Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-14

FROM TIE PACIEIC.

chOAl RE FACtFIC.
We have been isvnurej with the psrusal of a let
Yer isom Young gentleman board The G. C. s.
f'ulsTo, wing IA the barber Of Valparaiso, to his
b.oibeI jD this city. Its dates are of iLe1t, and 10Th
" 'une,- Tho following are extracts -
= the ship franklin is now CaIao, the scsnS nf'
az mtSsTafs, where she IS TO winer: Tue Dolphin,
NaY Ccpuer, arrived here Yesterday and Sail 40 ain
!" day OF TWO, for The Ieeward coast.
- There has been an unusual mortality IN The CITY
"tsly, AS you may conceive, when inform you tba,
w'tals II days no less ihan 800 persons have died of
compia .ns iacidrnr 10 The season. We have Lad
great drought, aud il rain dpes uot fJll soon the
crops WI lac ruined Professions are going about
Pet!ipnins TOT rain, and three days ago Subscription
OF 800 dollars was ased 10 purchase new dresses Tor
wo as, "a The Cathedral, by tbs superstous u-
''inaad g;ople hal they might ieud their aid pro-
cnrI"g Ia. of rain
81 jHte 10 The Blossom sIoop OF war has inst ar
rIvHi--also five othei vessels hasten TO inform you
OF e particulars OF 4 most dreadful gale of wind ex-
perienced here on Monday, the l2Ib Of June by
which uany "a fine fellow has met waiery grave,
lad properly to All immense amount has been lost
Eisbt ships, fo"r brgs two srhooners, and one cut.
Ter Dave been lost 10 the Bay, besides three CURTAINS
Two GIrles al vessels, and tbTiy-six seamen On
Susday, ilb June, tue gale commenced, wind at
Tn3r'h, with some rain. At f.. NJ Commodore
" ousiei weDt on shore, at he returned Oh board
The saa bad riaeu considerably, aud il blew pretty
trss!, which caused a high suri Oh Tie beach The
EODSuloro's gig c"psised twice aud flied, and be
wa hbIliy obliged TO swim off 10 her having lssi
trunk VI clalbes Which he bad 10 the boat The OIIs-
pins isGais was lying asiern OF us ia our wake-sad
shps 81 present dismaolled and is about 10 undergo
rived on board, INC hailed tie iigate to be prepared
to veer c,.be IN cas-" should pat, which we were
fearful would h~ppon nIUwGnIly. Al O'Clock lei go
the 'arlpird aUChor u1der foot aud Ies5ened tie
h ws9 (; il WIS then blowing tremeudousiy A. a,id-
ngli lbe gale lncreased aud the swell very high
Al gu. ION. 'he sliHuk Of our bost bower DDcbUr
broke shns of just above the fukes. The ship inI-
mcdintcly dove and brought up Oh the hawss
of the O,Hlgsin%, ahou, twelve feet from the Ib
hn0u. Iha .C"nm IdrIa fled sigDlI gun Of
dsirrss, 1nd burnt blue liehis, hui no Que dared to
conn 10 our dssistiucc The night was drenJfuIly
dUk, AID it began TO rain hard wv hailedIbe lrigate
repeatedly 20 slip tho ci,u cable aud away upon
ilis lsr',Olrd hover, bnt received no answer While
wa wefe =" this slis OF suspense, The LautarO dri6
81 immediately a'bwarI hawse OF the fiigaie, and ~
moGent har hOwspirii, whIch was not very small
pnsi sn3pDed close ia tho head BY this tine The
otIi.rins had dipped part ot our Stern OF aud soOo
after, lost Ter own head-ras aud cut-whicr The
rgh' WIS c'iremely dark, sui the O'lllgg,ns was
pitching 10 ppsl terrible manuer--kee OUi, to lhs
t'eiga # 30 esi, gvery ,im9 be fell ripping of large
iipher5, and Irpa kuees rom our sierra. BY this
tmS We we're ge'rly cut J1wn to lhe waters sdge ;;
TIA Sc wHs poprIng oto her seru every momsni aad
nii . tuds e@pecled 10 dpwn together.
tte CUumodore prrccIv,ng HAT both slips must
fneYbtiy 20 duwn, q 10 were not soon separated,
fhsn4irlrd sp oihceT sgd tea seameu OF board tho
= dlsgas. 20 $40 hes cliSiu aud veer away They
fortunately succeeded IN gstiag oa board arrer ruu.
mig ~ Tax % swImptag Tue boat Two bnas bIv-
fnS 1saI dinrd 10 peces 10 the set nf lowering them
ifGm ihe i.srs. a. soon 9s he chain was sppsd
le capla yeer, away, ael fortunately FOR US all
wc SWUNG cle'f. Had tis service not been executed
Wben WIS, we should ni haze gone down
Fhe PsIoeim brig Of WW C,ugresso, which at
rived short ''ar snes f,oai T. ,lar. viii, DESPATCH
e., GrokO sdri lVrins NE niabt, aud Vas frng SIP
nal gpnt 0g d-trs,7 without bclpg able TO have as
sistpnce rendered 'ef We hcnrd cries OF Ji.trss,
Or every sd, 1sd ~ Of us ayziou-ly ,w djted the
aPpcar1aeg Of d'y.lghI. Our SITUATION was # pos
s'hl- rrplefed stu worse, by htging sirAsded orr
lsrbo1rd b. 'er sri deeiSc'ioa appeared inevitable
ibe 1. >. c0rVGWe ChHsabUcr drilled near tie
focbs, '''pg' 4 O'Clock. hI, fortunately brought 90
90 tim7 - VOID beng di.hed tu pieces At engrb
tic lOrP Wished f'r d3y -tssll apuearcd The Llua-
70 ag1in 81 ltrd, bat sucreeGed IN hr,1gtng her
zap wiih s''re anchor just rs ibe order was gisrn
- COZ %" " ibe rtUnmisf. ~ lawn 9l d4y nio s.fr
i1"tcHset and o. erti vessels ~ fled FROM eir mon,
tugs. To {. ). schooner Fnunnaia, broke from,
hcr noVt"ss. Hni ashore aacrn nf 49, we bein-
~ ull tn" almost ashore ourselves. r ,vas nnw
hf,ad Jay-lGr, Hul 'ess-is were seen drifting to.
wtids flc locks ~ hc bottom OF the bay IL II place
caled { ps UofH from, The many dangerous rocks
Nhch ii8 th're, and dLsp account OF TIC lrcuuoo
r2hh" ie5 comm ned there, IL being lonely p3tte
ntbopl" s.Ht1''d ne, fho main STREET the suect
ir9Il- if "U, u,0 instead VI h0Tsrs Inc opposite
sldS u hs ia'gs Cave werr fVjbeis u.s. lTeuUc
- to take 1dstnt 20 ~ peTsous ptssing nigb, ~
"liek iberi, sgd ''tge siones have frequently been
rofd c"Wa Nv ui"se fdrsudrr5 IRON tbc bdi, above,
which IS afpU Cd feet high. Nd,iulman Smith was
aH3rk~i 90 ~ ritce W ihree 4olders, who bid him
sion ~ the, you'd CIT bfU degn, Upun vhich DC We
~ G0giy az @ered tie sU0,msH, 10y blowing gu; the
nrams % on, wounding anoIler morfaliy, whJe The
'.rd ioJk 70 BIS heels Mr. SmiI belonged 10 the