The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-06-04

coins, ii. q small boz, in al, by ? rough
calculation, amounting to upwards OF
5000. The coins being maDyo OF them to-
reign, andlot different sizes, prevents mo
from being able to ascertain the exact sum.
but il has all been brought up. here SAFE
and counted in the presence OF Mr. Frat,
the officer Of Customs, Mr.. Lemon and
myself. hasten to acquaint you OF this
pleasing circumstance. | have the honor
to be. Sir, your most obedient humble
eryant. JOHN PURCELL"
"ToJacob Mark, Esq
From the Cork Southern Reporter Of
Saturday.
The Albion, whose loss at Garretstown.
bay we first mentioned in our paper o.
Tuesday, was one Of the fnest class OF
shirs between Liverpool and New-iork,
and was 500 O n burthen. We have
since learned some further particulars, by
which it appears that her loss was attended
with circumstances of a peculiarly af1ict-
ing nature. She had lived out the the ire
mendous gale of the entire day on sun.
day, and Capt. Williams consoled hrs
passengers, at 8 o'clock in. the evening ,
with the hope Of being able 10 reach Lly-
erpool or the day but one after, which
cheering expectation induced almost all
the passengers, particularly the females.
10 retire to rest. In some short time,
however, a violent squat came on, which
in a moment, earned away the masts, and
there being no possibility Of disseDgaging
them from the rigging, they encountered
the hull so that she became unmanageabie
and drifted at the mercy OF the waves,
till the Lighthouse at Old head was dis
covered, the wreck still nearing IN, ~hen
the captain told The sad news to tbe pass
engers that there was no longer any hope;
and soon after she struck. From thence
forward all was distress and contusion.-.
The vessel soon went TO pieces, n OF
the crew and passengers, only SIX OF the
former and one Of the latter were saved.
The mate is among the preserved, and
that preservation was almost miraculous.
He was thrown on a cliff BY a wave, anc
had succeeded in climbing TO the top OF II
when another took him off. He was thus
thrown back again and was more fortunate;
but it bespeaks the suferings he en-
dured from the beating Of his body against
the rocks. He is dreadtully bruised.
The number of passengers, we believe
is twenty-five. OF these, as we have al
ready stated, one only was saved, a gen.
tleman of Boston, who traded with Liver
pool. He had arrived at New YORK. al.
most as the tlbIon was on the point OF
sailing, and had not time to get bills tor a
large sum of specie which be had. 1t was
therefore, shipped and lost.
Several of the bodies have been washed
ashore, and Jacob Marx, Esq the Ameri
can Consul at this port, having repaired to
the scene where the wreck took place, i'm
media.ely on hearing the melancholy in
telligence, has done every thing behttlng
his situation and a man Of humanity under
the circumstances. He has provided cof-
fms for the bodies, and caused them to be
inferred with their respective names aflx-
ed, having first had the mate to point them
out, in order that, If the families Of any OF
them should wish hereafter to have the
bodies removed, they may be enabled to
do so. Mr.. Marks conduct is in every
respect most praise worthy, and he has Ia
ken measures for the protection OF every
thing that has been washed ashore, as we'll
as for securing any thing that may yet be
recovered. Among the property already
found is a box of specie ; and among the
bodies washed ashore is that OF the French
lady; she was extremely beautiful; when
first discovered by some respectable per
sous. il was entirely naked. 1t IS men
toned to, US as a fact which we think,
ought 10 be mentioned, that a country boy
took IF bis outside coat, and covered it;
and it is related Of others Of the country
people. that they also took of their warm
clothing, and put them on the unfortunate
and half persisted part OF the crew that
escaped. While there are so nancy to
censure and condemn their crimes, let
them at least have justice rendered other
good qualities
A great number of bills drawn By the
British Officers IN America on Greenwood
and Cox, army agents in London, and on
other persons in England have been also
washed ashore. Mr.. Marks activity and
vigilance have been successful in securing
whatever has been saved. Mr. Gibbons
the agent for Lloyd's at Kinsale has been
unwearied in his attentions; and whatever
the mansion Of Mr.. Rochefort OF Garrats-
town, could contribute to the relief of the
survivors, has been bounteously admins
tered, 1t is distressing to be obliged to
add 10 this melancholy event that, on
Wednesday, a boat from Courtmasherry,
belonging, we learn, to a person Of the
name Of Kingston, in which were eight
men, in endeavoring to save a piece Of the
was upset, and of The eight. seven
we're drowned, the m of the passen.
gers by the vessel we're as follows:-
C.aBLN PASSENGERS.
Mr., Benyon, a London gentleman.
4 MIR. N. Ross, of Troy, near N. York.
NJ. Goaxua.aa bio hrofhar In .lam