Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-16
Foreign News.
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cu.ta, whence sue SSi'eu OH Tue iot" 'A"S"S'
last. We are indebted 10 capt. Doak, aud
the passengers, tor the following la,eli''
sence, as we'll as for the news under The
marine head
The ship Mareellus, Aborn, OF Boston.
from Holland. was stranded on Saugar Is
and, on the 18th OF May owing to the ineom'
potency and intemperance Of the plot
Capt. Abon, after going to Calcutta, re-
turned to the ship, with the eonsignee, and
the gentleman appointed to survey her, 1t
being determined that the ship would not
be worth the expense Of an attempt TO get
her of, capt. Aborn remained TO strip her,
ard ship the materials TO town, by abIlg
which had been procured for the purpose.
The specie and cargo had been previously
carried 10 town. Before the shipment was
completed, the violence OF the wind obliged
the brig to run up with the Sd otieer and
par, OF The crew, leaving capt. Aborn, bis
LIST and Cd officers, aud five men, ON the Is
land. was some days before they had an
opportunity TO 60 TO town. and number oil
them had then the symptoms OF the jungle
fever, OF hich capt. Aborn died on the sIst
OF June; Mr.. Lyman, lst officer, on the lst OF
July; William Edgeeombe, of MarbIehead,
seaman, on the 18th OF June; Albert Benson,
seamen, On the esd June; and Robt. Flood,
steward, IN The s5th July. Mr.. Ropes, and
one OF the gentlemen of the survey, and
other. Of the crew of the Marcelius, we've
taken with the same fever soon after their re-
turn from the ship, aud remained danger
ously i'll for some time, but eventually reco-
vered. The bull and materials OF the Mar
cellus had been sold a, auction. Mr.. Gerry,
ed officer. and Of the crew have returned
in the Juno. The pilot who lost the Mar.
eellus had been tried BY court of inquiry,
and dismissed tine company's service-his
name is Rutter.
ltwas very sickly in Calcutta; all the crew
OF The barque Patriot, of Salem, were sick
before The Juno sailed-and some OF the crew
of the June were left sick.
Inc Rev. Mr.. hudson, ons Of the Ameri-
can missionaries. nth his family, arrived in
Calcutta about the 18th August, from Ran
Coon, which place be was Obliged 10 leave
on account OF war being about to take
place between the king Of Pesu and the 81.
ameSe
The U. S. friga;e Congress had been ex-
pected al Calcutta with treasure from Ma
niiia, in consequence of advices from the
latter place. The las, adsIces from her sta
,sd that she was redlling a; Pulo-Osr, and
was expected 10 return 10 Canton.
The brig Nelly, at Calcutta. from the Isle
OF France. reported having SEEN the Bale OF
Cotton Rock; they report the lat. oft To be
5, 45, rortk. aud The lon. By lunar obser.
variCn, &c, i9, east, which is nearly 4 de
grees westward and 80 Ioies northward OF
lis supposed situation, and if correct, will,
IN some measure, account Tor lis no; having
been found by the number Of vessels which
ba'e lately been cruising for 1t.
Ii was understood that the governor gene
raj oil lniia the marquis OF Hastings known
in the American revolutionary war as lord
Rawdon,l was 10 return 10 England about
tie close of the year. He is much beloved
IN India. and universally respected by the
European and native population. An imme-
date war was expected 10 take place be-
tween the Burmians and Siamese. Both OF
them are powerful, and can bring large
number OF tIOoPs into the held
Produce, generally, vas very high at Cal
cutia, owing 10 large shipments to South 4.
merica, the Persiau Gull, and the short crops
OF cotlUu for The last two years. Almost The
whole OF the last crop OF cotton had been
purchased by the company, at an average
OF upwards of 90 rupees per maund. and was
shipped TO Canton. The crop then growing
prom ised to be large. Tie crop oil Indigo
was expected 10 be an average crop. Su-
gar and ginger were abundant; but The for
mcr was held very high, aud large sales ma
king iol the western parts of India and for
England. Cotton goods were unusually
high.
The loss of vessels and property has been
greater in the Bay Of Bengal in May, June
aud July last, than ever was known before;
the NEST part were country 4. British ships;
we learn OF no American vessels. A violent
gale was experienced by several vessels,
which returned with great loss, that sailed
in company with the brig Otter, ii Boston,
from C,Irntt.