New-York daily tribune., 1843-02-06
Ncw-York Legislature.

MIR. DENSIsToN reported in favor of appropri
a,ng $4,000 for continuing the transcription of
documents in Holland
The bill to aid the construction of The New
York and Erie Railroad then came up. Mr.. PLATT
spoke in favor OF its adoption as State work,
saying that the party now dominun, had promised
the Southern counties that this should be done,
that money could now be procured on State stocks
and that he wished that this course might be
'dopted, OF that some definite plan for the aid of
lhc road might be brought forward by The doai-
nant party in the Senate. MIR. Faulkner oppos-
cd it, and Gen. Roor avowed himself in favor of
any measure which should insure the completion
oi the road He wished moreover, that Coy.
BoucK should have an opportunity to carry out
The pledge he had given to the Southern couatcs.
The debate was continued with much spirit for
some time, when the Senate went into Executive
session and soon after ad diourned.
In ASSEMBLY, MIR. PESTz gave notice of bill
10 employ State Prison ccnvicts in mining. The
Postage bill coming up, an amendment, offered by
Mr.. McMuRRAY, instructing our United States
Senator. to conform the rates of Postage to our
National currency, was adopted.
Mr.. JONES introduced bill to repeal the act
extending The right Of Trial By Jury TO per-
sous claimed as .fugittve s'aces.
Mr. HALL called up his Virginia resolutions,
and Mr.. HATHAWAY spoke at length against them
Mr. KETcHAM thought the matter had been snif-
ciently discussed for the present, and moved re-
ference to the Judiciary Committee. The mino-
rity demonstrated against this attempt to shut OH
discussion this most Important question, but TO
no purpose. BY the votes OF the Loco-Foco ma
ority debate was stopped, and the resolutions
were referred The House then adjourned
WHAT CAN NBEAccoNPLIsHED BY BRATERY.-
The Nantucket Islanders tell the following story
which shows what can be accomplished by firm
ness and determination on the part of naval off
GERS in keeping down large hostile force with
small physical means
In the month of February of 1919, the French
frisate lInsurgente was captured by the American
frigate Constellation. The l1nsurgente struck at
half past three in the afternoon, and prize crew
was placed on board her, consisting OF Mr.. Rogers
the first lieutenant of the Constellation, and since
well known as Commodore Rogers; Mr.. Porter
afterwards the distinguished commander OF the
Essex, and eleven scamen. They commenced re-
moving the prisoners, but before they had halt com
pleed their important task, the wind and darkness
compelled them to defer the duty. The ships were
separated, and there remained or board The l'ln-
surgente i73 of her crew, to control whom there
were bat Is Americans. What made this matter
of greater difficulty was that the Flnsurgente had
been greatly damaged in the action, and that ihe
wounded and dead covered her decks. A dispe.
siton 10 rise upon the prize crew was manifested
by the prisoners. Neither gratnss nor handouts
could be found. a situation like this called Tor
energetic measures. The prisoners were ordered
isto the lower hold, the arms were secured, and
sentinel vas placed at each hstchway, armed to
the teeth with positive orders to shoot every man
who should attempt TO appear on deck without
permission. In this awful situation Mr.. Rogers
and his party continued three days, unable to sleep
compelled to manags friga,e, and watch their
prisoners with tie utmost vigilance, the latter
were caas,astly the look out for an opportunity
10 re-tabe the ship. Az the end OF that time they
carried the l'Insurgente in triumph into ST. hi,t.,
where they found thai the Constellation had al
ready arrived.