Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-08
BOSTON, March %.
FROMCASTINE.

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FROM CAS'TINE.
Several gentlemen arrived IN town yes
tertiay. who left Casfine On "Wednesday
last. The gun-brig Cur!ew had eeen sent
to Die!,v to await the orders OF Sir JOHN
SuEp .-ooKE for the evacuation OF CAS-
tine. Preparatory TO WHICH measure ue-
neral GossELl. was sparkling the can
noa. gunpow(;er, &c. TIE Bniwark, a,
| lad arrived from a long cruise; last. hcW-
ever. from Sheibmne, where she iecelyeh
| orders to proceed to Castine and await IT'S
evacuation. The only men OF war there
| were the Bulwark, Spencer "a, Pelter
brig, and Landrail cutter.
Mr.. Hook. the former American col
Hector at Castine, it was said mad reccly-
ed orders to resume his station, and to
admit to entry any goods stored there.
Tie Bulwark had taken noth!ng since
| the Tomahawk p"iratcer; bat had recap
tsrea several schooacrs. she heard OF
peace ut sea.
A gentleman who left Eastbcrt on the
| 19th inst. informs, thata part Of the t;.aors
which had been stationed there, had re-
Gently been sent to Sir. ,!oht:, \. b. \
schooner arrived at Esstpart from Boston.
March IS.
Ertract of leftcr rom the parser q
the Prirateer~LE0, C.ptcin Nghes
oftais port, astea L'0r;aat, re-. |.
I. On the 25th uit. having rugged the
LEO into brig we sailed from ti,is on a
cruize, bat in The night OF the 2Gth, we
experienced most severe gale, again
srrnnr or faremast, splitt tic io"csai'. and
lost beth jib5 ald Iit-booias, and were O
aligea 10 make The iirst bort, not beiag m
!; situation II crlige. We are now AGAIN
rneitting. sna hope to be at sea IN three
days. IL erase IN company with the bi's
lAsiES A1G.,sROE. Ca.st. Il. IS in good
health. | wrote ycu iew days since
frpaa Dmsleany, where had been before
a'r last ,li;sfost tune, describing cur un'o'-
tuaate s;tnatiaR." Ihis letter has not
vet cUne to hand.
Schooner Gift, canta;a ]. Turner,
vile, sailed from Boston Gath January
for Charleston, with vaiuaI2e asserted
care,, was captarcd in lGa. s., So. 'at.
40. 50, IS hours CIT. by tie privafecs
Eayer. Capts:n MI.eiIan. aij,r a Chase
Of six hours, and arrived a Liyerpool i.
s. ca the sG1h, with the ,>rivatser whicl.
hail been cruizing on log .:iaia4 ssouEts,
AID iost Is Of nor men, and was on her
way home when size fell III with tie Grt.
Captaili and crew sent to Hali:ay. iron.
wkerce the mate made his escape, and
reached town yesterday, via Nantucket.
We are informed. by an officer OF the
priyatcer Rcindeer, that a Frenchman (be-
!ong;ngto New-Crleans,) came On board
their vessel at Cmrnna, aud stated, that
lie was >liLe master of an English ship,
laden with fish, which vas captured, ma
ny months since, by tie American priFa-
teer prince OF Neutchatel, out OF Cher
burg, and ordered for France; that he eX-
periencad severe gale of wind IN tie
Bay Of Eiscay, in which the ship sprung
alea!,; that tie weather moderated a few
days afterwards, when they fell in with
| an English brig, and it being found M
| possible to keep the vessel free, (she De
ing then water logged he requested to
be taken OF. with his crew; that accord
incly boat was sent alongside, INTO
| which he get, with one man, and re-
cciyed Their baggage, intending to return
for the femaiIder,i it being nearly calm;
That by the time tie boat had reached the
brig, a sudden and violent squall came up,
| which prevented their return, and the
ship was seen to go down, with the re- :
mainder on board, without a possibility OF
rendering them the least assistance; and
that the English vessel was herself wreck
edsaiterwards.
SALEM, March 90.