Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-12-26
INVESTIGATION.

-. - INVES CATION.
A committee Of Congress, appointed TO
inquire into the nature and extent OF the
late destruction at Washington, have re-
ported at large on the subject. The dam
ages are thus estimated
For repairs ofpublis buildings, $3.50 900 10
For do Navy Yard, sc 1885, 47,745 81
For do Buildings and Fixtures, 81 425-53.
The last Canada papers contain gcner
al order, of 9th Dec. by which it is notified,
that portion OF each regiment, first select
ing those who were married, were to be
presented, after the signing OF definitiye
treaty Of peace, with certain tracts OF land
and tha, government had promised to send
over their families, free of expence, and TO
provide all necessary implements Of hus-
bandry.
Con-. Macdonough, has been most liberal.
ly rewarded by fine estate near Plat,sbufg,
by lot OF land in Albany, and by grant
of 1000 acres OF land in Cayuga county.
His prize money, it is presumed, will a
mount to $4,000 dollars.
| RehresenaiUe EiecHon--The Executive
Council have examined the votes for mem.
| bers Of the next Congress. In all the Dis
tricts, excepting the 4,h and 9th Easte n, a
choice has been made and that choice,
| distinctly federal, Save one, the 7th Eastern.
There being no choice in the Attn and 9th
Eastern districts, precepts have issued for
| new election, viz in the 6lh Eastern on
the 10th day Of January next, and in the 4th
Eastern on the sofa day OF January next.
All the members elccsd, excep. Mr.. Paris
are lederalists.
Uncle Sans Pay.- The Pla,,shurg Caz
of the 9th inst. states, that the militia, who
| had been in the pablic service for months,
had been discharged but withoutrecciving
a cent OF pay.-Ihe poor fellows were obi
ged to beg their way home, from whence
the writer guesses, they will not return, un.
less they have some better evidence of the
public fasth, than they have experienced.
s-e NEW ORLEANS.
There is little question bu, powerful
British expedition is gore against this
place, and tha, Government have provided
for its defence Maj General GAINES,
having been ordered to Louisiana, left
Philadelphia on Saturday last for Pit,sbarg,
whence he will drop down the Ohio and
Mississippi for New Orleans. He will be
second in command to Gen. Jackson.
10 II. =. -
SAID the grave digger.
II is rumored, and general, believed, tha, the
Presiden, on Friday, Dec, l6, made the follow.
ing nominations 10 the Senate
Benjamin W. Crowniashieid, of Msssschu
sets, 10 be Secretary Of the Navy OF the U.
States.
William Eus,ia, Gate Secretary of war)io be
our minister to Holland Nat Iqeii.
II viii be seen from the pursgraph which
we have quoted fom the National Intel
ligencrr, tina, the President has nominated
10 the Senate, MIR. Crowninshield 10 bs
Secretary OF the navy, and DR.. Eustis, as
Minister to Holland We know Of but one
principle which can have dictated this Sc
leciion-the obvious propriety OF filling
come OF the high offices OF government
from the Northern States. II these Offices
must bt filled from the democratic ranks
in New England, we will not pretend to
say who, answering this description, is bet.
ter qualified to hold them.
But it is time that appointments should
be made on another principle. Il is not
enough to qualify man for the high depart.
men,s of stale, merely that he should be a
democrat nor is it enough to appease this
injured and insul,ed section OF the country,
tor the President 10 bestow a portion OF his
favour on two or three men who happen 10
have been born in New-Esgland. II he
wishes to do justice to this part Of the coun.
try,le him appoint to Office, not merely
our neighbours but men in whom we place
confidence. ID. II.
1t is understood, ts.ys the N York Co'ambi.
an.) tina he charge of the Navy Department
WAS refused by some of our Naval Comm "a iers.