Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-09

sup LOUISA, ron BOMBAY Tor PbiladsI
phia, probably arrived.
Philadelphia, Sept. s.
Arrived, ship Neptune, of Portsmouth
John S. Place, from Calcutta and Msdr,,
Left the Sands Head on the 9Th OF March
ana Madras on the Goth April. LEI, .,
Calcutta, brig Palmer, Knowles, for Phi.
ladelphia, in 30 days; Lascar, Ives, 70,
Boston, uncertain ship CIarissa, King
Tor Boston, in ID days; julius Cesar, Mar.
shall, for Philadelphia, uncertain. On,be
26th March, an American ship entered III.
Hoog y, could not ascertain her name " ilb
the days same day, brig BramIn, Bache.
lor. l20 days from Boston also, under
Jurymasts, the English ship Lady Castle.
reagh, of 200 tons-this ship was dis.
masted in the October gale of 1918 at Mad.
ras, where The Neptune sustaine some da.
mage in spars, rigging and sails, the loss
OF an anchor and cable. The Lady Castle.
reagh was fully loaded for Eng When
tn gale came on al Madras, and with grea.
difficulty she reached TrincoIma!y to rent
but could not procure masts, from thence
she returned 10 Madras, where ship and
cargo were sold, and she sent to Calcutta
to be broken up, being SO much wrecked
in the gale. Also, the same day, passed
in one of the pilot briggs with the crew
and boat of the English ship Paragon,
cast away on Sanger Sands, the Gath inst,
in southerly gale, vessel and largo total.
ly lost.
Extracts from the Neptune, Log.Book.
June 2"'h.-Lat. "a, % south, long &c,
90, east, spoke British ship Bombay Mer.
chant "a days from London, bound to
Bombay.
July 26th.-Lat. south, 90 west long.
was spoken by 20 gun ship, with English
colours, supposed her to be a Buenos Ay.
rean privateer.
Aug. 2l.--La.. 90, IS north, lon. 81, Sc
west, spoke schooner Nonsuch, Of New.
Orleans, from Havana, 7days out for St.
Thomas.
On s2d.-Lat. 90, As north, long. G.,
AZ west, spoke schooner Constellation, Of
and tor Philadelphia, days out, bound to
St. Jago de Cuba.
On 23d.-Lat. 90, IS north, long CT.
81, west, at S a. m. discovered sail hear
ing southwest, and appeared to have light
breeze, standing for US, (he Neptune Iy.
ing becaImed) which brought the strange
vessel at meridian about four miles off--at
halt past one O'Clock p. m. a squall came
on from the southwark, when this vessel
bore down Tor US. when within the distance
OF one mile and quarter, she fired gun
and hoisted Spanish colors-csptain Place
not liking the looks and maneuyres Of The
vessel, would not heave too, but hoisted
his coloIs-aiter few minutes she fired
shot and made more sail 1.-The Neptune
continued her course, the chace not gain.
ing on US, she braced her main-topsail TO
the mast and fired another shot, which did
not reach the intended object, though well
directed. and in ten minutes after hauled
off to east southeast. This vessel appear
ed OF Greek model, painted black, with
white streak round her, the knees Of be-
cut-water and figure head white, poop
quarter deck, projecting eight or ten iess
over the stern, with quarter boar's above
Vt the maiA-mast very near the stern posi-;
could not ascertain what armament she hao
d pole mlzen top mast and small nlzsa
1oresail, and no top gallant sail, short poe
tore and main toy gallant Hasts aid sh0H
flying jib boom, fore and main TOP veD
square at the head, with bands on the toe
saIl and fore top sail between the reefs, l0fs
top gallant sails very small for its spar', anu
short twist to bis main top gallant sail
There is no doubt the Neptune would nave
been plundered by this vessel had she SUD-
mitted to her powder and bail.
like circumstance occurred 10 tie Nep
tune on her outward passage TO lnda-OD
the 18th July, 1918, in lat. 81, 81 morn
long. 81, 90 west. al ! I o'c'ock,P u. ~'
wind east south east, discovered SAL "