Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-09-25
LATEST From KEY WEST.
HERALD OFFICE,
Nor(olk, Mondcy, Sep. IS. !

- BAD NEWS.
The U. 5. Schooner Beagle, 1t
Comd't Newton, from Thompson's Is
land, came in from sea on Saturday
evening, and proceeded up the bay for
Washington, after landing Lieut. Gard
ner, (one of her officers and Lieut.
Doorehead, TT. Walker, (of Ma,ines)
and Doctor Hamilton, OF the U. S.
ship John Adams) passengers, Mt Old
Point Comfort, The three first named
gentlemen came up to this place yes
terday afternoon The latter remains
at Old Pointin i'll health, and will proba-
bly, proceed up to Washington this NOR
ning in the Steamboat.
The Beagle brings us most disastrous
intelligence from Thompson's Island
We learn, from conversations with Lieu
tenants Moorhead and Gardner, that
about the Goth of August, symptoms Of
the yellow fever manifested themselves
at that place, and, m very short time,
there were nearly forty cases ofthe DIS
ease; and, to heighten the distress, the
John Adams arrived there two or three
days after from Vera cruz, via Hava-
III, with two or three cases Of the fever
on board. We have not learned, with
sufficient accuracy 10 announce it, the
number of deaths on the Island at the
time the Beagle sailed, nor the number
she left sick there. The following, how
ever, is list of the officers who had
died previous TO her sailing
1t. G. W. SomeroiUe.
Midshipman Marshall .... ,..
Midshipman Reed, (ofthe John Adams
Mr.. .fys'hony G,iee, Carpenter.
MIR. Thomas, Capt's Clerk John Adams
Mr.. Morrison, Gunner, do
The sick were removed othe hosp
tai as soon as they were attacked where
every attention was paid them under the
direction of DIR. WILLIAMSON, Hospital
Surgeon of the station, whose unweari-
ed exertions, no less thap his profession
al skill, had been most emineatly seryi-
ceable.
The John Adams is stated TO have
been in the cleanest possible condition
and every precaution had been taken
to render her healthy. tits not belle
we'd that her sickreceived the disease on
board, but rather that they contracted it
at Havana.
. Commodore PORTER, we regret to
learn, has been much indisposed; but,
when the Beagle left, the Physicians en-
tertaIned hopes ofhis speedy restoration
to health.
The Beagle sailed from Thomp.on's
island Oh the lst inst. and left there the
US. ship John adams, Capt Renshaw;
sloop of war Peacock, Capt Cassin ;
steam Galliot Sea Gull, 1t. CONT
Voorhees, : schrs. Greyhound, LIT. Com.
Rosseau For, Lit. Com. J. T. Richie;
and JGtFaH, 1t Com. Cellers. The U.
). brig Spark, Capt. ~ ubrick, was cruz
sing on the S. side Of Cuba. The sloop
of war Hornet, Capt. Smith, had run
down for Vera Cruz. All the schooners
at the Island were fitting out for an ex-
cursion to the Spanish Main. 49,.
The prize schooner captured By 1t.
y atson, was also at the Island. She
had been fitted for service, and her name
changed to that of .Altsn, in compliment
to the hero who fell at the spot where
she was captured The command of
the Allen was gwen to 1t. Com. James
L. Leeare.
On the Cd inst OF Matanzas, the Bea-
gle sprung her foremost, and put into
that port to repair She found there the
u. 5. schooner Grampus, Lit Com. Gre !