Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-05-08

the sudden return Of the water into the bolt
sr produced an instantaneous explosion.
Extract Of "a letter dated Washington, March 60.
The Senate was not in session to day. In
the House, the bill granting a compensation
to the family Of Captain Decatur and others,
who aided In destroying the Erigatc PhiIa-
delphia in the harbor Of TripOE. was cOnsid-
cred in the committee Of the whole, and a.
Daended. When the committee rose, the fur
ther consideration Of the bill was postponed
till next Friday.
The bilf as amended, gives Mrs. Decatur
the interest on SSl 200 for life. At her death
twO-thirds Of the SUN is to be divided among
the blood kin Of Commodore Decatur, aud
oDe-third 10 left at Mrs. D. s disposal. Here
t0fOre the whole amount was reported for the
Use Of Mrs. ID. alone, which prevented its pas
sage. Its present amended shape, seems TO
have gained it some additional friends.
The bill, besides the provision in relation to
the Decatur family, has something for the
family of Captain Lawrence. Lawrence, at
the time he assisted 10 the destruction of the
Frigate in the harbor Of TripOl, acted as a
midshipman; his share will go Of course To
his family. 1t is said that he has an only
daughter, now residing with her mother in
the state Of New Jersey.
The ground upon which this grant rests is
the taking Of the frigate from the enemy. If
il is considered that the little phalanx "f brave
tars, headed by Decatur, 10 burning her, did
in effect captare her, they oug'N therefore 10
be entitled to compensation for that noble
deed. They prrilled as much. il not more.
in their boarding and destroying her, than it
they had met her upon the high seas anc ta-
ken her from the enemy. Justice has been
tardy in this matter, but we hope, at last, that
Congress will do justice to all concerned, by
passing that bill intended for their relef-aD
act Of justice that viii be applauded every
where BY the patriotic people Of this country.
From the Kittanning Pa Gazette.
AgfI CaIamity.-On the night Of Friday
the 18th inst. the house and barn of Capt.
John G. Kissinger, Of Toby township, in this
county, were consumed by fire, and what is
most shocking to relate. nine Of his children
persisted in the flames! Tine parents were alb
sent on visit to Mrs. Kissiuger's father. a dis
lance If about eight miles. Out of eleven
children. two only are Ieft-One an infant
which the parents had with them. the other a
daughter of eight years of age. who was away
from home. The way the fire originated is
not known; and it was not discovered until
o'clock the following morning. One horse
| and large quantity Of grain was consumed I;
| 10 short, nothing was left in or about the house
| or barn unconsuned.
| A gentleman who bad been present at the
scese of calamity, subsequently called upon
( Us, from whom we learned few additional
particulars. The sufferers were from nine
teen years Of age downwards. So far as could
be obsrr, ed, the bones were in the same rel
alive position in which they slept, which leads
tO the belief that they were smOthered in their
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them. One only had gone to different part
Of the house. Awful as was the agent ol
their death it was probably attended with but
little suffering. The unhappy parents, we are
| tOid, were at first (and very prudently tUo)
| only informed nf the destruction oftheir pro-
perry. The father returned ON Saturday but
the mother remained at her fathers until the
next morning. still ignorant of the extent Ol
her loss. When she arrived, she surveyed
! for moment the smoking ruins, and then
asked for her children. Let the reader INA
CINE, If he can, the effect If the shocking dis
closure.
1t is a remarkable circumstance, and one
calculated to heightrn If possible the distress
of these parents. that their oldest child was
burnt to death some years since.
Horrible Mmder-We understand that on
the afternoon OF Saturday last, female cal
led upon Squire Longhead, and testified that
a murder had been committed under the fol-
lowing circumstances. Two men. the one
named Gill, the other fletcher, resided to-
gether in house 10 the neighborhood Of the
Navy Yard, and on Monday evening last a
quarrel took place between them. 10 relation
tO some property they had stolen. One
threetened the other with assassination. and
! accordingly went into his bed room the same
night, after the victim was asleep. beat his
brains out with an axe, cut his throat with a
knife. and afterwards buried his body in the
cellar. Squire LoDghead, in company with
the coroner and police officers. Immediately
proceeded To the house, arrested ths. murder
er, and committed him to prison. He exhib-
tied the utmost Indifference the whole time,
sta,d by laughing while they were digging
fNr the body, mt the same time denying the
| charge against him. The body ofthe deceas-
| ed WAS hurled To the depth If Ave feet under
ground, and when discovered il presented a
| Stacking spectacle. -Phiiad. Eng.
Novel Fedt.-The York Pa. Republican oi
Wednesday mentions a novel feat. pert0rmrd
by Yankee at that place few days since
| Early in she morning an argument took place
Leiween Yankee stranger and resident a.
| the bDroUgh, in relation to the merits Of ma
sorry and aDtimasonry. At last the Oppo