Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-22

ned with FIVE men, about halt past 2 o'clock;
when she had got about goo yards from the
wharf, filed with water. but succeeded m
getting back again. The mails being much
wet were returned TO the Post Office, open.
ed, and dried, and will be forwarded early
this morning.
During the galein the afternoon, the sehoo-
ner Orbit. captain JOHN Hatfield, came up
from The Horse Shoe, back OF Sandy Hook,
with SO bales OF goods, saved from the wreck
Of thelship America The pettiauger schoo.
ner Perry, captain w. Hatfield, came up in
company, with ~ bales of goods, having
thrown over 8, also saved from the above
wreck. They rode out part of tho gale in
the Horse Shoe, having been previously ice.
bound IN Spermaceti Cove. They both slip
ped theircables when the wind got round to
the westward and the Perry, to keep from
laundering, cut away her mainmast while at
anchor, and on her passage up. was driven
ashore in Gravesend Bay, near the Bath
Captain J. Hatfield, who yesterday after
noon went down by land to Gravesead, bad
not returned when our paper went TO press.
The ship America, captain Rossiter, rode
out the S. f. part of the gale yesterday fore
noon, in the Bay about miles to the west
ward of Sandy Hook light. AT e P. NJ. they
cut the best bower cable. and came up in
safety. Mr.. Bennett, her pilot, says he ne
yer brought vessel in such violent gale of
wind. Captain Rossitter informs, that he
saw brig about miles to the westward OF
him, anc supposes that she may have rode
out the gale. This brig is probably the Hope,
from Havana.
The report yesterday afternoon of seven
teen vessels being ashore few miles to the
southwark Of Sandy Hook, excited the most
painful apprehensions but we are happy to
say, that nothing has arrived that could have
brought such news. Some tear as to the
safety ofthe outward bound feet, which " eut
to sea on Sunday afternoon has most lii ely
caused the above report. We must confess
chat we are not without fears as to their
safety.
The heavy rain of yesterday, the violence
Of the wind, the height of the tide, and the
degree 10 which the waters were agitated.
have. no doubt, opened the Hudson at least
TO the Highlands ; and it is apprehended that
considerable damage may have been done to
bridges, mill dams, sc.
P. S. The schooner Atlantic, loaded with
wood, and fishing smack, are ashore under
the Highlands and two fishing smacks ashore
on the point of Cove.
Extract Of letter from Lisbon, reeeiived IN
NeD- York, duted November II.
The importation OF hard wheat was pro.
hlhted from the 26th uIt for four months. -
SuPer6ne, New-York and Norfolk -four 7
dollars per barrel Indian corn, 691 cents
per b9shel, aud in no demand at that price
Slaves plenty and dull
1t is necessary that the Portuguese consuls
certificate should be attached 10 invoices of
Shippers, stating, under oath Of the shipper,
the cost or value of the articles comprised in
the invoice.
PENNSYLVANIA BANKS.
From report laid before the Legislature
OF Pennsylvania. by the Auditor General,
the following appears to be the specie CAPT.
tai OF the aforementioned incorporated banks
OF that Commonwealth. on the LIST of Novem
Der last
Bank OF Northern Liberties, l,9iOg2
Bank of Delaware County, 1889 SO