Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-16
TIE Macedonian pni Lnck

"S 4,sdSeftONsdH pft OUck.
NORFOLK, October i2,--Ou Saturday afior
noon arrived al tlis port in distress. the II =
Iiisate MGcsd0nian, JOHN Eo,yNEs Esq COM
maiider, having been diS:naStei in a hurricane
WHICH She experienced oil Sunday, he 2:ih of
sept. III lat. 50, iUn.. ID. The Macedonian
sailed from Boston on ihe 20t, Sent bound tnr
the Pacifc Ocean, aud completely eou;,uod
Tor atwo years cruize.-NOtinng material nc.
CURED nntiithe z7th, when, as iney were haui!y
expecting 10 fall INTO the trade wIEjs s1d'uu.
tIcina!in,s quick an 10 The Brazil Iuast
they were SudGeiJy oyeriaken By Tie most
tremendous huiiicaue ever known 1 the oIdeyt
seaman on Ooa,d, which lasted abou, 10 !Iours
ana ieti their gallant ship a miserable cyect
The gale comnienced from the s. L. with ;,
heavy swell, butshii TO ,arions poiuts
AhOul \. 81. the misci mast was carried
away 10y tie board, and SHORTLY aIteralI the
remaining SpatS, except the fore and nam
rraSis, which, however, were so badly sorrir
tAdt III " as found necessary to fish them i'm
several places lost the stern AMI quarter
boais. and sustained much other damage
tempest - represented to have been iudescri.
badly awini, aud The situation Oft Macedo-
man ptriionS ~ the extreme III the early part
OF II, UiHiam Wilkins, captain of the mizzea
Top, al excellent seaman and u worthy young
mln, was unfortunately knocked overheard
| by tie nizzeu s,aysai sheet, and drowned. -
rms was The only casualty That occurred among
The crew.
Previous to the sailing Of the Macedonian
| from Boston she had undergone 81 ,horunrl
| overhauIing and repair; and the trim in which
| she ieit that port could scarcely be exceeded
but now how altered After heing only six
days AT sea, she returns TO port.wiih 10 oihe
| NeSiicc Of her former yraudeur Than her
wooden walls" and in appearance, PRECISELY
| as she entered the port of New York when
| prize 10 the gallant Decatur.
! The Macedonian passed through the narrowy
| below Crancy Island about 5 o'clock al NhtrL
| time tie food had only been three hours run
| ning, and (although under jnry masts) in less
| than hall an hour after she was safe a, anchor
ABREAST OF tue Navy Yard. Such, indeed was
! the ceeriiy Of ker prOgress that ytry frvy Of
4 the citizens knew Of her arrival until she was
mooied. This TACT alone should satisfy every
| unprtJHd'ced Eind that the depth Of waller
from me entrance Of Elizabeth liver to tho
Navy Taid, ~ all sufficient fer the purpose OF a
naval depot the Macedonian. dec'.Iy laden
as she Is, and ~ her crippled state, could ent, s
Ihe Cdpes and run directly ZIP 60 The Navy
faTu, Win The SGmf ,cipd, without anchoIing ;
anu coud pass the ShOalcst part of our river on
nan HOOD, Ut surely must be adfnitied that
Tie hatbor Of Norfolk can afford q safe and
easy entrance to the heaviest sliipsin our navy
COMMERCIALLY IMpORfANT.
VI has been decided by The Comptroller of
the Treasury that British We sci, sailing IN
tHHdI nom British port closed against YES.
SelS Owned by citizens of Tho United State
10 port open tosuch vessels, cannot, accord
ing 10 The construction put upcn the act con.
corning Navigation, be admitted 10 an eutt I
in The ports OF tie United States. whether il,
Jdiad, or with cargo laden at I,OIt ~ open
although such cargo had not ksen pTeViOus ,
brought ~ the same vessel TO such port from
al mierdicted port; to "hich is TO be excepted
the case of British vessel Sai.ng from an Oc
Guided port 20 a British European port"
For instance, Use preSumc) % British yesse
bound from jamaica TO Bermuda in bGla,f
cannot touch and enter II Norfolk nor can
such vessel take a cargo II Bermuda, the
prodnce OfaBy cf the British colonies, ave
brlug Il to Norfolk. But such cargo may ~
brought from Bcimmdi 60 oTiok, ~ BiitiSL
vessel bound To Liverpool. 10.
We do not believe that Mr.. MARITIME
10 the bearer OF n treaty of ccssinn Of IT,,
FiOridas lie MAY have brought inst,nc
HoHS 10 Don De ONIs 10 make ihe ces
sion. B0st. Cent.