Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-22

may him appear necessary to enable him TO carry
foregoing resolution into effect and the Mayor hereby
thozed to pay the expenses which shall be incurred ncay
ing INTO elect these resolutions out OF the general fund
These resolutions Immediately taken up for considers
ton; and were read three times and passed.
The Board adjourned ill to morrow at 10 o'clock A. M.
BoARD or ALDKRNKs, FaIpAY, APaIL 81, Is4s.
Board met at 10 o'clock A. M agreeabiy to adjournment
The PRESIDENT laid before the Board the following
sage hom the Mayor, which was read
MAroK's 0TFIcE, WAsaISGTos, APnIL 81, Is4S.
Iothe Board of aldermen and Board Of Common Council
GEsrLEaES In compliance with the call Of the Boards,
communicated to me at late hour yesterday afternoon,
and induced to do by the peculiar circumstances under
which that call made, entered upon the duties
Of this responsible office, with dissemination to preserve
all hazards the Of the city during the few days which
my appointment, by your election is limited.
After night Of anxiety, affords the greatest
tisfacon to say that there not then, any time
during the last three days Of excitement throughout
the city (caused by the acts of awless men, who
strangers 70 and the enemies Of peace,) single
breach of the peace committed the slightest particle Of
property of any description destroyed (except perhaps few
panes Of glass, by mschevous boys by the immense
bages which have filled by night and by
day.
For your support your cordial cooperation with your
request may be continued until the necessity for ceases
if it has not ceased already.
The prompt and efficient action of the President Of the
United States securing, in addition your exeons the
peace Of the city, deserves my opinion, public expression
Of your appreciation.
am not aware Of the necessity Of any legislation this
time in addition resolution adopted yesterday Should
cumstances lead believe any thing further required
it will be promptly submitted to you.
Respectfully, &c. PETER FORCE.
On motion Of Mr. MAunr ordered that the said message
be referred to committee consist Of four members
Messrs Maury, Adams, Mudd, and Barclay appont-
ed SAID committee.
Mr. FnEscu offered joint resolution rendering the thanks
Of the Corporation of Washington the President of the
United States which referred to the committee
And then the Board adj ourned.
The BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL was also in ses-
sion yesterday, and, after having received COM
muncation from the MAYOR Of the same tenor as
that above inserted in the Aldermen's proceedings,
adjourned without entering upon any business.
1t affords us great pleasure to announce the COM
pee restoration Of quiet. In passing along 7th street
last night observed nothing whatever 10 indicate
that its peace had even been threatened Thanks
to the frmness of the order-loving People of Wash
ingon, the few irresponsible evil spirits who would
have cast stigma on the well-estabshed character
Of our law-abiding community have been indig-
nanly rebuked and frowned down.
The following which appeared in our Daily paper
of Wednesday, will probably explain more particu-
larly to the readers of this sheet the nature of the
occurrences which gave rise to the excitement that
has been SO happily allayed:
rrRoM our CITY REPoRTERl
During whole Sunday Monday and Tuesday last very
great excitement has prevailed in this city and Georgetown
arising of the tact that citizens Of the two places
had deprived Of their servants and its being asceraned
that they had been taken board suspicious vessel which
had brought wood this city and left the wharf at the foot
of Saturday night and set sail down the
river Although among the missing slaves about eigh
teen or twenty from Georgetown, also asceaned there
were than thirty belonging to citizens Of Washington
The citizens Of Georgetown determined Sunday give
chase to the paical schoone and having procured the
steamboat salem Captain Baker, the pusue about thirty
in number armed with muskets and other weapons left
Georgetown O'clock and quickly possible follow
ed the schooner down the Potomac There various
ports the city Monday night that the runaway slaves
had been captured after desperate struggle in which
of their number killed but Of these reports
rue Nothing known Of either the fugitives their
pursuers until about seven o'clock Tuesday morning. when
the Salem arrived steamboat wharf, bringing with her
the schooner and all the slaves prisoners together with Ed
pard Saues white man. who captain OF the schooner,
and person named Daniel Drayton, Of Philadelphia who
had chartered her.
appears that the Salem discovered the schooner caled
the PEARL lying in Corn6ed harbor, at the mouth Of the
Potomac, about o'clock Monday morning The fugi
tves in NUMBER fast asleep below and
Edward Sayres the captain, Chester English, white boat
man, and Daniel Drayton also below. The Salem be-
ing Immediately run alongside the PEARL the Georgetown
party almost boarded her, fastened down the
haches and secured the fugtves and the white
board The movement rapid and successful one, and
all board the Pearl thus made prisoners without
boodshed although evident that the slaves would have
resisted if there had been any chance Of escape
On the arrival Of the Salem and the schooner at the steam
boat wharf yesterday large number of persons were assem-
bed some of whom used very threatening language towards
the white men who brought up prisoners and If the
latter escaped without serious personal injury, il owing
to the prudence and rmness Of the guard by whom they
were attended, and their being quickly conveyed Jail in
hack which was pressed into immediate requisiton
We called the Jail yesterday, after the safe odgment Of
the prisoners and the ugves and learned from tho
mitment Of Justice Williams who went down the Potomac
in the Salem with the pursuing party that Edward Ssyres,
Chester English, and Daniel Dayon have been committed
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