Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-07

the duties on imports in foreign vessels
took place Of about 7 Per Cent ON all gu
ties made after the Goth ult. So thar the
actual duties nov payable on such imports
1 i'm this island are about IS l-7 per cent
! on the valuation here.
Also, by the said ACT. goods and met,
! chard sc Of the growth or manufacture oi
SCAN accompaniedw,th propcrJac1menss
| from the custom houses from whence shey
cleared in that kingdnm knowing thcm -
be such and imported into this island, ara
subject 10 no more duties Than if import
cd ia Spanish bottoms, viz. about 6 ls
per cent.
HENRY HILL, Jun.
July 20.
The brig Sally, Tracy ARRIVED here Or
Saturday, left Bordeaux on the slh oil
June, at which time no new event of i'm.
portance had occurred on the theatre Of
European politics. The Kochefurt squa.
dron had got safe into port from tue
WesI-Indies, and had sailed again Oh SCI
oret expedition.
Captain Clark, late master of the brig
Lion, came pa sscnger in the ,loop A,lan-
&c from st. Ctoix, and has furnished Us
| with a narrative Of the loss Of his vessel.
which We shall publish in our next. OF
eight passengers who were OH board at
the time of the accident, four we've recriv-
ed BY the ship Eliza Aun, Of New York
for Europe, in days alter leav NJ IN.
wreck; the remainder CHR. Peter Lau.
{, tourue, Mr.. Lalobere and his am,abse
daughter, and Mir. P. Jordan Spanish
/ ofhcer) with James Buchanan, the cabin
boy, were drowned. 81
July 80.
Pat ieniars efibe ossef TIE brig LionoF ibis 20 Z.
We have been favoscd.b capt Clark. The ia,e
master Of the Lion with Tie following particular
! Of the loss of the vessel. drawn up oy himself
| Nothing pasiicuiar occurred on cur voyage
exrept having head winds and bad weather unril
| the 9Th June; when we were surrounded with
| squalls, aud It Came 20 blow gale On the
10Th it moderated, and the Eind nauied round
1 from SSE SSW. We s>oad on vcss well >altho'
IL began to blow again very hard, uniur c,ose
reefcd top sails aud fore sail. and fose and at.
nsiR sad reeied. until aoou, halt pas, 10, A M
oithc Llth. beiEg tncn in he TAT. of ~ 81 long.
81 30 it sill blowing fresh the vessel seemed -
! cary much OF q we1 her helm. when ordered
the main sail 10 b1 hauled down, and settled down
the main top sail on the CAD; add all AZ moe
heard roaring ia the eleme ATS like thu.deI 4;
! proved TO be water spout, accompan.sd 5, :
.viirlwind; and II was fhick and rainy thar we
could NOT see any ,hirS ] called the mate and
told the wstch 10 call The hanas; this done took
the helm, aud ordered the top s,s 10 be Gle wed
lp and TO haul up the fo.e-sail--bas !, efore 2
watch could get out. ,he vessel wa, kn ckc..
down with .he whiriwind, and Ire BODY of y err
that tel into her. thar lower mast la; in me
i water she was.so low. that ,',ough sa, wnu,t,
be nd -
the water spout then fell into the fore cas- l. WIN
sunk mex bows under y alter, and the hoai breaking
FROM her grpes, carried away the main matches
and the water brealitg into taemain batch : and
Companion she a. ed so quick, yiit il vas g. pos
s.ble for all The passrngcrs ger Gu, cf he csbi
and those that did &C, oat wete cbieed L be &
| lhcir way Through the sks-hgh, and We e bz1l,
cut. F.uI on, Of eight were drowned as,,Saa Fl
. so my apprentice boy. The vessel was knucke,
: down 50 quick that every body OF deck wa
y thrown overheard except myself hung b : n,
e tisr ropes for the vessel was So low ti,s !, vi.
q with officially could reach any par of lie ~,
gingl and caught BY the topPl & ift and l,scle,
:, myself op By The other rigging and go, on III,
y weather gunwa ale By tbsI inc the res, . "a,
pee pie go on beard. except the four passenger
h that were on tho weather gun vale, whom "
= relieved We thsncut away our weather rle
ging- BY jirk OF the sea both TIE rrasts b ok,
: of by the deck; which, caused the biz 10 fo,f
b. this time ous decks were und.r wa er--es,,e
the bales OF COTTON which were ~, t'sast ING otf
< We were apprehensivc tina she wou!a sink :
!. then told the people iha, 70 presecvs car I'VE
: we must make use OF our boat which was fdlloi
water we thsn with great Difficulty 20, he
clear OF the deck; being under waler We hanled
: her upon our lee gunwaIe. and some 81 The va
ter run ou,--one ofthe people proyideetisliy no
S lcuriog bncket, we sxiled her out. re :. q
, sinking very fast, we got into tie Boa, avn,
but little provisions, and only part of 30 al
Eweet meats ana few by,iles Of cordisls A
10 a. VI. we left the wreck, and stcered NEW
in hopes 10 fall in with some vessel. There We,
twelve persons in our small boar, and ali of lher
without hats TO their heads or thoes 20 their Zee,
We remained in this pesilous situation f,r sw,
, days. On the 13th, il being calm NC ceicrie,
a sail, and provdentisliy came % with her Sin
: proved to be the schooner Nancy. Of Halifax
Janes Rumfott p,asser, bound 20 Dominica
/. who treated US verS indy. -Four Of he pas
sengers were Afterwards a. their own desire
. pot on board of the ship Eliza Ann. from New
York, bound to Europe. The Nancy arrived =
Dominica on the ID OF Juiy. a. which lace
/. was very kindly and humAnely trea ed, par,icu
1 larry b. Mcssrs Boyer. HARDY & Co. af.e.
wards took passage on board the brig Williarn
e. c.