Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-01
Mr.. Sn0wden:

YR'lEL you be so obliging to insert the
w following twice or thrice in your
Gazette, in reply 10 The notification OF the
honorable lleXander Henderson, Esquire.
Ii is ROT COMMON win me TO name or tax
of such well known characters, except when
at a less Tor conversation, and his name aC-
ci,en'aily introduced Ly others with spe-
cieS Of chromium on his cOndUct and works.
Tint gentleman is 90 neii Snawn TO SUI
FERN character, even had the charges have
been made by me which he alleges-and
am not disposed 10 adopt the thief takers
. tasc. @ilh Sir Joseph Bdnks, TO judge Of
people By their ooks.
lha fact is, | made 10 such assertion Or
assertions as he alleges, and whether the
cksryrs of his own inventions or from
imposition cfhis partner is Tor themselves to
GecUlr.
(iis lrqg intimacy with Mr. Charles Ty-
Ter was know n 10 IRE Tor tie fist tire from
the publication IN question: their late init
mscv seems 20 be we'll understood Il rough
the town. end the cause Of coupling them
together, IS have uGderstood from many
Of our citizens, IN aniinadversions ard APP
prthsps;onS. Rec rding their connection,
whether ctrract',' or incorrectly formed, is
~ for ne 10 oCcIde. His partner, Mr..
lEzGuch. 4 Eca~ gleSS, Sesre-crow looking
yCu'h ( in whom was tavorably impressed
untii yesteGjay,1 | had repeated, spoken
jCccsey tohim, Came 20 the Fir rkliu hank,
where SIT at the FIRE, exceedingly feeble
and unweii, wrapped up in my cloak, AMI
that hooIeirouui my neck. inpassing the
bank. rs had intended, found myself too
l., I'd g..
less ,hau onr hundred yards distance, with
cot IN eyertion which dreaded TO attempt.
haa recovered little when Mr. Fitg-
hugh cane IN, and spoke to him as usual
observing was unnel!. He commenced
a Catalogue OF assertions Jas Inventions OF
utine(, 20 the effect rs reiterated in The pub
lication of he hon. Mr.. Henderson. AT the
first, Absolutely thought the stripping was
IN Inn, OF q species OF raiiery, liberty
had frequently taken It'll him for shaving
notes from hank 10 bank, and once in par
iicuar was pleased with the righteousness
OF lis Tepiv In effect, that he was not
pls2Sed himself at TIE business, and that he
would gladly resign il Tor some other mode
Of living and from his language and man
ner Twas satisfied that he was desirUuS toget
eng ageF in other purSuts.--Jtith these i'm
We>slun, | urged him TO go ON, observing
The hrocer's business was then common,
and that something would probably offer
tlore tohis taste anu Inclination at an early
date.
Alter assuring Nr. Fitzhugh calmly, that
I hal not the most distant knowledge in
the things Ire alleged, | advised him to en-
.orire through the town, and he would, or
Iigh> hear al that had heard on the sub
(ect--lhatHi did not choose to enter the
ils's e. f'pilad prove one way or the other
tir' 'H>'>!ed that had spoken disrespect.
!.ta!y 81 his partner, and that he was de-
trrh''red 10 defend MS Character, to which
replied, had no objection, and that il
might be a burthen beyond his power to
support.
he got still more eiamorous got up
srom my seat to pdSh him out Of the bank,
when BE- informed me he WAS engaged in
exchanging meaev. ana hobh!ed back 10
resume my Seati when he became more a.
sIi>Nc than ATTEST exceeding all that have
al anv date experienced In the course oil
my hie-in hecsoIing tone, that my age
prctetIed me from punishment-with the
most opptol,riouS epiihets, concluding thai
twas an infamous old Scoundrel, AMI | took
tas liberty to break his head. | cannot
S''uch Tor the exact words in every parti
Snlar--i am certain as ta the substance
icing larry and correctly represented.
JOHN THOMAS RICKETTS,
December so