Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-17


out the whole American continent.
Cambridge January 7th, le24.
Another charge Of Robb,ng tho Mail.
RIcHNnNp, Jan Is Solomon Bellew.
the SUI contractor and carrier oil the Char
lottesville mail, has been arrested, exa.
mined before the mayor OF th,s city on
chssse OF robbing the mail, and committed
for trial before the Federal Court in Nay
next. What adds 10 the surprise and re-.
greet is, that he has been mail carrier tor
nearly twenty years, has hitherto borAe an
unblemished character. and has large la
ply dependant upon him.
The principal circumstances are these:
Afev days since Mr. Sterling ! Crump. Of
this city, received by a private bsDd from
his correspondent at Loving ton, Nelson
county, letter enclosing The b III OF TOO
dollar Virginia Bank note, and apprising
him that the other belt bad heeh sent bun
by mail On enquiring at the post Office,
be found that the Charlottesville mail had
arrived, but no letter Tor him I! He stalled
the fact to Mr. A. Robinson, jun the pay
ing clerk OF the Bank OF Virginia, lett with
him tine marks OF the halt note he bad re-
ceived, and requested bm 10 keep sharp
look out for the other bali.
On las. Friday night the mail again arri-
we'd. but no letter: and on Saturday the
other half OF the note was presented 10 tbt
Bank tor payment. The clerks attention
was Immediately drawn TO the circum-
stance marks were compared-the
sundered parts completely correspondent.
M k,>n b. ka 81 kha
bank was S. 1ellew, the carrier OF the
mail. At Mr.. RS request, the bearer ac-
eompsnied him to Mr. Crump's, and ano-
Their comparison made of the bali notes -
Apoice officer was sent for: bellew mean
While requested permission to retire INTO
the back yard. which was perfectly close
On his leaving il, the privy vas searched
the scraps of some letters were found
apscke, or two which had never been o.
peneG. with the posi-b enclosed Ia large
letter which contained bills Of exchas &C.,
which had been opened and re.seaied-
one not opened at all, which contained 90
dollars 10 notes--in TACT, some 10 or 20
letters in all, IN different condition.
Bellew was conducted 10 the police OF.
nee on Sunday, and examined before the
Mayor, at the request oil the Chief Justice.
He was committed to jail, to answer the
charge Of robbing the U. S. mail. Eng.
We notice in the Madison Observer,
that Henry Clark, Jun. ESQ. OF Brook field,
one OF the Judges Of the Cour, OF Coumoo
Pleas, committed suicide on the 2lst Dec.
IN health for long period produced q
depression of spirits and arrangement,
which is the supposed cause OF this melan-
choly event, He was man Of strict in.
iegrity, aud irreproacbable character, and
having filled several important stations
acquitted himself to the entire satisfaction
oil his constituents.
Another suicide has been committed by
Mr. Smith, a nan OF responsibility, aud 4
justice OF the peace in The tewn OF War.
wick. Such an act betrsys ouly weakness
Of mind, aud want OF resolution 10 hear up
against misfortune. There is a duty We
all owe 10 society, and although we may
experience inerstitude from a source
where We might least expect il, be dissp-
pointed, ta6dsj. yet ought We TO wait Tor
the appointed time, aud not rush uabidden
INTO The presence VI our Creator.
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