Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-18


Aiming fair passage, eight packets may now
considered due, viz:
g.n ..ond1n, Ontario, time of sailing Oct. e5
do. iiudson, do Nov. 10
Liverpool, York. do. Oct. SEA
do Manchester. do. Nov. |
DE-. VIM. Byrnes, do. Nov. 8
do. Cale,oaia. do Nov. is
:,tyre. DE Rhan, do. >oy.
d. = : Ell. Bonli;', do. Nov. 10
is believed that he York did not leave un-
III ,.e 19th. ~ 7. Com ,3ip. Dec Is.
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From Cai,tDalid.-Judse llnger commenced
IN, debate ia Committee of the Whole, Dtsaus-
So. in the chair on "Wednesday. on the report
Of the Com ni,tce Of Federal Relations. He assen-
ted ~ the first three Res9lutions.& Submitted sub
,tiru,es for the rest The substituted resolutions
DENY the ri.ht of state 10 nulliiy IA law OF Con-
grcss, and declaring 1t inexp'dient to call Con
vcntion of this state at the present time. We
learn that the Judge spoke abnut hours, in his
mast impressive style. admitting the uncOnstitu-
tionality of the Tariff. to 4 certain extent deny
iug that the amount OF injury was as great to the
South, a. had been represented. indispositon
compelled him to arrest his remarks, and on mo
ton of Mr.. Preston, the Committee rose and re-
ported progress. with view Of allowing the
Judge to conclude on Thursday.
The debate had also commenced III the Senate
on the Bill for the call OF Convention. w. b.
Seabrook delivered speech, it is said, of great
merit in favor OF the Bill.
Jas. 5. Deas, of kershaw, has introduced re-
solutions in the Senate, authorizing the Govern
or t this State To take the proper steps to bring
about Convention OF 'he Southern States. on
she subject Of the Tar,if-Charies. Coz Dec,l0.
On Friday evening last. at about 10 o'clock,
IN bell Of gentleman shOu>e IN this cltywaS rang.
and on the servants opening the door, he found
basket on the steps. containing hne healthy
M .,. infant. dressed in the neatest manner; the
basket was new, aud contained three fine worked
caps. several towels, blankets, SC. The little
Stranger was comfortably wrapped up. and APP
peared smiling and lively. The person on leav-
ing the basket and ringing the bell, fled. and no
traces of him have vet been discovered. The pa
rent, whoever they may be, appear to have cloth
ed it in costly manner. The gentleman with
whom it i, left. has placed u in the Aims House,
where it IS doing well.-\. y. ID. .4dr.
~<asS
We are requested to state Mr.. G. F. Weems,
who was arrested by Messrs Hayes and stewart
under circumstances considered suspicious, has
been liberated after having been acquitted OF the
charges brought against him. All the suspicious
were proved TO be unfnunded, and every thing
was capable Of satisfactory explanation.
Editors who have published the paragraph rel
alive to Mr. W. are requested to copy the above
explanatiou.-Bah .7nericda.
-aNS
Congress-In the Senate, on Thursday. after
the usual presentation of memorials, petitions. and
resolutions, the following bills were read
coad time and referred TO thei! appropriate COM
IN tees: The bill for The establishment OF a port
Of delivery ON Lake Ponchartaln; TOR the relief
of Don Charles Della kuise; George Johnson; the
Improvement Of the navigation ol the Allegheny
and Monongahela rivers; John Bronson; Tor pre-
Scribing the mode of commenC ing, prosecuting and
deciding contro, ersies between states. The bills
in relation to the gold COINS and for the relief Of
the legal representatives Of Gen. Moses Hazer,
deceased. were, at the request OF the movers, Or
,!,rcd h lie on the table. The bill for the eiief
% i.u,itn H1rDer, was ordered to be engrossed
al "A t!ird time. After the consideration
ave business. the Senate adjourned.
,... ,-nY> resolutions were submitted IN the
i..i.. "a Representatives and referred to the
-..aus'tes>. Among them WAS ebv Mr.. Rich-
lr:,ru. .pr the appointments al a select committee
o3 educ ition; which. on N zion at Nir. Archer,
va, sid on the table, after division BY yeas and
nays. by a vote of 81 to sc. Mr.. D,ayton gave
notice that he should. on Monday. call up the bill
Tor rhe regulation of the pay of the officers of the
army; Mr.. Irwin, of Ohio, gave Il similar notice,
that he should. on the same day. move the House
To 20 into Committee Of the Whole on the bill
for the establishmenr of an armory on the Yves
tern waters. 4 message was received from the
President stating that the Marshals OF the Unit
ed States had not had time to prepare their re-
turns of the census of the population: II was, on
motion of Mr.. Potter, referred to a select Com
,ni,t,e of seven. Mr. Powers obtained leave 20
be excused from serving ON the Committee OF the
District Of Columbia. on account of health
The annual Report of the Secretary OF the Trea-
sury was presented. and 5000 copies OF 1t order
cd to be printed The House then went into a
conmitte of the Whole, MIR. Haynes IN the
Chair. on the bill to establish certain post
roads. The consideration of this bill and the nu-
merous amendments proposed to it, occupied
the Committee till O'Clock; when they rose and
reported. aud the House adjourned. -1elegraph.