Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-23
Nxw YoRk, Oct. IS.
BRIG ALBERT.

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captured, while on her voyage from Ca dIz
and Gibraltar 10 Havana BY the Colon
bisn priyaieer schr. Gen. Padilla. Capt.
Phillips reached this city yesterday. by
the way of Nassau. We learn from him,
that the Albert was ca ptured by the above
mentioned9privateer, commanded by Gap
| tain Bradford, on the 18th of September,
when off Stirup Key, all the crew, except
Capt. P. one man and boy, and the pas
sengers, taken out and prize crew OF one
officer and 4 men put on board, and the
vessel ordered Tor Car,hsgenn.s The Al
| bert had valuable cargo, most OF when
was taken on board at Gibraltar. and
whoHy Owned by a respectable merchant IN
Baltimore, who will no doubt demand re-
paration for bis loss Of the Colombian 60
vernment.
| 90 the night Of the 18th, the Albert
was driven ashore during hurricane, at
Key Gorda, near Abaco. The crew reach
ed the shore next day in the long boat,
and alter the gale subsidized, succeeded in
obtaining some clothing some water and
some bread from the wreck, necessary Tor
| their Immediate subsistence, the place be-
ing unlDha 6ited, and without any fresh
water. Alter remaing here several days,
without any shelter, a New Providence
wrecker hove in sight, and was chartered
| 10y the prize master to take the crew and
some of the cargo to Nassau. Capt. +.
remained st Nassau or O.days, during
which most OF the brandy, oil and quick
silver on board the albert was brought
| here, but had not yet been sold. The YES
| sci was totally lost. .Her. .idO.
New YORK, Oct. 13--We learn by the
brig Margaret, at Salem, from Rio Grsnde,
| that the ship Aurora, Gould, of Salem, was
| totally lost on the Abrolhas Shoals, about
the middle of August, on Der passage from
! Rio Janeiro TO Bahja-all hands were saw
ed in the ships boat, but they had not
time to save their clothes, or any thing
belonging to the ship, IS she went to pie
ces imnedialel y alter she struck. They
were picked up by an English brig shortly
after they left the ship, and carried 'o!o
| Bahia. Captain Gould was coming home
IN the brig Monroe. The officers had gone
| 10 the coast OF Africa in the ship Two Ca
tharines, OF Providence. and the crew
were coming home in different American
vessels.
SINGULAR CAVE.
The following account of curious cave
! in Jackson county, PENSACOLA is given
| by gentleman who lately visited it
1t is situated about two miles west OF the
| Chipola River, and near the road leading
! from the Big Spring on the Choctawbat-
che, TO the Tallahassee. The entrance TO
| the cave is on the side OF small emineDce,
at an elevation of about ten feet above the
level of The land Immediately surrounding
it. The mouth is about ten teet broad and
four high. After moderate descent OF a
bout twsnty feet, ii opens into spacious
ball OF white limestone. about 100 feet in
length by 100 in breadth, and from 20 10
80 feet high. The top is regular arch,
supported by two pillars, which appear TO
have been formed by the dripping OF wa
ter from the top OF the cave. These pill
lars appear like duted columns, with
base and capital Of curious carved work.
The dripping of the water from the Top OF
the cave, has also formed stslactities,
which are suspended from the root like
iccles from The ewes Of house. On the
floor OF The cave are numerous bodies,
formed also by the dripping OF water, OF
variety of shapes, some reese mblng bench
Is. tables, &C.; and Others the beads and
bodies OF animals, and all appearing like
the most beautiful carved w0Tk. The walls
OF this spacious room are In some places
perpendicular TO a considerable height, IN
others little pro- ecling. At the extremi-
ly OF this hail, is an almost perpendicular
descent of a lew feet, at the bottom OF
which is a sink. or basin OF water, about
90 ieet deep, and so very pure, that by
the assistance OF torch light the mtnutest
pebbles could be distinctly seen upon the
bottom. AS this basin extended entirely
across the cave, which. al this place, is
not more than ten or twelve leet wide, With
perpendicular walls, We could explore it
no further. How far we might have pene-
trated into this subterrsncOus cavern, had
we been provided with the means. DO
not know. The atmosphere within the
cave is remarkably cold and damp. Al
though the morning was quite cool tor the
season, and the sun obscured by clouds, |
yet on coming into the open air, we were
thrown into violent pe!spiratlon, and the |
efe t the sudden change produced on us,
was similar 10 what would have been pro- |
duced on gong out Of The open air into
heated room. We were informed by |
gentleman in company with US, that about
FIVE or six miles distant from this cavern,
is another, out OF which issues beautiful
stream OF water. This last has been pc,
netrated to the distance OF abou, 100 yards
from its entrance; but either for tear, or
want OF curiosity, no person has yet eX
pored it sufficiently TO give description
OF it.