Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-03
Sdvdnnah, March %.
FELoNs DETECTED.

Sdpdnnah, March 22.
FELoNs DETECTED.
Yesterday Allen Williams and James
Reid were brought before justice Russell;
under and by virtue of proclamation of 60
vernon Bennett, of South Carolina. Offering
a reward Of two hundred dollars for ea.h of
tn. said felons, who had broke the Jail Of
York district, South Carolina Williams
had been committe for horse stealing and
Reid for passing counterfeit money, know
ing It to be such. Upon their examination,
it appeared they had but recently arrived
here. Williams made no defence-Reid
denied being the person named in the pro-
clamation, and called his name Thomas
Balk; and said be came with Williams from
Union district, South Carolina. Evidence
was produced against him which went to
prove that he had been known in Augusta,
about two years since, and then went by
The name of James Reid; that he used at
that time to follow card playing. They
were both committed TO await the interfe-
renee of the proper authorities.
LOSS OF THE BRIG DELEGATE OF PORTLAND.
Extract of letter to the editors OF the
Gazette. from a gentleman who came pas.
senger in the British Packet Queensbury,
dated Falmouth, England. Jan. 81. l82I.-
con the 9Th instant. H. B. M. Packet
Queen: bury, Captain Hannah, then 8 days
out from New York, fell in With brig hav-
ing signal of distress flying. On nearing
her, and seeing no preparations making to
board the packet, Capt. H. sent his boat on
baord the brig, which proved to be the Del
egate, Cornell. master, 90 days out from st.
Jago de Cuba. bound TO Portland, where she
was owned She was found to be in great
distress, tie sails blown from the yards, and
entirly destitut. of both provisions and wa.
ter. The crew had been for some time
previous on an allowance OF half biscuit a
day bur even this scanty supply was eypen-
led. Being quite exhausted by cold and
hunger, and incapable of navigating the yes
sci; they requested to be received on beard
the packet, which Capt. Hannah complied
with, and the brig was in consequence "a
bandoned.
She had OH board a cargo of moasses, but
with the exception OF the sesmen's clothes,
nothing whatever was taken out of her,
Annexed you have the names of her crew,
which be pleased to insert for the relief Of
their relatives, as well as the preceding
statement, for the information of the own
ners-
edward Cornell. master Of Bristol, R.
L.; Joshua Sutson, mate Of do. William
Cahoone, William Robbins, William Lara
bee, Thomas Richardson. Joshua Rookie,
Samuel Bissell, Jacob Tilman.
"Seamen, passehgers-SamuelC. Sparks,
Richard S. Gladding, John Gladding, and
John E. Cornell, all of Bristol, r l."
Salem, March 27
The ship Argonaut, Hodges. OF Salem,
belonging TO Capt. R. Wheatland, w.
Peele. Esq. and Capt. William Silver, and
homeward bound from Leghorn, went ashore
on Ger.sh's Island, about J miles eastward
OF Portsmouth Light, on Saturday morning
last, at half past o'clock. Commodore
Morris generously rendered the most prompt
assistance 10 save the specie and the most
valuable part of the cargo, which have been
landed safely at Portsmouth. She bilged
on Saturday evening. Most of the cargo
had been previously taken out by the boats
under the command Of Capt James Ram
age, of the U. S. schr. Porpoise, who was
particularly active in saving the property,
some of VIII CD is damaged.
MIR. Rancha, OF lie firm of J. Webb l. Co.
OF Leghorn, came passenger in the Argo-
naut, and passed through this town yester-
day morning for Boston; he states that the