Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-06-08
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: New York, Hay 90.
MOST DISTRESSING INTELLl.
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New FORK, Hay 90.
MOST DISTRESSING INTELLl.
GENCE.
BY tie arrival Of the Martha, captain
5Se'chly, IN SO days from liverpool, we
have The i,ssr, rsnding intelligence OF the
TOTAL Loss OF THE PACKET SHIP
ALBION, capt. f1';Uiqms, which left this
port the first ot April Tor Liverpool. She
was driven ashore on the iri.h coast on the
ed of The month; and 3aedyiY az Ga 5oGrd
pertsheG.
The Intelligence produced the most pain
fnl sensations we have ever witnessed in our
ci,y, aad the event will be most extensively
ismented by me friends Of the numerous pas,
,ensers in almost every part of thi, conii-
aent. Capt Williams WAS one of rur mort
respectable shipmas,ess, and highly esteemed
re citizen. lie has i.fi wife and seven
children TO iament hi. melancholy fate.
The passengers who were on board ac-
cording to the account we polished on the
calling Of the ship, were as follows:
MIR. Chsbert, aud MIR. Graves, Of Paris,
MIR. lie Mercier, sf n. Orleans, Mrs. Gar.
nier s. Son, ard Mrs. Pye, Of New York,
bliss Powell, of Canada, major G"ugh of the
Br. army. Wm. Proctor, Wm. II. Dwight,
ami G. w. Bsynor, n. York, philotine
Delpla, and Victor Mellisseut, of Paris, q,
H. Clark ADD lady, Of Albany, Col. P.evost,
a. VI. FiAher, Of Yale College, g. Hill, John
GORE, ". Carolina, VIM. OVERHEARD, of
Pennsylvania, aud two gentlemen from the
nor,hward.
.This was Gen, Lefebre De.nouet,e,, who
assumed that name.
We have obtained no other particulars of
this disastrous event, than will be found in
the following extracts OF letters received al
Liverpool. Captain Sketchley made every
enquiry at the moment Of his departure, bu.
understood no fur her infor nation had reach.
ed Liverpool. IL Was reported that the
passenger saved belonged to Boston.
Letter, from Liverpool, say Inst the news
OF the Albion caused such gloom, that all
mercantile Business was yearly suspended du
alag the day.
A letter of the 27th states, that the letter
bags OF the Albion had driftsi ashore, and
would be Immediately forwarded TO Liver
Poo.
Lrerpool, Aprii 81.
SHIP WRECK Or THE ALBION
PACKET.
We bave TO record a melancholy event, in
tile loss of he packet ship Albion, from New
York to Liverpool. This fine vessel sailed
from New York on the ist instant, with a
crew of ~ men and about % paasengers.-
On the 2ld inst. she was entirely Lost on The
Coat Of ielsnd, o If Garretstown, Gear the
Old Point of kiasAle. -Only 3 passengers
and OF the crew we're saved. All the par
ticalars OF Tins melancholy shipwIeck 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 witch we give beneath; the one froI
jacob Marx, n. s. Consul AZ kin.ae, TO
blcs:rs Csopper, Benson g. Co. of this town;
the other from an eye witness OF the scene,
Mr.. Purcell, agent Of the gentleman TO
whom The letter il addressed and which had
hrel. f'r~srded here by this ge.IsraD
fer the intormat.J.i Ut tnoss interested.
Kinsaie, AprH %, 1922.
fOn my arrival in this place, carly this
morning, was Informed of the melancholy
fate of The ship Albion, capt. Williams, one
of The line of packet ships from New York
TO your port: she was cast away before day
light this morning, TO the westward of the
Old Head, rear place called Garr-tsown,
and gr,evs to say, poor capt. Wsiliams is
no more. There were % passengers on
board, in the cabin, ID men aud worns?,
all OF whom have met a watery grave, with
the exception Of one young man from Bos
ton, | understand; and he is so exhausted, he
could not give the names OF the others, or
any particulars: seven of the crew are saved,
one Of the mates and six men. | an in
formed that there was considerable sum in
specie on beard; part of the deck only hoated
ashore. Last night was very tempestuous,
end it 'eems the ship lost her masts about
ten O'clock, carrying press of sail off the
land, wiOd South, South East which was the
cause OF the misfortune; it ives a6ou, 5 o.
clock this morning that she struck on
ledge OF rocks, and vent to pieces. | IN
derstand few bales OF cotton have come a.
shore. 1t is my intentiou TO go to the spot,
ana reDder any service in my power 10 the
unfortunate survivors; and if shy thing par
ticular comes to my knowledge, relative to
this truly awful, melancholy catastrophe, [
shall drop you line. In haste, your sincere
friend JACOB MARK"
"IO NsSsrS, CropPer. Benson d Co..
a meeting of the merchants, ship owners,
aAd manufacturer, was held in London on
the I'D ult. to consider The means Of estab
fishing a beneficial intercourse with the
South Americans, formerly under the do.
minion Of Spain. Resolutions and memo.
Tial to The Privy Council were unanimously
agreed 10 on this subject, with IecomDen.
dstiOo that tie vessels of those newly tstab.
iicaed countries, may be admitted in the
same manner IS the ships Of The u. States
and Brazil, anticipating, they express it,
monopoly only OF the trade in favor of the
Unied States, in consequence Of our recog.
Biion Of the Independence ofthose nations.
Tbs editor Of lie Courier speaks Of the
probable injury which the commerce Of Great
Britain will sus,sin by their opening the
West Indies to the vessels Of the u States