Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-20
See how good humoredIy our friend Of the Phi
|adepha Commercial Herald takes our badinage:

See now good humorediy our irieno oil the I III
ladelpha Commercial Herald takes our badinage:
We are delighted with the little scrap, "strik-
ing'' US, in turn. for eur striking. We are al
ways pleased with little play Of the SORT IL
indicates good humor, commodity we prize
highly. All we have to say in defence for the
frequent use Of the word IS struck" is that when
we are .sstruck," we generally say SO. 1t will
be borne in mind that these are "striking" times,
and catching their spirit. it is most natural for US
when we see sight that makes sudden impress
sion, to say we are sstruck" BY it. We attri-
butte our repetition Of this familiar way OF writing
however, to the "striking" times, in which It
IS our fortune to live.
Irish meeting in Ph,ladelphia.--The Philadel.
phia papers Of Tuesday furnish full account Of
the adjourned meeting Of " the Friends Of Irish
Liberty" held in that city on Monday evening.
1t is represented as having been extremely large;
more numerous even than the original meeting
held ON "Wednesday.
| In the absence of Matthew Carey, the chair.
man, James Gowan was called to preside, and
the cOmmitte Of thirteen made their report upon
| the preamble aud resolutions offered at the first
meeting
That report vas signed ny t,Uelue of the com.
mittee, the thirteenth, Dr. Hagan, offered mi.
nority report and resolutions. he contended
IS that the Report Of the Committee was defec.
Tive and inefficient; that it did not meet the pre-
sent condition Of Ireland nor the views Of Mr.
O'Connell. and the true friends of Irish liberty,
and that the time had now arrived when il was
necessary to take 81 me bold and manly stand on
this momentous question"
| These resolutions were debated at length, and
finally postponed, aud the resolutions OF the com
mittee adopted. Speeches were made by Messrs.
Hagan, McIntire, Rice and Gowen. During the
proceedings letter was read from NJ. carey
reproying the ore seutoamess OF the proceedings
OF the forme- meeting, and expressing his oppo'
sition to Mr.. O'Conaei's leading measure OF re-
lief, the repeal Of the Union between Great
Britain and Ireland.
Committees were appointed, and the meeting
adjourned over TO Saturday (this day.
Al meeting at the Court House in Cumber-
land, composed Of the citizens Of the town; the
Court, Bar and Juries, assembled on the 18th
April. for the purpose Of ins,ltufing an enquiry
into the extent of the calamity occasioned py the
! late destructive fire, and of devisng means for
the relief of the sufferers, the following proceed
ings were had:-
Upon motion of VIM. Price, ESQ.,, the Homo.
rable John Buchanan. Chief Justice Of Mary land,
was appointed Chairman, who, in feeling and
appropriate address, explained the object of the
meeting Upon motiun of John Hoye, Esq
VIM Price was appointed Secretary. Upon
motion Of Ben. s Pigman, the Chair appointed
C,ilo IN mir m fn no py.
ten, of the calamity occasioned By the late fire,
together with the number and description Of the
sufferers, and report thereon to the meeting, viz:
John Mcheury, Thomas MIL aig. A w.
Nc Donald, Wm. Price. B. S Prgman, David
Shr,ver, George Hebb, Dr. Samuel P. Smith,
John Hove, Dr.. jain NJ. Lawrence, DIR. James
Smith, David Lynn. Robert Swami, and Richard
Beall, who, having retired for the purpose, after
wards returned aud submitted the following re-.
port.
The Committee appointed to ascertain the ex-
tent of the calamity by which the town has been
visited, together with the number. &c. of the
sufferers, have in the execution of the melancho-
! lv duty assigned them. ascertained the following
part cuars for the information OF the meeting:
II is ascertained that the entire business por.
ton Of Cumberland has been destroyed All
the taverns, all the stores in the place, but one,
are now in ashes, about thirty furnishing mecha-
nics all in prosperous business. have been reduc.
ed to ruin, and their families left without shell.
! ter to cover them. The three physicians OF the
town have lost nearly all their property and me-
dlcines Ii is believed that two thirds OF the in.
habitants are houseless.
The value Of the property destroyed and the
descriptions OF citizens to whom it belonged, the
committee have estimated and classed as follows:
2 Merchants, whose loss in real and
personal property aud goods. is esti-
| mated at $4,000
5 Physicians $4,000
owners $4,000
so Mechanics, (real and personal pro.
pertv. stock, Sci 1000
Citizens not included in the above de-
scr,ption, $1,000
Citizens not residing in the town l4.0u0
Total loss 1869. 900