Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-17

,ailine master and Il men we're lost, with
lieutenant Of the army, who was pas.en-
Ger on board. Theremsiuder, log IN num-
ber, arrived q, custack TO which place hr'g
had been despatched Tor them from Cslcut-
"a. The weather was IN commonly t'mpes-
fpous in The Bay of Bengal al about the
change Of the monsoon. and il was suppos-
ed that the destruction ofvessels and loss oil
property and lives was greater than bad ever
before been experienced in one season. BE-
.i6e much boisterous weather. there had
been Ia o treme ndous gales, The first on the
sotb March, and The las, on the 9TH, 9Th, q
9th of May. the latter was equally severe
on The western coast of the peninsula.
The ship Essex, for London, ielt the pilot
a, the Sand Heads on the lst OF May, Ex-
perienced The gale on the 7,b and 9Th, in
Fat. Is n. was much damaged End returned
10 Sanger on The 18Th. Her letter bag was
put on board the ship Pilot for London,
bich lei, The Sand Heads May 3l-She eI-
perie need the tempestuous weather, MAS
driven to the eastward. and struck on rock
near the Nicola lslands-pHt back, ana ar
rived June Is. Her letters were tranfer-
red 10 the ship Vi;turia, which lei, lhe Sand
Heads the las; Of July-sh experienced the
heavy weather, pu, back and was going IN
.s the Juno came out, much damaged. The
Essex and Pilot were repaired and nearly
ready for sea- The British brig Johnny, Ba-
con. bad been lost on the ives, coast OF Su.
matra-crew and property saved. An Eng.
lisb Free,rsdsr had been lost al Mayetta.
and another at Mahutta. The Dutch ship
Baroness, de Cspiitau. and Portuguese ship
Rosalie, which left the Sand Heads the lat
ter part OF March. put back to Calcutta. A.
prIl 10, The former with loss Of topmast,,
yards. sails and boats. and the latter en-
tirely dismasied 10 the gale of March So
The ST. Micheers arrived at Calcutta. saw
several country erai, much injured. and of
G.risn. the brig SINGAPORE, disma.ied. The
gale Of the sslh and S0th March was parti-
cuiarly heavy on the coast.
The Grab ship Shaw Alum, VIZ. totally
lost, and only IL OF her crew saved-the Sc.
cund mate ano ionr Lascars were on shore
at the time. and the Ia saved, foa,ed on
shore on parts OF the wreck! The ship Pal
mers was driven ashore, and lost At Kisao-
pa,an-mcst OF the cargo AMI crew saved.
except one man The snip Shaw Byrangore
rode ou,pari OF ihe gale-lost main-top- N ast
and one cable and anchor cut and went 10
sea, and met no further accident. The ship
Anne and Amelia ran from Madras Roadsat
The commencement Of the gale, and arrived
April 2, at kisnapstsm, with bowsprit
sprung. loss OF topuzs's, mizzep-nsst. 5
anchors and cables. Three nstiEe vessel.
were lest at Escspally with the Shaw Alum
The Edward Shettell returned 10 Madras
Roads he 3Ist. with Tue loss Of anchors.
sails, &c. and came near getting ashore
The violence Of The weather obliged Der al
forwards 10 Iun 70 MsTslipatra, where she az
rived with much damage. The Sensus and
St.nrBcre sisO rsturned-the lsitsr with loss
of sail. & boats. The hrig ErisT RE went
ca on the commencement OF The gale, and
afterwards aRcbt red OF Puficoat. where .he
upset and Filed. Til, crew were two days
without svsrenanoe, when thirteen OF them
took 10 rait, and have DOT been heard of :;
two persisted. and The remaining seven. in.
GLIDING toe captain and supercaVo, were
taken Of by native vessel. The rrsoss Of
several country vessels were slIersd 1!eng
The shore al Madras.
The brig H-len pu, TO sea the Slh. while
the captain, g o5oer. and part OF The crew
Here on shore, during The night-sbe los,
her mss,s. towsprit, &c and decks com
pie;eIy sWep-ihe chief c:ncer on board
aas killed by The shifting OF The iong bosi /!
The Serang took the command, and she WAS
ultimately towed into The HOcg BY PROT
brig on the a2d. TIE Lsscsrs were suitably
rewarded BY The Insurance Uaces al Csieu'-
In. The Preach brig L'Emsiie, was driven
ashore .; yizzsaPatan On the 9Th, ssi sVon
went to pisoss-eargo and psrt oithe crew
lost. Also. native vessel totally iast. The
Fair Trial parted from her anchors, and
dyified to sea, lost her topmasis, sad alter
wards ran ashore in COrihga Bay. The brrg
Amelia uas totally lest, with Der crew and
passengers. Al Cerinso. the Vhtoria part
ed her cables, and went ashore, but would
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