The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-09-17
ARRIVAL OF THE BEAGLE.

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NORFOLK, VA. SEPT. l5.-The u. s.
schnr. Beagle, 1t. CONT. Newton, from
Ibompson's Island, came in from sea on
Saturday evening and proceeded up the
bay Tor Washington, after landing lieut..
Gardner, Zone OF her ofiicers,) and lieut..
Moorehead, lieut.. Walker (or marines }
and doctor Hamilton, (of The u s. ship
John Adams,) passengers, at Old Point
| Comfort. The three first named gentle
/ men came up to this place yesterday af.
ternoon, the latter remains at Old Point,
in I'll beath,and will probably proceed up
to Washington this morning in the steam
boat.
The Beagle brings us most disastrous
intelligence from rhompsoD's island. We
learn from conversations with icuis.
Moorehead and Gardner, that about the
2oth OF August symptoms Of the yellow
| lever manifested themselves al that place,
and IN very short time there were near
ly forty cases of disease; and to hcigh,en
the distress the JohnAdams arrived there
two or three days aller from Vera Cruz
via Havana with two or three cases of Re,
yer on board. We have not learned
with sufficient accuracy to. announce it.,
the number of deaths on thekisland at the
time the Beagle sailed, nor the number
she left sick there. The following how
ever, is q list OF the officers who had died
previous TO her sailing:-
Lieut. q. w. Sometville, midshipmap
Marshal, do Reed (of the John Adams
MIR. Anthony Grice, carpenter, Mr. Thos.
captains clerk (John Adams), sir. Nor.
rison, gunner, do. The sick were re-.
moved othe hospital as soon os they were
attacked, where every attention was paid
them under the direction o: doctor Viii
hanson, hospital surgeon OF the station,
whose unwearied eXcrtions, no less than
his professional skil!,ha been most emf
nently serviceable.
ihe John Adams is stated 10 have been
IN the cleanliest possible condition, and
| every precaution had been taken to render
her heal'hy.lt is not believed that her cook
received the disease on board. but rather
that they contracted it at Havana.
Commodore Porter, we regret to learn
had been much indisposed, but when the
Beagle left, the physicians entertained
hopes Of ms speedy restoration to health.
The Beagle sailed from Thompson's
| Island on the I ST inst. and left there the
U. 5. ship John Adams, capt. Renshaw :;
s'oop OF war Peacock capt. Cassin steam
Oa!!iot Sea Gull, 1t. CONT. Voorhees, ;
schrs. Grey hound, 1t. CONT. Rosseau I;
Fox, 1t. CONT. J. L. Ritchie and Jack
all, 1t. CONT. Oellers. The u. S brig
Spark, capt. Shubrick, was cruizing on
the 5. side of Cuba. The s!oop of war
Hornet, capt. Smith, had run down for
Vera Cruz. All the schoonera in the is
land were fitting out for an excursion to
the Spanish Maine.
The prize schr. captured by lieut..
Watson, was also at the island. She had
been fitted Tor service, and her name
changed to that Of Allen, in compliment
to the hero who fell at the spot where she
was captured. The command of the AL
len was given to Lieut.. CONT. James e.
Legare.
On the Cd inst, of Matanzas, the Bea-
gle sprung her foremost and put into that
port TO repair. She found there the y.
:. schr. Grampus, 1t. CONT. Gregory,
waiting TO give convoy to vessels out of
that port, and two Of the bargcs, under
the command Of lieuts, PIalt and -,
Just returned from all expedition up the
Old Bahama Channel but had seen no pi-
rates.
The Beagle left Matanzas on the 5th
Inst. all her officers and crew are In
good health. She has been absent seven
months, during which time she has assis-
ted IN giving convoy to nearly ESQ sail of
American merchantmen. She is the on.
" vessel of com. Porter's squadron that
has completely circumnavigated the is.
land OF Cuba, being employed in bearing
dispatches from the governor general Of
Cuba, to the several Forts on the ". and
D. side oil the island. Herald.