Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-12

,:,., had been seen Just before Or.
TOR a moment restored, and the
o. st;sb Tered away, this gentleman was ex-
."oa f,o,n hi unpleasant situation; but as
J. -. s,oos himself, and found that he
M :, w5lEonce more, he thought it best
- Alter that, a younger man was no.
- - 70 fll the same place; which lac did
-. TO do. - sitting, like Caius Marlus,
-, ,bc broken fragments OF the same CHAIR,
e.. his predecessor had so lately occupied /;
,,.,,;i. y length, even that vas m,schievously
sn.tchcd from under him, and brokeG:lnto
+~cus,.,d pieces. At this mome:t an audible
,oic. cried ont, {" Ill true REPUBLICANS TO the
r;,.t, cL! me Ciir:orians negroes TO the icft."
Such cosrseness was not Calculated to aiiay
~, heat t:,at had been raised, ard probably the
battlc would have recommended and ragged
NH more violence than ever, but the hint De-
INC, given, the two parties actually separated ::
tls Cfntops keeping the stage end OF the
,no,n. and the .na1lisons Withdrawing to the
o,b.r. Tine latter chose Alderman HIGHLAND,
c,.srnau, and J.lncs Townsend, secretary,
when. they placed IN the tldier,s lot, where
thoy proceeded to business, aniaSs,eycy pos
s.nse sort OF noises, and passed sundryresolu-
tons, which arc published IN the Pubhc Adj
yurr;ser Of this morning, but (l am sorry to
s.r it nnaccompanicd with any history OF the
eyr3.:.,'s proceedings. As to the Cintons
they also proceeded amidst the same noises to
r.ss tiaig. resolutions. but what their resoiu-
Tens we're, VIC shall not know TIL the appear
.ncc oftha Coina,bi.n this afternoon. As they
were pu, aud pissed, orc Of them gave notice
10 thc:v side 10 raise huzza OF applause, by
swinging white handkerchief attached to the
end OF pole: Tae o,ncr party, not to be out
done, got a ,cie also, TO which they affixed an
old pr;at coSr, which VS. likewise swung
roand, as every resolution passed, lii ORDER to
excste rropcg degree of joy and triumph on
tIeF side.
We understand that 20 damage was done 70
TIE house aud furniture, excepting breaking
RI tie benches, t.,biGs, chairs and scttee efthe
r.on,, s. o,iaAtitv ofp;tcacrs and decanters, and
destroying ne candle branches and stair ban
risteps. We are happy 10 near that no lives
were lest, although an unfortunate tcderallst,
who n,,ipcs,uy sssfcli among" these q" brethren
CT TIE ,e:sns J,l7ncitte,' after being handed a.
Iyas- with some expedition above their heads,
from the FIR end of the room to the door, found
hi.nsetf conveyed TO the bottom OF the stairs In
d sac. space OF time; whether his limbs were
1.it entirely whole We have not heard.
This saor. narrative is drawn Up IN great
haste, bue with a sCrupulous regard to truth.
according to the best accounts we could set.
r w;Nba seen al,t We have observed be.
corning desicaov towards individuals, in Care
e. y ,Ss,aining from giving names; knowing
how extremely Visaereeabie It IS to gentlemen
to be mentioned By name in public paper
Not but thIt we could have cone so, as we
have III our possession list OF every one VINO
WAS a,v wav Distinguished on the occ2sion, Ell
tier nv knocking down his adversary, CT by
being knocked down himself.