Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-23

city, to be informed that CommOd0re .Dcca-
tur, is now. under sailing orders, with .
Squadron of our ships,Ito cruize from Hamp-
ton Roads southWardly, which will tend. /
hope, to rid our coast of the Privateers which
have been infesting it for some time past"
!" 7Homas T. & ersoa-- May he pick up the
rags of his FILTERED popularity, and spend the
remainder Of his life in sewing them tor
gether."
On a wag's reading the above toast, heck
claimed. well if Mr.. Jefferson should think
the above worthy Of example, and it being
known that he is. friendly to home mannfac-
sares, he will be able to transmit to posteri-
ty, as memorial of his greatness, rag
earisst. n---.A. re. Fost.
DueAang.-A law for the suppression OF
Duelling has passed in the Illinois territory,
founded on the Virginia code. The punish
ment of the surviving Duellists lif his anita
gonist die within three months), the aiders,
abettors and cou2seliors thereof, 10 suffer
death by hanging The challenger, or per-
son accepting challenges, is declared incapa-
bic ever of holding or being elected to any
Office of profit or trust, civil or military with
liz the territory Persons when entering upon
the duties of Office are to swear or affirm, that
they have never been engaged in a duel,
either directly or indirectly, in anywise what
ever.
!. A considerable degree of popular displea-
sure says late London paper, has been ex.
pressed against the life guards in consequence
of their conduct during the late disturbances.
On Saturday as ,one of them was passing
thro' PinSlico, he was .saluted by Yolley of
coarse compliments, uttered by a. son of Erin,
dubbed the knight of the bod The soldier
who was jealous Of his honor, and quick in
quarrel being CALLED, by the attack, resolved
to open his battery upon the enemy, and a
close engagementensued., Poor Pat possess
ed the hear, of a Lion, but unfortunately his,
physical powers were inadequate to, sustain
%ths.Riolent charges of his. athletic adversary,
and after receiving thu Or four knock-down
blows, he was compelled to quit the field: In.
order to co1er his retreat, and cons ince the
spectators that his courage was not yanquisll-
ed, he exclaimed, BY J - am after
being OFF now, because my beer hour is up
If could stop now, only a minute or two on
my SOUL, / would give the big BLACKBOARD
dandy Of thrashing."
Sr. DoMINCo.-Aso our present condition
respecting ST. Domingo is but little known,
| would ask the attention of our readers to
the conduct Of Christophe towards US. Z
Ever since the discontinue 81 the French,
and che final evacuation BY the force entrust-
ed TO the command Of L Cleres the island
has been torn to pieces: BY two chiefs, Pc
tien and Christophe the. former contending
tor, representative government, as far as it
was practicable there, and the latter for alb:
solute power over the public. will and force.
a government by representation, with a
president. in imitation Of ours, was con-
templated, and Christophe was elected chief
: magistrate; but nothing short Of self domi-
MON would content him, he rejected the
offer, aud at the head of his troops assum,
!. ed the character and arrogated the powers
of monarch. Thus resisted, his oppo
nents rendered the presidency to Potion,
who" finally accepted it. Hence arose,
some six years ago, the ho.tilities which
has ever since been carried on between the
two chiefs: the one combating for what
may be called regular and legitimate 60
velnment, and the other tor usurpation and
uncontrolled sway
II curiously enough happens that in this
contest the'island is pretty equally divided.
Chrlstophe possessing all north: ct St. Mark
while Potion maintains the south. Their
land and naval forces are equal, each hav-,
ing $4,000 troops, and eight ships, mount
ing from sixteen to twenty-six guns, of PAS
and s2's. Several desperate, but indecisive
naval battles have been fought, and their
rencounters by land have not been less equi-