Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-13

II. &C bricks behind the Panorama, i'll Broad
WOW. the sum of four hundred dollars IN SILVER
J, oold. or she would perish by tire or poison
The lady being alarmed made application 70
,he police 70 know how she should proceed.
she was advised to deposit at the place APP
pointed, a bag containing number OF cepts'
and other small coins, that should appear Dv
its weight to be the money demanded. Ear
" in the evening she deposited the bag ac AZ,
cording.y In the mean time the ponce oiii-
GERS took their measures to detect any one
who should appear to take up the bag Jus
tice Warner, and Messrs Townsey, DuscnDu-
ry and Martin, marshals, stationed themselves
in situations to observe every thing that should
occur. Soon after the lady had deposited the
bag, and her carriage had driven CT, two gen
tlemen to appearance, were seen 70 Walk past
the panorama, bat did not approach the place
of deposit. Between eleven and twelve
clock. the same gentlemen returned, went to
the pile of bricks: one of them took up the
bag, and finding by the feeling, 1t contained
money, they supposed OF course they haa INC
400 dollars they had demanded. they were
about to make off with their prize, when the
officers coming from their stations, seized them
and soon lodged them IN place OF safety
They having been examined this morning.
their names are Wadsworth and Douglass
Tn the rocket of Wadsworth was found let
ter from the Secretary of War; informing him
that he is appointed an ensign in the new ar
nv about to be raised. We regret that the
government have not attended more to the
characters of those they appoint as officers In
the army, as this is not the only improper APP
pointment which has come to our knowledge.
IF such men as Wadsworth are made officers,
what man of honor and honesty will ever &C
cept of a commission
A letter from Mr.. Matthew Bridge, super
cargo Of the sch. Augusta, Capt, Suckney,
from Gottenburg for Boston, dated ar Portland,
JAM %, to the owner, says" On the 25tn III
slant wrote you few lines by the sch. Rho
da, Drinkwatcr, of Portland, which boarded
us at sea, and supplied us with provisions, APP
prising YOU Of the disasters that had 0cfAllcn
the Augusta We sailed from Gotenburg
for Boston on the 10th of Nov. and experience
ed duGinP tie passage constant successloh
of most violent gales, III which we twice car
ried away our main-boom and square sail
boom, as well as repeatedly splitting our sails
On the 9Th Jan. We deserted Cape Cod, and
in fact was up with Race Point, when the wea
Their assuming threatening aspect, we took
on board Bay Pilot from Provncetown, IL
the hope of making harbor bat a severe
n w. wind Immediately following, attended
with very thick vapour, we failed in This de-
sirable object, and previous to the cessation
Of the gale, we were dritted 50 leagues, ant
cur vessel almost sunk with ice On the 2Oth,
in severe gale from the n +. attended with
snow, we again made the Bay, but were again
driven out by North Wester, and drlfted as
far as George s-On the 22d, the gale CONT
nuing, we rolled away our foremost, close TO
the deck, which was soon followed by the bow
spirit near 10 the night heads. Scarcely any
thing of the whole wreck was saved, exclusive
of the main sail and square sail; all the OIL er
sails, rigging and spars, being entirely lost
We were then lying too under double reeied
foresail, which however was then split, but
was so completely covered with Ice, & frozen,
that il could neither be started up nor down.
At this mo,nc,.t all of us that could stand the
deck, (Which amounted to only four persons,
including the pilot and myself) were employ
ed in clearing away the Ice, with which we
were entirely buried, the gunwale being but
little above The water. Captain Stickney (be-
ing unwell the whole pass>ge) had not been
on deck for many days; one ofthe sailors was
frozen; one for some time had been disabled
by a blow from the fore yard, and the residue,
with the mate, almost beat cut. On the 28th,
we completed rigging a jury-mast, (the 'wea-
Their having been moderately and to day have
reached Portland, where we shall reft, and
then proceed to Boston"
RICHMOND, JAN. s.
ANo7HER EARTHQUAKE was felt in this
x.aa4ond a,,osnizn (the 7thA ulannt i've