Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-09-25
from the Norfolk Herald, Sept 1!

In Hampton ROadS, ship Laconla, Daniels, oil
Portsmouth, On H) 40 days from Liverpool.
On the 10th instant, off Georges Banks, expe-
rienced most tremendous gale from S. 5. f..
which continued about IA hours, when it sud-
denly hauled round to N N w. and if possible
blew for few hours with still greater fury; the
main and other sails were blown TO ribbands,
and at one time the masls appeared to be going
over the vessels side. Capt. d says that for
thirty years he has never experienced SO heavy
Ia blow
At SeaceAs Point, Spanish brig Gen. Eusta-
guio, Diego Antonio Fumes, master, 90 days
from Havana bound to Cadiz and putting into
this port in distress, with cargo OF Sugars *
Arguadente. On the night between the 4th and
5th inst in lat. 81 %, Ion. II, drom the merl-
dian of Cadiz,) experienced heavy gale from
the Northward and Eastward, which carried a
way both topmasts with spars and rigging at
tached, iib-boom, head Of the RAIDER, small
boat, all the sails, &c. and 4 guns, (all) thrown
over. On tine 9th, about the same lat fell In
with schr. Sally, Halves, of and for Elizabeth
City,(N c. IS days out from ST. Thomas, in
ballast, with some coffee, complete wreck,
the effects of the same gale,) both masts gone,
and all the SAILS and rigging, &c. took Oft capt
II. and crew, and part of the coffee and brought
them in On the l4th off Hatteras, saw ship
dismasted, took her to be Dutch probably
Del Emma, from Havana for Bordeaux, Ham
burg ship spoke on the 10th inst. in lat. 49, Jon.
rs 10.
September l9.-Arrived ship Armadila E
vans, Clate Pierson,) of Portland, from Havana
bound to Ragged Island, put in IN distress, in
ballast The A. sailed from Havana on the
the 2Sth Aug. and on the 5oth saw ship a.
shore on the coast Of Florida, which proved TO
be the Isabella of Glasgow, from Jamaica Tor
Greenock, which went on TWO days previous, at
o'clock in the morning, at Meltecumba, With
a cargo of coffee, rum and pimento. part OF
which would be saved, as several wreckers were
alongside, but the fate of the vessel was doubt
full On the 5th, which commenced with light
bree yes from E. soon after become fresh gales,
when they shortened sail and prepared for a
heavy blow--a hurricane succeeded which
caused The ship to lay considerably over, and
labor and leak very matchmaking II lmpossl-
bic to get the ship before the wind, (although
the mizen and mainmasts had been cut away,)
in consequence of the loss Of the rudder head,
and the gale at meridian blowing, if possible,
with redoubled fury, shifting at times TO every
point of the compass, on the 9TH, at past Z, +.
NJ. a sea struck her on the starboard quarter,
followed by second equally heavy, which com
Dletely capsized her on her beam ends, caused
the ballast to SHIFT, hove the water casks, cables,
sc. between the decks all to leeward, and into
the lower hold, carried away the staunchions IN
the hold. the main part Of the rudder, &c.-in
this deploraisle situation, fully calculating the
shin would be bottom up or full Of water before
morning, they cut away the remaining mast,
/ o 1hp ready
launching with only her oars and some tools In
her: in getting the boat over the side a heavy
sea filled it, and parted The painter at the mo-
ment Captain Person Was getting into 1t, by
which circumstance he was unfortunately lost.
All hands then commenced shifting the ballast,
by day light got the ship partly righted, and by
noon nearly all the water out, when they $1,000
on for the first and most convenient port until
thew fell in with Baltimore pilot boat which
towed the vessel in. The last observation got
on board the A. previous to the disaster was on
the 18th, lat. 80 Ia, in II fathoms by the line.
Also, brig CiDcinnatus, Trip, OF providence,
from Charleston bound to Boston, put IN m das-
tress, dismasted in the gale OF the ON INST: "a
day out from Charleston. The T. sailed on
the 5lh inst. (sea accounU and passed me Oar
between and P NJ. with moderate oreeze
from y T. which soon lhCFeaSeu w $50 "''N
on the 9th, at A. NJ. got knocked down on
her beam ends, by which she shifted her cargo
and to enable them to right the vessel again as
we'll as 10 preserve their lives, they cut away
the foremost which took with it the main top
mas, and head Of the mainmast, the Vessel Ia
boring so heavily that she opened her wafer,
way seams, and got feet of water in her hold
which required neatly 90 hours to tree her, our
ing which time two Of the men gave up WIN
fatigue, one of whom, Samuel Il. Packer died
the day notwithstanding the greatest violence !.
of the gale, the C..was about 80 miles .. L. o,
Charleston-She also lost her stern boat, ana
started her long boat, and with much dihculty
succeeded in getting into port. At DAY hght
on the 9TH, saw schooner with loss OF mann
mast probably the Glide, here same Day
lat. 80 10, lon. 70 10, at S sP. M sa" large
ship dismasted, (took her to be trlgate,) and
French brig in the same condition. wh'ch
they saw again on the 9Th the latter gone up
to Bait in tow by pilot boat On the lol9
off Currituck, spoke brig Frances, dismas!ed,
arrived here and on the 10th, about ~ mics
S of Currituck, fell in with large snip win
the loss of all her masts.
MOAasses.