Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-01-04

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| lesion Courisr, under date Of the Odd u't. says:
..The Court Of Inquiry ordered IN the case
| Of the mutiny on board Of the Somers Is 10 con.
s,i,u,cd IS to command The entire confidence oil
/ the country The selection oil The Judge Ad.
] voca,e is a fortunate one. VII. Hoffman has
himself served a. y niidshipman IN the Navy.
3aud was fur inaiy years . prosecuting attorney
Sin New York. His Intimate acquaintance with
4thc habits and character OF seaman. and his
#knoyvledee Of tho naval service. will enable him
In nrr;ye a, the truth of the whole matter when
3it comes To be enquired into.
"The Senate. this morning, passed WI. ben-
! INNS resolutions Of inquiry concerning the qni''-
4 ,iple treaty. after modifying i, so as'n cal. OF.
/ ~ for such Information rs could he furnished
! with due regard to the pnbic service. Mr..
Benton resolution inquiring what propositions
have been made IN the Government for tie ~
sumption of the State debts were objected to.
On tho ground that there was ma cTedence TINT
any such proposition had ever been made. Bn'
the resolution was adopted Th-ro have been
several Individual Applications, both TO the tx.
ecrtive and TO Congress, 10 pay portions OF
Stfo houds-paricnlarly those OF Mississippi
and Florida.
"Ecarly the whole day wasorcnpicd with u
discussion of Sir. Inns bill to refund 10 Gen.
Jackson tho thousand dollar fne. with interest.
inflicted on hun by the court. in New Orleans,
in 1871. Mr.. Linn wished 10 have the bill read
third time a, once, aud. il any debate was
wished, il might be had on the passage.
Aaer q long debate. in which Measrs. Crit.
asalci,, Evans. Huntington. Linn. and Bayard,
oas art. the bill was postponed ill Tuesday
arII -.
fhe civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
r1n, he House was read and referred.
u tho House. the Bankrupt Repeal bill
ssss 70 have been taken up. bu. Mr. Fillmore
grges thar the members pockets must be made
ul. In fact, they are in want Of money
i Il sir Ssas asRs ssSa 3 sna esp:oeD-.e-p
: vas ordered that al rwg o'elocs, the bill
ais, be reported and the debate ended"
same correspondent, under dare oftho
Z sa,s:
: ne additional facts have been stated here
s.;, a day OF two. on COCO au,iior.y. III re.
a-S- % The Somets Niu,;ny. which seem 10
.-ay. III, the 6rsi impressions on the publie
and IN The SUBJECT we're evidently correct;
-ad at tho course taken by Capt. Mckenzie
wa essary for the defence OF the ship and
H. i,sI of tho officers.
"It now appears that yanng Spencer, while
the vessel was on the coas, Of Africa, procured
q large quantity Of Spanish knives. intended
only for murder. were found secretrd on the
persons Of the couEederates; and. further. tina
The arrangement for the mutiny and Tor the all
of u confederate 4, the Isle Of Pines. were
also made on the coas, of Africa. Further. j
appelrs that OF the ls, Of December. when The
execution took place. the vessels crew wa:
far from being in a state Of quiet. ~ has beer
avowed. ,hat the officers had lost NJ command
over the ship, and tina; the crew were IN a state
!. Of deep and violent agitation md excitement,
1 bordering upon open rnu,iny, which would
Von have broken ont, had not the officers de-
>pined TO execu,s The three rinsleaders. Ths
AVion had the immediate effect TO erast
=, OF INSTRUMENTATION.
~. "esSenaie, ,o-day,a message YVES rceciv
I".t paef Presiden, in reply to the resoiu
nsnas Mr. Benton, asking whether
,ss : vsaer.vsS nadc any proposition, inform
II q Is ssaiSsr The assumption or guaran
nos,,,on &c Psesls By the government Of ,b'
"Mr. RSinfoE5aa siates that no such pro
Glad TO bca, On in anNtevwise." WINS made
tbs Hcuss. = Ssohe' sal" NC wa
FOL industry. and IT, .aasNeu
OF Justice aud proprie,, ma; .Id
eons,aei the private csIesIs, 7.
-. Lnese VS. a quorum l-ese,, ,hropr,,,
y'aaa over e'ss hundred Bll. pas,,dh