Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-25
NEAR VIEW OF A sH,pwRpcK.
oCTAVIAN.

ST.. johns, IN. b. Jar. I.
Mipmrecks, Sc. The year 1879 yesterday closed
Win one II ha mast tremendous gales Of wind ever
experienced IN this barbor Occas ionaiy veering from
w. y Z, aud S W. and continuing with unremitting
fnry trom ], A. NJ 10 |, p period Of no less than
nine hours The appearance of the morning was anu
snai' dark aud gloomy, and, from the violent storm
that was then also raging, Partridge Island could not
nc perceived from the town-suns were, about eight
o'clock heard in Thai direction often vet such wa. lie
gloom Wat encpuipassed the atmosphere, the cause
could not be discovered. About q O'Clock, however
NE had light interval, aud brig the
sopih east end OF il, Ruling tremendously, with her
Wasts both standing; signals of distress at the
time dying IN the Island, aud guns occasionally fired
nut so unusually great The the audable efforts
both OF Messrs Reed aud Rabee pilots 10 get TO lii e
vessel were nnayaiing, and they reluctantly for
'he preservation II their lives Obliged
pa ara 81 de Ss S!2ek h sot entire shore at the
wIecE bays of pimentO, oranges &c and il was soon
dscov red from the marks on the bags ana nart. ~ he
BEN lhai tue unfortunate vessel was The elegant brQ
haty capt George Bell, from Savannah IA Mar Guinea
~ as, IIooNshank Johnson, OF this city. The
puu'c mhd was now entirely eugTossea in The fate o
.ne master ana crew, aud every attempt during tht
teahoef OF the day, almost inconsistent with u, a.
uGhee, was made TO Obtain Intelligence from The island
-ou' although the violence of the wind in some me-.
.afe nad abated during the afternoon vet such we're
We Effects rom the tremendous that was running
o, io'l strenuous efforts were rendered unavailing
az" Hwas not until This morning at II O'clock we
, ,n"' het "hoie crew, Is IN number, including
, '1e'eI hdu persisted. The pilot, Mr.. ID. Walker
anu TWO OF hrs Aoaimem who had GOT on hoard The
Dis some ume before she struck, were rescued from
Na'V' grave ny having recourse most desperate
eNpedent, which however the exhausted state of The
A"htrI dhh crew could not induce them to undertake
DdOy was thrown overheard from the vessel IN .J,ch
ilhe was attached, aud made fast ON board of her
tIls u'hied on shore, aud being promptly secured nv
the people the island tbey ndividuaIy cnn,n,i,,
'1,'S''N.s 70 tue waves, and were safely landed
me Oldest Inhabitants cannot recount catastropbs
,at; ca since lie settlement, Of the country
"hiiS pdce 80 Immediately within sight and EN-.
Wdcnig circumstances peculiarly ainIclinp THE
ven SHOWN worth of Capt. Bell renders every panepvrc
departed merit GnavaIiing. lie has left in addiI,on
80 tender vie aud one child sister YESTERDAY with
tn'ee' no" Wh tEO children; one Of them a une lad
having persisted with him 49,
The bodies Of four Of the Mary's crew have been
tonhG on Partridge Island, brought up 10 town and
we're Yesterday respectfully attenG,d
rue Mar! was partly insured IN Boston.
Capi' MaTsters, late Oftbe schT Thomas RitChe from
81. vincent i"r this port owaea by Dir Samuel simp
SON Of Annapolis arrived Ia town his dsy with he
melancholy intelligence OF The toss Of ma vessel and
dle I'VE, Of slx OF our fellow CrcaiuTes The
"'n'@ hitcnie vas drove ashore about nile t. the
Nts'"sI Of NsIO Head, about 2 O'clock 4. IS. the
preceding morning in tno Tremendous gale. ami in ~
n"a!s t'Ae tae vessel was completely broke up, and
80 Neatlge OF her vas - Capt. ST. cot
S-bi.t IN sFaIe ara, ana carried rope with him,
NhIcD b. made fast IT, Ihe cfs but the remaining
- "eIe diaid TO venture ashore by IL II shorty
~ az" """Def vas GOT on shore, and seSsTed ia
re sane manner, bat al9Dced pItb itiIe effect as
4e '"Dt asAh paIiru tue vessel heeied "a went Ia
-ts' ana ne iai0wng Sefs0ns peTi5ied IN sight vi
hy SURVIVOR, rbJ has suffered extremely from the
t"1iss"rnc ct ne etheT: John Clarke, pate
hS"'y Bejea, son 81 Tie late Col Be,ea whose death
v { 80 recently recorded william Thomps sou william
Sro"H Ed9ard Bags. and Edward Iushs seainen.
e'.' i our attention from tue melancholy
We nave iainlJ attempted to depict above We have to
h'iee s deIni effects Of ibis violent Storm particn
,a,y Si'bln The haroor. The ships Lady Riddle aud
x.ts'h Dlga 1nhgo Park, Mary anu, United Kingdom
'al,, Sna' nope, dhd number Of others, were
a. materially Injured. small schooner belonging TO
OF q LdFlc'ce, was entirely sunk aud rendered IRE
I''a''s ne New baftacks which had recently been
erected by M Cody and aiost enclosed we're leveicd
WIN tue grand aud the ioJf of new house. lately
0ht ahd owned 10y df +. Cameron situate in 3dHey
Wd'O. vas blown OF. Much dainag. Eas also GOue
Other paris Of The Guy, which lmns ~ allow
yst' paiicudfze.
Eefract ~ Ictfcr In me hsior of the Hashiorton
oHg G"setfe, dafGd Men OrieaaS, NOV. o ,lsiD
SihCe last write yop, the Sirbncss has gradually
"l'dppsared, aud the Town beginning TO resume
~ atcn inHcd gaietl al this Strangers aud
nose iphiDndIs Wb0 had He'd during Tie prevalence uf
me FEVER, are coming ia ff0G al qnsrers The sase
quo m-isrt" " ".prt's Of tie clulens, Cccasi0nsd
~ 10 a"fgI fleets II the epidemic, is now wesffng
ut'' t" chtefnl and pleasant is 10 he witnessed
every where. Tue b0sur 81 business Is again cotn
heneirs dHd uele 80 every profanity slaii have
~ dH' 'plthWd Ahhtyal. We have \ DiOst sHpefb
thrafe aad bah Room Istciy erected. There are tro
taIanirs 80 tasej ' play ~ The Theatre, an mexican
ia ffehcH cDugauy, composed Of good performers
ihu. thesc Two c'fBces ate the tnou rl,ssuly bou
ydd 1i9'0eutd n The unitcd staies. lucy have been
hrf tbTchfs hnii here the AZ ep;sc pal aud The
90 ief =. p,esb5isliau IN thc laust certain REV
'fe'it' te"-i preac1es tie Is considered an elo
enormous salay % four thousand dollars year"
go An iaPusTOR nrrpcTEpt
GETtSffRLU (bisss.J jan IN person calling his
rsme Ftsucis Rossi foreigner has been travelling
through The towus ~ this part Of The country during
TIE pdst year, sbaInelDily deceivpg the peopiepfe
tending e. b>Ve itnefs patent from the Governor Gen
efa Oiibe pIovnceof the Levant, mploring the sss
taice of The friends 81 hUnamy enable blu 10 re
occn bis brother from captivity n Agiers, he hast0d
pitiul stnTy 10 The inhabitants iu most OF tc towns
and ucar Inc Connecticut river from New Haven s
Hapoyei, aud b. this means, collected IS snpposed
iuHft Than thousand dollars Thts person, Jne day
Iasi "ecl, f'r Tie second lime within tWeIye months
VISITED ibis village repeating hs siOTy sBG soliciting
C1ar fhtn HpOn beng closely examined ~ several
nn' nsa. Az we're taiisGed,We believe, that heis
vie uaY0stol.
He Is sad q have had cou,fadcs ia This nefzrious
MUGS. D.. dc Aancs VI htsd Case, aud Alexander