The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-09-16
FROM COI.OMRiA.

Spanish schr. from Porto Caocllo, CON-
tirming the defeat 1T gen. Morales, at
Bergimina, by.gen. Paes Morales died
Of ms wounds the next day. She also
confirms the defeat and capture OF gen.
Cecilia, by gen. SoubIeite, at Ocumare j.
l gave you full detail of these transac.
tons, per schr. McDolough, sailed hence
for n. York 4 or S days ago.
AUG. GIL enclose herewith the last
paper issued from the press; as it con
tair1s matter of interest, it will be accep.
table, The brig MatteawaD, from New
York, has Just anchored. Yesterday we
received accounts, by vesselfrom Por.
TO Rico, that the brig Fanny, from New
York, for this port, was captured in the
Mona Passage, 8 or 9 days ago. by the
Spanish armed brig Polona, s. carried in>
to Salinus.
AUG. 22.-Since closing my letter to
you this morning. the Danish schr. Velo.
has arrived at this port, and gives us the
following gratifying intelligence.
The Velo,, and am American schooner
sailed from ST.. Thomas on the lith inst.
under convoy of the ~. s. schr. Gram
pus, captain Gregory, bound for Lagui>
RI. On the morning of the 10th, an ARM
ed schr. made the attempt to cut of the
merchantmen from the Grampus, which
vessel made all sail to protect her convoy.
The strange sailed then fred guns into
The Grampus, and hoisted Spanish coIors;
the Grampus then fred her broadside,
when the Spanish vessel surrendered
She proved to be the Spanish privateer
Panchita, of 10 guns, and l0s men.
Onthe Goth inst. in the morning, the Velo
was boarded by an U. s. schooner which
informed that they were in search of tho
Spanish privateer General Peryre, which
vessel had been acting the pirate.
Same evening, the Velo fekp with
Spanish armed schr. whichA 6e chase
but the w., escaped under cover Of the
night. She believes the vessel 10 be the
one the U. S. schr. is in search OF.
The Grampus secured the Spaniards,
manned and ordered her for ST. Thomas
10 water. thence to the United States.-,
Pan Chita's loss, 1 killed wounded no
loss in killed or wounded on our side
The Grampus continued her cruize. -
The merchantmen fndingLaguira block
AIDED by the Legera of Al guns, and the
Hercules Of 20, made sail before the
wind. The American returned to St.
Thomas the Vclo having sprung her
in chase. was obliged to put in
here.
DISTRESS IN IRELAND.
The following extract is from letter
of member Of the Mayo Central Com.
Ini,iee. 1t is an appalling fact, that. in
little more than month, one hundred
aud tzuenty- screen human beings have per.
ished in one parish, the victims of famine
and dysentery:
ISL was one Of those appointed by the
May Central Committee, to inspect the
state of Erris, and, having trayersed that
remote and neglected barony, shall be !
backed by my colleagues of the mission
in assuring the public that one hundred
and twenty-seven persons, as appears by
our notes, taken on the spot, did actually
fall victims TO famine and dysenterG,
from The FIRST oil June TO the 9th July, in
the parish Of kiimorc, within the Mullet.
"The fact would Of course, in time
speak for itself; but the assertion of it
was made, uncontradicted by the Parish
Priest, before Dennis and Robert Bing-
ham, Esqrs. and other respectable in.
habitaDts of the neighborhood.
"Indeed the distorted coun,enanc es,
swollen limbs, and feeble figures, VIC be-
held, proclaimed but too sure a corrobo-
ration Of what he had heard, exclusive of
other instances Of extreme wretchedness
and actual death, from this cause, that we
ourselves were desiine d TO witness"
From the Liwe,iek Chronicle, July 90.
We feel it TO be our painful duty TO re-
port that distress in our city is daily as
Stunning more aggravated appearance,
that unless some immediate assistance be
afforded, many Of our fellowcreatures
must perish from actual starvation. In
making this statement we Go not speak
unadvisediy. Ihc weekly expenditure Of
The City Commiitee,to whose Immediate
protection nearly 10000 IeIlowcfea,nres
look for their daily food and support, oil
something short oi400ii &wc speak from
authority when sc say, that scarcely thi,
sum, being br, single weeks provision,
nov remain in the hands OF tho Treasurer.
Two Cars, laden with Flower, from
Rock Mills TO this city, were taken off
.lr the peasantry near DerrygalviD, in the
Liberties. Such acts were not only dis.
graceful, but impose heavy tax on the
parish where such plumber is committed.
A PIRATE TAKEN.