The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-01
THE PRINCETON.


The Courtroom was unusually crowded on Thus
day, February 20, with grand jurors, petit jurors
witnesses, aud olhe, citizens all e'incng' oy 'ne
looks and coayeE~s sttuss deep concern when per
vsdes our communicate the melancholy and dread
ful occurrence Of yesterday the deck OF the w. D.
steamer Princeton. Al II o'clock his Honor Judge
DuxLor entered the Courtroom and took his seat
upon the bench. Afier short pause, and amidst
very general silence, Judge DUsLor spoke as follows
"The melancholy event on board the ship Of war
Princeton yesterday, destroying so many valuable
lives and depriyDg the nation OF two eminent Cao'-
net officers and gallant captain IN the navy distn-
gshed for their public aud private virtues has east
a gloom over his whole community and exeites
feelings OF grief which must unfit for the business
Of this day. The Court, sharing in the general sor-
row. aud manifest its respect for the memory oil
the dead, will now adjourn"
At the close of this brief but impressive address the
Criminal Court adjourned until Monday next, at
10 oclock.-.Nat. InteHigener Of Thursday.
At meeting Of the New Metropolitan Lyeeum,
held on this (Friday) morning, The following pream-
bile AMI resolutions were unanimously adopted
Whereas we, The members Of the New Me,ropol-
tan Lyceum have heard with poignancy of sorrow,
and profound sympathy, the lamentable catastrophe
which occurred the 2sth ultiho and res uted in
the death of our late distinguished Secretaries and
Others. Therefore.
b. il resolved That this Society will meet at the
residence of G.. Ecklof, E-q, tomorrow morning at
9 O'Clock A. M for the purpose OF forming In oody
to pay last tribute OF res tc TO the departed sons
of our country.
.4sd b. il further resoirsd That the banner OF ths
Society be ciAd in mourning for the space OF hir'y
days. t&
=. !, th. prnrp
this meeting he published.
~ D. Ii. DURHAM, President
CnAs Blsnop, Sserda'y
When the intelligence of the accident on
board the Princeton reached Annapolis, Md,
the Legislature, which was in session, adopted
the following resolution, and immediately ad-
jouned
Resolved That the members of this House have
heard with deep distress the melancholy information
, that the Hon. Abel p Upshur Secretary of State,
and the Hon Tbos w Gllmer, Secretary Of the
NAVY and other eminent and distinguished citizens,
have been suddenly killed and wounded, by the acci
dental explosion OF a gun at Washington and being
profoun y impress ed with the magnitude of the loss
which the country has sustained by this af citing dis
pensa,ion Of Providence and sincerely SYM athi-ing
" tn the FAM les and friends of the sule ers, as Il
testimony of the profound grief with which the intel
lgence has impressed them do now ad ouin until to-
morrow morning at . O'Clock.
The House accordingly ad j0urned
The Senate also Immediately edjourned al the re-
ccpion of the intelligence, and tho flag Of the State
lowered 10 half mast, where 1t nov hangs as If
listlts, with grief.
We copy the following from the Baltimore
Amerc IN of this morning.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BENCH AND BAR
OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, ON
HEARING OF THE RECEN L CALAMITY.
During the session of the Court of ArpeAls on the
29th nstant-inf rnation having been communicated
to the Bench of the cal NIFTY board the
| Princeton be Hon, Judge STEPHENS, presiding
JUDGE announced to the Bar that the Court would be
adjuuruej for the day, as the Bench were well aware
that the shock which the intelligence had occasioned
| must unfit both the Bench and the Ban for present
| attention TO tie bus.nr before the Court.
| Thereupon the Court was adjourned until the fol-
! lowit day.
After the ad journment Of the Court a meeting Of
| the Bench and Bar was held the Honorable Judge
SrrrHIs in the Chair, and Mr. L.rRoBE acting as
Secretary when the following preamble and reso-
| utuns offered by Mr.. REvERDY Johnson and
seconded by MIR. Meredith:
Whereas, intelligence has just been rec Ived of the
DEATH on yesterday, Of the Secretary Of State and
the Secretary Of the Navy Of the United States the
honorable NrRGm MAxcY, citizen Of Maryland a
member Of this Bar, and late Minister at the Hague,
and other individuals on board the steamship Prince
| ton, from the bursting of one OF her cannon
! Therefore res0Ired That the Bench and Bar of the
Court OF Appeals OF Maryland profoundly deplore
| this most awful dispensation Of Providence which
has deprived the Government and the country Of
valuable lives, engaged in their service, which will
cast the deepest sorrow over the entire land, and
which has visited the families Of the deceased, under
the most affecting circumstances with rreparablc
| misfortune
Resoirod That the Court be respectfully requested
to enter these proceedings on their minutes, and tina
they be published in the daily papers.
JOHN STEPHEN, Chairman
JoHS II. b. LArRoBg, Secretary.
Annapolis, Feb 18th, l644.
From the Bali Clipper
THE EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE PRINCE
TON.
We do not remember ever having ob.e rYed a m or,