Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-16
For the 44lexand1ia Adveylasea-.
Cohbofer, Sept. IL, 1901.
Mehrs. SNowDEN and Co.

OBSERVING an attempt made, lby
fome pettyfogging attorney, under the
hgrature of Walter s. BeIt,) to diftort
and cYadc the facts which | publ.fhe,l
againit fai1 Belt--induces me to intrads.
once more, on the attention of the public.
Ii is in ioyne meaiure the province OF law.
yer to diltorr facts, when paid tor il !;
but TO defend TO tuch low fcurriIjtv !.
points him out as one of the .oweR order
OF that fraternity, But il he, (BeLt's
aayaeAfe) doubts my courage, let him
cGH me either ca1vaya ar liar, under his
con .bgaafare, and will /o0n ea1.viuce
hin II hae coutrGyy.
Mr.. Belts memory feryes him bu, bad
ly indeed, wAen he has reference to his
e2rliet} years. | will only ak him, fer
what.nal- conduit OF his, he was negle6a-
ed by bis beit friends and connections IN
George Town for teveral years After
ion,c time he was taken notice Of BY MIR.
Walter Smith, who eGablihed Elm in bu-
iincis, ilpported him with his interel},
and has been his greateft benefa6}or Bns
as icon as thole well founded charges Of
iafamy were brought againH him--pub!ic
notice is Immediately given, thar the
joint buiiEcfs here is 70 be clofed, and the
fore is hut up: A convincing argument,
that the criminality Of his conduct is iuch
as 20 caufe the feelings of his partner to
recoil, and determine on cloiing his buff
neis with him.
Belt, at the commencement Of his lv-
RIMS pnJhcafiou, promifed to " poqrtrav
IN the character replete with bafenef., ;,
The public mutt have obfervcd, that he
has exhibited no ebuxge; asaivR mr., bul
thole OF cowardice and lying; and thoG.
only .Iupborted ~ bis 0zvu 0l7syli,us. +
erua rhas lp rejecting mind will attach
either OF thoieto me without further proof.
As mach as | contenn thefe failines,
ii'ould coniider Belts character pure som
raratively tpcaking) were there none O.
theirs exhibited againa him: Bus in ad.
ditlon TO tbsls tzyo charges, there are r.
ve,ai others agaigf him of the bL7ckrR
die. He then proceeds to charging me
with dieorting the certificate of James
8. Smith !: this certificate is altogether
iatbe hand aOriiiag eftbis Mr.. Smith, of
courie no advantage coald be taken OF
him; and the contribution put, think.
mutt be deemed fair one, when it Is con-
iidered that this MIR. Smith is his particu.
lar friend, and was the bearer of the chal-
lenge. Mr.. Smith has iince declared to
me, that the contribution put by Belt on
the certificate given him, was falte one.
and the only 9aufe he had for ai1ertine
that would not fight him, was becauf.
I had previouAy told him 70, as mention.
ed in the certificate given me and fur
Their, that he had no reafon whatever to
fappoie me osherwife than man Of cou-
rage: he alto nated to me, that he had
ESad Belts publication, and that he had
not cleared up the charge Of the pocket
book to his fatisfaetion, or in the manner
he told him he could. Belle muit have
known that ], G. Smith had his informa,
ton from me, as he knew he was juH
from my houfe and as further proof
thar he had no ferrous intention of fight
ing, the Tending of the challenge was pub
licly known before / received il: Hewas
alto unprepared with fecond--althoueh
j. G. Smith bore the challenge to mc, he
repeatedly told him that he would not ac-
company him TO the field, if accepted il.
Belr then goes on and fays, that g on
the tef | was always found to be a cow
ard" The certificate, No. i, of MIR.
Beverly r. Waggoncr, (vhom Mr.. Belle
has declared TO be one efibc msf yelbeaa-
be gc1f1emm in this neighborhood, and
Vo6ieb ,eadiI aamifJ will plainly as-
megPyafe to The coutyayy; and thar / was
correct IN my opinion when publicly
declared him a paitsoo0.