The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1824-12-25
FROM rnr ALEXANDER. HERALD.
A IiUB RUE


Our brethren OF the type in n York have hcen
doing fine business according to the state.
ment below. The Office OF the National Ad
vocatc we noticed a few days ago as being for
sale We find the following advertisement in
the Patriot of Wednesday last.
To tie Subscribers of TIE National Adoocats
The trustee of the National Advocate
having. this dav, unanimously sold and trans.
ferred the same, at private sale, to the under
signed and the trustees having accompanied
the undersigned to the Advocate office. and
announced to Mr.. Noah, personally. the pur.
chase and transfer aforcSa d Mr.. Noah
has sorciblv retained possession, thrown the
materials into confusion, cast the cases and
types into the entry, and pulled down the
press, flor which prosecutions have been in
stituted against him and his ci.aAjutors.) The
Advocate, however viii be served to suhscri
bers by the carriers as usual, with change
for one day only in its columns.
request the indulgence Of advertisers, as
the auction and other advertisements have also
been removed or destroyed; and trust in the
lberahty OF the patrons OF the Advocate in
general THOMAS SNOWDEN.
In addition to this we take the folio wing par.
ticnlars of the ARRAY from the Commercial
Advertiser.
"Being in possession of the title to his old
premises. and like Cassus, feeling himself
armed strong III honesty Mr.. S rePsi'c cd TO
the Office to take possession. The ma or com.
mandant, however, refuse ed to surrender anv
thing more than the arms aud ammunition,
such as types, press, paper, sc But having
lease of the house, he gave them to under
stand that he knew law enough to know that
IL was his castle Aprompt refusal being thus
retained to the herald who sounded the parlcy,
spmi tied siege was the consequence But the
ASA lants having at length effected a breach,
gained an entrance, and then was renewed the
fearful conflict. The derii(of The oilice) stuck
to his ma, ter. and piled the ink halls with sur
pris,n9 agility The press paper and furniture
were in quick time tumhled into the yard
Mailets, shrcps feet, types and bodkins Jew
about the apart mcnts in all the ma of typo
graphical! confusion Long and doubtful was
the conflict bot caring that like the Kilken.
nv cats, they might fight Ill nothing Of either
was s'ft, both parties sent to the police offices
for assistance, and bevy, of police Off
GERS soon had possession, and Hays was there
upon placed in supreme command This
morning MIR. Snow6en has given us hdvo-
cate with narrow columns on the outside, and
wide ones within white the major for ouce
appears in 81 bv o." in which he abuses sun
dry persons in good set terms, and announces
that he shall soon be again before the public
with new Advocate which is TO make divers
bank directors, Stockholders, &c, turn pale
and trembe
p :. We learn that the hos,ilitics have not
vet ceased, the patruIes oi the be!ige. cnts
have been upon duty through the day, and
the spies repor; that another assault upon the
fortress is in contemplation, unless the bcSies
ed should make ii sogtie and evacuate the post
How pleasant It's to see
E,ud, cd and friends agree -