The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-02-26
.GnT 50, PER ANNuNoI IN, ADVANCED.

were, through their agents, man@uYerihg 10
thwart movemen is OIL VITAL mporrance. My first
impulse was to hand the papers to the Secretary
OF State, but, on more smature reflection, de-
tcrmIned TO wal: on the Writers OF The docu-
mehts and inform them of my possession and
knowledge of the contents of these papers-'
propose to deliver them up for certain consId-
Grafton. did SO, and, as might be expected,
my announcement was received with no little
p,r;usbaton their part. The sum named
was too high, aud after much quibbing left
them. giving them a certain nun Der of Gays TO
consider my proposals-wlth the prosaeeu thai
f not accepted al the end of The aforementioned
the papars would go into other b2nds."I ,.e
The second night after this ntewiey, NIP.
Islasessho was attacked by twosinen Aenr the De
pot OF Chartsiu Washington, who robbed him
otbis money and papers; but they di54not get
| the papers they were alter, and the :akiHg Of
the money was mask on their real deslgn.-
Nearly month aftcrw ards he was attacked be,
Tween " orcester aud Oxford, and weundediby
a gun shot. sAlter this second attenTpt,' y pro-
ceeds ihe narrative, '.Ihere was a.double mptiys
ITO destroy me 81 was in possession ola aanger
Jus secret, asd had recognized tEeparly whc
fired Oh me, so Us 10 set.tIIe police osl'hi5 traA
and consequently the daring attempts while IN
lin my own parlor Office, AMI On the piazza Of the
United States floteliu Washington, followed.
fThe narrator adds.
1 81 fer the fast mentioned affair, waited or
the principal parry aad informed tbem that i
their Shot had taken effect, the evening before
the moment The news had reached New York
the If secret would have been lsnown; that ! la,
left the papers in the hands Of the late Clinton
De Wit, Esq, with discretion to open them tn
nom at slgat was dead or missing. This dec
laration brought Them to their senses, They de
MED having ANY handin the afftr OF taking m
lite, but.admiued that they had agreedto Civ
certain persons $4,000 il he woulo. obtain tn
1 papers Iheid! " inall came 10 the.eonciu
sion, tliat within csnau period "a scertatn sur
Oh money should be paid inlosmy couusel's: hard'
and. the papers be given up-l binding mysel
not 10 carry matters any further after, such sci
lIement. The time approaches when the money
) are to be paid--if they meet their gemehJ
| Shall mine; il they do not their high position
2 and iEflusnce will NOT deter me from uuemp
ling to redress myself. ea. @ -
'.WIlh reference 10 the contents Olthe paper
i I will take the liberty to remark, that they we
: . "a nature to enable me- to predict. more tina
six months ago, to the Hon. David Hehsha'
Messsrs, Clinton De Witt, of New York. al
Granville Parker, oil Worcester, nay counsellor
= and many Others, the present state of affairs
a Mexico: and | now confidently state, that wit
!. in twelve months from thus date, Santa AM
+ win be Viceroy of Mexico. And further, |
e Spanish Governments iouk TO it. or Cuba w
r change masters. With reference to my predit
e ,ions as to Santa Annals position within twel
II months, wish 10 insert this clause: ProyidIi
5 he does not sell or has not sold, his knowled
l. Of English intrigue to the Spanish Governmep
n sHENRY NJ. PA me"
:. We leave our reuders 10 form their own OPT
ion of Mr.. Paine's conduct, as we'll as Of
truth of the whole matter. a g-1 81