The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-07-23

our office we're thrown into an uproar, OH
Monday night last, by a contention be.
tween the driver of the U. 8. western
mail stage and tho night watch of the
town, abouteach others rights.
Every waichman carries a horn a,
his side, which is sounded and echoed
by the others throughout the town to
bring themselves together in cases of riots
or other disturbances Of the peace
The mail driver has been in the habit of
using bugle after his arrival in town
which the captain of the watch remon-
stra'ed against,to him,as it tended to con-
fuse his men, and threatened TO ,pu, him
in the watch house if he persisted in do.
ing so The mail driver felt his dignity
as a U. s. officer insul,ed! and seemed to
insinuaie that he had a right to blow his
lungs loose IL he thought proper, and
declared tina, he would, with his blunder-
bnss, trePan the noddle of the FIRST fellow
that dared to touch him. The captain
then sounded his horn and a scuffle soon
ensued, of which there are almost halt as
many stories as there were persons pre-.
sent. When we arrived at the stable
The driver and the watch were surroup>
ded by large crowd-the latter endea.
voring 10 separate the former from one
OF his horses, which he held firmly TO, by
twisting the reins of the bride round his
arm, and which was leosed only by
slipping the bride over the horses head.
The driver was then lodged in the watch
house. Several responsible persons OF.
feied to give bail for his appearance be.
fore the inayor--but ii was refused.--
The crowd were much exaspera,ed a.
sains' the watch, believing tina, they were
transceDdiDg the bounds oil their, duty
Whether their indignation was jus, we
don't say-but we believe if the driver
had not been taken off as early as he was,
he would have been rescued from the
watch. He was, hanover released in
She morning before day break
The contractor, in consequence OF the
failure CT mail by this circumstance,
Iorfcils the penalty. We understand he
Intends instituting suit for damages.
The editors of the National IpteIli-
genoers IN their paper OF yesterday,
alter having passed some very handsome
elogles upon themselves have done us
$50 much honor" as TO tell US that we
have not spoken the truth. Condescen.
sion, most rare, indeed!
We have barely time or room, now,
and hope it will suffice 10 stale, that our
Object was merely 10 correct errors into
which we thought our correspondent,
'HCurtius" had fallen, respecting distn
guished statesman, tina, the Intclligencer
has lauded IN no small degree-at the
same time, disclaiming any intention of
classifying the editors,as they have uDjustly
and petulanily charged US with doing.
Some apology is necessary to our
patrons for the space occupied in our
paper to-day by the secretary of states
controversy, and MIR. ThompsoD's expla
nation. The former we copied at the
request Of several of our friends, the lat
ter we preferred giving al once rather
than 10 divide it. That typographical
errors, and from fault which we could
not ohviaie, will be found in it, we have
no doubt.
Several articles or The presidency which
have been pointed out to Us with re-
guest to copy them, will be attended 10.
NiniaD Edwards has left Washington.
The last No. Of ''CuTtiue" in our next.
The Telegraph this morning snnouD-
ced that vessel was in flames of The
Hook. Our beat came up az half past
one O'Clock from our news collector we
learn that the vessel burnt, was the schr. 4