The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-10-16

health, hnding himself chilled and exS
hausted, called to one Of h is negro men.
who was cndeavouriDg to gain tho tim.
Der, but whom he didAnot know, to .e-
cure himself on il, as he was about to rc.
liuquish II through inability to contend
any longer at this moment he heard tho
voice of his affectionate little son, of ~
or Is years Of age, of whose presence he
was before Ignorant, cheering him and
entreating him to persevere in his exer.
tons, and assuring his father that he be-
lieved hes himself would be able to retain,
his grasp of the timber till it should please
God to cast them on shore--this instantly
restored the father summation and strength
but In few minutes afterwards, an over
whelming surge separated them forever
in this world. The negro was after>
wards taken up alive in the marsh oppo-
site to that island-a negro boy of Mr.
Withers's was driven across to Dnbour-
deus island on a pair of steps, landed and
took refuge in house, which was Short
ly after blown down-he survives unin.
jured another negro man whose arm
was broken in the fall Of the house, has
also been taken up alive.
The few boats that have been recovered
are used in searching for the bodies OF
the deceased and in removing them to
flown.
Before we close this brief statement
we will merely state for the satisfaction of
our distant readers, that the buildings at
the south end of North Island are much
injured, but that no lives have been lost.
AT Doubourdieu's island the havoc has
been less, but many negroes have been
drowned, and crushed by the falling
buildings; we understand that VIM. A.
Aston, esq. has lost on that island eleven
negroes.
Erfracf ofa letter from Santec, Of Cd inst,
81 found the body Of young female
on the beach on Murpheys Island, near
the wreck OF vessel lost there, during
the gale. On part of her garments
, were the letters nj. G. r. which may
lead to discovery of her name, &c."
cdr. O'Nieara's Voice from St. Hefc>
ma" will be published, we understand. in
a few days: we have not had the plea
sure to read the work, but relying upon
the opinion of a gentleman who has Pc
rused II, we may safely say that il is cali
: culated to afford great qualification to the
, judgment as well as TO the feelings. The
gennousness of the matter composing the
work can scarcely admit of a doubt and
those who know the estimable character
OF DIR. O'Meara, entertain no doubt what
evers as materials in part for the history
, OF extraor binary events and individuals,
these events will be more authentic than
nine tenths of the ordinary sources of his
tory or biography. aurora.
Erchdnge zronsacsions. FarSofurday.
Cargo sales were effected Of Virginia
red wheat at 81 27a %; Maryland red
wheat 81 so a 1 SO do white and
Tree from garlic 40 "a ] 48 !; -four from
: he wagons So az l2A; do do fine SO
40 OH. Balfimere Telegraph.
I Extract OF letter from Rio de Janero under
date 18th Aug. via Bahia.
Bahia, 2Sln Aug. 5 or 4 small careoes
flour unsold selling hourly at $500.
We have cargoes of -four on sale
from the United States. Ship Potomac,
Alexandria, $500 bbls. unsold; ship Hope
Philadelphia, 900. do do brig Nereus
from baltimore, 1900 do do; 8 or q
more cargoes are expected but in the
present state of the market nothing can
oe done with the article; s careoes of
wheat from England and two with wheat
and flour from France, arrived within
few days; one cargo of wheat had sold
1000 per alq. and now worth Ss, and
the Hour at S9, not being very good.
Flour at Pernambuco 9TH Aug. was
selling slowly at 10000, and number.
ofvessels expected.
Il The Algerines have sent for the Priya-
ieers they had in the Leyant.
MARRIED,
AT Hayes, in Montgomery county, Md.
on Thursday the 10th inst. by the rev. Dr..
balch, WILLIAM LAIRD, esq. of George
town ID. C.to HELEN DUNLOP, daughter Of
James Dunlop, esq.
AT Burlington, N. J. on the Sth inst.
by the rev. Dr. Wharton, the reverend
CHARLES p. NJ lLyAINE, of Georgetown.
d. Z. TO Miss EMILY, daughter Of VIM.
Coke, esq. ofthe former place.
EsN 2tIH
I'll In WiDchester Va on xU.Jr