The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-13
His description of Tom Paine is capital. 1t forci-
bly, illustrates the maxim of Coke, that external
neatness is an unfang evidence ofinternaI purity

About this De Rod the not Tom Paine arrived At
Nantes in me Alliance higsts Is Secretary OF Colonel
MP hH quarters ct my boarding pace. He coarse
and uncouth in his manners oahsome in his
sDi disgusting egotist-rejociog IN taking OF him
sell and reading the illusions OF his mind. Yet
could Iepiess the deepest emotions OF gratitude
wards him, as the instrument Of Providence in sccels
rating the declaration of our Independence. He
tanly prominent agent in preparing the publ,
timsnt II America for that glorious The idea Of
Indepel suce had not pied the popular mind and
whom ,rdedly approached the topic 1t shruuk fre
the COZ ospton as iraught with doubt, with peril and
with suffering.
In l77S wss present. at Providence, Rhode Island in
social assembly Of most Of the pro nnent leaders Of the
State lecolect that the subject Of Independence
seemed to excite the abhorrence Of the whole circle
A few Neeks after Paine's "C,mmon Sense' appeared
sud passed through the continent like electric spark
1t svefywhere faahsd convection and aroused deter
mined spirit which resulted in the Declaration Of indie
pendenos upon the An OF July ensuing Tbs name Of
aounded throughout Europe.
On bis arrival beng ,un,ed, til. Mayor and
OF the most dstiDgushed citizens Of Nantes caei upm
him, to render their homage and respect. often on
GATED interpreter, although humblet and mortified at
his flthy spoearanoe and awkward and unseemly sd
drs.s B9des - ne h.a been roasted alive on his Ar
b. stsd with bfimstone he absolutely offensive, and
perfaued the whole apartment. He soon rid OF his
respectable visitors, who left Vie with Of
tonishnent and disgust took the liberty. his
ing for the lean of clean shirt, Of speaking to hi
prevailed upon him to stew for an hour IN hot bath
This however, not done without ,h entrea and
did not succeed until receiving 6ie Of English news
papers promised after he In the BATH he should
have the reEing Of them, and not before. He at
consented and panied me to tho bath whore in
strucsd the keeper French which Paine did not uu
dersan to gradually increase the heat of the WATER
until sf koserr aaN ben bovilk." He became much
absorbed IN his reading that he nearly par boiled be-
fore leaving the bath, much to his improvement and my
satisfaction.
The following is the history Of the well known
portrait of Mr.. Watson, by Copley, which was ono
of the most attractive features Of the early exhibit
lions Of the American Academy of Arts
THE First AMERICAN FLAG HoIsrED IN ENGLAND.
S,cn sfter my arrival In Eng and. having o. the
insurxncs oC8ce one hundred guneas the event Of
Lord Hsyss relieving Gibraltar an6 dining the
day with Copley the disunguishei painter, who .
Boatonian by BIRTH determined to devote the
splendid portrait of myself Tho painting was finished
in most admirable stye, except the bacxgrs und whsh
Cop,ey and my eff desrnsd represent ship bearing
W America the intelligence Of the acknowledge "
independence. with ~ just rising up the stripes Of
the Union stI samiog FROM her gsf All coafpsH
cave the flag, which Cop,sy dii pudeat TO
hoist VI Ger present circumstances A. his glery Ia
constant resort OF the royal family and ,biity.
foiYed with the srtiss On the glorious 9Th Of Deoeu
her 1882 after listening VI him TO the speeeh VI the
King formally receiving and recognizing the United
States OF America Into the rank OF natops Previous
dining Aoi immediately afssr from House
Of Ipr, hs isyssd me las0 h studio. and there wita