Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-14
NEW YORK. SEPT. II.

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NEW YORK. Sept. II.
James Wilson. one Of the dcserters tax.
en- from the Chesapeake, was hanged at
Halifax on Monday se'nnighs on board the
Halifas friga.e. He Acknowledged at the
place Of execution that he was q native Of
Yorkshire.
The British frigate Jason, and the. brig
Colambioe, went 10 sea on "Wednesday.
Five seameh deserted {: ON the former 90
Tuesday evening. A Swedish seaman,
who also. had deserted from the Jason, was
picked up by the s;oop Gazette from
Charles,eo. and brought to this port, after
he had swami about Two miles.
By the ship Ann Williams, captain Ma.
cey, from Liverpool, London papers to The
23d Of July ard Lloyd's lists. to the 2lst
are received at,he Office of the Mercantile
Advertiser. The intelligence they contain
have been anticipated by way OF Boston.
Arrived, the ship Illinois. Church, IS
days from Bordeaux. On the ssh of July,
sailed from Bordeaux River, and on the
23d, in lat. 4s, 80, lopg. IS spoke the
brig Minerva, from New York to Dor.
deaux. Aug. 8, lat. As, 81, long IS, 80,
spoke schooner Aurora, Hooper, from ca.
d,s to Masblehead. 9Th, LAT, 81, 90, long.
80, 20, spoke ship Mary, bunbuj5y. from
Baltimore, to Trieste. q h, lat. 81, 81,
loug. SIS, spoke the brig Cliu,on, OF aud
for New York 10 Lisbon. Gath, ship Geo.
and Albert, from Derry to Bal,imore.-
18th, lat. ri, a, long, 60, brig Persever.
ance, Starr, from Bordeaux, to. Provi.
dence. On the goth Of August. in lar. Al,
so, long 65, at | A.M. the wind cas-, 10 a,
south east, the weather began TO lock very
bad ; we commenced shortning sail as fast
as possible, gs, all our light sails ia, fore
and main topsail closely reefed, nizen top:
sail handed. the gale increasing very rapidly,
a. two got all our sails Glued up by this
time the wind increased to a tempes, at.
tended with a deluge Of rain, the Ship came
too. against the helm with several of our
sails loose we succeeded in handing the
fore. sail and m~aintop-sail ; athalf past TWO
it blew a. hurricane, the ship lying too with
her lower yards nearly touching the water
to leeward, in this situation it was impes.
sibls 10 do any thing BIZ. hold 90 ard see
sails. mas.s and yard, blew away /; for the
space of 6 hours | expected at every surge
;has our maa,s would. go by the board, our
sails ,ha, were handed met with the same
fate Of those thar were loose, blew from the
yards and were shaken TO atoms. Our
eib boom, glib, spriisail yard, and all the
rigging went together. Main !top-mast.
topsail yard, top gallant mast, yards, sails,
rigging, &c. went over the side, our spank.
i er and gait, stern boat me. the same fate I:
! by 8 o'clock, A. NJ. the ship was a complete
wreck, had but two sails thatswe could set,
the fore sail and misen ,opsail. which were
considerably injured. for the space OF 9
hours this tempest Ear exceeded any I
ever experienced. not only for the VIC.
lcnce Of The win:l, but over head as well
az underfoot, exhibited IN appearance but
one entire sheet Of water. 3Oth, lay too
all day, clearing the wreck; at 6 P. n.
bore away to the westward under fore sail
and missn top sail. being all the sails we
had act. 3fst. passed a ships spars, which
I Judged to be ship of about 500 tons or
unwasds. by the size of the masts. l thick
ina, ships must have suffered greatly tha,
came wilhsn The reach OF this senpes,, and
Idoubs macy could got survive i, for 90
, ship could be in bssSef sisaasion to ssaaa