Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-02-01
Washington. Jan. ae.

UuSHUtSfCN, SHFs. 20.
We learn from Missouri, that Thomas
II. Benton has been re elected, by the
Legislature, senator in Congress from
that State for six years from the 81 of
March next, when his present term Of
service will expire. - Nat intel
Some of our readers may have cuI
riosity to know what is the progress oil
the business before the Committee al
investigation, amp ointed IN the sion.e
OF Representatives, on the co,nmlnca-
ton Of the Vice President. We there
fore state, that. that Committee has been
in session, without inter .ion, every
lay since we last adyeried to its proceed
logs, and has not yet concluded IT'S
deliberations. IL is said that Mr.. Xix
was under examination lior the second
time1 during the whole of the day be-
fore yesierday.-fb,
Relief of tke .4ierandria Sufferers.
The bill for this object. which had passed
the House of Representatives it gives
US pleasure to state, also passed the
Senate yesterday. 1t was taken up at
an early hour OF the sitting, aad passed
forthwith, without debate, ,housh not
without dissenting votes. There were
gentlemen OF that House, as well as of
the other, who felt themselves constrain.
ed by principle aud considerations of
public duty, to vote against the bill,
nut with the utmost respect for their
conscientious objections, we must ex-
pres our unqualified appreciation of the
benilicent art, and ayow tue opinion
that it viii she's enduring lustre on the
Legislature of tbs Nation. soon after
the bill passed the Senate twas enroll
ed. signed by the pres,ding officers OF
the two Houses, submitted Is the PresI.
dent of the United States, sigaed im-
mediately by him, sent to the Secl etary
oil the Treasury, and draft forthwith
transmitted to the Ma, or OF Alexandra
for the amount OF the appropriation
This promptitude cahances the value OF
the act.--U.
We have understood that. by means
of subscription set on foot by ssn-
tlemsn who most decidedly opposed, in
the House of representatives, the bill
appropriating SUM OF money from the
Treasury for the relief OF the sufferers
bP the late fire In alexandria, the sum
OF seren hundred dollars has been made
up by the Members of Congress, aud
forwarded to the Mayor Of alexandria,
TO be applied to the relief of(he INDECENT
sufferers. 7'isis liberal conduct speaks
its own praise &aore elcquently than any
language car. 1t does honor 10 tue
gentlemen conceF ned in il. We knew
thatqhose VINO opposed The bill did not
sympastiise less sincerely in the suffer
ing. OF our ueighbors, taan those gen.
slsmen did who f4lttbenselEes atiioerty
to favor ,iFe bill for their relief. Ne
bad IA type paragraph expressive ct
tbis belief on DER part, WHICH was e2-
cluded by the pre>s OF the debate pub
lished that day. the generous act to
which we have adyerted renders that
paragraph superfuous.
1t gives US pleasure to state, tnat the
Corporation Of Georgetown, with its
characteristic libefaliiy, voted five hun
ired dollars for the relief of the suffer-
ers. and tha, two OF three bundled dol
lars more were made up by the cit.zens
of that spirited town.
II gives us pleasure, also, to state,
that three hundred dollars were voted
yesterday for the same beheiiceDt object,
by the Board of Directors of the Bank
OF Washfng toH.
The Alexandra Gazette now almost
literally the Phenix Uazeite) which re :
appeared yesterday, contains a toll
statement of the number OF houses de.
siroyed, the names of their owners, sc.
making the number larger somewhat,
than we gave it. The whole amount OF
property destroyed, real and PERSONAL
estimated by committee appointed Tor
the purpose, is valued at one hundred
s. seven thousand dollars. The Gaze tie
msctions soale private donations from
this city-one OF them 100 dollars, from
! gentleman whose name is not given.
There was rumor in the City yestes-
| day oil decisive battle between the
| Mexican squadron under Commodore
| Porter, and the Spanish Squadron uD-
| det Commodore Laborde, but we have
not been able TO trace it to my certain
source, and believe it TO be uniounded,
A very singular and affecting Incident
occurred in one OF tue Legislative Hons-