Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-18

bound to Bermuda. sth inst. lat: 40, 40,
long. SO, was boarded from the 81. of war
Loup Cervier, from Halifax, for the Che.
sapeake. The schr, Bramble, from Eng.
land, arrived at Bermuda oath ult. bring
ing London papers to the 10th July, z
days the latest. We have been favored
with Bermuda papers to the 25th ult.
coatalning extracts from them to the 5th
July; they however contain nothing
new or interesting. Capt. Russell also
informs, that about 80 of the vessels
drove ashore in the hurricane at Bermu.
da, 4th August, would be condemned
At Leland. (another part of the island)
H. b. NJ. brig Sophia ls, Dolphin A..
and Ardent 81, were drove ashore, but
had got off again with considerable da.
mage. Brig Trident was to sail again
for the U. States in 8 or 10 days. Ship
Georglana had been cleared, had been
on shore, but had got off again with some
damage. The ship Caledonia not tried.
The Swedish brig Gubbin, Rainey, sail
ed for r. Island days before the hur
ricane. No vessels had been sent in
for long time. Two days after the
hurricane, two wrecks were seen On the
W. end of the island; but no discove-
ries had been made as to who they were.
Passengers in the Gen. Knox, Capts.
John M'Grouty, of Con. Nathan w hit
ing, of Boston Messrs. Latham, Ave-
~ and Son, of New-York Saul. Sher-
burne, of Portsmouth, N. H. Mrs. Eli
zabeth Kenny, and two sons of N York;
and Miss Braggins, of do.
The Greek ship Jerusalem, capt -,
(65o tons, ls guns and 40 mem has been
taken by the Majestic, captain Hayes, &
ordered in for adjudication. She was %
days out, and spoke nothing on the pas
sage. Her cargo consisted Of sugar,
coffee. hides, Iogwood, pig copper, sc.
The 4th lieutenant of the Ma estic, two
midshipmen, and II seamen and marines
were put on board; but none OF the crew
of the ship taken out, except passen-
ger. On Saturday last, off Cape Cod,
the Majestic boarded a Swedish schoo.
ner from Newburyport for 81. Barts.
o. Thursday evening arrived school,
ner Lucy, Sylvester, with prisoners
from the Nympbe frigate They belong
to the fishing boat Sally, Watts, OF Bos-
ton, which was taken on sunday evening
and burnt, and the boat Lively, from
Boston for Charleston, on Monday even
ing. The Lucy was taken on Friday
last, and given up to bring in the captain
OF the Lively to procure ransom. Lett
Boston ON Monday with the ransom mo-
ney, but could not find the Nymphe
ill Thursday morning-in the mean
time the Lively was burnt, after her car
GO had been taken out
Captain Epworth said the reason OF
his destroying the Sally was because she
attempted to get away from him, and
gave him long chase--that he should
destroy no fishermen, unless they rama
wav from him, except they were Chat
ham vessels, but such he should destroy
because they had re-taken the d we, one
of his prizes.
On Wednesday the Nymphe brought
to Portuguese schooner from Boston
and fishing boat, and permitted them
to proceed. On Thursday morning she
brought to two other fishing boats, one
the Anawam, Whiting, of Plymouth, *
released them. Captain Sylvester was
detained days on board the the N. as a
hostage, and was well-treated. The Ma
jestic had been in company. Neither,
in that time, had taken any vessels ex-
cept the above and the Greek ship.