Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-19

Markets, Flour SIS. Rice 81 slaves o's'
Lumber high, and in demand.
NETWORK, October IS.
E.,ro,, of q letter from John Steyrr, Esq.
agent Of the U. s. at StocRaoIm' 90 '''
Collector ofthis fort, et..as
Commercial Agency Of the United o.a'e''
Stockholm, June q, 1871
SIR, :, -. for
Please to make it generally known lot
the information of Merchants sending vessels
to discharge or touch at Swedish ports, that
unless the bill of Health is attested oy inc
Swedish Consul for the district from %hich
they sail, they will be subject to detention
of several days, TT the Quarantine grounds
which may sometimes occasion great moon
yenience to vessels bound up the Baltic.
1.-THE buovs, beacons sc. a: the entrance
Of the Hsrbors of Carsbalm and Carlscrona,
having lately been removed, 1t is necessary LOT
vessels bound to either, to keep off until they
receive pilots"
Loss ofthe BRIG SzuyGsure, Vermi'ye, efthis
tort-August II, in lat SO, 10, N. and long.
So, 80, w. wind at S. w. and blowing hea-
v, gale, with squalls of rain, found 1t neces'
sary to heavs the vessel too. The sea run
ming high, at half past one, +. M. Was struck
by heavy squall and thrown upon our beam
ends. Ali hands Immediately got upon the
weather side, cut away the rigging, and in a
few seconds the 1nasts broke close to The deck
and the vessel :ighted, but WAS iuli OF Water.
The sea now made complete breach over
us, and it was with the greatest difficulty that
we could keep ourselves from being washed
overheard. Those who could, supplied them
selves with small pieces of rope TO secure
themselves 10 the rails. Part OF the crew
took their station OH the bows, and the remaln-
der about the taH.rel, to wait the event OF
most dismal night, which soon closed upon
US. The sea all the time running with great
ury, s tho intervals between the seas were so
short, that we had scarcely time to clear our nos
tris & eyes, before we were again overwhelmed
almost to suffocation. At about midnight, the
wind shifted to the Northwsrd and West
ward, and the storm abated little, but the
sea continued to run very high and Cross
At length the morning came and showed Us
all the horrors of our perilous situation.---
In the middle Of the ocean, On vessel under
water, except small part OF her bows ano
taffareI, without provisions or fresh water
and the sea every instant making clear breach
over US. In this situation we remained untl
nearly night, when our hunger beginning te
grow insupportable, we succeeded III secur-
ing pig which was on the deck at the time
of our disaster and had been killed by the rig
eing. The heart and liver Of tits was takei
out and divided. This was eaten but instead
of relieving it added to cur dlstresses, tor II
Drought on severe sickness. The sea ran very
nigh all the next night but some Of the pcopls
who had secured themselves slept little, be-
ing worn ont by fatigue and watching. Oh
The second day after We were upset, the sea
ran high all day, and the sun coming out We
~ hot, we suffered much, being sometimes
reEched i'll water and at others broiing IN the
IN On the third day we succeeded in pro-
curing little bread so ked in salt water, and
A little oil, by diving into the cabin. This day
Samuel Anderson Was washed overheard and
lost, and in the night John White died thro
excess of fatgue. On the fourth day we pro-
cured some water and bread. This Day we
SOW Sail, but at SUI IN distance that we were
lot discovered On the fifth day we succeed
ed in procuring fire by means of a sun glass,
which WIS brought out of the cabin by diving.
The weather being moderate, we cooked part
of shark, two of which we had caught: but
the weather coming on more bolsterous, we
were never able to kindie FIRE after that day.
On the sixth, seventh and eighth days,nothing
remarkable occurred; we made SHIFT to pre-
serve life with the bread, oil and beef which
we had procured. Captain Lyman, passen-
ger, was reduced very low, and could not
have survived many days longer. On the 9th
day we saw sail SO near us that we could
discern the men walking on the deck, but was
not discovered by them. On the morning of
the 10th, we discovered the Madeira standing
directl, for us, and about ten O'Clock we were
all taken on board. Here we met with the
most hospitable treatment; and every thing
which the generous people on board could do
was done to make us forget our miseries. On
board of this vessel we remained from the
god of August to the 9th of September, when
we fell in with the ship Citizen, bound to A.
lexandria. On board of this vessel the cap
tain and mate were taken, and landed at Alex