The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-06-01
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NsW.Y0RK, MAY 20.
hast distressing Intelligence!

E4foet distressing AittCtteSo'o
80 arrival Of the Martha, capt Sketch
;osO days from Liverpool we have the heart
E,dering intelligence o tte ToIAL Lo0o
LIE PACKET SHIP ALBION, Capt
,,,Ans. which left this port the first OF
:, f,r Liverpool She was driven ashore
Itch coast on the ED of the month;
- asorlu all 10 board persisted.
The intslh gence produced the most painful
- s have ever witnessed III our city,
ami will be most extensively lamentsd
-. friends ofthe numerous passengers IN al,
.,srv part of this continent. Capt. WIZ
one of our most respectable shIpmas-
A.. and highly esteemed as a citizen he mas
6 IA seven children to lament his me
tncholly tate.
...s. account we published on the sailing
the ship. were as follows:
Mr. Cbabert, and Mr.. Graves, OF Pars'
AZ, 1s MERCER, of n. Orleans, Mrs. GARNER
Son and Mrs. Pye, of New York, Miss Pow
IN Of Canada, major Cough of the Br. army,
,vm Proctor VIM. H. Dwight, and u. w.
p,rror \. York, Philotine Delpla. and Vic
MeIl;ssent, of Paris, G. II. Clark and lady,
,f Albany. Col. Provost, A. NJ. Fisher, OF Yale
6~colleU.. G. Hill, John GORE; n. Carolina,
.,vn Overheard, of Pennsylvania, and two
gentlemen from the northward.
.Tb;s was Gen. Lefebre Desnouettes, who
assumedthat name.
We have obtained no other particulars OF
th;s disastrous event, than viii be found IN the
following extracts of letters received at Liver
pool. Captain Sketchley made every enquiry
AZ the moment of his departure, but understood
,o further information had reached Liverpool.
II was reported that the passenger saved, be-
longed to Boston.
Letters from Liverpool, saythat the news o.
the Albion caused such a gloom, that all mer-
camille business was nearly suspended during
the day.
letter of the eth states, that the let
her bags VI the Albion had drifted ashore,
and would be immediately forwarded to
Liverpool.
liverpool, April 81.
AlPwREcK OF THE ALBION PACKET.
We have 10 record a melancholy event,
s in the loss of the packet ship Albion, from
New York to Liverpool. This fine vessel
sailed from New York on the LIST instant.
Il with a crew of "a men and about 20 pas
sengers. On the 22d inst. she was entire-
~ lost on the Coast of lEeland. off Carrots
town, near the Old Point of Kinsale.-
Only 2 passengers and seven OF the crew
were saved. Ali the particulars OF this
melancholy shipwreck which have been
received in town up to the hour that we
are writing, are contained in two letters
published in the Mercury OF yesterday,
and which we give beneath; the one from
Jacob Mark, N, S. Consul at Kinsale, 10
Messrs. lropper, Benson i 20. OF this
town-tbe other from an eye witness OF
the scene, a Mr.. Purcell, agent of the
SSuNlCiuou " UuOtb lIC SChNSk
and which had been forwarded here by
this gentleman for the information OF those
interested.
Kinsale, .Apr,l 22, 1892
"On my arrival in this place, early this
morning, 1 was informed OF the melancho-
~ fate OF the ship Albion, capt. Williams.
one OF he line of packet ships from New
York 10 your port: she was cast away be-
lore day light this morning, to the west
ward of the Old Head, near a place called
Jamestown, and | grieye to say, poor
capt. Williams is no more There were
II passengers on board, in the cabin, ID
men and Z women, all of whom have net
a watery grave, with the exception OF n
young man from Boston, | understand; and
ne Is so exhausted, he could not give the
names OF the others, or any particulars; Sc
ven oil the crew are saved, One OF the mates
ana SIX men. | sm informed that there
was a considerable sum in specie on board;
part OF the deck only hoated ashore.
Last night vas very tempes,uous, and it
seems, The ship lost her mssts about ten
o CLOCK. carrying a press OF sail of the
iand, WIND South, South East which was
me cause OF :ae misfortune; it was about
% CLOCK thls morning that she struck on a
!sdge OF rocks, and went to pieces un-
NerSland a few bales of cotton have come
ashore. 1t is my intention to 60 to the
sPol, and render any service in my power
70 TIE unfortunate survivors; and if any
tn,ng Particular comes to my knowledge,
sela'i'e TO this truly awful melancholy Ca
sastophe, shall drop you a line. In
caste, your ~sincere friend,
JACOB MARK"
10 Aisssrs. Croppsr, Benson & Co."
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