Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-25

advocated by the counsel for e prisoner !;
but not at much length, as the ground on
both sides had all been gone over, and all
the numerous law authorities adduced, when
the same. motion was lately made to the
same court. who on that occasion decided
against the motion. The Mayor pronoun
ced his opinion that the motion could not
be sustained. alderman Allen being appeal
ed to, said he felt hmse 1 under the necessi-
ty OF differing second time from his honor
the Mayor, and declared the law was in ia
yor of the prisoners being admitted TO bail
alderman Thorpe joined with Alderman Al
len, and gave his opinion also against the
Mayor but alderman Morse, who came in
to court and took his seat as one of the bench
differed with his brother aldermen, and the
Mayor then observed, that as the court was
divided no judgment on the question, could
be given, aud imme lately adjouraed the
sessions, So that a new trial Is now to be
had, and the whole to be gone through with
second time.
From the Boston Daily .Aduertissr.
LOSS OF THE SCHOONER QUAKER.
We have seldom had to record more me-
lancholy shipwreck than the following, which
we copy from the Providence American
Capt. Haradon, of the Janus, arrived in
this port, has politely furnished US with the
following circumstanciaI account of the me-
lancholy loss OF the schooner Quaker, Capt.
Leonard Jernegan, on her passage from Bos-
| ton for the Chesapeake, in lat. 81, 35 long.
73, 40.
The Quaker sailed from Boston, February
2S, with cables and cordage for The Colum-
bus "a, fitting for sea in the Chesapeake wa
ter.-She had on board 80 men, which had
been recruited for the Columbus, three Ma.
val Officers, and six mariners, including Capt.
! Jernegan-49 persons 10 ALL On the morn
ing of the 9th of March, the schooner was
struck by squall, and in spite of every ex-
ertion to prevent it, capszed, and the pas
sengers and crew were washed overheard by
the surge. William Miller, the mate, sue
ceeded in hauling himself into the main
crosstrees, where he found four others-the
topmast and crosstrees being for the most
part out OF water. Capt. Jernegan when
last seen, was holding on the main chains and
Lieutenant Samuel z. Macomber, of the u
nted States Navy, was clinging to the wea-
| ther quarter. 1 ne mate and his four COM
panlons remained IN their periious situation
till tuesday, the 18th, when three of them
persisted OF cold and fatigue, and were wash
ed away by the surge " HIGH was continually
breaking over the mate and his surviving
companion, who expected momentariy. to
share the fate Of those who were lost.
They remained without prospect OF es.
cape from death, until the forenoon Owed.
nesday, March 8, when they discovered
vessel standing towards them they contri-
we'd to hoist signal of distress-the vessel
approached within baiing distance, sent her
boat and took from the wreck the two suffer-
ers, who, after lapse of IS hours, were
nearly exhausted by hunger and fatigue
This vessel proved TO be the brig Janus, capt
Haradon, from Turks Island, of and Tor this
port, where she arrived yesterday. The
feelings of the mate and his companion, on
the pro pect Of their deIiverance, may be
more easily conceived than described. They
had previously been passed by four vessels
who did not observe their signals.
The preceding particulars of this melan-
choly shipwreck. by which forty six human
beings unfor nstely persisted. are derived
from very minute statement, drawn up by
the mate and communicated to capt. Hara-
don. The name OF the mates companion,
who was saved, is Samuel S. Pierce. of
New Jersey a seaman of the Columbus
We subjoin the mates list of the persons who
persisted:
Leonard Jernegan, captain of the schoon.
er.
Lieutenant S. Macomber, late acting cap
tain of the Navy Yard at Boston, going on to
Washington City for preferment.
Bordain, Masters Mate on hoard
the independence IA going on to Wash
ington City for preierment.