Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-12-28
NEw.YoRK, Dec. 81.

NEw-YoRK, Dec. 81.
Melancholy ShipwrecE. 1t is with ex
IRENE regret that we have to record the
loss of the ship America. Capt. Vibberts,
belonging to Mr.. Charles Hall, Of this
city. The ship had been out about 1870
days from Calcutta, with valuable car
90 of piece goods. silks, sugar, &c. and
being on the eve of entering the port. was
driven ashore during the gale Of Sunda,
last, at four o'clock in the afternoou, op
posite the Highlands, on the Jersey shore,
having previously lost her rudder, and in
short time went to pieces and, painful
TO state, Capt. Vibberts, Mr. Elmslie Gar
rigues, aud Mr.. VIM. A. Field, the TIVE
supercargoes, both belonging to Phila
delphia, Mr.. Minugh, the second mate
and eleven seamen, were drowned. Capt
Vibberts and the two supercargoes were
in the boat, drifting ashore, when the
mainmast fell on them. The body Of
Capt. V. and three Others, drifted upon The
beach, as we'll as number of bales Of
goods, &c The sea was SO high that the
ship struck 10 four fathoms water.
We understand that the America was
sent out from this port by Philadelphia
houses; the money for the voyage raised
in this city, on respondentia, and insurance
effected to the amount of abont 100000
dollars.
One of the survivors informs, that out Of
the whole crew, eight only were able to do
duty, the res; being dcwa with the sour
Wy; that Thomas Parsells, the carpenter,
died about four weeks since; that the ship
went to pieces about six 10 the evening ;
and that he saw five mansled bodies OH
the beach the next morning.
Captain Vibberts has left wife and
four children, who reside 10 Sussex, N. j.
Gazette.
Dec. %.
AwfuI and Alarming occurrence. On
Tuesday afternoon, between 3 and o.
clock, JAMES STeUGHToN, Esq. son of
the Spanish Consul was met in Broad
way, near the corner of CORTLAND Street,
by Mr.. Robert M. Goodwin, of Balti-
more, aud, 10 rencountre, provoked by
the latter) was stabbed through the heart,
with sword cane and expired in the
course Of eight or ten minutes. Mr.. G..
having given the fatal wound, embarked
10 the AtaIanta, and proceeded to Eliza
beth-Fown, in New-Jersey, whittier he
was pursued by Mr.. Warner, one of our
Police Justices, and Mr.. Raymond, and
Mr.. Hays, police officers, arrested, and
brought back to the city on the same
uight.
Immediately after the death Of Mr..
Stoughton the Coroner summoned Jury
of "a men ia double panneD who pro.
ceeded to the examination of the body,
and of number of persons who witnessed
the unhappy event. On opening the
body, ii was discovered, that the sword
had passed through the heart to the breast
bone.
We have now before us copy Of all
the testimony which came before the Cor
oner's Jury. AS the Prisoner is yet to
be put upon trial for his life, it is deemed
improper at the present moment to lay
this testimony before the public. To sat
isfy the public mind, which is so deeply
excited by the melancholy occurrence, il
will, perhaps, he sufficient TO remark
that the Jury, after devoting fourteen
hours to the examination of the case, and
under full view Of the testimony unani.
moasly presented the Prisoner as the mar.
derer Of the Deceased.
Among the rumors set afloat on this oc-
casion, it is not correct, that the deceased
had any weapon 10 his hand. A small
pistol, unloaded was found in his pocket
| The rumor, that the prisoner had recently
challenged the deceased, and that the
latter had declined the challenge, is cor.
rect.-Cons. ADJ.
NEwTos, (N.J.) Dec. 20.
| Mrder.-A jury of inquiry was held
Hast Saturday, on the body of man "a