Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-02

representation 10 nu'nhetss regard should be
clusively to the FREQ white Inhabitants of the Co,
monweailh, Ana on The quest ION being take'ifi
upon, the Sad resolution adopted. cie7ify one
voting an tho affirmative, and eleven only i'm he ncy
awe. But IN place of tins resolution Being inser ed
aitcr IN" last member of the second resolution, has
hccn made To assume The place in The journal of he
ID resolution of the committee, and To the exclusion
oi Ike said Sd resolution o. ,rf-
How II Is that the ayes md noes re not recorded
! th' Journal upon this question in relation to rep
tescntatlon, | cannot account. They were certain-
tak"n by the Secretary, aud ON nj ed IL would
seem, by the printer of the pamphlet. 1t may be
t"t by arctcrencc 10 the papers Of the day, the
ayes and noes may be ascertaincd upon this impor-
tan question.
sense oiiUs'icc has promprc( me in this publica-
ton know that some, and think most, of those
whose names are recorded nAe minority 0f seventeen
voted Tor Mr. MERGERS resolution, ''that IN any APP
por'i"nmcnt of representation to numbers regard
should be had cXclusi the free white mia btan,
oi the Commonwealth"
4 Member TuE SrAUNroN
CONVENTION 1925.
slip from the Charleston Courier Office gives
the following information OF the shpw rcck he .chr
VIM Dawson, hence for Pen ola; IVY whic', disaster
the following persons lost their lives-NTr. Thomas
C"oksey, of this city, Mr.. I,aac ThomPs III 1.-THE
matei of n. y. and negro woma".
NASSAU Dec. 10.
Notwithstanding Inc number of sliipwrckS which
occur among these Islands, often that we lave
To relate the loss OF their crews passengers To
slch general rule the wreck of The schooner Wilta N
Dawson, which occurred in the late stormy W a,her
is an exception 1t is, however very satisfactory
10 ind, that on sIch occasions gu: wrecker. con-
duct themsov with honesty as to The property
aud human and kindness to the unfortunate; and
here we must aver, that instances of contrary
conduct are experienced but very few ms ances
The following atemrnt has been handed TO us b,
ii gentleman passenger i'll the vessel wrecked. and
We give 1t without alteration.
.Netunchoiy Ship,creck.-Thc schooner William
Dawson. Clarke. of New York, fom Richin md,
bound to Pensacol Florida, vas driven by n violent
tempest the Reefof Cotcrney Key Island of Abaco
the 9TH ID ,c.-she struck The rocks at . O'Clock
u. and went To pieces in three minutes. The pas
scngers on board wore ID 'ctor Patrick Cullen, of
Richmond, Mr. Thomas Cooksey OF said CITY and
n female c5ro) servant. The consisted of
the cap'r'n, maze, Isaac Thonp OF New York;
steward Il three seam.n Mr. CoOksey servant aud
the mate were washed from thr wreck and pcrshrd;
the survivors after clingng the fragments of the
wreck for hours during which period they suffer
al every thing short of DEATH were rescued from
their perilous situation, by the humane excrtions of
Mr. Albert Saunders (Abaco) who used every means
that humanity and in'repdIty could suggest to ale
vlate the suferings of his fellow men; lac took the
survivors to his house and administered To them all
the comforts their dcplorabe situation requircd of
those lost, the body of Mr. Cookscy alone was found
and decently entercd.
DR.. Cullen. Capt. Clarke and the survivors ofthe
crew, arrived here OIL Tuesday last.