The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-01-11

.ffri-Gn Generosity.
The Sultan Of Fezzan, who had received
many benefits from Mr.. Richie, 81 Eu2ish
traveller, while he resided at MCurzouk, ut
terIy refused 10 loan his beneiacior single
dollar al time when he had need, and was
disappointed Of expected supplies from an
other quarter. But a mameIuke care into
the house Of the traveller one day, ana find
Ing him anu his companions sitting pensvely
on their mats, thus addressed Mr.. X. " You
and Said, (Lyon) are ny friends ;-Aluki,
the SULTAN has behaved 70 you as he has
done @ Us, and hopes you may die that he
may secure 70 himself al your goods You
seem very melancholy and never speak an
swer me one question, 90 you want money o'
Mr.. X. having acknowledged that hey did
the Mameluke rejoutd, 4 DO not myself
possess any, Tut will 20 and borrow some
for You; how much do you require Z" Nv
i. mentioned twenty dollars, and this KIND
hearted man went out and returned with
thirty.
Every orc who has paid any attention To the
business Of Congress, for the last ten years,
must, We think, be convinced, that the present
number Of the House Of Representative y con
considerably too large FOR the interests Of tie
people, and that number, not exceeding an
hundred and fifteen or twenty, would do much
better.
One hundred and eighty seven members oc-
casion per diem expense Of ire hundred and
seventy six dollars, more than one hundred and
fifteen would occasion. And II takes them w
much longer III proportion, to transact the same
amount Of business.
The travel ofseventy-two members to the city
Of Washington, and their per- diem pay for a SEES
sion Of 100 days, amounts 10 S8O,64O
Add 70 which the PER dirm pay Of l89
members and delegates, for thirty
days which ought To be saved, we're
the House reduced 10 l5 members $500
And the annual saving would be $4,000
An annuity Of Sl26,o00 for forty wears, would
pay OF more than one fifth Of tho national debt.
Proridzlce Journal.
The Philadelphia Gazette gives the following
account Of thc late court squabble At Washing
ton.
The etiquette Of the court table at Wasting
ton, is established bv usage, and enioins that
the oldest resident foreign minister should have
precedence a. to place and attention. The
French minister had been here representing his
uatiou, prior e. Mr. Cannings appointment and
residence near the Court OF Washington; bot
il the mean time the former had occasion 70 re-
turn home leaving merely a Charge des Az
fares to represent him. Mr. Melville return
ing to his station, il would seem. claimed tic ~
sual precedence, and accordingly took the APP
propriate seat at the Presidents table. It's
stated in a baltimore paper that the
dispute originated al the table.
This would indeed be q species Of the highest
ndccorum But the fact *, that when the party
vas breaking up, and in tic lobby at tie Prest-
tents house, Mr.. Canning, in ocular manner,
told the French Minister that he had out gen
aralIed" him, but that he should not do Il again.
Mr. Y. conceiving II an unfair imputaton, be-
came very violent, and some harsh expressions
we're exchanged, and the French Minister at
length touched the handle ofhis svoarl upon
which :" Indication Of personal hostility, Mr. Po-
Utica, the Russian Minister, intcrfercl, anu The
lliercation was cosed-for tie time.
IT is presumed, that, upon reflection, tie mat
er will be adjusted % thc satisfaction pf al con
erned.