Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-18
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tered the following radical amendments 10
The constitution Of the u. S.
st. To reduce the term cf strvice OF
members Ct she house of representatives
from two years to one.
"a A correspondents reduction OF the
senate from sia years TO three, one third
TO DC chosen each year.
sd, To choose the president annually by
!ot Oh. Of those senators, whose term Of
service expires at thar time.
Sd. TIE linit his salary TO fifteen dole
lars.x
9Th. 20 abolish the office Of vice presi.
dent.
6!h. To require the appreciation of the
senase and house Of representatives TO ali
appointments 20 o@ce.
7lh. To rrqaire ne consent Of the same
branches TO removals from Office.
Mr.. r. delivered speech OF sbLu, two
hours, explanatory Of the smendmenls 8.
dwell particularly upoa the ezscu:lye
branch Of the goverlmee;, whose powers
he thought exorbisaae, and highly DAGGER.
ous 10 the virtue, peace and happiness CT
the cation. To this source be siuibu.ed
all she evils OF that party spirit which ag:-
tales and OXIDES the community. As his
speech will probably b. published, Itorb-ar
oifvriog anJ comment oPon these ameod
ueuis. They were seconded by Mr
Crawford OF Georgia, anil osdessd TO be
printed.
We presume that or correspondent has
made mistake III this. Il should probably
be hitcen tboHSana dollars.
ga. y, s. Gaz
Extract Ifiom tAe Gibraltar Chronic!s, 2f
1871 February. 1903
g |; is with the greatest regret We lay
Before ous readers the following ssasement
Of damage sustained by the shippiog 10 this
bay during the late gale ffom The eastward
Oh Saturday afternoon aud SSnday morn,
Ing. which, fronl the testim Guy of the o.,
dcst Inhabitants, was much mere violent,
nud lasted longer than aoy storqe they eyer
Witnessed.
The American ship Two Brothers, from
Leg hofn, in ballast, sank 10 Rosia bay !;
paspeagrga aad crew saved by the Boats c.
his a. sjesiy's ship Ronomce win cousI.
derable difficulty. The American big
Minerva. irosa Barcelona, to this place,
viii, vine, vent 10 pieces At the back Of the
New Mole, crcw saved. Engiist brig Com.
msccian,@ stranded near IooiPcg's Battery,
aud totally lost. = Preach poIacge ship,
pr,&e ,ove!ses, aud the crew if any on board
psrished. an Eogi-h Xebec everest, two
womeo ao4 one man dsowned. the remain
der Of the crew saved. The Ecgiish ship
Eupnra,es parted both cables aaa drove 90
shore 90 she Spanish coast near the Pal
moncs. The English ship Eliza los: all her
cable 81 and anchors, drove of the bank,
and after Sustaining heavy FIRE from the
Cabriss batteries; Effected her escape thro'
tie gut; since returned, The American
byig Mary from New York, With sugar,
stranded under i.oca battery, crew aod car.
30 saved, the vessel so, "a with the loss Of
her masts, aad beipg otherwise go uoc!,
damaged as 90 render her uoa worth rs-
pairing. The Ac'srican ship Shepherdess
OF New Xosk w,h West India produce,
drove car 20 sea aud ran through the gut !;
is since returned with HE lo2s Of 81! her ca
bes aud anchors. Several email, craft,
whose names have not reached Us, likewise
weut 10 pieces.
We learn :rom Alg-siras. that Is yessels
OF different descriptions have beea driven
ca shore ia that pory sod tosslly lost.
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