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ZJelata/ur iarjwtiUcait.
BY AllBERDICE JEANDELL It SUES.
Pan
Mondays, Wko.neh
Sc . Fridays.
of committee, reported a
of
On motion of Mr. Comegys, the bill en- '
titled " A further additional suppliment to , act
the act entitled " an act to enable William j
luskeep of New Castle County, to raise his
mill-dam, and for other purposes therein
mentioned," was read a third time and pass
ed the house, ordered to the Senate for con
cujrreoce. * j
Mr. Ridgely laid on the table the memo
rial of tiré President of the Haard of Trus#
tees of Delaware College, in relation to tlir I
funds of said College, read and referred- to
that subject.
On motion of Mr. Comegys, the bill enti- °I
tied " An act to amend the criminal laws ^
of this State," was read a third time and
passed the house, ordcied to the Senate for
concurrence. %
On motion of Mr. Comegys,
tilled " '
©tlatoare 2lrß$|rtturc.
Cjrrrspondrntr of the Delaware Republican.
Dover, Feb. 15, 1843.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Wapl
hill entitled " An act to
(ion of a bridge over Love's Creek, in Sus
sex Conr.ty." Said bill
On motion of Mr. Comegys, the hill
titled " A supplement to the act entitled
act establishing certain fees for the
the State," was read a third time, and pass
ed the house,ordered to the Senate for
currcncc.
thorize the
as read.
( ii
an
con
on
to
iaI
cd
in
tit
its
introduce a hill
" A further supplement to the act I
entitled 4 An set respecting the partition of ,
land and tenements among joint tenants and
tenants in common." which was read. I
Jiiounf Mr. Rodney, the bill en
act for the regulating ,l,e con
struction and use of wears, gill nets and re
seines in Love's Creek, in Sussex County,"
wa8 road a third time and passed the house, to
ordered to the Senate for concurrence. '
Mr. Carlisle of committee of enrollment,
reported sundry hills as duly and corrcctlv j
enrolled. * j
On motion,
Adjourned to 3 o'look. |
AFTERNOON. !
On motion of Mr. Comegys, the hill en- •
titled " A supplement lo the act entitled |
act to improve the
kiln Creek,"
and amended, and as ;
read a third time and passed the house,
dered to the Senate fi
committee
the bill en
An act to reimburse to the Registers
of the Court of Chancery, the cost of the
Seals of their office
reaper tfully," w
read a third time, and passed the house,
dered to the Senate for concurrence.
Mr. Ridgely obtained leave to introduce
a hill entitled " A supplement to î
titled ' an act to enable John 1). Rodney
and Jaeoh Korsett of .Sussex County, to er
red a mill-d;
act eti
across the head waters of
Love s Creek, called Brendick's branch,
the boundry line between Lewes and Relto
both and Indian River Hundred, Sussex
County, at a place therein mentioned, and
to erect a saw mill thereon," said bill was
read. He also obtained leave
a hill entitled " An act
rasas to the officers of the Superior Court,
the payment of their fees," which was read.
He also obtained leave
entitled "
introduce
secure in certai
On
tiled * ' A
dgation of Broad-1
idcr.ition
s I
. î
as taken up for
■nded,
id bill w
I
petitions re- ;
concurrence.
•ere read a second time and ;
Several hills
partially amended.
Mr. Burton of committee
ported a hill to ;
locate vacant land i
authorize John R. Ad;
in Sussex, which was I
i
Mr. Kennedy of the committee of enrol
'\, reported sundry bills as duly and cor
rectly enrolled.
Un motion of Mr. Carlisle, the bill entit
led "An act to authorize Jacob Boon and
to
read.
ment.
James Woo Iters toe
was rend a third time and passed the house,
ordered to the Senate lor concurrence.
ad a second time by
•t gates ac
Several hills were
their titles.
On motion of Mr. Shaw the House, ad
journed until to-morrow
o'clock.
accounts.
•ere :
j
I
moruing at 10
SENATE.
On motion Messrs. Fisher and McCallis
appointed a committee of
, Clerk of the house being ad
mitted, presented for the concurrence of the
Senate, several hills which had passed the
house, and he withdrew.
On motion
rerallv read.
Mr. Du
ter w
Mr. McF
of Mr. Roe, said hills
*ont presented a petition i
lation to Scho >1 District No. 73, in New
Castle Cot
y, which was read and referred
a committee.
Mr. Du I»
of committee reported a hill I
entitled " A further supplement to the act
entitled 'An act regulating the Generali
election, which was read.
L J lus bill changes the place of holding
the election in Brandywine Hundred, New
( astle County, from the Green Tree to j
the Blue ISall 1 averti )
Mr. Du I out presented sundry petitions
from New Castle County, praying the rc- j
peal of the Dog Tax law of last session,
which were
nf r r ,, .... « .
Mr. Alclee.L lerk ol the house being admit-1
ted .presented several bdlsfor the concurrence
ol the senate,winch had passed the house,the
titles of which he named, and he withdrew,
On motion ol Mr. McCallister, the said (
hills were read.
Mr. Kennedy, a member of the house
being admitted, presented sundry enrolled
In * b thn Speaker f»r his signature, the i
titles of which he named, and he withdrew. I
. a, t,
On motion of Mr. ; Du Pont, the two bills
in relation to the Rail Road Company, were
committed to Messrs. Du Pont and Fisher,
with a view to amend the same.
Sundry bills were read a third time.
orally read and referred to ;
that subject,
ed to 3 o'clock.
committee
Adjt
AFTERNOON.
I
Mr. McFee, Clerk of the house, inform
ed the Senate that the House had concurred
in the passage of a bill, the title of which
he named.
Mr. Du Pont of committee, reported Ae
and
ed
ne
to
of
up
ed
two Rail Road hills back to the Senate with
amendments. - • -
On motion, the Senate adjourned until 10
o'clock to-morrow morning.
I).
, Feb. lfl, 1843.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Ridgely presented the petition of
Henry Kyle for an act empowering him to
receive and take the avails of the personal
estate of Henry Kyle, Jr. deceased, intes
a täte, with accompanying affidavits, which
were received and referred to a committee.
On motion of Mr. Comegys, the bill en
titled "An act concerning guardians and
wards, the sale of the real estate of minors,
and the investments of money belonging to
minors,or the estates of deceased persons,"
was read a third time, and passed the House,
ordered to he returned to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Ridgely, the hill en
' titled " A supplement to the act entitled
, act for the benefit of Sussex County," w
j taken up, amended and passed the house,
ordered to the Senate for concurrence,
On motion of Mr. Ridgely. the bill
titled " An act concerning repairs on real
estate held in common," was read a third
j time and passed the house, ordered to the
Senate for concurrence. .
Adjourned until 3 o'clock.
I AFTERNOQN. to
to Several hills were read a second time.
Mr. Comegys presented the memorial of c
°I Dane Davis; of Kent County, praying ;
^ or a ß ranl of vacant salt marsh, which w;
read and referred,
j
J
On motion of Mr. C arlisle, the vote taken , a
on the final passage of the hill entitled "An
art to incorporate the Wilmington Literary | f
Institute, was reconsidered by the unani-1
.... ...... , . ,
On his motion said bill was then referred |
to a committee, with a view to amend the j
iaI ?®* ) oi
Mr. 1-islier, t lerk of the Senate inform-1
cd the house that the k enate had concurred j act
in the passage ol sundry bills, of which he j oral
named. . ;
. Ir. arlisle of committee of enrollment,
reported sundry bids as duly and correctly e d
enrolled. ,
( n , -* r- Ridgely, the hill en- act
tit ed " A further supplement to the act en
titled An act to authorize a lottery for the ( ed
benefit of Delaware College, and for
other purposes therein mentioned,' was
taken up for a third reading, with a view lo ,
its final passage, on the question of the first j
«ecUon, said bill was lost. I
I On motion ol i ir. Burton, the ln I enti- I
of , . *' n act to lnc <>rporatc the Deltc Phi and
Literary Society of Delaware College," | ed
I was rcad a 1 Uurd u,nc and Passed the house, j
be returned lo the Senate. |
Mr. Carlisle of committee to whom was i
re f errod the lull to incorporate the Wilming- |
1011 Biterary Institute, reported the hill hack 1,1
to d,e h° U8e ' amendments, said amend- l,l
' mcnls were read and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Cook, the 11 ou sc ad
j ourncd »mil to-morrow morning,
* j Thursday, Fch. 16, 1843.
SENATE.
| On motion of Mr. S milliers, the hill
! titled "An act to repeal certain acts the
en- • mentioned," was read a second and a
| third time, and passed the Senate, ordered
mous vote of the house.
of
-
•- I
'
•'
til
the
l< > the house,
cond time.
s I On motion of Mr. Fisher, the bill
. î tlad "An act
Several hills
•as read a
î* im
peding the admission of the
Terri lories
printed laws of other S
idcnce in all courts of laws and equity
I in this State," was read a third time, and
re- ; passed '»fie Senate, ordered to fic returned to
the house.
and ; :
j
;
was I On motion of Mr. Roe, the bill to author- i
i ize John W. Evans to locate land in Kent
county, was read a third time and passed
cor- die Senate, ordered to the house fi
Adjourned to 3 o'clock,
and AFTEROON.
Mr. Me Fee, clerk of the house, pre
cd to the Senate, sundry hills which had
passed the house, for their concurrence, and
he also returned several hills that had been
neurred in bv the house.
to
j
concur
by
•nt
ad
On motion of Mr. Maull, the hill entitled 1
" An act allowing for a limited time, an ad
ditional Justice of the Peace in the county j
of Sussex, was indifinitely postponed, and I
ordered that the house he informed thereof,
Mr- Du Pont of committee reported a hill
entitled " An act concerning the division of l
School District Nos. 8, 19 and 23, in New j
Castle county," which was read. i
Mr. Sniithcrs of committee, reported n 1
•ere : bdl entitled "An act to authorize the sale ;
j certain property therein mentioned," j
I which was read. j
10
ad
the
the
New
On motion, the Senate adjourned until
to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
hill I HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
act Friday, Feb. 17. 1843.
Mr. Cook presented a petition from Chas.
Furguson, praying an act to enable him to
obtain certain damages, awarded to him bv
New the Court of Common Pleas, in the year
to j 184 8, read and referred to
Mr. Kennedy presented a petition from
Richard Lockwood and other merchants of
rc- j Middletown, Ne
modificati
a committee.
Castle county, praying a
>f the retailers license law,
the table.
Mr. Fisher, clerk of the Senate, inform
ed the house that the Senate had concurred
i in the passage of several hills, the titles of
admit-1 which he named.
j On motion of Mr. Ridgclv, the hill en- 1
titled " An act to secure the money lent by j
this State to the Philadelphia, Wilmington '
said ( and Baltimore Rail Road Company," was
taken up for consideration ; he then sub
house mitted an amendment to the said hill, which
was read. Afier some lime spent in rnn.
the i sidering the said amendment
I On motion of Mr. Comegys, adjourned
until 3 o'clock, this afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
Mr. Fisher, of the Senate being admitted,
i i n f° rtne( l (he house of the concurrence and
bills nîti-'oncur.ence of several bills, the titles of
were which he specifically named, and he with
Fisher, \ drew,
to ; read and laid
I
which
I The amendment to the Rail Road bill be
| ing before the house. The house
Ae ! dressed by Mr. Ridgely for the amendment,
ad
and Mr. Comegys against it, which con
suincd the whole afternoon ; at length Mr.
Ridgely moved for the adoption of the
amendment, whereupon Mr. Comegys mov
ed that the further consideration of said
amendment was postponed until Monday
next, which motion prevailed, and the sub
jeet was postponed until Monday morning
ne "' . ,
On motion of Mr. Knight, the house ad
jotirncd until to-morrow.
^ e * > ' ,8 ' 3 '
SENATE.
Mr. McFce, clerk of the house, returned
to the Senate several bills which had b?en
concurred in by the House, and he tjso
presented for the concurrence of the Senate
several bills which had passed the houses
On motion of Mr. Du Pont, the repprt
of the committee on elections,
up and adopted unanimously in full Senate.
On motion of Mr. Fisher, the bill enti
tled " A further supplement to the act
titled 'An act to improve the navigation of
Lewis Creek, to survey and regulate the
streets of the town of Lewis, and for other
purposes," was read a third time, and pass
ed the Senate, otdered to be returned to Ute
house.
On his motion also the bill to authorize
Nathaniel Onnoway and Noble Conoway,jr,
to locate vacant land, was read a third time,
and passed -the Senate, ordered to he return*
c d lo the house. •
;
•
Ul n
tipn of Mr. Sinithcrs, the hill cn- j
j titled " An act to authorize the sale of cot
J tain propei ty therein memioned," was read
, a second and third time by special order,
and passed the Senate, ordered to the house
| f ür concurrence.
On his motion also, the hill entitled " A
, pplement to the act entitled 'An act to
| divide Misspillion Hundred into two Hun
j dreds," was read a third time and passed,
) oi dcred to be returned to the house.
Ahn on his motion, the hill entitled "An
j act regulating the place of holding the Gen
j oral and special elections of Brondkihi
; Hundred Sussex County," was read a
third time and passed, ordered to he retun
e d to the house.
, On his motion also the bill entitled ** An
act concerning negro and mulatto insolvent of
prisoners," was read a third time and pas»
( ed the Senate, ordered to the house for con- j
currenre.
([This hill revives the five day act in re- |
, lation to negroes-]
j On motion of Mr. Dupont, the hill in re
I lation to the Wilmington Rail Road Com-j
I pany, as amended, was rend a third time
and passed the Senate, ordered to he return-j of
| ed to the housev I
j Adjourned to 3 o'clock. i
| AFTERNOON !
i . . „ . ....
| (,n motion of Mr. Du 1 ont, the bill
1,1 , " * further supplement to the act en
l,l * ed " A
On
m
U the General else
, , î
am passet ,
i
hill changes the place of holding '
the election in B.nnüywiue H,,mired.] I
On his motion also the bill in relation to 1
the New KM Ro.d C'nmp.ny, «...
I rend a third time, nml p. M ed th. Senate, „
urdered to be returned to the house.
On motion ol Mr. Fisher, the bill enti
tied •• An ant to amend the criminal laws
of this State in respect to punishment to he
omen, and for other
,
' I
jad a third time.
til
the Sei
currence.
[This
■, ordered to the house for cun- j
indicted
•ad and passed the Senat"
purpos
ordered to he returned to the house. ,
O î motion of Mr. Fisher, the hill emit
j led " An ac
o amend the criminal laws of
; this Slate,
the question
rdered
i
j <»f ns passage, said hill was lost.
that lit«? house he informed thereof.
Dn motion of Mr. Smithers, the hill en
titled "A
reitnhu
ter«* of tiie Courts of Chancery, the cost of
the Seals of their office respectively,** was
and passed the Senate,
turned lo the bouse,
lil to-morrow morning.
to the Regis
ct
ad a third
ordered to be
Adjo
ed
,
Saturday, Feb. 18, 1843.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
1 M r - Kennedy, chairman of committee of
die committee to whom was referred the 1 *
j petition of Harrison Earl and others of j
I Mew Castle county, praying an alteration 1
»n the laws of the Red Lion Marsh com- I
pany, in said county, reported a hill entit
of l ed " A further supplément to
j able the owners ami possessors of the inea
i (low ground, marsh and cripple,
n 1 Lion creek, in New Castle county,
; Die hanks, dams, sluices and flooil-gates in
j repair, and to raise a fund to defray the ex'
j penses thereof," which was read.
On motion of Mr. Cook, the hill entitled
incorporate hit. Peters church,
■ as taken up fur
an act to tn
Red
put
" A
act
in the
n of Smyrna,
to
of
I
ibe Senate, returned j
consideration, and
Mr. Fisher, clerk
certain bills to the house.
Mr. Wilson hid „„ ,l, e mble th. r-mon- :
s,ranee of B. A. Janvier and odiers, of the
city or \> ilmntgton against any alteration ,
being made in the 1
mied.
respecting the in- i
spection of Hour in said city, which was
the table.
I
a «notion of Mr. Comegys, the bill en
titled " An act relative to School District,
No. 18. in Kent county," was read a third
l j me and pa j s®d »he house, ordered to the
sp nate lor concurrence.
of On motion of Mr. Burtor, the bill enti
tie " An act to inccrporate the Wilming
en- 1 lon Literary Institute, was read a third time
by j and passed the house, ordered to the Senau
' lor concurrence. !
On motion of Mr. Comegys, the vote of t
d,e house on yesterday, postponing the I
consideration of the amendment to the bill
in relation
and
of
laid
the Philadelphia, Wilming
and Baltimore Rail Road C
was reconsidered, and
amendment
at 3 o'clock. P M.
Mr. Carlisle from the committee
grossed bills reported several bills i
and correct)* engrossed and presented them
to the Senate for signature.
Mr. Knight presented petitions from citi
zens of Kent county, praying tho passage
of a stay law, which were referred to the
committee on that subject.
paoy,
Ins motion, said
postponed until Tuesday,
on en
duly
be
ad
On motion of Mr. Kidgel», the bill en
titled •• A supplement to an art entitled 'an
act to enable John 1). Rodney and Jacob
Foraett of Sussex county, to erect a mill
dam »cross the head waters of Jones' creek,
called Burdicks branch, the boundary line
between Lewes, Rehoboth and Indian Hi
ver hundreds in Sussex county, at a pi
therein mentioned and to erect a
thereon,'" was read a second, and by
special order, a third lime and passed the
filou». —ordered to the Senate for
mill
concur
rence.
On motion of Mr. Kennedy, the Joint
Resolution for
up for consideration and amended by strik
ing out the word "January" and inserting
" February"—the farther consideration of
said resolution
Booth, postponed.
On motion of Mr. Knight, the House
adjourned till Monday 10 o'clock, A. M.
SENATE.
On motion of Mr. Sraitliera, ilia bill en
titled " A supplement to the act entitled
• an act establishing certain fees for the
of the Salle,' " was read a 3d time, and
passed the Senate—ordered to be returned
to the llouRe.
On motion of Mr. du Pont, the bill enti
tled "An act
adjournment
taken
motion of Mr.
ti is
peal the nets laying a tax
on dog* in New Castle county," a* amend
ed, was read a 3d time and passed the Sen
—ordered to be returned to the II
Clerk of the House presented sundry bills
which had passed the House, for the
currence of the Senate.
SENATE,
Several memorials and petitions
presented.
The l)caf. Dumb and Dlind. Mr.
Smith, of Indiana, reported a hill granting
lands to the several Stales for the benefit ol
the deaf, dumb and blind, and the erection
of insane hospitals; referred to the cominit
tee on Public Lands,
The resolutions concerning the Assump
lion of State debts, came in order and
interesting debate arose. The subject wi
postponed till another dav.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Irwin, of Penn., presented, bv
leave, a memorial signed by 624 citizens
of Ins district, members of both parties, in
favor of the issue of Government Stock
based upon the Public Lands.
Exchequer Plan. Mr. U.
Y, inovsd that the I
On motion of Mr. Ochcltrec. Jsaid bills
rerally read. On motion, the Sen
ate adjourned until Monday morning at 10
o'clock.
m en
TWENTl-SLVKNTH CONGRESS
Washington, Feb. 18, 1843.
vere
ird, of N.
elf in
the
milieu of the Whole u
Sm.e oC .h» Fui..,, ,n mkc up lhe
quer Plan, hut the
Philip JtenauU.
this hill, which has h
E0 ,,,.
J •'* ve.s ami nay. »
%'• a '^ " ,c blll . fo f ," e "l" s „„
Rfn»«lt. w»» te|eeted by 08 to 70.
„ •' r. Ad,
»at this I r n; delayed bi I lor tile relief of
,!,e hp .'^? ol ^O'» 1 »**'- 1 should he taken
"P- r, 'e bill wa. taken tip and passed,
. » We/res.
H "* * he ^.f'fry of ihn I reasury In
promise with the sureties ol Si
wout was next tak
the
Cxclie
•as rejected.
Mr. Briggs, called up
long delayed
moved its
efi discussed, and
demand
of Phillip
demanded
À b ill uudiori
: el Swart*
•
we , ro cal , l f d "P, on a mo,,on
die table, which was n
The v
P
to lay the
dused by n
ir of 85
Mr. Stanly then demanded the ver
the passage of the hill
69.
d
Says
and the
its rejection, by ay
75 to
72.
The r
in the lt
inder of the sitting w;
spent
idemion of Territorial business.
Washington, Feb. 20, 1843.
SENATE.
State Debts. —Mo
pied hi the dir«
in relation to tho
, which he nailed up,
mriita wc
f the morning wa* «
ion of Mr. McPuffi
,'t'
Debts,
sumptio
, !
:
1 * ,cn gihy dis
j Tltt-vn tak'èn u
1 The* Si-° Ct>
I the Home
sitting.]
I. Tho w hoir
gain, after
n, laid on the table.
y and Appropriation bill
I'he A
ilmcnt« of
the n
«I tho bill wa* returnrd lo th
»aid lie wi
«ly.
Kim.—.M . Kerri
ready
with the Kankrup* Acl—and th
.ed fir its di*ru mon, lie hoped ill
tb
K
p. He
ived th-refo
(In
ent of other Sm
lie Kankrupt Kill
cid<-'i in the negative ; ayes 2*2. nay6 20.
Gen. Jacic-on'm Fine.—T he bill providing for the
fin«- was tln-n liken up;
(nr the pur|io*e of
us de
go'll]
I»
of Gen. Jack
d " the
in the cn
Mr. Smith, of
icut, made a long speech in fuv
of it. [belt
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
On motia
ii for Revolutio
I . Revoluliu
j Hastings, the bill
: p '3" s ' , " kcn "P ''- v
'T,,,'. fi„r .od Ihr Exchr^ucr plan or
, taken up and debated,
of Mr.
lor live
ntinun
making p
, lhe
il
i
Adjourned.
I Our favorite Colonel Johnson is great at
explanations. In a speech the other dav, in
the Kentucky Legislature, he spoke of his
descendants. Observing a smile upon the
faces of his hearers, he instantly checked
himself, tlnd said, with considerable confu
rion, and in a deprecating tone—"I mean
my cotluterial descendants, Mr Speaker,"
What audience would'nt have broke out
into an uproar of laughter? Louisville Jour.
! Probably the Colonel meant his muht
t teriul descendants,
I
spendent
:—"The Prüfe ««or'.
Saloon lust night,on the "En
America,'
U nph of eloquence. One would have thought, by
lit« stormy applause which was heard far us the
adjacent streets, that some aslonibhing and
ring spectacle had kindled a flame of cnlhuuasm
that all the waters of the Potomac could
tinguish. But the fact was, that it was the legiti.
effect of patriotic sentiments.polished dic
tion, biting «arcaem, and thrilling eloquence. No
American audience could have resisted the
pulses of such intellectual and national appeal«.—
Dickens was completely demolished,and proved to
id ungrateful slanderer ol the first na
tion that eve (-received him as 'the guest of letters.' "
. Boa.—A Washington c
Mafeitt
of tho Kaliimore Patriot
I« Cture in Ca
omplete tri
s'ish Touri*
be die vapid
to
A.ATE FRO91 ENGLAND.
TtrEXTY.SE VEN DA YS LA TER.
The Acadia arrived at Boston on Sunday,
by which we have received Wilmer and
Smith's European Times of the 4th, and a
supplement. The Acadia did not sail
the 4th, in consequence of bad weather.
The opinion seems lo he that Sir Rob't
Peel will not meddle
The assassination of Mr. Drumond, Sir
R. Peel's Private Secretary,has startled all,
bv its atrocity, having been shot by mis
take for his principal. The assassi
sullen being, a .Scotchman named Daniel
McNaughter, who assumed insanity when
arrested.
It took place on the 20th Jan., Mr. D.
having left Downingst. at 3 P. M., in
panv with the Earl of Haddington, lie
was shot from behind, the assassin having
put the muzzle of the pistol to his back !
The British Queen was much damaged
on her last voyage.
Lord Melbow
The Queen's arcouchment is expected
in about four weeks.
Another Commercial Treaty between
England and France is said to he
tapis.
There is
ich the corn law.
was recovered.
the
of
of
to
probability that England
will accept the new tariff proposed by Por
tugal.
The Svri
„ questi _ _
according to the wishes of the five powers.
lhe 13ih October says the
Hong-Hong monopoly is at an end.
moderate,and their quality good,
instalment of the 21 mil!i
has her
settled
0
The
has been
li
paid.
The Indian mail reached Lomlo
7th Jan., with news that
Gen. Pollock left Cabul, I
the British arms by f
The sold
the
be
lhe 12ih Oct.
ing disgraced
liter massacre.—
attacked the helpless popti
lace, murdered nearly all, and set tiro town
Sir Charles Metcalfe lias been appointed
Governor of ( anada, and
4ill prox.
Morey is very abundant and the posi
.. : he Rank of England
ons sterling in i
Parliament was
the Royal Speech read by the Chi
ill sail
lhe
lion of il
tcellenl—
having 11 milli
vaults.
On Feb 2.
penrd, and
ancellor.
An awful hurricane occurred Jan. 13,
causing a great loss in shipping.
American ships John C
and St. Petersburg of N. ().,
materially damaged.
N. Y. lost 2
The
at
ing of>avj
lab
' I,nil,
The Adirondack
if
hi, and C.:pt. II.tvkstacK
as personally injured.
B/at« In
Texas.
Bv the arrival of 11
steam ship Neptu
nvs the N. C. Bee of the 81I1 inst.
I
have Galveston Ides to lhe 4ilt i
elusive.
Houston still
in
dispose d to
1 the approaching
vasion
ami the ciliz
in that
must lie immediate!v made, or il
•public
ill hr- in danger of a
tal
vertli
In the ILt of ollic
*d at Mier.
. rapt
serve die name of (J. B. Cri
by
Is this George Criltrndi
die son of tin 1
ISit
Hon. .1. J. Crittenden,.of die Uni
Senate,
moved to Ti
O.
some fin
he hi
year«
prize for the Mexier
A more ics
nowhere''he fi
»lute
and honorable man r
A small schooner of lorty-five tons,
called the C4en. Pike, and owned by ('apt.
Webber, ami Messrs. Rains & Down.
J
left Buffalo Bayou lor Galveston on the 13th
i'ist., with a eargo of wood and lumber.ami
a gale, and
<ea through Bolivar
is »opposed
Ik
channel, all
bodies of Capt. Webber, ('apt. Clark, for
rly of the steamer C
(îoiunbs. ami another un
been fi
named M'Connell,
perishing.
'J'lie
I. Jos. 11. Auld and a m
hoard,
I't
of whose bndi
is still missing.
Among the passeng
•ere Gen. I.
, Maj. II
ard,
has he
id Col.
report
ny
Cook, the latter of wli
bu
ed shot by the Mcxicc
Awlul ( aliiinitv !
Great Land Slide at Troy, New York —
Forty Lives Lost—several buildings
destroi/ed.
Wo ha
N. Y., oc
ount«of a fearful cala
ity at rroy,
(I by a hind Elide,
Friday last,craruly inferior in extent, und it
; destructive of life, thun that
ral your. n|jn.
is foared, eve
which occurr.
The ulide n
ed
th of the f,
ns
hill—(ha
:vcral frame huildi
the
lsnel .0
«hing und
at the foot of the
urly
l.ury
lull, nnd extendi)
ol
Th
icul
• 11
1
P*
f life,
s terrible beyond dcarriptin
I tl
»P*
dial
Tb'- h
h w fui and iiielanclioly
Bight. Itabcs in their cradles, inoihcrH with their
children in their arinr, und «t il
o hour« before breuthed freely and in good health,
tho ruin«, mutilated and
had h
mangled corpsas. Tho buildings destroyed weie
, and Imd but recently been
of lhe dwelling«, occupied by
abed «nd buried bt-iieath the
thene, it ia auppoaed, there
or forty peronns, only twelve of
taken fro
pearly all nc
Sumo eigli
poor famille», were
«« of earth. In
:ed.
not lews than thirty
whom eecapcd.
With!
hour afier the oceurrcnse, nine bodies
dug Irom the ruin«, five of wh'ch wero with
out life, one partially injured, and thrrojnot beyond
SCO very.
from the
itry, passing at the ti
,'leaped from the sleigh, and
and loid of wood w
-
with hi
The ho
the earth.
buried beneath
n
Last evening,a man employed at the Navy
the point of marrying a rc
Yard,
spectable young woman of this city ; hut, a
few hours before the time appointed for the
performance of the ceremony, it was rumor
ed that the bridegroom was a married man.
He was immediately sent for to answer the
charge. On hi» arrival he admitted that he
has a wife and family residing in Philadel
phia. 1 mention this
fair readers in the District to " look before
»hey leap*"
of
.
caution to our
There
fine bleighing at Pittsburg and vicini
Thursday.
{ y
FROCdliUlNGS OF A MEETING OF
THE WHIG MEMBERS OF CON
GRESS.
At a joint meeting of die Whig mem
bers of the Senate and House of Represen
tatives of the United Stales, held in the
Senate Chninher on Saturday evening, the
18th February, 1843, lor the purpose of
considering the propriety of holding a Na
tional Convention to nominate candidate»
to he supported by die Whig party at the
next election of President and Vice Presi
dent of the United Slates, Richard 11. Bay
ard, of Delaware,
and Alexander H. H. Stuart, of Virginia,
and John C. Clark, of New York,
appointed Secretaries.
Mr. Tallmadge, of New York, on be
half of
called to the Chair,
joint committee appointed at a
previous meeting to consider what measures
should he adopted, made a report, which,
having been discussed and amended, was
unanimously adopted. The report is in
the following words, viz :
" Whereas the expediency of holding a
National Convention lor the nomination of
ndidates for President and Vice Presi
dent has been suggested by the Whigs in
parts of the Union; and it having
been referred by them to the Whig Mem
bers of Coneress to designate the time and
place of holding said Convention . there
fore
" Resolved, That the Whig Members
of Congress, concurring in the expediency
of the proposed Convention, and yielding
to the wishes expressed that they should
designate the ti
d place, do respect
mend that a Whig National
ention for the
fully ree
C
ination of candi
dates fi»r President and Vice President of
the United States he held
Baltimore
Mav, 1814 ; and that the said C
the city of
Wednesday, the 3d day
:
Milinn
posed of Delegates from the respec
mber of Senators
be
live States equal to the
and Representatives of each State in the
Congress of the United States."
On motion of Mr. Underwood, of Ky, it
was
•'Resolved, That the proceedings of
this meeting he signed by the Chairman
and Secretaries, ami published in the Na
tional Intelligencer and other Wing pa
pers."
RICH MM) II. BAYARD, Clinir'm.
Alfx. II. II. S
î art,
Secretaries.
Jo in C. Cubic.
Enter from Mexico.
By the arrival of the
at Mobile, we have re
a C
•hoouer Victoria
ived a letter from
ir V«
■spomlent,
nder dat j
z e
f the 25th Junu
liicli we
\ I
ike
itie following extracts 2
V F U A C
1 had this pie;
per brig Nucvitas,
that a
i/z. 25ili Jan. 1813.
the 1'Jili instant,
inform v
ire
aml no
■\v decree from governmen
ill o
subject ol the liberty of the pre
obliged several of the liberal papers to
their publication, and many i
I iw their example.
1 lie II S. Cutter Woodburv arrived ir
r P'
Extensive prepart
ha
\
fol
making for
the c
lor the enl isnneiit ol 24.000
•n
ilu? various departmc
readiness
by the 1st «»I March, the greater portion of
«limn it
, to he
id are to be employed i
Texas. (;
O. Bee.
peachy still holds out.—N.
Epitome of
! h c Times.
i*.— A
u leite
Tkj
the Ne
J
dated Veru Ci
Drie u, 8 Ik
i.iking fur th
been ß
■
tin:
Orders I
P"i«>
enlist
dep
»I •■.'4,0(10
b.
.M.
liy the 1
>r » In
ployed in '1
■I y still holds out."
from Ctiiatr.
)ctobcr, 1842,
up
Urn. IMurazan Kili
....III, Central Ainoric
publish' d in the- Di't
kd—A let _
,dut>d 20ih
io tlel Gt.bie
Ini,
I't
idilit of Central Ai
ry «up
The 8
.—The \. Y. Herald
au It
of tin- (
"The boy
rs, who |,.,ve
bri
ed
ilyi
hurge of m uti
i:
double ir.
lit befo
Ko.
ril of liabo is
d in tb:
ny
cord nr 'J'iilhn.nlg.
corpu«. Ky Huh
City I
bu giv
. rd'ty-, oi
they
until Mond iy, when a d
c pi
will
M..r
K Ei
». —The
parol, jewelry
Fd
Col. Mon i
■•Id by the Sheriff uf I'hil iddph
Tho article
i, dpi
T
d.y
for high p
ption of i|,c hair dye whirl»
i'll i lie
kably
His b'
830,
knocked down
gold walrli 814, and
wit 822.
«I Mrs. (4
ns she studied n newspaper thiou^h her spe£titc!cs
—** To bu sure lie is—fine as silk. I've knowed
•enty years, and yet those editor« and
have ju«t fi
tint for
llimn Cong
tell um that *• General JackAnri'n fi
ol day ! Why there never was i
I
ii uny
Mime
n nt Meredith, N. If.,
named Noah Sinclair, died a few day« ninne, a
raving maniac, «fier attending one of Miller'«
s of
of tho
Itiplying in all
eting* in the neighborhood.
madiiCHh nnd death en
d bv the funatac
deluded follower« of Miller,
part« of the
A*
.—Mr.and Mr«. Miller, who bn
oflute
of the abduc
New
become quite notorious,
ion of the loiter by the fo
York from Norfolk
diately
Sunday, and
ed.
Hcsine-b. —The Pittsburg Chronicle of Friday
minenccd in eurne«t,
king prepara
very cold, und
but clear below.
■aye, the spring trade Ii
nearly
it at the wharf i«
The weather i
above the brid
the ri
A Sergeant of the Ordina
nfbrt,
while firing
fri
Department, at
« killed by tho oxplonion of
Old Point
n field pi
i •„
the 13th
ec of lhe death of Bishop Griswold.
In ronscq
the Rt. Rev. Philander Chase beco
Ki-hop of tho Episcopal Church in
States.
the United
of Mr. Philip Drupen, in
The dwelling h
Chestortown, Md., wa« last week destroyed by fire
and Mr«. D. pornhed in lhe flames.
The Park Theatre, N. Y. ia to open on the 1st
of March, with Mr. Charles Kean and Miss Ell n
Tree, otherwise Mr. and Mr«. Charles Keon.
A Widow Robbf.d.— Mrs. Gaither, a widow lady
. siding at Kimlstown, Ky., recently had her house
broken into, when the was robbed of upwards of
1400.