Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-07
THE GREAT sHoT-AT.

be shot at and robbed of large sum of money in
this city last Spring. and afterwards fpce shot at
in Massachusetts, and again shot al in the portco
of the United States Hotel in this city last autumn,
is out in the New York Globe of Thursday in
mysterious Letter to the Editor of that paper
in which he declares himself TO be the victim of
diplomatic plot, which, according 10 his account Of
ii, beats the Gunpowderplot of old all to nothing
1t seems, now, that he recognised his woud-be as
sassns the last occasion of his being shot at, and
had quiet parey with them, in which he agreed
he would not blow up their enterprise, II they
would advance him certain sum of money, which
money he has not yet received, &c. The wonder
is not however, what Mr.. PAINE says, under the
influence of the delusion of mind which evidently
aflicts him, but that the Editor of the Globe (un
less Joking with too serious countenance to be sus
pected of it) takes the rigmarole of Mr. PAINE as
plain matter of fact and comments upon the story
as gravey as Mr.. PAINE himself tells it.
TO make our readers comprehend the absurdity
Of all this, however, probably the best way will be
TO publish Mr.. PAINE's Letter entire. So here it is
FROM THE FEBRUARY S.
OPTICAL WoRKs, NoRTn OxToRD, Mass
JANUARY 81, 1916.
SR paragraph appeared in the Daily Globe Of the 10th
Of October last inmatng that the attempts my life
connected with certain political movements and that it
duty QWed my felowcizens TO make public statement of
gaded myself and justice take its with the criminal
party From whatever you obtained your information,
it in the main correct and should have long
sPonded TO your article had not peculiar circumstances pro-
hibted ME from doing. Those circumstances do
fully exist and, although in the communication that am
about to make, do not mention the position Of all
the parties concerned yet the cooborang circumstances will
trust, make up for omission that pecuniary results
demand.
months previous TO the late Mexican Minister'S CAL
monte leaving this country negotiation correspondence
had been entered into with him, by certain agents of two for
eign Powers relative TO Mexican affairs but in the inter
he Amonte only the second person. being the
medium through whom arrangements we're made to Santa
Anna at Havana and Paroles and others in Mexico After
Alnonte left for Mexico il deemed safe to
ncate with Santa Anna than the parties in Mexico and spe
cia messenger accordingly sent charge Of dispatches
for the Havana, and paid half Of lberasum for their
safe deveance, the other half 10 be paid his return with
replies This special messenger became acquainted with
while doing business with OF the Departments at ash
ngon and he communicated evening the fact Of his
mission adding that he had lost the whole Of his outfit ct
billiard table the evening BEFORE and that his object
muncang his position get assist him to the
cessary funds to perform his mission, promising pay
when he received the balance of his payment loaned him
the required but have suppose that
lost Immediately at the gambngtabe for he next day pro-
posed that should carry the dispatches myself and that he
would pay my return out of the balance coming him.
To this consented and the papers placed my posses
son. with the strongest nuncon of secrey to the mis-
sion For best known myself have particular
love for Santa Anna and determined to know what intrigue
he engaged in. broke the seals Of the PACKAGE and
learnt that certain Powers pretending act in good faith with
Government were through their agents. manGuvrng to
thwar movements of vital Importance My first impulse
to hand the papers to the Secretary of State but
more mature reflection determined to wait the writers of
the documents and inform them Of my possession and know
edge Of the contents Of these paperopose to deliver them
up for certain consideration. did and might be
pected my received with little pertur-
baton on their part. The sum named loo high and
after much quibbng le them, giving them certain number
Of days consider my proposals. with the prospect that
accepted at the end Of the time mentioned the papers
! would go into other hands.
The second night after interview, while my return
home from the depot Of charts attacked by two
who after tearing the clothes from my body, succeeded
getting my money and papers, but they did mt get the
they after the taking Of the money mask
their real design Nearly month afterwards was again at
tackled between Worcester and Oxford, my way home
labom eight o'clock the evening. gun fired, from
which two ball passed through the front Of bol
thighs between the muscles and bone, and nothing but tn
speed at which driving, passed the party, saved
life After this second attempt there double motive
destroy was in possession OF dangerous secret and
had recognised the party who fired me, to set the
police his trail and consequently the daring attempts
while in paro Office, and on the piazza Of the Unit
ed States Hotel, in Washington, followed.
After the last mentioned affair." waited the principa
party and informed them that if their shot had taken effect
the evening before, that the moment the had reached
New York; their secret would have been known that had
LEFT the papers the hands of the late Clinton De Witt Esq,
with discretion open them the that dead
missing This declaration brought them to their
They denied having any hand in the affair Of taking my life
but admitted that they had agreed give certain person
$4,000 if he would obtain the papers held. We finally
to the conclusion that within certain period certain
Of money should be paid into my counse hands, and
the papers be given up binding myself not to carry mat
ters any further after such settlement The time approaches
when the moneys be pad they their engage
ments shall mine; if they do not their high positions and
influence will not deter from attempting to redress myself
With reference TO the contents Of the papers, will take
the liberty 10 remark that they Of nature TO enable
TO PREDICT than six months ago, 10 the Hon. David
Henshaw, Messrs Clinton DE Witt, Of New York. and
Granville Parker, Of Worcester my counsclors and many
Others the present OF affairs in Mexico and
idcuty state that within twelve months from this date Santa
Anna will be Vceroy Of Mexico And further let the Span
ish Government look il, Cuba will change
With reference my predictions to Santa Annals position
within twelve months wish this clause Propidng
he does not SELL has moi sod his knowledge Of English
intrigue 10 The Spanish Government
Yours, &c. HENRY NJ. PAINE.
LEVI ID. SLAnM, Esq, Editor Of the New York Globe.
'ALmosTE arrived Vera Cruz the 2st April S.Srl
ANNA did Havana until the 9TH June. This slight
anachronism however, in story otherwise remarkable,
hardly be accounted Of much consequence Ed INTEL