Kentucky Gazette

THE GERMAN PROPHET.

Frankfort, March 12-A small work, which has lately been published here, contains very curious details respecting the prophet, whose sombre predictions at present occupy the attention of Germany. He is his own historian, and says,

"My name is John Adam Muller; I was born at Medkesheim, am aged 46, and a Protestant. I am married, and have five children. I was brought up in the fear of God, and at the age of 13 I knew all the bible by heart. At the age of 19, being out in the fields, I was informed that my father was dead: I hastened to him-he was no more; but quickly pushing those aside who were undressing him, I prayed to God to grant him four years of life. My father immediately opened his eyes. He recovered his strength, and I asked him where he had been? He answered, in a good place; and, in spite of all my solicitations, I never could learn any thing further from him. He lived exactly four years to a day. I now married. The bible was the only book I read. I saw my first vision during the night between the end of the year 1804, and New Year's day, 1805. The figure that appeared to me said, "There will be a war this year between France and Austria." In 1806 I had a second vision, which announced to me the war between Prussia and France. In 1807 there appeared to me an aged man, shining with light. His features were strongly marked. He ordered me to proceed with all haste to the emperor of Russia and king of Prussia. I knew not even where these countries were situate, nor what the vocation was I had to fulfil. I remarked that to the spectre. He replied, God will provide therefor,' and disappeared.

"Next day I consulted my wife, who treated me as a visionary. At the end of seven days, however, the spectre appeared again, and delivered me a new summons, accompanied with menaces. I set out on my journey.

I have suffered much but nothing could exhaust my courage. I was carried to Konigsberg and presented to generals Bucher and Ruchel. I did not conceal my mission from them, but I insisted on speaking with the king himself. On the same evening I was presented to the queen, who ordered that until the arrival of her august consort I should receive board and lodgings at a florin per day. On the arrival of the king, who had stopped at Heiligenbeil, I was presented to him. He was prejudiced.

The bible was lying on the table, and I explained to his majesty all the chapters which were pointed out. I foretold that the empire of Bonaparte would be divided into four parts, and that Prussia would be augmented more than ever in extent and power. The king remarked that as he did not intend to continue the war, the event I predicted could not happen. I replied that whatever his resolution might be, the event would be the same.

I sojourned about the space of one year in Nemal and the vicinity thereof, either with gen. Ruchel or gen. Knobloch: during that time I had new revelations. I saw a great multitude of people assemble, a great fire in the east, (the burning of Moscow) and several other presages. I afterwards repaired to Konigsberg with gen Knobloch, to whom I announced this journey ten days before. I saw there the Grand Dukes of Russia and their Grand Master of the Court, to whom I addressed various predictions, all of which have been fulfilled by events.

Before the last war broke out, a grand battle presented itself to my mind. On the 13th of June, I communicated this vision to an aid de camp of Prince Blucher, and pointed out to him the precise site of the battle of Waterloo, though I had not been in that country. A courier was dispatched to the spot to announce my prophecy, but on his arrival the fate of Bonaparte was decided."

This history is accompanied by three letters addressed by Muller to the king of Prussia. The portrait of the singular man is now engraving at Frankfort.