Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-15
From lie Portland Courier.

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From lie Portland Courier.
DIsrRFssING AccIDENT.-We learn taat on Fri
day morning last about o CLOCK, the Dwelling house
ot Mr. Stevens, Of Green, was discovered TO be on
fire. and an effort was immediately made to arouse
the family, who were asleep il the !luuse. These
cEertlonS proved unav2lllnG respects Mrs Stevens
and an infant child in bed With her, who were both
consumed with the house and lis contents
General distress EnglraA-In Bells Weekly Messenger
at 2Ilh ec0nher We hnd the following letter from the
Jury OF the county OF Kent the PREMIER ayowins the exis.
a STATE OF 'Ans' ~ Kent presume they be
From Beii's Messenger. 27fi De,e.rer.
The following eer the Duke of Wellington Of ,r dis.
fos Of the country, unanimously agreed to- aud scued by
TIE Grand Jury OF the county of kcnt forwarded
Grace on the 10Th inst:
Grand Jury Eoom, Maidstone, Der. l6
MY Lard; We the Grand Jury OF the of Kent as.
he from all parts Of county charge of our public
G"es feel that IN Justice 10 respective neghho ought
separate without -Itug vour Grace for tie
Information Of his MajeyS Ministers deep unprecc.
denied distress which from personal aud local knowed.s
go are enabled 10 prevails among all throughout
this county degree that only rurous 10 the
;!eIe Of mavldaa hu. must also al no distant pero be
iec to caiI the attention Of hs MSjsstys Mais,crg 70 The
measures he taken to acvae those dislreses which press
so severely on TIC several classes OF society.
Of tho nominations lately made by the President, we under
stand that the following were confirmed by the Senate We'd
Ioai MeI.anc Of Delaware, Minister to ci.cat Britain
Washington Irving, Secretary Of legation.
William {. Rves, of Virginia, Minister o France:
Charles Carroll, Of Maryland Secretary Of Legation.
William PEeb!e, Of kiane, Minister The Netherlands
CoT'elius =. Van Ness of Vermont hlinisic Spain.
C. Pcs9t OF Kentucky, Secretary Of Legation to the Re-
James Duncan Receiver of Public Moneys a, Wash.
William Duane Of Philadelphia and James Canipbel Of
New York. TO be Directors Of the Bank Of the United States
Nat Int
a General Naval Court Martial assembled in this
CITY Monday last, for the trial Of such officers as
may be brought before it. Tic court is composed rs
iolirws;
Captain Charles C Rdgoly President:
Crpt1n Joseph l. Nicholson
Captain Edmund p Kennedy
Captain Thomas Ap Cates6y Jones.
Master Conmandant William Il. Shubfick.
Muster Commandant Charles W. Morgan.
Master Commandanl Beverly Kcnnou
Lieutenant Isaac McKccycI.
Lieutenant Charles S McCaulcy.
Il my VI. Noriitt Esq. Judge Advocate.
We are much concerned to hear that considcra-
bic number Of officers of the higher ranks Of the SER
Vice--a larger number, believe than has often oc-
Cured at any tImc hrforc-Grc under arrest and
will probably receive their trials by the court now
conycre9.---Tat IRcN
q black Steam DJety9 has been recognized in Phi!a-
dnlpha to take lis trial fr the murder Of black
child steamed to de7'b
Burning in Ery.-WiUHn c5a.le Of week..
past rs the papers slate two --rors Of Penn4-l-
yanIa have boon buugI 10 C.. g.. Vhc rroD1q Of
Mercer pcrormed Ibis ccccmyny 10 relation TO Gov.
SIizc 70; rardoni1@ robbers and inurlcrcrs; while
his SIT ce5spr, Gov NOH, ms been burned I'M c0iDy
n, SGurr'e, for appo;ati1r m1sJus himself mosnu)
70 Office Wha;cv'r tic real or supposed PROVO ca
zion, such proc ctlugs arc cv.sy way incxc Isablc
But &c note the" as 3'gua ~ tic .incs.
lerM PIT.