Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-03

senate at least, by men whom Power cannot IN
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Eft tu BrAe!-Generai Jackson will have fire. |
quent occasion to the language OF Cesar-0ur
Senators Messrs. Tazewell and Tyler have
6ercely assaulted his Secretary. in late debate
in the Senate, on resolution, offered by the for
mer, TO strike outfrom the General Appropriation
Bill, the compensation allowed to the Commission
ers who negotiated the Turkish Treatv-on the
ground that the Mission was originated by the
Cabinet without consulting the Senate. 1t
case precisely similar to the Panama Mission, and
Mr.. Van Buren's speech in opposition to that mea-
sure was quoted, with great effect, BY Mr.. laze-
well. Mr.T. holds the same opinion Of the turkish
Mission that he did oft. prototype has express
ed himself in no measured terms OF the admins
tration-Mr. Tyler follows suit, and, with his
colleague, has entitled himself to the aamlra-
ton of every man who values independence IN
public functonaries more highly than blind de-
voton to party. fredericksburg .Are'ad.
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Mr. Dudley of the Senate, has incurred the
censure of his late confidential and political
friends. The committee on internal improve
ments is composed of two who are friendly TO
the system. and of two who are opposed to 1t,
and Mr.. Dudley is the fifth member. Just at
this time. it would appear that he is for non
committal. Mr.. Caihoun's friends are disposed
| tn compel Mr.. Vaa Buren, ''to show his hand. !"
Mr.. Hayne, of South Carolina, enquired yester-
day, whether the committee on internal improve
ments, to whom had been referred that part OF
the Presidents message on that subject, would
report during the session. The enquiry enabled
Mr.. TYLER, a member of the committee, to state,
that he had drawn a report responsive to the
message. IT. which MIR. Poindexter, another men,
Der of the committee, had concurred, which has
| been submitted to the committee and has been
| for some time in possession OF the Senator from
New York, (Mr. Dudley,) who had for reasons
best known to himself, and which he was bound
to suppose were satisfactory to him, declined to
express any opinion on the subject either one way
or the other, and had thereby prevented any re-
port from being made. Mr.. Dudley, in few
words, justified his course. by saying he did not
consider the country would be benefited by the
making of report on the subject. MIR. Hen
bricks said he & another member Of the commit
tee were in favor of internal Improvements, and
did not doubt the power of the general govern
ment to construct them; but that he thought,
when so much business was before the Senate, its
time ought not to be occupied in the discussion OF
an abstract principle. Mr.. PoindeXter said, the
| repurt drawn by the Senator from Virginia was a
very able document and would. he had no doubt,
be entirely conclusive and satisfactory to the peo-
pie of the United States against the system, on
! account of the waste of public money, and its
corruptins iuhneuce. provided it could meet the
Public eve. but that the Senator from New-fork
had preyented the presentation ut the report, and
| that the responsibility rested with him. The re-
marks of MIR. Tyler and of Mr.. Poindexter. al
though addressed 10 were intended for Mr. Van
Buren,. Mr. Dudley's situation was very un-
pleasant one. and it was apparent that he so con-
sidered it; but - non cOmmittal' was the order.
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Loss offhe american prirafeer brig General
.4,noM. in Plymouth HarJor, during the .4meri-
can Reroi,uion The following relation is from
Mr.. John Williams, of S. Boston, who at the time
was Is wears Of age. who lost the extremties Of
both feet. and in consequence of the frost not be-
ing extracted has suffered greatly in enc leg, un-
til about six weeks since he had ampurated, and
at present enjoys good health, at the age OF 69
years. His bruther, David Williams, now living
with him, had his feet much frozen. Cornelius
Marchant of Edgartown, now living, lost the ex
tremites of his feet, and these are believed to be
the only persons who survive at this time.
1.-The brig Gen. Arnold, owned by Col. Sears
ing 90 guns and manned by 100 men, sailed from
Boston Dec. 90. 1873, on a cruise. IT, the Bay
took a severe gale from N. E. and on the Gath
anchored off Plymouth; same night came on SO
severe, the vessel Was driven ashore on White
Flat, bilged and filled with water. the quarter
deck on!v remaining out of water, to which all the
crew retreated In that situation we remained
sixty hours, the sea mai Ing breach over Us part
IF the time The wind veered to the n. w. and
the weather became Intensely cold. About 80
were frozen to death. and from II to 90 survived.
the rest being washed overheard. During the
time we had nothing to subsist on except some
run, which was with great difficulty "dug outs
IF the cabin. For my part drank none. as al
most every one who drank of it soon died: ,one
in particular, stout mulatto. drank copiously,
became deirious and fell fighting with the dead
bodies: he lived bat four hours. The greatest
part of the men persisted on Sunday night, the
a6th. As fast as they died they were piled up,
to make room for the rest to exercise Finally
we were taken off with great difficulty. by the
assistance of the inhabitants of Plymouth. All
/ can recollect of those who survived are-Capt |