Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-28

wreck of the spars sufficient to bu'g' ner
ct her Of before the wind TO clear her
of the week. ard to prevent her from
filling as she was all open in her upper
works in this horrid situation she was
nooped b, the sea. stove n the dead
lights, swept the deck fore and ait WASH
ing poor Maison (ths mate) and one Oh
the crew overheard. not to oe regained'
expecting every moment he would have
fnundered; the sea making a constant
breach over tue deck and in at the cabin
windows; he Rad at lras, hvr feet water
in her hold, nv crew nearly disabled anu
diminished in nuinbe,, it was impossible
to leave securing the cabin windows Tor
the pumps-.we secured them An IN" oeS'
possible way with bales OF blankets, BEDS
and every movable thing, the sea occa'
si"nally driving every thius in uron w..
The gale still continuing IN all its Jury, 1
SCI the clews Of the fore sail 10 carry her
"a 20 sea this blew iutb ribbars. yet u
saved her, the urerk rartng from re
ship. The gale begar TO aha'e On the 23h,
when we succeeded in freeing the shir,
not a particle of canvass LEFT 'xceP' the
E'rctopsaIl attached to the YARD broke IN
sings, This | shifted as soon As l could
ge. NV men (all worn out Ia bend II Tor
a foresai!, aud with this sail arrived IN
thi, ha bcr, where we h We met with the
most kind and friendly ss-ls'arce, 70
most extraordinary degree--men OF all
lie c',pIiurs vie with each other "hn
shall the most sratui"usly. A. the
post leaves this place once a week. and
that or Monda,, I send this bv an "x-
pres, ~ town % nleS dl>tarce. To meet
he sonthern nal, and an Informed ynu
will receive it ia sig days. The ip in
her bottom appeal, perfectly tigh'."
rxtract Of another letter from capt.
Skytchley. dared LiVerpo"' 5,h Hs"ch.
1915, % Messrs. A. 4 5 Richards, Lii.
verPro}.
How is it possible for me to te'' you,
in addition to m, former distressed &C.
count, that the ship is burnt down to The
wa''r'> edge. Last ght, at 7 o'clock,
"WEDNESDAY whilst in my raom, having
heen confined there from M former sui
fering, the cry Of fire was heard from the
ship; crippled and Ill "a l was, imme-
diately got on board, and found the lure
part Of b,tw.en decks on fire, and 81 lar
advanced hat it wa impossible t. get il
undsr, though there was ever' assistance
rendered f-on he share. We used every
efor' to save her till the decks were bur-
nirg through; we directed our attention
to ave what part OF the cargo We could
from the after hatchway, and this pat "f
the ship I did mot leave till the fame fol-
love- me I'm the companions had pre-
viousIy scuttled her aft. We cut the ca.
bic. and let her Diff, ashore in shallow
water The tide rising, she took the
ground, then on fire tore and afr. the f"rr-
mast falling soon after She continued
turning till the wate- reached the Il e:
tue after part Of the shin under water:
the cargo totally DESTROYED, with the ex
c-ptinn of about 30 hal"s, and 'heS" were
thrn "verbuard md irifted nn shore.
ne bottom of N hip is fsll of hard
ware in bulk tn, packages DESTROYED,
Ypu are aware # nv havi"g lost all
that anpertain.d "a the Conk house {; ]
procured here large pot fnr me use NJ
The Crew, and the only mean OF usirgit
AS bv making deep platform at lea,t
thr feet from The deck, Of TAR 'e stoves
and sand, which c1n.i cred nerfectiv
safe, and ,s much so as il hal nv mr.
Der cahorse, bat nv some fatality j. must
have no lptrated through his 10 n" de"k,
and finally through >" between derks Ne-.
ore il wa. di,covsrpd Ny b oil
Srf,rires nreveu'd me from BEN"
there 1T III fines, hut ! was pre-
else and nart'crlar in av q r"c'Inns T.
nv second uffir.r, AID q very careful
;uan from the shore 10 a-siS' him as well
a. the crew in t,kirg care ut the ship;
also 10 the custom hnusp officer, who "as
nut on board st my solicitation. tor the
preservation IF the csrg", ard to prevent
er blczzrpment Nure r"nld not be done;
all this i. too much for met has almost
anrihiiatrd me have as much presence
Of mind in nitric te situations as am
man, bit q repetition Of evils will try the
soul Of he strongest"
The London Courier states that the
nerson who attempted to take he life Of
the duke IF Wellington has been arrest
ed. Canhllinn is his name He had
beer in The srmr, and i Is supposed was
chosen bv the author. Of the plat on &C
count Of hi daring intrepidity, ard Of
his attachment to those principles bv
which Turope has bee mad- the scene
Of such bntche-y and bl"odshed-
There is nnhing further in the Paris
papers resnpcfiug the conferences be-