Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-12-28

Midshipmen, l Boatswain, and MARINE oih
GERS. The resignations,-2 Pursers, 8 Passed
MiIshipmen, lS Midshipmen, Sail-makers'
aud Marine Officer. a.
The Washington Correspondent OF the New
York Courier and Enquirer writes as follows:
As soon as the directors Of the United States
Bank heard that so much Of the Presidents Mes
sage al related to the bank, was referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means, they directed
their president to address the Chairman OF the
Committee, and to invite the investigation, which
letter. I understand, has been written.
II was the intention, | have 10 doubt of MIR.
M'Dufie to have called. By resolution, upon the
Executive, for the South Carolina proceedings.
&c. but Mr.. Adams having offered a resolution
(which viii. be taken up in it's order on that sub
iect, il is probable that II will be 50 amended as
10 meet the views of the friends Of South Caro-
lima.
The President, on different occasions, yester.
day and TO- tIsy has been advised that Mr. Web
ster. aud | presume Mr.. Harrison Gray Otis,
highly approved, and would support the constitu-
tioaa doctrines of The Proclamation. 50 far forth
as they applied to the coercion OF South Carolina.
This informstio it is understood, afforded Geh.
Jackson great satisfaction.
We recoIlect several instances that have been
placed on record, Of some line Or phrase, lett 10y
distinguished persons before a sudden death.
which seemed imbued with spirit OF mOurntul
prophecy in relation to the fate of the writer
Not many wears ago, learned though not wide
w celebrated photographer, died in England
When seized with lis fatal paroxysm, he was EN-.
gagged in the preparation Of Dictionary. which
A tho farm finn nj
the letter S. His last definition was
{" SuJpgna, "a SUMMONS
He was found ifeless in his chair, before the
ink had dried upnn the paper The Summons
had been uttered, and the spirit had obeyed the
mandate.
A singular coincidence between the fate OF the
author. and the tendency of hi. closing words.
occurred m the fiaaI thoughts and deceasc OF the
lamented SANDS. His last line, in the compo-
,iton of which he was engaged when he was
smiiten with apoplexy, ran thus:-
'oh ,h,ns not MA spirit among you abide"
As ne approached the termination Of the line,
the hand Of d-ath arrested his pencil. and hush
ed the music Of his harp forever. These Circum-
sian eS axe feelinsiy alluded to in the CONNER
eia Advertiser NJ Saturday last Zone week
aro To day." saws the ,aItor 0! that journal, ''hc
was at his d.st by our side as usual. The next
evening b. va, done with Time" and tasted
ID .,th.'' H., was en.ag d fnF a sher. t!me presl,
uu~ To Ms de, ease 10 prep ring az pic. on the
subject Of tn E-gi'miux indians. intendrd Tor
the forthcoming Magazine, to be called THE
kNIcKFRBocKER. respecting which we FAD had
ireuuen, Conversations. On Saturday he left us
for the Library to obtain the History of the Mo
rayian Missions. which work he was chiefly en-
tagged in reading on Sunday, and writing Occa-
,ionaIly Shortly before the attack, lie observed
to his excellent morher-' think YOU would be
pleased IN reading this history" The last line
OF the unfinished poem, written by the deceased
was the one which we have quoted ABOVE. Ii
was written with pencil; and the last letters
were imperfecty formed. as though the fingers
refused their office Phil Gag.
Effects cf Hunger, "A Young man by the name
Of Allen, who !. painter and glazier by trade,
was charged, at the special SESSIONS on Friday
last, with stealing vest from cIuthing store,
which, after his conviction. he admitted, but
pleaded, in extenuation Of the crime, the pres.
sing necessity Of nature, hunger! Alien, who is
pretty tonguey fellow, and as lie says the son OF
a LAWYER persuaded the court that he had been
without TODD Tor SIX and thirty hours, and that he
committed the larceny with perfect Indifference
as to his escape or detection, acting upon the
principle that if he got clear With the vest, he
could buv dinner, and IL detected, one would
be provided him at the public expense The
Court, upon his promise not to steal again, let
him go; but it appears that " necessity hath no
law;" for AIleo vas again brought up on satur-
dav, and committed for trial, on charge OF steal
ing pair Of pantaioons from another clothing
store in the vicinity Of the tormer.-N. r Com
Dry lodgings "A little black boy IN the en-
pIoy Of master sweep was sent up a chimney
few days since, in the upper part OF the city, but
remained so long. that the gentleman OF the
house. with his family, became exceedingly
alarmed lest some accident had bcfaIlen him in
the fl1e. After waiting upwards Of an hour, the
master sweep, whose cff,rts were unavaiing
to obtain a responsc TO his repeated below
ings, went out ind procured another sweep.
who after ascending The chimney about two-thirds
Of the distance fouad the little fellow fast asleep
at one Of the eibnws When awoke he went on
aud performed hts duty, and on returning below
stated that he had found the chimney so lry and