Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-28
GALE AT GlBRALTAR.-The following letter.
furnish distressing details Of the late tremendous gale
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furnish distressing detas of the late tremendous Gale
i experienced at Gibraltar and its vicnity.-
I Gibraltar Dec. II.
| "My last respects by the Phoebe Ann informed Won
OF m, safe arrival here, and this hoped To have
been on my wayhomc. had disposed of the cargo OF
the Olympia, and taken board full cargo of VINE
u'', &C. Tor the w est Indies, detained only by
strong westerly wind. from proceed,nc-whcn about
~ O'Clock, on the night of the 9th inst il commenced
blowing from S. w. aud at IL increased 10 an alarm
ing deg ree tue vessels in the harbor began TO drive
from their moorings, part their cables Sc and Mt -
O'Clock, the shore literally covered with wrecks
IL is now ascertaned that ttoo hundred and ten rcsseks
nave gone on shore-among the rest the OLYMPIA with
loss OF oowsprit, rudder and boats; with some damage
10 her hul above water, but am happy to express
hope, that she will be got off and speedily
we are unloading her, and being perfectly tight, l
nave no doubt of being able prosecute nv intended
voyage She had rode out the heaviest of the gale
wheh large French ship drifted down on her. fell
alongside aud obliged her her cable To ret clear
oherwise She would have been dow TO the waters
edge and sunk.
scene of desoation unparalleled presented itself the
evening tier the gale: dead bodies strewed long the
shore. The number of lives lost is not vet ascertain
co. but IT is feared will be great. The Colombian pri.
Vateer General Soublcte, Captain Cunningham went
ashore on the Spanish beach and immediately filled
he Captain and few on shore in the boat
10 solicit some MISUNDERSTANDING themselves ON the
piace called the "Neutral Ground"-but Spanards
soon came down To the beach and claimed her law
u' ir|e; the vessel was then going pieces and such
OF the crew could swim jumped board to endea-
Vor 10 reach ie shore when the Spanish soldiers with
cruelty unheard of among the most savage barbaans
commenced firing OH them; several were killed i'm the
water and many reached the British lines i'm saetr
ihose remaining on the wieck, about CO. were obliged
10 surrender-but fortunately AZ Of the number es.
capped that night from prison, and now here.n
1s1o act Of teller from j. a. Hays dated Gibraltar
Dec IL, 1925.
con the night of the 9th terrible ora was exncri
enced IN tins harbour upwards of 200 vessels were
driven on shore dc OF them square rugged vessels The
iontIne would have rode it but two or three lar
ger vessels drifting foul of her Early on the morning
OF the It'll discovered the Tontne. showing signal
otdistress large brig then foul her. & it still blowing
gale After having obtained boat and 10 men,
succeeded in gettingon board when weather appear
cd fiateing until night, when it again blew tremen-
d"usly Two vessels being foul of us we were dragged
about halt mile further, and brought up off the Point
Rock near the Mole. 100 ia hons of cable ont and
now lJ ing in good birth. We lost both boats and
received considerable damage in spars, rigging &c
such time has never been experienced here. Dead
bodies are daily drifting shore. The Ship Mary
Brown, has just arrived from Philadelphia.
arpcnters refuse TO work under four dollars day
found our long boat yesterday the Spanish side
and attempted TO go on board if she was much
injured, when the Spanish sentinel drew bis bayonet and
threatened TO run me through"