Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-04-19
For the Hleraadria Gazette.
Nrssks SSowpEN s. SIMMs,


Of Colonel Minor and his Military I'M
.fires meat. Most ofmy friends, some
of themteo 8 oBthe patriotic side OF the
great causes" have advised me againt II,
assis ping as reasons; that the facts "a
eainst him stand anrefuted, that his po-
li,ical shining, violent and unsupported
assertions, and glaring Inconsistencies,
are undeserying areply. But am tod
that some honest though Ignorant men,
iinagioe that stand condemned (aha
are encouraged in that idea by low de-
designing .knayes) by the ceruhcate
signed by most of the officers OF the re-
giment. Icbeerhlly admit, the respec-
rabili,y of those gent!cmen, and II Is
principally from sense, 9! the iDpoe-
lance, which, their signatures a.lacn'
thai am constrained to notice, the So
gantic piece s;gnedby our little military
saihropophsgus 1t is scarcely worth
4 observing that he ComRlences with two
y alterations from Duth in the very trst
pcrisd; which hawever is not very re-
f,lsrkable considering its lengths he
would wish us believe that his aotice oftns
late..fslsehoodsS euEtemptile personali-
tie.n is owing to his retired situation in
tae country, and to the extreme lnsig-
piGcapce Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Ee received say letter 10 the Gazette,
on Saturday evening 18th March, the
dsy ON which it was issued from the
press, SO. that this excuse will not an
swer. The medium o. the Gazette was
lust as anoxious" on the first of April,
the date OF his letter, as it vas on the
18th Of March the date of mine. yet
am Somewhat inclined to admit this ex-
cuse because is is not surprising, that
& a e.per, remarkable for the talents and
moderator with which 1t is conducted,
should DC at all times extremely unplea.
san, to such self styled patriots. The
piece SAYS " il will be rec ollected that
this Capt. Mason FIRST published anony-
mousi, against me-" THIS is nor t,ae
Col. Minor said raat'the junior editor
of the Gazette Informed tina, that he
wrote the arucle biHYscif--he called on
; yeu gentlemen you will recoliect, when,
y Mr. Simms informed him that he ob.
tanned his information incidentally ron
me, that I expressed no WISH TO have a.
: nv thing published, aud that he was con,
WINGED did not expect to see any tang
In priut on the subject These li,l:
rms are eninportant except that II DIS
covers dexierity at m1Srehresenfaf'on
which nose but ole practitioners could
have acquired II says again, 'the men
swearing TO the statement OF literal in-
pressment," were altogether ignorant
ofthe circumstances attending the exc
S luton OF that business" A pretty bu'
siness truly, thai Crawford should be
isuorant OF the circumstances attending
hi. impressmeat. He deposes that he
was impressed when about i've and
twenty able bodied mea stood on the roll
before him, and that several OF the dealt
ed men escaped tour OF duty by re-
manning at home Gould Og3en have
been ignorant Of the circumstances at
tending the impressment OF his appren'
lice ,etthc Coionsi says they implien.
~ pin their faith OH my sleeve. did
not witness the lawiess violence praciis-
ed on those men hut cot fay iniorTauoh
from them-I believe them TO be corr
rsct--I PIN my cath on their sleeves
Again, { tie insisted that | should Or
der an Officer aitS file of nsn, 10 selzc
g, their own houses, and drag from the
bosom OF their own families CHOW lce!'
Z; insIy this champion for Toe persone' ~
hsr,y of the citizen deciaims) all the
ahsentses &C." When he declared ne
! would take any he could catch, ala
& make such proposition 10 HIN assign.
ing the reason stated by Coptsias sa.,gs
ter. thai II any were 10 be dsasged from
Their families, they ought TO be, those,
who agrseabiv 10 law were dctaiied 70
pro under tnat impression ! aid ara"
vp instructions for ny serIeants. staii'g
that ,hey would be justlbabie, IN COM
oeIhnr the detsiled men 10 appear Out
did not present II TO the Coiopef - nc
sf;rms for Ms SANCTION and sigoatSre,
s,kply, because his SANCTION and sigma
lure were not all nscsssary, bad cho-
sen to nave acted IN that way. l sns"-
ed them to several OF the caPtaihs ana
asked their opinions, mentioning the
reason above. Captain SaDgster thot,
the lav did not Justify it, and observed
:. q if any Illegal or improper step Is 10
be taken let Minor do it, not Us.
then, Immediately destroyed the inssFuc-
lions and notified the sergeants ~ the
usual way. Again, I" Captain Mason
has misrepreseaied both" (the iasc ana
re orders III did not say one word a.
boat the iav quoted the orders from
memory, yet lquo,ed them correctly
aud defy any man to trace the smallest
difference, between my quotations aud
5 the Colonies. He says "the law under
witch we acted prescribed specific
penalty for those who under such CIR
camstanccs refused TO a.tend"--l there