Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-14
THEFAMlLY OF CLINTON.


bany, at which the incipien, measures were
devised for taknigup contribution, for the relief
Of the family Of the illuslrious Clinton. We
feel persuaded that the ancient capital will do
something creditable on this occasion. The
last ten vears-ani the ten most glorious YEARS
of the life Of this great public benefactor,
were passed al Albany, where the private worth
and virtues of his family, have caused them to
be as warmly loved, as he has been ardeniy
admired for the splrndor of his talents, and tho
magnitude Of his public services. We look,
thu refore, for liberal subscription in behalf
of ,hls family from the Albanians. In this
city, the exerlons in this cause are continued;
but we regret TO say, that, owing 10 The severe
prtssur upon the money market, our efforts
here are not likely 10 meet with the success
which we had anticipated. We believe yet,
however, that something handsome VIII be
dore. And hoG the sovereign people cons
menced doing what their representatives have
left undone, or rather meanly refused 10 do, a
month or two sooner, there would have been
difference OF mary thousands In The amount
collected. AS it is, however, II is important
thai what is TO be done, should bf done quick
ly. Ii is well kno~n-so well known, Indeed,
that the fact need not be cnncealed-that the
household furniture, the splendid library, and
the superb silver vases presented 10 the late
Governor, by the Merchants OF Pearl street,
are under execution, and must be sold. lhe
first object Of the contributions is 10 buy In
this properly, and secure it 10 the lamiy . The
execution must be satisfied. Nor is II lac,
that it is in favor Of greedy and mise ~ credit
ors, who are claiming The pounc oil flesh Tor
their own gain, as has been enormously assert
ed by The inexperienced and careless editors OF
some ranting and raving journals. The Judg s,
ment under which the execution has been is
sued, is in favor Of certain minor heirs OF an
estate, the executors Of which. of course are
bound 10 secure as much Of the debt as
possible, and, being mere trustees, have no
right 10 exercise any hberalily. The family OF
tie late Governor are anxious 10 remove to this
city, which is pre,enlod by the disagreeable
circumstances 10 " hich we have referred. We
state this upon full authority; ia order that
those disposed 10 remove this difficulty, may
be appraised Of The exigency Of the case.
Com. .Adr.
A Naval our, OF Inquiry, consisting OF Cap
:ains Morris, CREIGHTON, and Wadsworth, and
John Pickering, E,q Judge Advocate, ordered
10 investigate The conduct Of Lieut.. John Per-
CT, al 10 { the Navy, while a, the Sandwich Isl.
ands,is now sitting a,Charlesown. The charges
against Lieut. PercIval, are made by Capt Ed
wards, oil the ship London, which was wrecked
at Oahu, whoec cargo Lieut. PerCival assisted
in saving, and by the Prudential Committee Of
the Board Of Foreign Missions. Bosi. d. Adv
ENoRMoUs BoNEs.-It will be recollectcd
that some time ago we had accounts of The dis
interment of enormous bones in the low and
marshy country south Of New Orleans. There
IN, JOn IN N pG hp
animal to which they belonged. The deer-
minalion OF these matters belongs 10 those who
are conversan, in comparative anatomy We
understand that the bones in question, after
having been exhibited in various places, have
at length reached New York, and are now 10
be seen in Chatham street. They are, indeed,
from their extraordinary size, well worth see
ing. They consist Of one jawbone, two ribs,
and a broken portion, twelve joints or vertebre
Of the back bone, and three bones of an arm or
fin. The jaw bone is 90 feet in length, three in
5readlh al its widest part al one end and tapers
10 poiut al the other, the whole weighing
more than 1900 lbs The unbroken ribs are
nine feet long, and the vertbrG sixteen inches
in Diameter, not including The long projecting
processes We are told, that the members Of
that learned body the Lyceum, have examined
these extraordinary relics. and find ON inspec
lion that ,hry are not the bones OF land ans
nal, and consequently not the remains Of The
mammoth, rhinocsros, sc In com2aring them
with the bones and relics of aquatic animals,
they do not correspond, as was supposed, with
those Of The alligator, or that extinct animal
the icnrhyosaurus. Blu, they do agree with the
bones Of the whale tribe. and they are doubt
less, as we are informed, the remains Of en-
ormous whale Of the spermace,i kind, though
probably of species extinct or not known TO
whslers. A gentleman who visited and exa-
mined these curiosities the other day, discover
ed that the cells Of the bones were filed in some
places with that substance, which. as chemists
know, is a concrete substance similar 10 s2er-
macel. Jour CON-
A DEXTEROUS KNAVE.
A Fiorentine notary, who had little employ
ment, bethoueht himself of The following eX-
pedieEt 10 raise money. Having called on a
young man whose father was lately dead, he
asked him whether he had received payment