Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-08

bruised in many places. but no bones bro :
ken, and was able yesterday to walk about
town. >
The feather bed on which he lay, be-
lieve, has not been found. Mr. Robbins
was returning from meeting, and was with
in less than half mile of bis house, W hen
he heard The dreadful crash, and saw the
air filed with the timbers, boards aud fur
niture of his dwelling. His feelings, at
such sight, you can better imagine than
describe. ! was at the scene of destruc.
ton within a few minutes after it occurred:
he assured me he had no expectation of
finding any Of his family alive, but was
happily disappointed.
The extent of the whirlwind in width
did not exceed thirty rods how far it ex-
tended east am not informed. II demo-
lished shed and other out buildings be-
longing to Mr. Moseley took part of the
roof from Mr.. Carlisle's barn; unroofed
and otherwise injured two dw elling houses
between Mr.. Melvin's and RusselIs Ia
vern, and passed off through Ludlow.
will close this account by Stating few in
stances of the power and violence of the
wind; the air to great height was filed
with branches of trees, timbers, fences,
boards, &c. the ralters and other timbers
of Mr.. Robbins house and barn new stand
sticking in the ground more tGan 100 rods
from where the buildings stood. One bed
blanket was found about one mile east
The poultry in and bout the barn shared
a worse fate than the family--several do
Zen were killed and manned, and some
were found with their legs broken more
than $50 rods from the barn. Ii is stated
that son Of Mr.. Moseley, returning from
church, was taken from the ground, and
saved himself by seizing the branches of
Tree"
h"pi on3MtFUL TiRACI
Extract of letter from Captain Josiah
LOyelt, of the brig Kajah, 10 his owners
ip Beverly. dated
Gibraltar, July 22.
June 3oth, in lat. 80, As, N. long.
80, So, w. saw an hermapbrodite rugged
vessel to lee%ard, standing by the wind to
the Z. Alta. M. she was about halt
mile from our weather quarter, at; which
time they hoisted a flag on board her
which we at FIRST took TO be Spanish, but
afterwards discovered that the crown in
the centre had been removed, and piece
OF spotted cloth sown in its place. We
Immediately boisted our coors, when he
kept away for US and while we were
taking in sail 10 order to lay by for him,
they discharged musket towards US, the
ball from which passed through our stern |
boat, and fe u upon the quarter deck. The
pirate then hailed ~ English, and order
ed me to come on board of him with my !
papers, &c. which Immediately com.
piled with. As soon as came along side
Of the pirate, my men were ordered out
Of the boat, and she being manned with 3
of the pirates crew, they went on board
the Rajah, and in the most shameless man
der, ransacked her from stem to stern, and
after destroying many of our stores, and
the remainder, with almost eve.
ry other movable article about tie decks,
cabin, &c. they robbed US Of the following
among other articles, viz: 937 dollars So
cents belonging to the owners Clio dolls.
and about 80 dolls. worth Of clothing, &c.
belonging to myself valuable hook of
charts beautiful ieet stern boat, with
Oars, S'c. 10 bags OF pepper; IL bags Of
rice brass compass; pieces Russia
duck rs blocks OF different sizes; 25 lbs.
Mornings; 6 boarding pixies 20 ID. cho
coiaie Is or 60 ID. sugar; 2 TO- tea 90
gallons vinegar u dog Sicily wine loo
/; | pig Of 80 ID. | silver watch
dog. hooks and thimbles, &c. They
even shifted the shoes from their feet, and
,ats from their heads, where they found
better. Finally, after having overhauled
and turned every thing upside down on
board the RajAb, and taken every thing
hey considered worth taking, they re-
turned to their vessel, and gave me libef-
y to proceed on my voyage. All the time
remained on board the pirate, they bad |
lines rove at their fore yard arm, with |