Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-03

naa;ensv and safety OF a resumption -
p 80 nsvments. That measure was oP-
npsed atfhjs meeting, as traught WIN pc,
p r;lons Consequences 10 the Banks. 10 re.
nlu to this objection, two gentlemen, n,su
~ Tho confidence of the government
stated that they were authorized 0y TUG
Executive TO say, that in case OF pres
sure mon the banks in consequence o.
their acceding 10 the wishes OF the govern;
ment in this respect. every. aio ana iac,,'-
~ ould be given within the power oil 'ne
Executive. 10 sustain them. II was ia
consequence OF the pledges thus gwen
that the President consented that dePo-
sites should be made in some OF these
hanks. when application was made ior
that purpose. The power OF directing 10
what banks the public moneys should be
deposited was thus used, as it was also
in the Western country, for purposes the
most beneficial to the community, and 10
the government OF indispensable impor-.
lance. Without this judicious system oil
measures, indeed, the government would
have been bankrupt, as it would have been
impossible for il az collect the public re-
venues. Without these measures, the
public land debt would have been almost
wholly lost, and sales Of public lands en-
tirely suspended; and but for these mea.
sures the nation would have been inun-
dated by miserable and worthless pa
ner currency, under the influence OF
which The credit OF the government was
n. ariy PROSTATE. With this explanation,
there was nothing in the conduct OF the
Secretary OF The Treasury in this respect,
which was not merely justi6able, but pru-
dent. sagacious, and polite.
But it is. after all, not The Secretary of
the Treasury upon whom the Edwards
Marty are now dealing their blows, but
The President. Every thing relating to
these operations had the assent and even
! preyious appreciation OF the President, by
whose authority the Secretary acted,
! These measures were those OF the Presi-
dent, through his Secretary, and in the
whole course of his administration there is
| not period of it which rebounds more to
| its homo! than that in which it so provi-
IDENTIFY, safely, and economically brought
| back the currency to beallhful state, ard
| in relation TO our financial condition.
placed soul under the ribs OF DEATH
BosToN, June 26.-On Thursday last
came on ID the District Court in this town,
the trial OF Daniel HaseIl. for the murder
of Perry Thomas on the high seas, on board
the schooner Agawam, Of Salem, from
Port au Prince to Boston, in May 1923
| Thomas had gone out in the schooner as
cook; but in consequence OF bis irregular
conduct, the prisoner who was shipped
at Port al Prince, sometimes acted as
cook on the return voyage, and at other
times as steward There had been seve-
| raj quarreIs between them previously TO
The fatal combat, which happened on the
9Th of May. eleven days after they left
! Port au Prince At 5o'clock in the after
noon OF that day, Thomas attacked Hssell
| With rope doubled in his band, and struck
at bis head Immediately after Thomas
| was wounded with knife in the right arm,
witnesses (Capt Goss, and Allen, sea-
man) testified, on the upper and outer
part of the arm. The Captain said, that
being in the cabin, he heard an aterca-
ton, and Immediately came on deck, and
saw Thomas jump out OF the long boat and
strike at Hasell over the bow of the long
boat with rope, when II came round on
the other side, and sezing Thomas with
his lett hand raised his right hand and
struck the knife into bis arm The blood
burst in great force from the arm, so as 10
| fill the face and cover the clothes of the
prisoner; and continued TO flow on the
deck to the quantity, in four or five mi
Dules, as the captain thought, of gallon
and half, and in the opinion of Allen. OF
two quarts The deceased became imme.
diately weak and faint, but did not faint
Ga0ny. The captain said be stood on the
seae,en. The witness Allen. stood at the
helm, little farther off, and saw The al
fray, but did not see the knife raised 10
strike the blow; and he said that the cap
tain was below, and did not come on deck
until he called out, there is murder going
on when be saw the blood. Two sailors
who were sitting in the long boat at he
time of the sfrsy, were not produced as
witnesses. They were recognized to ap.
pear, but were defaulted Both witness
es stated that Hasell had brought The knife
out Of the cabin a few minutes before,
when be came up to get the captains SUP.
per; but he was accustomed 10 have the
same knife when about bis business The
wound Was bound up by the sailors, but
the deceased constantly pulled off the BAN
dages, and set it bleeding again. About
7 CLOCK aBritish sloop of war came along.
side, and The captain ofthe Agawam asked
for surgeon. The surgeon came on
board, when the deceased was carried be-
low into the Storage, and his wound was
dressed. Neither of the witnesses knew
what was done by the surgeon, but that he
was below fifteen or twenty minutes; when