Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-27
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Oh Tempora! Oh Eores!
The little regard that seems to he mani es.ej
| by the present Congress towards the FEELINGS
and voices of the inhabitants OF the comfy Of
| Alexandra, and which hare been IN, 6cvel.
oped in the passage OF tie Justices Bill il
accords with the principles of repub!i an 70
vernment. Gan we be said to live unde, ire.
government. and to enjoy all the privilege and
immuniiies OF free and independent people.
when our voice IS rot even listened to, in me
, creation of laws by which We are TO be 90.
verned, and which arc to regulate Our ai!air,,
! 4 number Of memorials have been sent To-
! Congress, signed ~ the most respectful 4. III
! habitants of our comfy, praying that the biii
nav not pass-repre5entins that the people are
opposed to it settin. forth its uncGnstt, ton.
atty, imperfections and absurdit'es NotwiiA.
standing allthis, the bill has passed the Senate.
as sent from the House, except one or two tri.
I vial amendment and sent to the latter for ron
, currence and it can safely and with truth BE-
asserted. that not ten intelligent citisers Of 4.
! Iprnndr4o. are IN faror of tie BW-l have al.
ways understood that it was leading and con-
! spicuous feature, in the government of The u.
| put in operation the machine of government.
and that their voice should ne er be disregard
| ell, bv the exercise ofartitrary power.
But BY what name shall we designate the
government under which We live III would
| SANDER the sacred name Of Freedom, to rank
| among the number Of those who enjoy its ble..
sings, a People whose wishes have no more in.
! fluence in the Council, by whom the laws that
govern them are formed, than the al Idle
wind" A MURMURING VOICE.
The Lexington kentucky Mentor, Of the
| 9Th inst says--We have had relnark ably wet
| winter. An uausuai quantity OF rain has fall
en-. The streams have been uniformly high,
| and the roads almost uniformly bad The first
| snow which has really covered the ground,
fell on Sundaynight, and yesterday the sleigh
ing was tolerably good.
The st. Louis Republican, of the 27th Ri.
says. .the weather, during this month. hss
been for the most part warm, forming s;rik-
ing contrast to the severity of the last. The
ice has long since disappeared from the siissis-
sippi in this neighborhood, and nothing Is
" anting hut a rise in the water to make the
navigation as good IS in May or june"
CHARLESTON, Feb. I9.-The Schr. Adye>
no brought a broken file Of New.Orlears pa,
pers to the 9th ult. We are indebted 10
friend this city for tie use OF them Thee
was some stormy work IN the Senate OF LONE
lana on the goth January; occasioned by a'eso.
hilton offered by NJ. L,s!et, to eject from their
! body the members ot some pal Shes III 'oiIda,
| but which parishes had Ecen by Congress sn
nexed to Louisiana. Mr.. Clerk afterwards
moved that the resolution and the proceedings
on it. should be expunged from the .lon,p,'' OF
the house--the'e was little doubt That tins
motion would prevail. Some ofthe n. Orleans
! papers are very vehement upon the subject.
, and speak of the unbounded hostility offoreign
| Frenchmen to Americans and their Install
tions. The Legislature Of Louisiana IS very
far from icing in a state OF harmony and the
parties IN it are extremely bitter against each
| other bill to call contention to remodel
| the constitution has been referred to commit
tee.
EAST INDIA.
Calcutta papers, from the lst Cct. t.
the 9th Nov. last, have been received az
the Office C! The Salem Register. The tor
loving are extracts:
These papers give melancholy details
ct the destruction OF property ami loss oi
lives occssioned by gales and heavy rains
in The beginning Of September at Bombay
Breach, Surai, Booibanpoor, aud Other
places in India.
At Bombay, several English ships wets
driven ashore, two OF which weie io-t.
In the Interior great damage was done by
the levelliDg of houses, trees, &c.
Extensive destruction took place at the
city OF Breach and its Deighb0rbOOd. The
Nerbudda rose within 80 hours, nearly ~
ieet above its ordinary level, overlooking
an extent Of cultivated country OF goo So,
miles. Whole villages were Utterly des'
,royed, many lives were lost, and an I'M
me nse number Of cattle, &c. swept away.
At Surat and its vicinity. great damage
was also done. Three tourtbs OF The Guy
inundated, many lives, and a vast number
Of cattle we're lost, and 1000 houses were
swept away. The loss Of property was
estimated at 10 or 10 laos of rupees.
Ga the l4ih Oct. the widow Of an old
BRAUN was burnt upon the funeral pile Of
her husband near Calcutta. He le!t TWO
widows, the above sufferer being the ED
est; The Bramins. being refused psfns'
sion by the English government to b'fn
nore than one, starved Ike young u'a'S 10
dsoth'
In the city Of Boorhanpoor. from i5oo
% 5000 houses were destroyed ~ the o.
!.yerAowing OF the Tapiee, and double ina!
number damaged; and many live: were
lost. The fort and sm ]! foNn oil Anfat-