The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-03-15

wounded seamen borne down below Inc
silent tears and quivoring lips Of theii brave
and honest comrades, who tried in win to
subdue or 70 conceal their feelings! What
words can adequately depict scenp like
this.
Since the above has been in type, Ne have
received the following further particulars
The Cincinnati Atlas gives the follewiAg
proceeding Of ths Committee Of Arrange
ments at Washington, in regard to the great
calamity on Board the Princeton;
The calamity.-President TYLER sent TO
each House Of Congress, the next day after
the accident, message giving official inior-
mation Of the death of the Hon. Abel r. Up
shur, late Secretary Of State and the Hon.
Thos. w. Gilmer, late Secretaryo OF the Navy.
Senator Riyes, after very touching adj
dress, proposed Resolutions which were un-
animOnsly adopted, thar the Senate would
attend the funeral Of the deceased in BODY
that the Senate would 60 into mourning,
by wearing Grape on the left arm for thirty
days-aRd shat in consideration Of the aftilc-
tive dispensation, the Senate would adjourn
until the next Monday.
Similar Resolutions were adopted by the
House Of Representatives, and both Houses
adjourned accordingly.
Funeral honOrs were ordered 70 be paid
by the War and Navy Departments; and Mr.
Seaton, the Mayer Of Washington, issued his
proclamation, requesting that Saturday, he
day Of the funeral, should be marked by an
entire cessation of business throughout the
City, and that the stores and places of bust
ness might be closed after 10 o'clock.
From, tha Madisenian.
| ARRIVAL OF THE DRAD.-Between twelve
and one o'clock to-day, steamboat came up
from the Princeton, having on board the be.
dies of the dead. AttWo O'Clock, five hear
ses, conveying the remains of Upshur, Gil
mer, KenRon, Maxcy, and Gardner, and fol-
lowed by long train Of carriages, citizeni
on horseback and on foot, passed in silence
along the avenue, and proceeded to the Pre-.
sident's mansion, The collins were taker
1 into the East Room, and laid on frame:
placed in the centre, arranged according t
| the rank oftho deceased.
Pie President of the United States, wh'
1 was almost overwhelmed with grief, re-
NAMED q few minutes, surrounded by th'
survivors Of the Cabinet, and nnmerout
body Of citizens, to receive the several Com
i mittees, Congressional and others, appoint
j cd 10 wait upon him, and the report OF tn,
1 Committee of investigation that had remain
/ eS on board the Princeton after the sad oc
currence, and then retired 10 his private
room.
] The committee of Congress appointed
subcommittee to meet q committee on TIT
j part of the Executive, at the Presidsnt'
House at o'clock, to arrange programme
Of funeral ceremonies.
] The .filneral.-By order Of the COMMITTEES
II of arrangements, the volunteer companies
and citizens Of the District 81 Columbia, aDe
the neighboring cities, are iavited q partioi
pate in The solemnities of the burial Of those
who were recently killed on board the Prince
ton.
The funeral service will take place at TIT
Presidents House on Saturday, at II o'clock
A. NJ. and the procession will proceed
thence to the Congressional Burying GTount
Committee of Enquiry. Madisonial
states, thatat the request efCaptan Stockton
committee Of enquiry proceeded to examin
witnesses on board the Princeton, as to tn
loading Of the Gun, and the cause of the ex
plosion, and report such Information as the,
could obtain, which is as fellows:
Lieut.. Hunt, ordinary officer in charge o
the great guns, represents that he loaded thu
gun himself, with but 25 lbs, Of powder
: the usual charge being 80 lbs. Over tn
! powder was placed a single shst, with thu
usual number of wads. That the person.
nearest the gun at the time Of the explosion
, were Captain Stockton, Mr.. King, the gun
ner of the ship, and himself.
Lieut.. Hunt also states, that this gun ha
been repeatedly fred with charge of 25 ID
Of powder and once in New York, with
charge OF 20 lbs.
In the statements of Lieut. Hunt, MI
King, the gunner of the ship, eoncuTs. MI
: iro IL 4 Il q.
len that the gun was indiherently made &
iron ofan inferior quality.
The Committee, as weil from the foregoing
testimony, as from their own personal obssr
walton and examination before and after III
accident, have no hesitation in exOnelatinl
Captain Stockton and every officer and mai
under his command, from the slightest impu
tation of rashneas or carelessness, and ar
| unanimously ofopinion that this melancho
ly event rests upon causes over which the.
could have no control.