tuesday the 9th, or Wednesday tho
26th. If Mr.. Avery was down to the bridge
on Wednesday morning, the 2s.h Of Novem.
BET, at about 9 o'clock, and walked back D
gain. at . "rspid rats," will he or his friends
give us some proofs Of the fact, and shew
| that my conclusions are incorrect ] viii
then give them what fursher hare 10 oGsv;
"a iii .odeovo mr. N ssrortain rrhelhoe hn