Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-11-14
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10.
From Our Correspondent.
Office Of the Ns,obaryport Herald, !
Not. 5,.1sl5. s

SfR,
send you the following informa-
ton, some part Of which may be inte-|
Testing in your city.
Arrived this day, schr. Rolla, captain
Moses Brown, AZ days from Aux Caves.
Lett schr. Dash, Andrews, of n. York,
time of sailing uncertain. There rereI
two Carthagenian priyateers lying at
Hemen'S ba attic time the Rolla sailed.
Oct. 6, the flogsties lying NNE distant
about 4 leagues, saw a small boat with a
men coming down to US we immediate
" hove ton for her, she proved to be a
boat from the wreck Of the sshr. Cyrus.
Dixon. Of New York, which was wreck
ed three days before on the Hegsties. =
Capt Dixon informed capt. Brown he
had left 4 men on the reef, and but a
small quantity of water his boat leaking
very badly, got out the Rolla's long boat,
and sent her with two of the RoIla's
crew, together with captain Dixcn, for
the men. About, ten o'clock the next
morning. they returned again With tie
men, the wreck still in sight. Captain
Dixon informed that he struck on a ledge
of rocks, aud his vessel inmediateIY
biged--upon these rocks are formed two
small Islots Of sand or eranulated shells:
they bear INV and SSW from each O.
ther, distant about two leagues, and are
surrounded only by rocks under water.
over the eastern fork of which the sea
continually breaks with great violence.
There is great similarity between these
two lslOts, the sea, in common gales sf
wind, breaking over both; they are des-
titute OF every kind of heritage, except a
kind of salt grass, which resembles wild
sage. The above islots are in lat. 81 30,
long. IS so. Oct 7, ABOUT z leagues NE
OF the hogsties, was boarded from, spa
nish letter of marque brig from Barra-
Goa de Cuba, bound to Philadelphia ten
days out, had been robbed by a Cartha.
genian priya'eer Of provisions, charts,
&c; supplied them with charts, and
parted co. Oct. %, lat. So, Sc, lon. 60.
so, saw sail bearing WSW kept away
for her, at p NJ. spoke her and request
ed some provisions, as we were nearly
destitute Of water as well as provisions
after informing the captain we had
taken 8 men from wreck. and had them
still on board. had been out 80 DAYS. and
had for Is days, l6 souls sn board, he
observed he had been long time out,
and had long ways to SO, and with sa-
wage barbarity, never altered his course
or shortened sail, leaving Us in our dis
tressed situation to our fate. She was
the ship I.atona, of Philad. and bound to
Amsterdam, and might possibly have
been out 4 or S days--on such brutal
conduct, comment is unnecessary. Nov.
1, Cape Sable bearing NE by N distant
colleagues, spoke British brig London, 1
from st. Andrews bound to Whitehayen.
VIM. Frazier. "a noble hearted Scots
man commander, who very generOasIy|
lay by US three hours and supplied us|
with enc puncheen Of water, . bbl. of
-four, beef, &c. which probably was the
means OfPreserving eur lives, as we were
almost in state Of starvation, and curl
mouths parched with thirst. We tenderI
the captain Frazier our hearty thanks. !
Capt. Dixon, mate and people are here
and we'll.