Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-03

amendments. ihe bli for the relief OF the Naval
Hospital was alec passed. Mr.. Hamilton gave no.
tice that he, oi the Chairman Of The Committee ON
Naval Affairs (Mr Hoiman) should to-day bring
up the bill for the relief Of Susan Decatur He
imPlored the House to take some step which would
at leas, relieve that lady from the state of sus-
pense and anxiety under which she had suffered
ior the last i've years; and he further begged them
to bear in mind that she as the widow OF one of the
most gallant men-who ever fought the battles OF
Tree country. The House adjourned at ten o.
clock. (JVash Tel
Extract Of letter from Washington, to the G.
ditor of the Argus.
81 have been pleasurably disappointed in the
appearance and manners Of the President elect
Such have been the constant vituperations and
pervcrsions OF partizan press, that although, "a
an invariahie rule, s fictions both as 20
the character and conduct Of our venerable cam
didate, yet vague and underlined impressions were
ieit upon the mind, which il required a personal
association wholly to eradicate His appearance
Is dignited and graceful; his manners courteous
| and urbane; and his aspect combining in a rare
degree mildness AMI decision of character. OF
his face and personal appearance fair idea can
can be mad by any Of the prints which have
seen Al the north" albany argus.
WARRINGTON, Feb 90.
The session is now rapidly drawing to a close
In few days, all the uncertainty, all the specua.
tons. all the hopes and Fears relative 10 the next
cabinet, will be put at rest. I understand that
General Jackson has made up his mind, and that
\ som- o! his confidential friends are already in
possession of the names of his cabine, minister's
VI course i, will not be known until the next Sc
nate Is ready TO receive them.
| The supporters Of the present administration,
are still full OF their conjectures to the indiv-
duals, but in nearly all of their guesses they will
md themselves most miserably out You NAV
rely, that II will be able aud talented cabinet
1t has been selected with due and delicate re-
gard to the wishes of the republican party, the
great interest. OF the country, the claims Of diff
| fereV sections of the union ,yand, NAV add the
| Importance of New York in this great confeder-
acy.
"The old General is the same elevated man in
| feelings and in thought, that I ever believed him
tobe. His manners are peculiar tn himself digni
hed' easy. conciliating and polished. In good
sense and tact-in fervent love for his country he
mas no superior, and very few rivals.
OIL probably have heard of his del icate at,
tenton to Mrs Adams, Sc his polite request tina, she
might use the presidential mansion as long as ne
| csssary Some of the friends Of the present al
mlnstration, who are themselves good Judges of
etquette, are surprised that Mr. Adams has not
| called on the President elect. A great point of
etiquette has been discussed by several of the A
dams leaders; and its is generally allowed that a,
far as regards the orns of society," and its conven-
sonai rules OF rdsuete, the moment tue votes are
counted before the Senate and the House, the
President elect becomes the centre of society and
the President de Jdcto ought TO call and make
MN the usual compliments of the occasion.
care little for these matters myself but the Adams
dynasty think they are the most important things
Of the age" CW Y. Emo,
| WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.--Yesterday being the
last day Of The Session upon which any bill, orr
sindfing M either House of Congress, can pass
that House, and he transmitted to the other both
Houses sat to a late hour: No bill, which has
m onA Al.
law at this Session, without the unanimous
consent OF both Houses, unless indeed, they
should, as We have once seen them do, sit on Sun.
day.
The business which transacted may be as.
| certained by reference 10 the Minutes OF pro-
eeedipgs in the two Houses. The mass of bills
reported, which have not been acted upon in Ell
ther House, are OF course rejected. Nat. Int.
Great preparations ire making relative to the
Fancy Ball, to take place at the Park Theatre on
| the 4th March. 1t is now determined to 60 still
further and introduce masks, that the lovers Of
pleasure will have an opportunity OF witnessing
| and taking part in the gaietes of masquerade
The novelty OF the plan will, no doubt, draw a
| crowd OF fashionable performers in this new and
splendid scene ". y. Her. .Hdu.
large quantity of fuel was yesterday distri-
buted gratis to the Poor, from Mr. Girsrds square,
i between Eleventh and Twelfth streets. For some
time we witnessed the distribution and with great
pleasure. Several hundred cords of wood have
been purchased in advance by the distributing
committee, appointed at the late town me Getting
Charity has been fully awakened, and will vie Id
exec lient fruits. Phil. Nat. Gds.
| Church Bnrnf.-We learn says the Boston ID.
| Advertiser, that the Meeting House in West
hampton was burnt down on Friday morning last
| 1t is supposed that the fire was commune ated
from>a stove on Sunday, and that il had been Sc
cretly burning from that time 10 8 O'Clock on Fri
day morning, when ii broke out, and the house
was consumed in a short time Ii was a ha ndsome
and commOdious building, erected about I2 years
| since
THE WEATHER.
NEW YORK, Feb. A-We have not, for a
number OF years, experienced such severe wea-
| ther for the last few days. Since the violent
snow storm, the cold has been intense, and caused
| an increased accumulation Of ice in our harbour
The wharves on the North River side are all FL
led with ice. The new packet ship Havre, for
Havre, day Of sailing 10th, is still detained by the
Ice at the wharf; the ship Jupiter for st. Croix,
is also detained at the wharf " the ice the shin
John Linton, bound TO New Orleans lying at Pine
street wharf, East River, is ready for sea- waiting
opportunity TO put TO soon az the ice viii
| permit; the steamboat Nautilus, came up from
Staten Island yesterday, had considerable difficult
ty in getting through the ice-a boat with four
men started from quarantine Sunday, to go to the
ship New Orleans and schooner Henry thew sue
ceeded in getting TO the schooner, and asked the
| Captain IL he wanted assistance-he wanted no.
thing but water, in attempting to reach the shore
got set in the ice, when the men on board the
schooner Journal of Commerce, laying at the