The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-03 00:00:00

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No. 1,344.—V0L. XIV.]

AMERICA N PAPERS.

NEW YORK, Nov. I.—The ship Sel Fox, Capt.
\'ye;, sailed from Sandy I kok, on Saturday morn-
ing last, bound to Port-au-Prince, with a fine wind,
and nothing material occurred until eleven o'clock,
when she was struck by a squall and capsized. Mr
Dawson, one of the passengers, states, that the
dead lights not being in, the water pushed with
great violence into the cabin windows, which filled
it instantly ; he immediately seized his sister, Miss
Matilda Dawson, with whom he attempted to get
on deck ; the water through the cabin window
forced them out of the companion way ; the strug-
gle was so great. and the companions so very small.
that his rister fainted, anti could not get up. Capt.
Wyer, who was still in the cabin at the time she
capsized, reached the deck, but was instantly swept
overboard, and remained in the water near half an
hour, when he providentially reached the ship
aeuiu. [he lidlowing are the names of the passer).
gers who were drowned in the cabin :—Lieutenant
E.:stersbrook, wife and two children; Mr. C. F.
Spevers, of New York ; Mr. J. 0. Walker, of Port-
au-Prince ; Nliss Matilda Dawson and servant, of
New York; and the cook and seven seamen were
w:whed front the deck. The following were saved:
('apt. Wyo., Lewis and George Dawson, W. Rees,
a ccloured mm, and lout of the crew.
In a Paper of the 27th October, there is a Pro-
clrmation from General Jackson, in Pensacola, dated
the 29th Seivember :
(AasTnAct.)—lt makes known to the Spanish
officers to withdraw themselves, as they ought here-
totbre to have done, from the Florida', agreeably to
article 7, on or betbre the Sd of October next ; after
which day, if they or any of them shall be found
within the Fioridus, all ufficers, civil and military,
are 'required to arrest and secure them, so that they
may be brought betbre him, and be to dealt with
according to law. (Sipped) ANDREW JAC:ibON,
Governor of the Boritlns.

FROM PERNAMBUtO.—Wehave seen a letter from
Pernambuco of the tt 3d ult. in which it is stated that
the Revolutionists were at one Lim: within three
wiles of the town, which they then might easily have
taken, as their approach caused great consternation,
and a large nutnher of inhabitants deserted the place.
Their indiscretion saved the town, 'of which the
Governor took advantige, and fiirtifie,l the parts as
sailable, as it is supposed the contest is now doubt-
ful. Business was dull.

The brig Sysaidi sailed from Pernambuco on
Sunday, Sept. 23, at three p. m. at which time the
utmost consternation prevailed, and several families,
particularly the female part, of the first distinction,
sought retuge on board the shipping. The major
part of the Portuguese vessels were getting ready tor
sea, and several in the outer roads, ready for a start,
watered and provisioned amply. Au attack had •
been made upon the advanced posts of the Royalists,
near Olinda, The piequets had been driven in, and
some skirtnisking had taken place, and some Patriot
prisoners brought into Pernambuco, v. ho were treated
rather roughly, their hands being pinioned behind
and brougut in like hounds, two or three tied toge-
ther; thia occurred on the 2lst September. the
tiring could be distinctly heard, and the smoke seen,
from the bridge of Recife. At the same time the
royal piquet at Alfrogmlos, a village in an opposite
direction, about three miles from Pernambuco, was
fired upon out of the houses, and they state that the
women hove slack lime out of the Veindowei in order
to blind the royal troops. But let the provocation
be what it may, three field pieces were ordered down,
and a murderous cannumling was kept up all the
afternoon upon the houses. It was stated that
neither man, woman, or child, woe spared, and iu
one instance a pooruld man was bayonetted upon
sick bed. This business was distinctly heard like-
wise in town. The number of the uumrtiniate
innocent victims that perished in this sanguinary
massacre was stated at between three and finar bun.
dred ; some people doubt any cause but a fracas
between sumo of the native Afuericans and port or
the piquet, composed of European troops, railed
Algurves.
This insurrection, or rebellion, or what you may
term it, commenced at Guii'ni, at town about 20
leagues to the north of Pernambuco. It is beadA
by Juan hut* returned limn Bahia, who.is
brother, • • .%1 ; .1.., tyro: nt %.(1