The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-06-04

Mr.. Pratt, Surveyor Of kinsaie, and ar
Mr.. John Purcell, a confidential stenars y :!
Mr.. Rocbefort.
Loss Of his Nejssty's Ship Confase.
We regret TO have to add to the caJ,n;
ties already recorded, o~ccasioned by II.
dreadful gale OF Sunday and Sunday n;oSs
the loss Of Of his Majesty's ship the Cons
ance, with all her crew, consisting Of isn
men
This vessel sailed from Cove on Sund,,.
morning in company with the Ganette. Il.
former for the Galway station, the lat,ss
on a cruise, in search Of q smuegler wh;sl
was said to be lowering on the coast
The weather came on excessively hard
until at length it blew a tremendous paIs'
The Gannet put into Kinsale, and the Cos
( Eance kept the sea. On Monday lnorniDs
before day, shots were heard by the nso
| pie residing near Mizzen head, on II.
| south west coast, which evidently proceed
ed from some ship in distress When ~
day broke, and the people came down.
| the coast. there was nothing 10 he seen n.
the gilt fgure-hesd ola vessel, which CO...
responds with that Of the Con6ance. II
some time after, the bodies of four inar;r,,
were washed ashore, and also a tot il
which are contained the commission Of n.
second lieutenant, (Alexander) OF the Con.
fance, which cannot leave a doubt hat
it was that vessel which unfortunately VA,
lost. An account OF this calamitous event
reached town at a late hour on THURSDAY
night, and such particulars as were Known
were transmitted TO Admiral Lord ColYile
at Cove. We understand that in endea.
voring 10 pick up some pieces Of the wreck
which were driven IN among the rocks.
tour of the country people were drowned
The COnflance was commanded Ly
Capt. Morgan, who was FIRST Lieut.. Of tse
Endy mioD, when that vessel captured the
American ship President, and was prono.
ed for bis gaIIantry on that occasion. IN
the loss Of the officers Of the ConEance, We
regret also to be obliged 10 add that Of
Lieut.. Shepherd, who proceeded in be,
with the intention Of joining the Brazen.
which is stationed near Galway, and con.
handed by bis father, Capt. Shepherd,
Lossof the Esther E. Sanduich Pack.
ct.
Yesterday il was my lot TO be called On
10 assist at two of the most distressing
! wrecks | have ever Witnessed. The bark
Esther, of Liverpool, w. CoIshed, mas.
ter, and the Sandwich Packet, were both
lost near the Hook Light on the night Of
Sunday The 2lst, and are now strewedn
small fragments along seven miles Of the
county Wexford coast. The former was
laden with cotton & rice from Charleston
to Liverpool, five weeks out, and her crew
the captain, two mates and FIVE hands
have persisted the survivors, names are
Peter Groundwater, John Quinn. Peter
Patterson, Charles Anderson, and Edward
Lennon: her cargo is nearly a total loss
The Sandwich has been still more unfor
tunate, every person on board her has PEE
rished.
Up TO last night, nine bodies had been
found chiefly belonging TO the packets
crew. They are deposited in a house Of
Breen's. of Slade. as it is probable some
of them may be claimed by their friends;
if not, all will be buried early to moron
morning. am very respectfully, &c.
SAMUEL ELLEY, Jun.
Slade. 4tb Month %, 1922.
The latest papers by the Amity place
the affairs of Russia and Turkey in asgreat
a state Of uncertainty as our former adgl.
ces. The London Courier of the 29h
says-.The Paris Journals of Thursday
and Friday last have been. received
With respect TO the affairs OF the East,
they are as barren as eyerm authentic 10.
telligence; and nearly as fertile as ever"
French Funds, April 26--FiYe per cent
cons. opened at SIT. 55c.; highest sG.
Csc closed at $4,000.
The London Courier of the 29th ofA-
pr il, says much interest was excited bya
special meeting called at the bank for
Thursday next, to lower the rate OF IN
terest.
Letters from Odessa, Of April Cd, men,
ton that there were no indications OF sp'
preaching hostiiities from Constantinople,
and that there was nothing OF a hostile ma
ture from st. Petersburgh.
The Russian feet was still at St. Peters
burgh, and no preparations were making
to equip it.
The merchants who signed a memorial
in favor of admitting the vessels Of the To-
dependent Powers Of South America, 70
enter the British ports, have been noli5eo'
that 'sthe Lords OF the Council have deer
ded favorably on their application tor aa'
hitting to entry in this country, the snlps
Of the Independent Government ESTABLISH
ed in the Spanish part OF South America
cOnformably to the petition presented u
their Lordships on the 23d inst"
A private letter mentions that a secon"
box Of specie had been saved from the ~
bion, which was supposed to contain aO0''
10000 dollars. a.
Letters from England state that the AZ
bion was about 90 miles from shore Wnsa