New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-19

THr SToRY OF Az AEGEL.-The Montreal Plot says
mat very crcumsental account Of the birth parena
education and life Of j. s. Orr, who is CAKE the Angel
Gabriel" appc nod in a considerable number of the
United States nc wspepcss, copied ron Ncw-York SIM
day paper All tie statements inconsistent with
wha, VIC know of the man but they explicit and
full Of detail and bore much ofthe sonblanee Of truth
that we thought knowing Mr. o. from carly bOyhood,
we would ak hhn in reference to the statement. We
subon bis reply and ready in voucbng for the hand
writing Of Mr. Orr also TO express strict confidence
in the veraci.y OF his declarations:
NEw-Y DIRK, Saturday. Aug. r. 1854.
DEAR SIR / arrived here yesterday by steamer from
Albany and received your letter which was addressed to
me al Rochester.
got a copy Of the tissue of falsehoods which appeared
in The T. Sunday Times, puporting to be history OF
my life and it is in my scrap book along with many
others of the same stamp. Now for answering your in
quiries.
\ Second: As overaid extract Of the year, month";
and day Of my BIRTH cannot this question further
than that believe born in the year 1902. With my
brother, who is older than / am arrived in Greenock
when the Examinations for the victory under at Mel
son at Trafalgar
THIRD: My fathers name was John Or; his birth place
was Campbeltown Argyloshre.
Fourth: Ny mothers name was Mary Ann Campbell,
born in the West Indies whether in Demerara or Grenada
FUN: have a brother, Duncan Campbell Orr about
two years older then lie returned to the We5t In
dies in 1923. had sister, Fl "a who left the West In
dies for GrCenOck 1914 who returned to the West In
dies in 1912 or lsi3 and in about years after departed
this life.
Saith II was among the body Of Christians called Pres
byterians that was brought APP while in Scotland and
when went to London in 1885, was blessed exceed
ingy under the ministry of the celebrated Scotch preacher
the Rev. Edward Irving. When he was cast out of the
Church of Scotland, one OF the 67s members that
were cast out with him. He died in 1884; and thole ia
rule after his dece Se-because must publish the truth
God has poured into my heart le4s lett me- to starye,
as would neglect the right which have as Britt,
subjt ct of publishing widely the mighty acts OF my God
If had but acknowledged that theJe rulers had the right
10 bid speak not 10 speak, believe they wold still
have continued the sowanc had received Tor the ten
years previous for doing almost nothing But whom man
casts off, God takes up.
In looking over your questions, see that il Is rather
what body sf Christians my parents belonged to, than
myself As am informed, it my grandiatheT-who,
by the by was of the Battles OF Campbeltown-l
gave the ground for building the Relief Church there MY
father was then Presbyterian whether my mother was
an Episcopa ian cannot tell And as to your lai ques-
ton beg to state that never was marled aud as lar
as know of myself at this moment do ever intend to
enter ino that condition of life, as cold moi then be so
free az now en- in ordee 10 60 about this most gorods
and perlous work in which am now engaged.
ON Monday intend to leave this for Albany Science
tady Saratoga Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine,
New Brunswick, back TO this then to Philadelphia, &c,
&c then back here, then to Jamaica, 81 Thomas, II.
kits Other islands, Demarara, &c then to Great Britain
Africa India Arabia Australia, China, Persia Palestine
and lastly, Rome. !, :.
Whatever you desire to write print about me- DO II
in your own way by making of the facts which ha 20
stated above. MY life is fun of interesting matter IL
began TO write IT, az many have advised me- would be at
a lOss to fix upon my starting point ,-o O. IN,
l M very sincerely, yours, 'No' o Jim
RcNo Campbell, Montreal