The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-05-06

APPOINTMENTS BY THE President. Samuel
Swartwout to be collector of the port of New
! York, vice Jonathan Thompson removed-Sal-
airy $4,000 per ann. The patronage of this
Office is much the largest in the United States,
with the exception of the President the Score
tary of the Treasury, and the Postmaster Gen
eral. Tho Collector has the appointment of
Two Deputies; at $500 year; a Cashier,
same salary thirty-ive Clerks, with salaries
from fifteen hundred to three hundred dollars
per annum; sixty-three Inspectors, at over
$1,000 per year six Guagers, from $l340 to
S2290 per annum; thirteen Weghers, at from
$3.50 tos$2350 per year twelve Measures, at
over $lOOO per annum; and various offices of
less Importance. Nj. M Noah, editor of the
Enquirer) to be Surveyor of the port of New
York, vice Peter Stagg, removed-Salary
$4,000 Jeromus Johnson Qate member of Con-
gress) ami VIM. S, Coe, Zone of the Aldermen
of the city, are appointed Appraisers, vice
Abraham Lawrence and Frederick Jenkins, re-
moved-Salaries $4,000 per annum
To be Collector at Bath, Hon William King,
vice J. B. Swanton, ESQ.
James A. Hamilton, Esq, District Attorney
of S. d. of New York, vice John Duer, ESQ,
removed-Centinel
The recent appointment of Mr.. MLane, as
Minister to Great Britain, is understood to
have been forced upon the President by Mr..
Van Buren, as soon as it was known that Mr..
IaZewell would not venture to assume the re-
sponsblity of taking the si' uation, since the re-
publication of his letters in London and the
greeting with which they were received there
as sustaining the British side of the question.
Mr.. M'Lane had done much and was much
dissatisfied. He had offended his State by act
ing in contradiction to her wishes and he
WINS Ianhco
forming his cabinet, had acted in contradiction
to his. He had reason to expect that the treas
ury department, instead of being bestowed on
one who was a subordinate member of the COM
mittee of ways and means, would have been
conferred on its chairman and when he found
himself disappointed in his expectation, he
threw off all restraint. and gave his feelings
vent and latitude of expression that alarmed
the cabinet Great efforts were made to paci-
fly him but all were unsuccessful, until Mr.
Van Buren, prescribed medicine for his wound
ed spirit, which will doubtless cure him.
- Philadelphia U. s. Gazette.
Mr.. Tazewell wrote a series of letters, sus-
tanning the British side of the question, in the
controversy with that country, on the sub iect
of the colonial trade, which were originally pub
lshed in the Norfolk Herald, and have since
been reprinted in pamphlet form in London.
MELANCHOLY EVENT. George Washington
.4damS, eldest son of the late President of the
United States, was lost overheard on Thurs {
day morning last, from the steamship Benia-
min Franklin. on her way from Providence to
New York. This young gentleman, who was
on his way to Washington, appeared to be in
health and cheerfulness when the Benjamin
Franklin left Providence, but soon after CON-
planned of a sensation of a funess of blood, and
a determination of it to his head, which he was
apprehensive would render it necessary for him
to remain in the city for some time after his ar
rival. He convcrsed pleasantly during the
evening, and nothing serious was apprehended
when he, with the other passengers, retired to
rest.
About two o'clock in the morning, he arose
hastily and hurrying on his clothes, proceeded
to wake up several of the passengers, complain
ing that they were plotting against him ask
ing one of them particularly what it was he
had said about his (Mr. Adams) jumping over
board. Nothing of this kind had been said,
and Mr.. A. was answered to that effect He
then went upon deck and nothing was seen of
him afterwards His hat and cloak were found
on deck, the former forward of the wheel
guard. 1t appears that his conduct had excited
no particular remarks, and he was not, there.
fore, missed until about o'clock. He was
known to have walked the deck for some time
after going up at two o'clock, and the suppose
ton is, from the remarks above adverted to
that in a moment of mental alteration, he
threw himself from the ship.-N. Y. Mer. .4dU.
An affidavit made by Captain Bunker, in re-
lation to the unfortunate occurrence says,
that he heard the said G. w. Adams las he
beieves,) talking early this morning very earn
's'ly to HIMSELF and although deponent is I'M
der the impression that the said G. w. Adams
was partially deranged in mind, vet he believes
that from the position IN which his hat was
found on the upper deck, it is more than proba-
BILE that he fell accidentally overheard from the
upper deck of the steamship Franklin, and
was drowned