Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-27

ed at my house, andpresented me with d, /
following CHALLENGE.
No. TX.
Sir,
AS reports %injlrious to my reputation ta.
pfeXciled for fnme days paf, which reports hNr
been traced TO you, as the author, ard as van I
have refufcd By anitable adjaftmrn. to CIV, n.
the redrsfs that the nature :: The thing lscusa
! hefcsy demand Of you thar fssisatiion Which t
the feelings OF an injured gentleman rtqle, /
My friend DR.. Smith vii, on my part, max,
The neceaafg arrangements.
Youf OBJ. icfyts
HENRY ROSE.
Alex. Feb. ~.
Mr.. Jacob Hoffman, Alexandra.
In reply to'this attestation of fashionaE.
%valour, answered verbally to DR.. Smith,
Che refusing to take it in writing, viewing
it he said as an improper answer that BE-
ing unconscious Of having done any thing
that could justify such a demand, should
decline giving DR.. Rose any further salts
faction of any kind, until | had cause to BE-
lieve | had done him an injury, especially
as | had taken SO much pains the evening
before, through him DR.. Smith) 70 do bis
friend every Justice which could be reason.
ably demanded.
Thus hive | g@ivena briefbut faithful re.
lation of the facts on which is founded DE
Roses accusation Of false, malicious, and
s~candqloas t~raducey. Hehas indeed avoid.
ed TO specify any particular calumny, but
as he processes to have received bis int0f'
nation through a respectable channel, and
as the paper first presented for my consIde.
ration, contains all that's said to nave been
received, he is left to support his chargt
from some part of that document, llh
not the substance of that paper been fuay
and satisfactorily proven to be true? lite
secure in submitting the question to ne
public even on this ground, although 1t VIII
be observed that the statement made undt!
the signature Of Mr.. Geor%e Wise, does
not exactly correspond with that, sald 70
have contained information comisg IRON
him, which papsr or its original | an a'
thorised by Mr.. Wise himself to stat"
nevey sap, and that the certificate now pup
lished contains the substance OF the CONVEX
sation he communicated, a copy OF Whu'
he had given Or. Rose. Let the Pull'
compare that which is now given under a'
signature, supported by Or. Wise and M
Stewart, with the certificates OF Mr. hio'
die and Mr.. Patton, and determine |n''
Their there be aught Of falsehood or aR2S''
rent malice in my representations. ls
Doctor cannot be otherwise than aW@S
that these IRE serious and il. Irioas charges
and cannot be unmindful ofthe conseqaS1'
ces Of being unable to substantlate tneIn +"
a court of justice.
But | am also charged with cowardicc,s p'
if to have declined an acceptance OF l'
Doctors challenge supports that cnafS1
then / am convicted. Although ! have
ambition to shine ii. the annals OF rlodsIn
chivalfy, yet / am not willing to SuosG''oI
to the D octor'saccuracy when on tins nSas
a respectable proportion Of the commann.
| am persuaded willnot give him credlts
the correctness of his premises. aad 'r",
the other part especially such as kno" ~,
or my character, will not readily admit '@s,
he will acquire much eclatby this eSsrIl.,
ofhis prowess. Itispossiole however,,
the Doctor may vet add to his lalrTs y
extending his dsfaace to Mrs. Hoam@
and this superstition seems in so'ne ru i.
sure warranted, by a consideration o. =
time, place and manner, which he sele.s
for communicating his hostile intentlon s,,h
wards me. The time was on a saI0 =.
morning, when the solemn SOUND o
bell, was samnoaipg the peaceful lnl'~