The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-04
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LATEST FROM KEY WEST

LATEST FROM KEY WEST
NoRfoLK, Feb. gl.-From Captain An
dsrson, of the Schr. Kolis, arrived here on
Saturday last, from hey West, w- learn
that the l.. s. Sehr. Shark, Lieut.. Conid'f.
Gallagher with capt. Warrington on hoard
arrived at that Naval station about list
February, aud that Commodore Porter
would sail for Washington IN the u. States
Ship John Adams, IA soon ~ her crew,
distributed among the barges and buais
then on a ciusc after Pirates, could be
collected. The Shark and Sea Gull, Lieut..
Comd't M'Keeter, had been despatched
la the Coast of Cuba, with orders 10 send
the harges in Immediately with the crew of
he John hdaun, TT. Il. s.. $ chr. F"rrot,
Lieut.. Comd't Painr, sailed on II crusei
few days previous to the departure Of the
/ Eolus.
Thc mortality at Thompson's Island had
recently been very great
The French ship Calypso, and her car
90 trcernily rrcaptured from the Pirates
| had beea sold, aud she would sail for New
| Orleans IN a few days.
The Columbian schr. General Santan-
der, Capt. Northrop, had arrived at Indian
| Key. after a cruise # six weeks, during
which Capt. n. stated, he had taken a
| prize valued al about $40, 900.
The Columbian schr Enlumbiano, Cap.
tain Johnson, last from Porto CabeIIo, on
a cruise, put into Knights Key about Goth
of january, in sinking condition, from
having been ashore on a reef on the coast
oi Cuba, short time previous. She re
ported that she had been chased by seven
Piratical vessels, and from the crippled |
state IN which she was, had been compel |
ed to make a barbour to get clear of them.
Beacon.
VERY LATE FROM HAVANA.
The remarkably fast sailing Schooner
Princess finn, Capt. Banks, arrived here
yesterday in days from Havana.
Loss ofhe Ferret Capt. Banks brings
the unwelcnme intelligence that the L. :.
schr. Ferret It. Comdt. Beall, was lost off
Point Yaros about 10th inst. having cap
SIZED in sudden squat, and that eight of
her men were drowned in attempting to
swim To the shore. Immediately upon
receipt ofihis news, Capt. Warrington dis
patched to her relief the Steam Galllot
Sea Gull and schr. Jackall, late Of the
West India squadron,) which he employed |
for the oecason. The latter succeeded in
taking ni the officers and remainder of the |
crew, and had arrived with them safe at |
Maianzas.
The day Capt Banks sailed 18th inst.
the Moro Castle hearing S. ). w. by ). !
A short distance, he passed very near 10 Il |
vessel 90 fire, with both of her masts and |
the head of her bowsprit gone, which APP
peared TO have been Shot away ascertaing
ing nothioe farther respectinr her. IB.
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COM pORIEp AND CEN yIyrG
A friend in the stindia snuadron has "a
yor.d the Editors ,,ftbe National Intalligo,rpr |
with the following comics of n Letter address 4,
ed by Com. poRrre to the Governor of Cuba,
,";,b the &c %, ms U' W ''9w 'naa s,nf'I
ro,,I,, d,,os ma, in,lica,o a., - ~.
no ,ninJ ~ a'
r.d nc tho ntr,ir Fax,rd, ,h;ol ,n,,,t i,,,.a
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,in,, ~. rc,i,,. Wv INV
u D STEAM "ALiioT sen n't,
=. >, H"t"nG' 'aHaory 2oth, lo2o.
ron" hrotHeRry-hNptcllnG Soon.'o return
10 Tue GhIteu states, hnd intending 10 retire
ifom the command OF the United States YES
sels on ms station, tmhrace TINS opportnnl-
~ 10 oller TO your EAcellency, On the part OF
my Government, my sincere thanks Tor the
many faculties and accommodation, the good
understanding and cooperation, have i"und
through your means, among the auihorilies on
every part ct Tue coast oil tuha, IN e"ectlne
'"e Suppression Oh l"r"oy anu III bringing 10
punishment ''ose 'i'r"'''s ~ ''e hnnh"" ''ee
VINO have so long infested those seas.
fefn,' me, aIso,on my own part TO express
| TO yam INC satisfaction nave enjoyed m act
ing IN fonlnnenoh WIN the authorities oil - u
ha' 10 ehecl TINS common ohl'ct, and 10 ohef
10 yohr nke"ehey assurances OF The hIShes'
! respect ana cons'deral'nh'
have 'he honour to be, VOW hNceiIency's
! very oh, servant u. toRl hh
/ 10 HSs ErCftenCY Don DionlS,O JirCS,