Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-26

the intention Of Congress to deprive the President Of
his constitutional right I'll those offices in such
manner rs he should think fl, subject to ratification
or rejection by the Senate. Col. Gatsdcn APP
pointed 10 the Office of adutan general long alter the
time prescribed Tor the reduction OF the army, aud
when the Office was vacant, IN consequence oil the
non-acceptauce of the same by gen. Atkinson The
committee, therefore, cannot believe there any
violation oiiaw, either in that appointment in fill
ing the ohce OF am inspector general, made vacant
thereby. The s,ismssao OF the supernumcrary officers
was mnter of necessity, and expressly directed 10y
the act. Whether the President has dscreety eXer-
ciscd the power vested in him by the constitutions in
making the selections for those or Other Offices in the
army, isa subject belonging excusvelyto the Senate.
IL is but justice to the individuals selected, say,
your committee have heard no objection TO the chat
raoier or competency of either of the gentlemen,
whose right 10 the appointment has been questioned.
They were all highly esteemed aud nerlorous Off.
cers--Colonels Fenwick and Towson hadLeen hrc
veted Tor most distinguished services during the late
oihcers retained IN service, they wish not to deiract
from the merits Of the many valuable officers who
have been left out Of the army, reduced in rank.
The only inquiry To which the attention of the COM
miitee his been directed is, whether there has been
a violation of the law--Your committee arr oi the
opinion, that the President had the constitutional
right to leave out of service any officer of the army,
aud appoint another III his place. This construction
OF the constitution was distinctly adopted by the
House OF Representatives at the first session in 1889,
| ty very decisive vote, being in the proportion OF
i've TO three and after long and able discussion, in
winch MIR. Madison took distinguished part. The
late President Washington carried this construction
into practical effect in the last year of his amins,ra
ton, by removing distinguished individual iiom the
ofhce oil minister 10 France, and the appointment Of
successor during the recess oftne Senate-ahough
TINS removal produced considerable excitement in
the public mind, your committee have not been able
TO learn that its legality doubted or that the
/ rirl of The President ffnn
ONCE has been questioned, since the discussion and
decision above mentioned. This forms Il conclusive
answer 10 the objections TO the appointments called
Iazees, and the dismissal of officers of the grade to
which others were reduced. BY the construction of
the act given to il by the President, and which your
committee believe correct, the intention OF Congress
vs. carried into effect and the constitutional rights of
the executive, and of the individuals concerned,
| left unimpOired. Your committee therefore of
opinion, that the army has been reduced according
Tie provisions of the act, entitled, An act to reduce
and fix the military peace establishment of the United
States" passed the Cd day OF March, 1921.
lApril ., lG22-Rcad and ordered to lie on the ia
fble.]
/ FROM INDIA
SALEM, April l0.-ro MIR. Ephrain Emmeison
/ Snpercarso OF the fast sailing aud elegant ship
George, which arrived mt this port Saturday, from
Calcutta, we are under obligations for file OF the
Bengal H,pkouu' daily paper published at Cal
cutla, from the lst 10 the 26ui OF December.
| An account published from the Manila paper
states, that the convoy, of money taken possession Of
by I!mbide in Mexico Inst year 1900, 600 doars
the principal part OF the cargo OF Manila ships,
belonging 10 the commerce of ;rt city, and that the
news OF this event spread CONSERVATION through that
C~itai. Many families were ruined hy the event,
and the trade between the Philippine Islands A
capuico, by which immense fortunes tad been made
| at Maniila, almost without eXcrtion capital, was
put an end TO forever 60 The Sqauiartis must now,
(says the Manila paper) devote themselves Agri-
culture; and the fertile part otheir till now aban-
doned and neglected Colony, must give them what
thew before aDSurQiy SOlplt N Mpx
! ico."
| MANILA, Aug. 60 Arrived here the ship .Sea-
flower, of Calcutta, Capt. W. Spicrs, from the
Tawee- Tawee Islands. This ship had most lortu-
nate escape from being taken by the MaIays, of winch
the following is an outline SHE had been days
trading there but on the last day some dispute took
place as to the weight of AN article, for which they
were bargaining, when the Malay Chief, who was
with many of his peopIeen board, made n signal To
them, drew his creeS, and attempted 10 stab Captain
SpieIs.-Thoust unarmed, Captain S. contrved,
after dcsperate struggle, To wrench his from
him, aRd lad him dead his feet! \ desperate
iiiot had now taken place, which obsinately
maintained on both sides, but in which all the Ma
lays on board we're eventually shot cut 10 pieces
executing those who jumped overheard. About 40
were lett dead upon the deck. or the SeaaDwer's
crew, were killed, and 10 wounded amongst the
latter Captain Spiers himself, who is severely cut,
hut IS last recovering.
The Tawee Tawee Islands are "a group of rocks
and sand banks, and small isets, bu, li,e frequent
ed they form part OF the chain which connect the
ooOIO tlCHlItIi5O 10 the Eastern CO1St oil BOtneO
about The district Of Saldookan, from which the finest
birds nest in the world procured. There is
large fishery here of pearls beecho de mar, &c. and
they are on that account much irequenicd by the
SoOio and Borneo Prows they are, we believe,
| subject To the Soolo Sultan.
CALCUTTA, Dec. 25.--By communication lust
received irom correspondent near Tchree, UNI
dcrstand that hos,ies likely to break out on
that frontier body Of Scndeahs troops had threat
ened an ncurson the Tehree frontier, in conse
quence of which the ID Battalion, Sd N. I. which
had commenced its march 10 Agva, recalled
hy express from the Assistant Political Agent 10
the Governor General, requiring It's presence at The
threatened point, for the protection of the Rajah.
.4sjatic Society-A meeting of the Asiatic Society
look place on the 18Th Dec. at Cohwringhee, the
Marquis OF Hastings IN the Chair.
Among the numerous curiosiies, publications, es-
says, &c. presented 10 the Society," were the follow
ing =
An account of Boo,an by Crslna nant Boose
who was deputcd by order Of Government into the
country of tie Deb RiRh, in 1856 and translated
10y David Scott, Esq Of The Civil Service, for
warded by MIR. Swinion, Secretary 10 Government
IN the political Department. This local description
OF territory hitherto little known is extremely curl
| Gus in macy respects--Booan is bounded by the
Company's dominions on The south, OH the east by
Assam, tho north by the Lhassa territories, and
on the west by the Lepha country. We shall Only
briefly advert TO few points characteristic of the
nanners of the people Of Bo9tan.
In war, the Bpeteeas have matchlocks, but they
are OF lille use, rs they cannot hit mark with ball
They are aiiald 10 fire one of with mere thar Two
| Gngers Of powder and when they load more heavily,
they tie tie piece TO tree and discharge it from
distance. They fight well with Il knife. When "a
man is killed in battle, both parties rush forward and
| Struggle for the dead body, those who succeed in
getting il take the liver and it with butter and
sugar. They also mix the fat aud blood with iurpen-
tue and making candles of it, burn them before the
| Shrine Of The Defy. The bones ii persons killed in
waI are also used for making musician pipes, and
OF the SOULS they make heads, and also Keep them
set III silver for slipping WATER at the time OF the per-
lormance OF religious ceremonies.