Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-03-08
FROM WASHINGTON.

w. w. Seaton, Esq, Mayor of Washington, is
sued a notice, requesting that the places OF business
in that city might be closed on Saturday, after 10
o'clock, A. NJ, in respect to the funeral of the dis
tinguisled persons killed on board the Princeton.
Mr. Seaton was himself OH board the ship at the
time of the explosion, and was prevented from be-
ing on deck by the temporary loss Of his hat.
The funeral procession was TO start from the
Presidents house on Saturday at III o'clock, A. NJ,
and proceed to the Congressional Burial Ground.
BY order OF the Committee of Arrangements, the
volunteer soldiers and citizens Of the District of
Columbia, and of the neighboring cities, were invi-
ted to participate in the solemnitles of the burial.
BY an official notice from the President, the At
torney General (Hon. John Nelson,) has been APP
pointed Acting Secretary of State, and Commodore
Lewis Warrington to be Acting Secretary of the
Navy, until other permanent appointments are
made.
By an official order of the Acting Secretary of
the Navy, "the flags of all vessels in commission,
Navy Yards and Stations, are to be hoisted at half
mast on the day after the receipt of the order min
ute guns TO the number of seventeen, are TO be f.
red between sunrise and sunset, and Grape is to be
worn on the left arm and upon the sword for the
space of thirty days." in token Of respect TO the
memory of the late Secretary Of the Navy.
BY another order, on the day after the funeral
honors have been paid TO The late Secretary of the
Navy, minute guns to the number of 10, are to be
fired between sunrise and sunset; mourning for the
space OF 80 days to be worn on the left arm, and
the Hays OF the vessels IN commission, The Navy
Yards and Stations, TO be boisted at %hali-mast, as a
token of respect TO the memory of the late Captain
Beverly Kennon.
The bodies of the lamented Upshur, Gilmer,
Maxcy, Kennon and Gardiner, we've carried TO
Washington, on Thursday, in collins, from the ship
Princeton, on board of which, on the preceding ai-
ternoon, they passed from lie to death, by means
not less feet or fatal than fire from heaven. The
collins were conveyed, with due solemniiy, to the
Presidents House, and placed in the East Room,
there to await the Funeral ceremonies. The Intel
ligencer says
"The gloom which fell upon every spirit on the
first news of the sad accident on board OF the
Princeton, was visible in every countenance yes
terday. Responsive to a Message of the President
on the subject, both Houses of Congress adjourned
Immediately after adopting Resolutions expressive
of their feelings.
In regard to this unhappy occurrence, il is well
remarked by the Globe, that 'the only circumstance
calculated to relieve the all pervading distress, is,
that of the multitude of ladies who were on board
the ship, not one was injured. The happy exemp-
ton of such a multitude Of the tender sex, who wit
messed the havoc made in the midst of them, of the
most distinguished and beloved of their country
men, willie it brings some solace to the circle OF
their immediate friends, cannot but deepen the
sympathies which they, and the whole community,
feel for the bereaved families of those who have
fallen This is a theme upon which it must be
needless further TO dwell but undevout and hard
ened indeed must be the heart of him or her, who
is not profoundly grateful that, dreadful as the re-
suit was, it was less than, under the circumstances
could have been hoped upon any human computa-
ton"