The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-06-05
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BOsTOF, June !.
PARTICULARS OF iHE LOSS OF
The ALBION

produced IN New 1ork the most psiniul sen-
sations, end will be most extensively lament
ed by the friends Of the numerous passengers
in almost every part OF this continent. Cap
tain Williams was one oi our most respecia-
bic shipmasters, and highly esteemed as a
citizen, lie has left vile aod seven chill.
dren 70 lament his melancholy fate. In these
feelings the ciuzens Of Boston fully sympa.
lhize.
The passengers who were on board, ac'
co,dng 10 the account we published en the
sailing Of the ship, were as follows:
Mr.. Chabert, and Mr.. Gravez," Of Paris
Nj. LIE Mercier, Of N. Orleans; Mrs. Gar
nier and Son, and Mrs. Pye, OF N. Yo.k;
Mis-, Powell, of Canada; Major Cough OF
the B,itish army; VIM. Proctor, Wm. II.
Dwirht, and q w. Raynor, n. York Phil.
o,ine slpia, and Victor Meiiissen,, OF Paris;
G Il. Clark and lady, OF Albany; Col Pre-
vost; A. NJ Fisher, OF Yale College; q. Hill,
John GORE, n. Carolina Vim. Oyerhart,
Of Pennsylvania and two gentlemen iron
the northwsfd
.This was Gen. Lefr6re DesnoneYes, who
assumed that name.
A Cork paper states that the passenger
saved is dcliriouo from the dreadful anxiety
of mind and loss which he has suffered.
We have obtained no other particulars OF
this disastrous event, than will be foundi IN
the following extract Of letter received at
Liverpool. Capt. Sketchley made every in
curry at the moment ot his departure, but
underst ood no fur thcr Information had reach.
ed Liverpool.
Letters from Liverpool say, that tho news
Of the loss of the Albion caused such gloom,
tha, all mercantile business was nearly sus.
pended during the day.
A letter of the eth states, that the letter
bags Of the Albion had difed ashore, and
would be Immediately forwarded TO Liver,
pool.
the loss Of great amount OF property, which
at this period Of commercial depression viii
be severely iel,.
LETTER,
Garrefsto7pn, 22d Ahril, 1879.
"Bonored Sir--At some tine before four
o'clock this morning, | was informed that
ship was cast on tho rocks at the bottom oil
your dairy farms, to which place immed'
areiy repaired and at sbou, the centfs OF the
Two farms, found a vessel on the tocEs, und,r
a very high chii. At this umc, ss u blew
dreadful gale, with spring tide and apP'oach-
ing high water, ,he SEA 'ao mountains hishi
however, descended with some men as lar
down the cliff as the dashng OF the sea would
pernl, us to go With safety, and t'rre had
The hogtld specsevto or tIcwing I've dead DO
unos stretched 90 the deck, and four other
fellow creatures dis,ractedy calling for Rssis.
tance, which we were unable 10 I'll ord The IN,
rs certain death would have siteuded the at
tempe 10 .euder the m sny. Or those in this
.r,t, eli. D., Ia vhn,
though It was impossible from the wind and
the roaring Of the sca 10 hear her, yet from
her gestures and the stretching out o. hes
hands, we Judged to be calling and irnpioring
for our assistance.
At this time the greatest part OF the vessel
lay on rock, and par, Of the stern, where
this poor woman lay, projected over a narrow
creek hat dvidcs this rock from anoiher.--
Here the sea ran over hor with the greatest
fury, ye, she Kept irm hold, which il much
astonished me that she could do but VIC
soon perceived that the vessel was broke
across, whore she projected over the rock,
and after many waves dash hing against her,
this part Of the yesse! rolled into the waves,
and We had the heart rendng scene OF seeing
the woman perish The three men lay TO-
wards tho stern OF the vessel one OF whom
stuck to a mast, which prolected towards the
Cliff, to whom, after many attempts, We sue
ceedcd in throwing rope, and brouRht him
safe ashore. Another we ai,o saved but
the constsnt dashing Of The waves put an end
to the suTerings of the others. This vessel
proves to bc the Albion, Of ". York, packet,
Capt. Williams, which place she lett on the
lst ios, for Liverpool, with cargo of cotton,
raw turpen,ine, rice, sc. and with about %
passengers. Hcr crew consisted Of "a; end
Of the whole there have 5een saved only 9,
making the sufferers amount to IS. OW Of
the passengers theie have been saved bu,
;wu. The bodies OF men and Q women
have been picked up, After doing evey
thing possible for these poor creatu's, | ex-
crted myself with Mr.. Gibbons 10 saving the
property OF the poor sailors aod passengers,
and succeeded io saving some of there uunks.
l have brought four OF these poor creatures
here. Mr.. Gibbons has taken three, and two