Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-01-22

INC isttST went I'D hf. ELtfys OSu buC, anl
informed h,m that Ms. Morris was below, and
wiihed TO know his resions for declining meet
ing wiih MIR. RaS.cdge, thar he had remarked
TO MIR. Morris the lmpsopIiety of the requea.
bat 1t Mr.. Elesy eontenied 10 aagn reaions,
no objection would be made o, his part. Tho
Mr. Eiery had given an abioluie reiuial to niece
Mr.. Rat'edge, and though he thoroughly COM
pretended the iatention of the honorable John
Ra'edge in this Eesn6 application, Mr.. E.lery
deiired his friend 70 cell the horoIrble Lewis r.
Morris thar he could not accept Of MIR. Ru,-
ledge'S propoial. that be confdered himfl.t un-
der the protection OF the Senate, and ikould
proceed IN a d.fierent manner, that he ihoud
return 20 Wilmington when his viht Vas COM
peIed. and take the advice OF his friends rs to
the proper manner OF bringing the whole affair
before Congreis, aud thst he conceived this
would be the mott chctlual method OF placing
the character OF each in It's proper light. On
Monday evening Mr.. Elley called at the Rage-
Office a, Port Tobacco, aud fecured his feat in
the mail Rage for Wilmington. Turiday morn
ing, about iunrite, the itsgc tarted. The only
pahenseu were an elderly lady and MIR. Ellery.
IL was unde'tood by a conversation between
the driver and black boy taken up on the
road, that the two gentlemen, Ru,lodge and
Morris, had gone on. having haued halt an
hour before the fun had riien and when the
nage arrived az the inn whese breakfsa is pre-
pared. they were fapding in the porch. MIR.
Elety paHed by them into the bsr-room. and
requeaed ,hr lsnd-!ord to place his break,aa
ina fepaIste room. Mr. Ellery wa. sccordrg-
ly d,Eied TO walk into The one IN which he lat
on hrs way from Warrington. and which wa, in
the front psft OF the houe. The windows
we've open--Mr. Elicry ies,ed himIelf by one
OF them, having IN full view the two honorable
members who iIe9uenly eyed him with look
OF iome unehsn'sble defgn. What Mr.. H-
lefy's fuipicions mott have been, is not difficult
OF conjecture. He could have no doubt whe,h-
eT lheir intenu were wicked OF charitable"
Followed from Warrington, way. laid on hisrc-,
turn. onarmcd, and unattended by friend. aud
recolleeiing the freqocDt mcnaccs .againh HE
lite, he could not but expect that his pui iucr,
whom he conildered guilty OF one meannefs.
would foop 10 the commiilion Of another. lie
Fat down TO his bIeakiaf--the table being pro-
perly fpread, the landlord was told there would
be no further occaiion Of his attendance /, he
withdrew, and while Mr.. EIlery had the cup in
his hand & a, his lips, Ru,ledge ruihed into the
room, and before the former could fairly rsiie
hi, eyes, truck him with club on the forehead.
The blow sas repeated before Mr.. Eiley could
clear hin,ief from the table, and ihird icceiv-
cd as he ieizcd Rutledgc. Being in fome meaiure
hunned, the cxcrdons OF Mr.. Elltry we're not
altogether on the deieniye Rutledec was in
fsntaneou1y forced sctois the room and thrown
upon table with his head prefIed to the wall.
Immediately or this Mr.. EIIery was fcized by
Mr.. Symmcs, the tavern keeper, and taken from
RutIcdge, who taking an advantage Of his cx,ri-
cation and the preience Of his friends. (vho evi.
deniIy failed info the room for the purpofc cf
Easing him) again ilruck Mr.. Ellcry with the
club; Ru,ledge was inaap,y thrown by Mr..
Ellery TO another fde OF the room, and upon
another table, with his head again forced to The
wall. III this Gtua,ion Mr.. Ellcry, undoubt-
ediy Judging from what had paFsd, tha, he
fhould not lie permitted by Morris and the per-
ions preient to diable Rutedge. and having no
difpoftion to beat even him whole life at the
moment might have been jualy iacrihced to the
principle Of lelf- -pfefervstion, turned to Morris
and Ieproacbed him for countensncing an az
fault upon member Of the fame legilative
bsdy to which he belonged, going, as he well
knew, TO the Senate, with the Intention of lay
ing before il every thing relating to the differ
spce. The gentleman anfwered that " be 4uas
su eTH," bof did not flcp forward to prevent
forther violence. During this time, Rutedge.
while prelled TO the wall, and the blood run
ming down his cheek, frequently cried out,
"5pN bn nsif, pill biz eG,i," and tried to
fcistch Mr.. Elleiy's face. But as he could do
no material injury, very little attention was
paid TO him on the part of Mr.. Elery, who.
while holding him in that Gtua,ion erquired
whether any civil maeiarate reGded in the vii
lage. and was anfweIed that none lived within
hxteen miles Of the place. Mr.. EIleiy then OBJ
ferved to the gentlemen, who were all firsnstrs
10 him, and who appeared at a lofs in What
manner TO condud, 'hat he was a Senator Of the
United States on hi, way to the capitol, and
that the other two pe'fon, vere REPRESENTATIVES,
who had followed bin from Wilmington, way
laid him on his reiurn, and fsl,n upon him
without any wespon' for bis offence, and with
out friend to protect him. Rutedge curing
this tine remaining in she fame pnplesfapt poi-
tnIe, MoIns with the mixed emotiop OF anger
Il