Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-18


make them harmonize, it would be equal
" TO the interests Of both. The whsel,
however, will continue to turn. By the
time commerce is nearly stranglsd upon
the Atlantic coast, thick settlements up
on the Mississippi will have cleared Its
navigation, and our western posterlty
finding an easy access to the Mexican
Gulf, and thence to the coast of North
America, will be mercantile. We cas-
tern folks may then inhabit the back
Countries" occasionally quitting our
ploushs to enjoy the refinement, luxury,
and grandeur of some western metr0Pe'
lis. rFranklin Gazette.
Extract Of a letter dated ST. Thomas
18th March, to a commercial house IN
New-York.
Our accounts frem the Maine are to
the LIST instant. Several battles, fought
near Calabosa, with varied success on
either side, and ultimately terminating
in favor of the kings troops, had caused
a momen,ary perpIexity among the IN
habitants Of Caracas and Laguira; but
confidence was about restoring, and the
embargo that had been laid on all ship-
ping fortnight previous was taken OIL
An elegant service of plate has been
presented to com. Stephen Decatur, by
his townsmen, d" in testimony of his bril-
liant service to his country, and the glo-
~ which his deeds have reflected on his
name." This service Of plate was exc
cutcd, the Philadelphia Gazette says, by
tn. first workmen in that city, and the
principal pieces bore the following in.
scription By The citizens Of Phfladel-
phia, to their topnsmsn, com. DEei7CR.
esteemed for his virtue, honored for his
ralor.' -+-
From the ". Z. Ersning Post, 9pril IS.
cowARDLY AND BRUTAL ATTACK.
On Saturday, between 5 and 6 o'clock,
as Mr.. Coleman, the editor of this paper,
was walking up Murray-street, at the
corner Of Church.street, some person be-
hind him, and without giving him any
previous notice or warning, struck him a
blow with some eapou on the back part
of the head, which instantly felled him to
the ground, and SO entirely stunned him
as to render him utterly helpless and
motionless. While Mr.. c. was in this
condition the blows we're repeated, &C
compauied by kicks in the side from the
assailant. Mr.. C. at length recovered
sufficiently to rise, but so much disorder
ed as to be unable to defend himself. In
this condition he Stage. ed towards his
assailant, and, as soon as he recovered
his sight, perceived that the cowarcly as
sassin was the same II. b. Hagerman
who lately disgraced the cockade he
wears by his conduct al Kingston. The
ruffian now repeated the blows upon his
unresistiug victim, and when his malice
seemed to have been completely glutted,
retreated a few steps from him. He
turned round, however, and seeing that
MIR. c. was areadfully Wounded, that he
was covered with blood, and utterly ex-
haustsd, this cowardly savage returned
again to the assault, and once more re-
peated the blows on the head and face
MIR. C.. was now taken into a neighbor'
ing grocery, and from thence to his own
house in carriage, accompanied by two
friends and physician. lie was imme'
diately bled, had his wounds dressed,
and was put to bed.
We are well aware that the public has
already pronounced that there cannot be
any justification for conduct so base' and
a. the same time, SO dastardly; but, in
order that they may fully understand
what led to it, we shall republish what
has appeared in this paper against Tia
german. About the first OF this m"nth
Mr.. Mver, respectable lawyer at King
ston. (ksopus) sent to Mr.. Coleman thu
following letter, with writ to take Ha
german. Giiere follows the letter a
published in the Evening Post OF April g.