The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-06-04
Mw-York, Mcy 81.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

one sailed on the ISL OF Way. by ChlS VESSEL
the Editors of the New York Daily Advertiser
have received regular files of London papers to
the 29th, Lloyd's Lists and London Shipping
Lists to the 9th April, and Liverpool papers
to the lst of May inclusive.
We do not r~ecollect when we have witnessed
greater anxiety among our eitize ems to gain In
telligence, than that which was manifested last
evening on the receipt of our papers ny the
Amity. 1t will be recollected that the first ac-
count of the melancholy loss of the Albion, left
a ray of hope thatthe calamity might not have
been as great as at first represented, and that,
from providential circumstances, some of the
unfortunate passengers stated to have been lost
might vet be saved. But on learning the heart
rending particulars brought by this vessel,
(which we have given below the hopes whick
had been INDUCED by many who had friends on
board were forever destroyed.
In addition to the loss Of lives in the Albion,
we have also to record the melancholy fact OF
the loss of the English sloop of war Conf
ance, and of the whole of her crew, consisting
of 1872 persons ; and also of the loss of the ship
| Esther, Capt. Colshed, from Charleston for
! Liverpool. In the latter vessel, the captain,
two mates, and five seamen persisted.
Liverpool, May I,
| sHIpwRECK OF THE ALBION
PACKET.
We have to record a melancholy event,
in the loss OF the packet ship Albion, from
New York to Liverpool. This fine yes
sci sailed from New York on the lst ult.
On the 22d u. she was entirely lost on
the coast of Ireland, off Garretstown, near
the Old point of Kinsale. Only two pas.
sengers and seven of the crew were saved.
The particulars Of this melancholy ship
! wreck are contained in the following let
ers and extract from the Cork paper.
Kimsale, nth month, 26, 1922.
con my arrival here on the 92d, | wrote
| you a hasty letter, apprising you Of the
| melancholy fate of the ship Albion. |
went over the fatal spot, and cannot des-
cribe the scene that presented itself to my
| vie w IOT ALI 1 ObSpOsCd " dnCli III u
heart rendering scene.
"I shall be as brief as possible. Henry
Camniyer, the first mate, is saved, and
| six of the crew. The whole company on
board, including passengers amounted to
fifty six: of whom forty FIVE persisted, and
nine are saved. The log-book being lost,
the mate could not give ne a list Of the
passengers !; but, from memory, he has
| given me the names of eighteen, which
are annexed. As the bodies that were
found lay on the shore, the mate pointed
out to me their respective names, which
were put on paper and placed On each bo-
dy, and | gave directions that the graves
should be numbered and a list made out;
which | expected to get this day, by
which it can be easily ascertained where
each body lies in the grave yard. AcIer.
gyman attended the melancholy process
sion. This may be some consolation to
The afflicted relatives of the dead. Very
little Of the wreck remains, and the coun-
try people are carrying it of in all direc-
tions, in small pieces, have desired the
remnant to be put up at auction and sold.
| inquired of the mate about the specie;
there were two boxes for you, two for
Professor Fisher. a passenger; besides a
package of dollars belonging to the only
cabin passenger saved, Dir. Everheart of
Pennsylvania, who is very III in bed
The mate thought | bad not thei least
chance of recovering a dollar. !, howev-
er, thought otherwise, l accordingly took
aside a confidential man John Purcell,
who is in the employment, and enjoys
the unlimited confidence of my worthy |
and respectable friend, Thos. Rochfor!, |
Esq of Garretstown, who owns all the
land in the neighborhood. | told him to
employ a few men, on whose honesty he
could depend. and set them to work, to
examine the spot where l received the
mates report the money might be, and
that would give him a good commission,
Il think | said S petcent.l If he could pre-
vent plumber and save the property. Late
last night | received the enclosed By T,
express; and | am now on the point of re.
turning to the wreck. The box was bro.
ken and plumber attempted.
"Yours, truly.
Chopper, Benson & Co."
/" Garretstomn, Thursday EDening,
april 25, 1922.
"Sir,-l have only time to inform you
that we found. near where the wreck nj