'X
' DISTRESSING CALAMITY
''Tire fallowing particulars relative to
the late disastrous accident wnicn nap-
r pencil to;the Steam Boat JEtna, , are
taken from! the Ne-York S tatesman
. it Tbecotne otit nainhd duty; to record the
in the destruction of human life; is perhaps
paralleled by any similar occurrence. About
K.irnt A tMncV'bn Saturday evenine. while
the steam boat JEtna, Cabt Robinson, was
on her passage frotn, W asnir.gtan. W. l to
' .this city, about a mile tois sioe tame mouin
.of the Kills, the centre boilar explode with
a, loud and awiui crasn, ine nox water nu
.tTwVm In5 evervNlirection with the
Telocity of lightning, instantaaeou'slr scalded
to death several ot tne passengers, acraonsu
v . ed the cabiKS,'rip jd up the deck, broke the
machinery in- pieces, fired the vessel with the
scattered brands from tne lurnace, renaereu
. 1 6e r hole mfdships a complete wreck, jund
ti Ilea tne, xainusoi ujnyj
Brrlft horrw and dismay; , " j-;
The whole number of perspns pn board, is
: stated at thirty-four, viz : six passengers from
' the Philadelphia' coach, ( Citizen's line'
to .which the Xtru b longed,) named oft tue
vi . I
hill Pearce.Arneii, i5Taaen, nricocfc,
TvVft lf. and Mrs. Strout ; fire from Amboy,
' -y : . ti;.Mi nr1 Rnlrr.. amrt two
others, aroes.not known ; six taken on board
vmnt.'vTz : Mrs. Sarah Furman.
HV'of Mr. Job Fdrman, of this city, Mrs.
lfarv Piirman. sister of " Mr Furman, Mrs.
doHhtff of Mr. Fctman, also her
husband, merchant in Datison street; Carohne
of Mr. Job r Furinan, and
;,,tr ftf the Tate "Watrous Fuiman. and a
'brotber of the latter, a lad of 15 years. One
...... .n ' o mrl Mfr tten on boanl at the
HVIIUU u h"' .1
lllin star KTT. " liCSHll '
: officers; crew and servants, of the, boat, fif
, teeninnumbex i V, ' '.
The centre -caom, in wuicn wcre u
"ladies, was the chief scene bf death. M the
-moment of the explosion, several of the male
' passengers were standing against the railing
near the boat, slung at . the side, into winch
they sprung, lowered 'themselves into the
Water, and escaped without materUl injury,
"and from whence they saw the Ijead and
'arms of two r three of the females extended
:frcm the cabin windows, crying pUeously for
relief m the last agonies of lfe. The stew
' rd, Victor Gwsse, jumped out at the forward
cabin window, and was drowned. Mr. Charles
G. nollingshead, apass?ngerfromP,rinceton,
. W PantaiTi Mvers. "mate of the -Etna, also
junrped overboard, but were both saved bv
trn ftf a bench, and! taken into the small
.boat. -V, The h& belonging to the family of
Mr. Furtnan, was rieepmg, at the moment of
i : v.a n.'ono' of the hnilfT- xnd
was thrown into the air eight or ten feet, and
11 into theVicnum, caused by the remov
al the machinery, and escaped without in-
It was supposed to De xnree or iow mumwi
. before the explosion spent its torce, ana near
ly fifteen minutes before the steam had clears
ed away so as to admit of entering the cabm
:wuere a scene ot . aeaxu aou M . v
" - j mv Kc imanned. but Cannot
be described .The bulk-head of the cabin,
chairs, tables; and the bodies of the dead and
' 'drin". were all driven into one mass at the
extremity of the caum. -Ep' itwuwun nu
Mr. MesserMe brst enicrea.nne
;min. mv wife mv wife i" as he caught
her, and ran upon deck, only in time for hct
to expire in his arms, lie nsa Deen maineu
hut aboirt six weeks,when lus wife was thtis
. , i ti r ir K
torn trom mm,- in uie uioum ui w.w
.nrin'pitimeof hone. The wife of Mr. Job
rurnuin his Asters, and his niece, were dead
when -brought from the cabin,' and also Miss
Marv JJatcs, daughter ot uapt. Anorc w. twes.
oX-The'jathcrs were all aeyerely scalded, and
several have smce died. ; s ; j
V hn this dreadful occurrence took place,
arn hflit Uiuted htates was several
ruiles astctni haviinr been aground when tht
:tna naiied her f she, however came up d
icctlv and took the wii ck in tow, and brpught
it upfo .Whitehall dock. Capt. K6binsop
vu.nut n;aerillrf:iniured, and did every
iVmr that he eouldi as well as all who Were
uninjured to assist the wounded, and allevi
ate tneir i'ufierin. After the boat wis tow
ed up to town, the body of a stout man, ap-
... ... f i
- pieces of the WTeck, supposed to have beep
crushed against the wheel-house. He had
oa sr blue co-it ' With gilt buttons, figured
Marseilles yest, otton shiit, rriaiked M. P'.
black y.lk craaU black pantaioom, 'biacji.
worsted stpek'ngs, and pumps. t J
The ii.lowiii persons were sent to the
Hsp;Jal --John iter, and John Gibboni,
both of Phihulelpiiia i Alexander Cromwell,
of Jamaica ; JSancy Doitlierty,1" of AubuH
Letty Tiylor, 6fNeW(-Yrk f Joseph Stevens,
Of Irelanri; Michael Eckfelt, of Philadelphia ;
Thomas Braden; of -Wilmington,-' Del. and
Mrs. Ann Thomas, of Philadelphia,' all bt
Mhree of whom belonged to the boat. ' ' j
i ne nnmocr ot tne aeaa is nine, viz :
' v lira. 8airah' Furman,'ged 44. ' 5
Mxry FQrmaiis maiden ladj ,' aged 54.
f 1 Irs. McsseroleV aged 22. ' V
Victor Gnsseste waid. rr
lani unknown, fcuPd on deck
' Mary Bates; aged '
XNancy uourncrrr. naxiTe oi Auuum
Mrs. .LeUv .'l aylor, wifef John Ta) lor, la--b.rcr.
J'' . v-'. -V' '
The two latt died at the Hospital. There
are still remaining at theklIosp:U';'iThomas
Brad en, of ;ATilmington, Del,, and Michael
EckfelV of Philadehha, ooth of, whom, wc
learn, are Ckely to recover and, dangcrousf
ly wounded, Joseph Stevens, a native of Ire-landJ-v-"--
y . : .- . - -
Alo of the crew dangerously wounoVd i
John Winter, of Philadelphia firematf .
John Gibbons, of Philadelphia, fireman.!
Ann Tho'tnas, of PhOadelp.'iia. : .
c Alexander Cromwell, of Jamaica, waherl
'MarrareVCole, cook, woundedr not con
sidered dangerous, was carried to a private
Mr. 'John Pearce, and Mr. Rycrs, both ct
PhilitdcJpbia, Jonathan Case,' of . Schenecta-
, dy i B. Arnold, of Amsterda.n, N. Y. and Mr.
Heacock and lady, are among those who
capea wiin sctkhui injury. : , . , .; . i t "
' A'botman living At Birgen Point, whose
was the first row boat along-side, the JEtna,
after the-ca plosion, states, that he picked up
4 hat one of which-contained a bill of lading
of goods on board on nomas II. Smith's ship,
at Ataboy froir, Canton He also picked ud
a paper, which was part of contract; fa-J
niakinr, pArtof a Canal in Ohio. '.One 'Ji
. i . . 'L. , i - r i .
Ucm nais, ii is asceruiuieu, oeiongea to uapt,
The four females of, Mr. .Furaian' farnily
taken' to' his house.: and buried from
thence-' ycsterdaV - aftexnoonl tThe- funeral
ceremon?esy which were- pecuftarly ? solemn
and impressive. drewytogetlier many thousand
sxnnatlusinfir friends, and spectators. Rev,
Mr. Baldwin made J ' brief address to t'e
mourners and the audience, and ; ofTered s
fervent prayer. The bodies were placed up
on four hearses, and followed tothe,Presby
erian burying-gfpund in :ChriMrfc-street by
an immense concourse, where they were a"
denosited in bhe crave. The circumstance
of tliis melancholy dispensation in the family
of Mr. Furman, are "of a most striking char
acter ntted tQ impress deeply vupoa the
minds'cf aJT, this uncertainty of biman lifei
The flood of sorrow which has thus over
whelmed" the husband; father and protector
brings to mind the ; rapid ' and accumulated
afflictions of Job and all his patience, forti
tude and resignation are recpiired to bear up
under his load of, affliction. All the deceas
ed le'ft the city after nine o'clock, on' Satur
day, to attend the funeral in the afternoon
at Elizabethtown, of Mrs. Price, a niece ;of
Mrl''Krman. While thev were at the house
of mourning, an infant child of Mrs. Price,
clsed its eyes-forever, and was plixed by the
cold bosom, of its mother, in the same coffin,
and deposited in the same grave. Mr. Furman
was indisposed, and the famy were anxious
to return the sanfe evening. The hour when
Jlier were expected had gone bv. and he was
anxious about their safety, and revolving in
his mind what could have detained them, when
the messengers ' arrived to commnnicate to
him the sad tkhngs and were soon followed
by the dead bodies of his wife, daughter, sis
ter and niece who went from htm m health
in the naofning, but who were now returned
to tarry a few. hours on .their way to the
tomb. . Thus were six relations, of one fami
Iv, consigned to the; narrow cell," to which
we. are all bound, within the space of twenty-
fonr hours. - ' -
This awful calamity has excited a grrat
sensation,, and cast a gloom over the whole
city. It ik almost impossible to ascertain waat
was thelmmediatecattse of the disaster. It
is gnid that the JKtna was,' at that time, un
der an eas;er pressure of steam than. Usual,
making but eighteen strokes a minute, while
twenty-two is her usual guage. v c are
however,' inclined to the opinion that the
steam must have been quite high, from the
terrible destruction the explosion occasion
ed. We also heard a passenge remark that
lie horses were put. to their utmost, the
whole distance from Philadelphia the word
was franop. eral!. .p," ind it was his belief
then reported to the House; as amend
ed and a umboftrtheraiTien
merlf 'were 'projDS and carried. One
of the ameridinent35Xpp?J by MrJ
Xloore of AIabl)iWefrt jtoextetitithe
priirilege, of franking letters, during the
whole time .any member rftiided his
riffht to a' seat on; the ftoorO Ariother
(onerea or :wr. yocKe; went w repuai
tliai' pri vijeire las mow .' extended 6, SQ
davs' before . and ' after the?iessionof
the House,"randoh.f1ne"j.itito";' the nTe
the House m'sessi6n-rhileaniither
(offered by ; 51 Croktbbk ja. middle
cour?e, aud extended, that privilege to
00 days belore and ratter the session
Mr. .McDufBe moyed an amend men t
anpropriitinj; fifty thousand 'dollars in
aid of the ..Post. Office Department, to
enable .it to I meet the addttional post
routes now agreed to rau,d he support
ed his amendment by a speech, i d which
head ocated the , nociplftof '.eipendj
ins the fu rids of , the, cou n try for tlie
diffusion of intelligence.-' . h I
After much discussion; the amend
ment was adoptedayes 6, noes50,
1 lie mil anu.anieuuinenu were ineu
ordered to be engrossed for a third
readme. j ,
VI fin lrtfitmn'-nf f r. PnmhrAl Ptto. tJlia
KtMf ' m - "
House went into committee, of .the
wholeon the Jtll making appropriation ,
for the payment of the claims ot Dan
iel D. Tom pkihsj late Goveinor of the
state of New -York. . ' " . '' .
Mr. 'WickliSe moved to amend the
bill by striking out that part uf it. which
allows interest ouine com mission, at,
lowed Mr. T. on the disbursements
for the government. .
Mr. A. Stevenson went into a histo
ry of the settlement of Mr. Trs ac
counts, and advocated the propriety of
the allowance proposed in the billon
principles of public justice. He dwelt
with warmth on the services of the in
dividual concerned, and insisted that
the appropriation was ho more than his
due. .. . . ,';'
Mr. Wicklifte acknowledged tlie
merits of Mr. Tompkins but con-
- .
BUte'asiround'p'rim
therjraeriJnf .ther pc , fnor moner
Kid It to Jed
tfkindMyin'2teceivea'. hi.
in the I it was unworthy of vthA Hir,;k- ? ?,
ousevtnfmnto a furrh S
e c'aimll
ltiiAmrrarrasprfr: nnrinV his continu-1 PrtsidJif had oivn Ma , lh
aficei iriv!U nbaQesth better to give him fbii deraand
halations no: epuipagesashed occupy the time of the House in pa1'
vat Wo fvirn iii hf. tUa war 1 pnlrvo-Jpo tin Wk ntjAntiz, j . 'P.
r v. a - u.. m v v. wr v.. ntki . ijuii tui lain flllfl Co...; 3
ruined in jRirtuheV Vuinei in credit,
having not only lost pis own property
was no
h
said; it , tnight do very well to' read in I made up a detennutatum, vi
nisiory oi a AiDcinnaiuswno.reiurneq
from tHe hijHiest station irt the state to
hold a plough, arid who still retained a
amonr
o wance of i n te res ton itiis,xom mis;,
He! .denied-that the amount of tt
commissions was duet as vsoon- i. .i
Ilia' omlnpvniori I lAnnav nr-ic ' vl Selm ibofl kir 1 n .
i.ia.)lvvi?i.y ;vi.. i muiivj , nus uipuui JV.U uj .ll Jl OrQtln
Lmight be iuflueieed by prejudice, by. a I JtleoJ till list.year. ,-vile deprecated t!i
that n ffftr uu o milrm'j- tt nrtrinn thp
trip in the quickest possible time. On the tended that his claim was to be put on
If ucbHhins ever had existed, they since there w;is no law which sanctio "
certainly diet hot exist at the present, ed ahyvsn.ch4le'm'ihd.i
day. He made forcible ' remarks on Isions were not due till th la. "
the effect? of poverty, and, having a-, passed , which allows! them
gain deprecated f any "undue "influence any interest ' on .the corftnii siiln $ v
of feeling over his judgmenU he pro- due aJt all, it : could 'rjtit be due fart!
cee'ded to the naked question of right, back than " the idate of ifelaw--
adverted to the verdict which had been contended for a principle of eoualilr
rendered in favor of the claims of Mr. ins;, with allclainiants--whir!ri
T. by a juiy'at jS'ew-york, on thexir- sisted was a luiidameritat principle of
cuni&taucea under, which it was ..render this GoVernmeiiUV He coiidcmuej 'th
red, aiid .the weight to which it vas idea of settling a debt of mcr.1l o'Jf
euiiiieu , anti inougiji ne uiu mti iiuiiui iuucr iii uynars vau, cents. ,.. ; lntprei4
it as authority which ought to bind this wad neyec allovyed by.lay (ii a runninU
House, and admitted that., verdicts account, and this account was n J
1.1 t I . - . i -mm VVL-
other hand, we have the statement above-,
mentioned, and have understood that rapt.
TTobiifton is a remarkably useful and prudent
man. . , t, . .
But onb .thing -is certain. The JEtna was
propelled by an engine constructed on the
i . . . . - i .
nigh pressure principle ana in almost every
the. same footing with every other. He
went into an examination of several
provisions of the bill- to many of which
he did not object -but could not assent
to the allowance ot interest on commis
sion. This was not required or war-
instance, particularly on the Mississippi, of ran te(i hy any statu tewr was it al-
me Durstmg ot a nwier, ix ns ueen founa Nowetl in priva
that it was of engines of thia decription.
We understand that Kobert Fulton always
cons;dereltliem as very, dangerous, steadily
opposed them, and thought thev ought not
to be used. The loss of humun life in ih'rs
instance may, we think, be ftirly assigned. to
the .high pressure engine, and we think as
private transactions. .
Mr. A. Stevenson moved to amend
the bill by striking ; out all after the
enacting; wordf, and inserting the fol
lowing : -'That there shall 'be paid to
Daniel D. Tompkins out of any. mo-
ney, &c. tne sum or Biooyyv y 5 ue
caution them to avoid all boars propped by ducting therefrom the amount paid him
;ines. With this view, we in virtue of the act to amend an act
high pressure en
state upon information received this morn
ing, that there are but three boats with high
pressure engines, which come into the New-
York watrrs, and these are the ;tua. which
lias caused such destruction of human life
she is an old boat, built about ttrn years since,
and baa been running until lately on the De
laware. She is believed to have been the
first boat driven by Oliver Evans hih pies-
biuu tngiiic. j nc ooner w;s OT mtouIU
iron, and however it might have borne tii
action ot . high steam in the fresh w.it-r nf
uie ijreiawarc, was. p rticu!ar'y, uiihttel to
withstand the increased corrosion occiisioVd
by salt water. Another is the new boat
llei.ry Eckiord; and the third the Expert
ment connected with the Hartford, and .Nor
wich line.
CONGUESS.
ftjrcTii.uicuH wiuj uw dhia v.j fauiDg, we
hear, belonged tg Mr. lYtU&i& j'
i
. . . SENATE.
i. ' Thursday, May 20.
the v lce-rresiuenr, in a tew re
marks, on'which he expressed his sepse
of tle kind and courteous treatment
which he hail experienced from the
members, collective! y and individual! v.
signed to the Senate that. he should
not preside over the body, during the
present session, after this day. He
Ihen called upon Mr. Gailhrrd to whom
he relinquished the chair.
,! Friday May 21.
The Arice-President not being pre-j
sent, the feenate was called to orner bv
the Secretary. On motion of Mr.
Holmes of Me. the Senate proceeded
to ballot for a President pro tempore.
The whole number of votes given in
was ':' 35
Necessary to a choice 18
The Hon. John Gaillard had 23 votes.
and was declared to have been elected
appropriating a certain sum of money
tor tne reuei oi Laniei jlj. loinpiuua,
amounting to a as a lull compensation-and
discharge for his claim a-
gaihst the United States, arising out of
advances made, losses sustained, and
services rendered by him, during the
war between the United States and
Great JV.tain tjiat being the amount
found- doe to him from the United
States, bv the verdict ot the rury in
the case ot the United fetates ot Ame
v in 1 1 t I i .
nca.vs. 1). if. lompKins, uecuieu m
the riistrict. Court of the United States
for the Southern district of New-York.
That the act; heretofore passed, refer
rinjr the claims of said Tompkins, shall
be, and is hereby, repealed.
On this amendment a discussion a-
rose, in wliicn Mess, tavenson, wuv,
ambrelentr. Inirliam, Forsyth, ; and
Williams, of N. C. took part.
a .
Mr. Cady, of "New-York, wishing to
; . ' r -
state certain tacts more" tully, and to
express his views on this subject, mov
ed that the eommitte rise.
The motion vyas not carried ayes
70, noes 72.
Mr. McDufiie supported the amend
ment of Mr. Stevenson,- as going to ertr
able Congress to do an act of justice to
a meritorious indi vidual, withoutinvolv-
inir anv nrinciDle which miffht bedrawn
into- injurious precedent.
in the most explicit and cordial man
ner to the merit and value of -the ser
vices of Mr. Tompkins during the Jate
war, and remark etl on the ruinous con
sequences which had ensiled to his pri
vate fortune.
Mr. P. P. Barbour took- the same
side, and observed that, if? there was
on this side the grave an object of in
teresting contemplation, it was a great
and ffoouNntan strunrlinff amidst sur-
the New- York jury!nad giyen, after a rious claims which' are presented totluj
iun anu lauorous liivcsugauon, uc vuvcmaieiju i; ? V ,
shouiri presume it to ue axorrect .nuu-r wr. iManguni replied, and , tpok tht
lng m tne case, anui reioiceu uiat uie uppusue siue oi, uie question. cxintinA
dictates of his own 1judgment united lng against the presuirrption that Go-
witli and corroborated tne ieeun;s oi
his heart toward the claimant. 1
Air. isartlett proposed that tne a
mend ment , be so modified- as to onnt
that part of it which relates to the deci
sion ofalurvin the case. - ;
Mr. Stevenson accepted this modi -
ficatiom and altered his amendment so the government to a great amount at
as to read : The sum of 8101,629 97 a time of its utmost need when tht
as a fiill compensation arid discharge President and all his Secretaries muld
for his claim agabist the United States, not raise S3,600, to pay the roost nres-
arising out of advances made, losses sing demand.
sustained, and services rendered by
him during the war between the United
States and Great-Britain.
Mr. Wicklifte moved to amend the
amendment, by striking out no 1 more
than a; part ot the first section of the that found by the New York Jury, the
bill. : ! Housi& ought not to consider itself tin-
Mr. Kreiner inoveo that the commit-1 der any obligation to begbveriied, by v
vernment is; always btth ready and
ling to pay adjust "demand against it
a presuniption; .WhichJ in many clses,
could not be denied to be a flat enntr,'
diction of fact. JHe shewed how the
the claim arose .and, contended that
Gov. Tompkins had 'been a UtJ
- - 7" wuvi w
He maiatainedthe
ty of allowing, that if commissions were
due at . all, they ' were due as' soon as
the disbursements iver infl Hp: '
Mr. Koss argued, .that as the PrP.
den J had awarded a sum different from
iee rise, anu accompanieu uie motion c wut in 10 a review or the settlement
with a few remarks it was negatied of Mn Tompkin's accounts, as made
ayes 60, noes 79. i; - : : . by the. Treasury and;-avowed by (he
Mr. Williatns of N. C. inquired of President and -contended that it busht
f vri n m wr . . .1
up the sum he had moved. Mr. Ste-(" -the debate was then farther contin-
venson explained that he had founded ued by Messrst Cockei tVright. VVar.
tuc uituiauuu uu uie vuuin ui nici tiu. iliiauis, X UU i-TiaiiarV.
President pro 'tempore; Mr. Gaillard
immediately took the chair, and" ex
a 9 1 iini viniii 1 1 Km. 1 m. j &.a
pressed to the Senate, in a very neat rounding difficulties, and iri danger of
anu appropriate spcecn, nis sense 01 being overwhelmed by them. Ali bis
the high ftonor conl erred upon him. impressions concerning the: conduct of
day in tlie consideration of Executive
Dusmcss.
lloruse of Representatives.
Thursday May 20.
Air.r. jonnson moveu to resume
the consideration of the Post Odjce
Bill..' v,--..?,' : ;-:.v
Mr. Campbell of Ohio, suggested the when this Capitol
Dronrietv of recommitting it neap ot smouioenna:
'Mr. F. Johnson objected tothiscoifrsej j motropolis was ransacked when i the
and then the lioWe, having given leave inDUaiw 01 n own; state were m
( 1 sit again, went into Committee of I uncertain dread of an attackof the e-
the1 Whole-.on Athat bilL:; ; i- ;-- -1 neinr'bnBalthniBWRichmbiid s when
A.varittj of amendments were pro-(an attempt was made to renew .Bur
nosed, the ereater nart'of which were I goynei to:divide the XTnited States in-
were of the most favorable kind, and
he di not know whether he might not,
unconsciously, be too much influenced
by bis feelings to be a perfectly unbi
assed judge, v Mr.-B. then went into
a review, of. some of the . calamitous
scenes in the early part of the late war.
tie aq vertea particularly to tne ume
was nothing but a
ruins when' the
Jury of New-Yorky and deducting from
it such sums:as had, been jiaid Mr. 1.
at the Treasury. , , ! v,
.Mr.. W llliams replied, and still wish-
;ed for particulars. ,; ' 'V I '
Mr. Moy spoke in opposition to
the amendment. , j- ; v 4 .
The question being taken on 'the a
mendment of M r. Stevenson (founded
on the N. Y. verdict) was decided, in
the negative- Ayes 61 Noes 74. i
Mr. Camhieleng moved to fill the
blank iri the, second section, with the
sum of SM5,obO and, the question
being taken, it was decided in the ?-af
firmative Ayes 86,TNoes 65.
The bill was then reported as amend
ed. : h
Mr. M Coy moved to adiaurn. t Ne-
Mr. Wright then give notice, that.
it the House refused to concur in the
report of the committee, he would move
t(t fill the blank with 860,000;; and' the
ayes and noes on concurring were call
ed for and ordered by the House. , The
question 01 concurring in tn commit
tee's report, w ling the blank with 115
000, was -then decided; by yeas " and
navs, as follows Yeas 7b, nays 61.
Mr. Wicklifte renewed ;his motion
to strike out all the first section' of the
bill excepting the enacting clausfe.,:'-
yvnen tne House adjourned. j .t
and
Iteynolds, who. advbcateil the aiaend-
meut of .Mr.i Wicklifte iarid Messrs.
Hamilton, McLane. and ;Brent, wh
opposed it, and contended tor 8115,000.
The question was theiLtakeri by yeas
and nays, asr follows i A V v
jZ-rYeasSNavf 80.;; Jr-'V--- .
j ;; So thej amendment of Mr, AVickliffe
which appropriates 860,22$ " 24 was t
!adppi;eci.:i '.X'iWiSifJ -: '
b THe biU.v was. thenl repor&a , and or-
dered to be engrossed , for K third read
frig ' Ttv
adopted.-' '(We should suppose - that t0 two moieties by gaining possession of
the : amendments; m aHjcousiderablyjs gta
state of New -York. 2 , when it iwas
exceed one; hundred.) The biU. w (almost a literal fact that the- vessel of
Fhiday, May 21 ;
The HoUse took up .the bill M mat
ing provision for the settlement of the
accounts of Daniel ,D', sTompkins, late
Governor of New-York. -J ; 4;v
The question recurring from yester
day, on the; motion? offM r." Wlcknifte.
to strike out the first 'section of the bill,
le modified tiiat motion, by proposing
as a substitute for the - nart stricken
out, a secuon wnicn went to allow on-
y the amount settled at. the Treasury,
ami contained in the President ines
sage on this subject? viz.' 860,539 24.3
He supported ; this amendment, by go
ng into a summary view 01 the pecu
niary transactions between Mr. Tom-
cms and tne Government, ana contend
ed that the sum ajreaotf allowed b uiat
ind ivid u al,; was equivalent to, a? salary
of 876,000 per annum for his personal
Services,; rewardmueh giateithan
liad , been given to any other person for,
public ewiceMMrWr?re
similar exertions made by others to sup
port thernational credit &
Mn;r Itivermore spoke in repiy an4
contended, that hay tn refered itn6 set
Uementof theseaQcbunts to ii?iJPresi-
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LSD
ti
committed to 'the Jail of Sbolti
countw N. C ori the 27th ultimo, NeJ
ro Man riained DAVIDS S feet 10 mchts
high, very hlack, about 27 years of age. He
says that he ran away from a Mr. Robards,t
the Pof!ar -Camp" Mountain,1 Virginia that
Kobards was removing him with; other negroes
from Wayne county In this State, to bis mas y
teri whose name be says - is Samuel Wilson
and lives somewhere in -Tennessee, but tlwf (
he doeanot know in what county. ; ' .
j The pwner is; requested to c6me forrsti ;
prove property, nay -charges and takff
away, or he will be dealt with' according;
lawi; ; 1 ' JESSE BANNER, Jailor. ,
U GermantonMpril -f- 51
f THE -subscribers, offer for sale he.lw ,
.3 ' belonging to thf estate of Tlwnis Bon
ner, decd Ting; in .Bertie county, on the ;
WoVM nlf flsish; rivM-L aaininin? the lands 0 .
Jonathans Cboper, Willianv Johnson ando r-
J;hers, contaiiungf 1000 acres ny esunwt"
roost of it wood land, well timbered and
tered. he land is equslif not superior
fany in thernejgnbornooa 11 nwj v-
improper to observe tnat tne comj -r .
on accohnt of 'the transportation of Jumber,
&.C A farther descrintion is deemed unne
icessary, as it is probable any person w.stunf
to purchase, would first view the Vtm?2
Terms made accommodating to the purcna
eK Tor. farther, particulars apply to the su
. . V WILLIAM T.BOIW ;
IranklinV AprU 6, 1824- . 42T3mu;
Cape-Fear Navigation
URSUAOT tojl Resolution oftnf SWc
hnl.UrA it rheir lasUmrual meeting, t
tice i-3sv hereby giren bat the ZY
meeting bfth Stocloldersofc Cape-F
Nayigadon Company;wUlbe holdent w
own-ziuuscr jii ; . ' h tire
SOtb day of , May irt,al which 'J..
sence of the Proprietors; cr th( BepreseB
threi iiv required; 'nrest.
BLANKS '
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