Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-10-06
PROM HAVANA.
Eyon The Charleston Courier.

DAYS from Havana, furnis es us wlth,the inter-
esting intelligence which follows The dread
full hurricane which swept along the Gull
Stream, from the 5th to the 9TH OF the present
month, appears not TO have been felt on the
Coast Of Cuba.
The Emeline has on board few bags OF COZ
fee only. The Produce OF the Island was scarce
and high-Sugars had taken rise; and SIS was
asked for browns in boxes, while the produce
of the United States was plenty and dull-the
last cargo sale Of Rice was at S44
The following extract of letter, dated 10Th
inst. from highly respectable source. has been
kindly communicated republication:
aBy the British frigate Dartmouth, we have
news from Mexico to the 10th ult. and an Off
cial communication to the President OF the Re-
public ofthe business done at the Congress OF
Panama-among others, treaty OF perpetual
offensive and defensive alliance between the Re-
pubcs of Chile, Guatemala, Mexico; and CO.
lomba-"a secret convention and the resolution
TO place the seat of their sessions at Facubaya,
a delightful village near Mexico. The secret
convention Is about this Island. know it posi-
hUely.
"Bolivar was at Panama during the Sessions
of the Congress Besides the Commissions
from the above named Republics, one on the
par, of England, Mr.. DAwKINs) and another on
that of Holland were present Mr.. ANDERSON
had died previously, so that the Anglo-Amerl-
cans were not represented The place was very
sickly at that moment. Mr.. D. lost two of his
sons, whom he had with him-he stepped here
land one million of dollars; 10 oay the premium
~ A
Camacho, had that sum under his charge, and
was accompanied by some distinguished char
acterS.
"This news, and that from Lisbon, to the
| 5th ult. has not pleased our European brethren.
"About 900 quintals Of Coffee, and $780,
900 boxes of Sugar, have been exported this
wear to the present date-and perhaps more of
the latter-only Fl ON this port. Our crops this
year threaten to be very short.
The custom-house revenue increases daily.
hope 10 see the collection for the present month
amount 10 100000"
The brig Catharine, Maxwell, from this port
encountered the late violent gale, which lasted
for 43 hours, Immediately after leaving port
we have been favored with the following ex-
tract from her Log Book:
"Saied from Charleston, on the morning OF
the 5th Sept. At O'Clock same afternoon, it
commenced blowing hard, which had increased
at 10 o'clock TO violent gale, when in the act
Of rounding the vessel TO, shipped sea, which
carried away the jib-boom, rigging, sc. At
midnight, the gale increasing, laying to under
clcse-reefed maintopsail the wind at North,
and thick misty weather-at ! A. M, OF the
9th, it blew so hard as TO render it dangerous
TO keep canvas longer upon her; took in the
maintopsai, and lay to under bare poles. ATT
she was thrown down on her side and filled her
lee-wast with water, carrying away about half
the buwarks on the slarboard side, and several
things from off deck. At the gale still con-
tinued its violence, from which time, until 10
O'Clock, it blew so hard, that all hands were
kept upon deck, on the lookout, momently ex-
pecting to see the brig go over, or her spars to
go by the board. The wind, at this time had
got round to w. N. w. At meridian, thick
rain, with the wind at w. S. w. still blowing
violently in the Gulf, where we had been since
7 p NJ. / have never before experienced the
wind to blow so hard, and for so long time
S. had not the brig lay 100 remarkably well she
must have gone over.
'sThursday, 9TH Sept. the gale still continued,
but at NJ. appeared 10 moderate little; at
P. NJ. sea struck the boat over the Stern, which
carried her away, together with part OF the
topsail, &c. From 10 to midnight, it moder-
aied little, when we set the try sail, balance
reeled; at "a NJ. more moderate, and the wealth
err clearing away, began to make sail, and stood
upon our course, high rolling cross seattle
day ends with moderate breeZes from the N.
w, calculated by observation 80, 81
"Fiiday, 9Th Sept. pleasant weather with
moderate breeze--at half past P. NJ. saw a
vessel to The Sc. with all her masts gone by the
deck, nothing standing but her bowsprit; the
wind moderating at 8, came up with her, when
she proved to be the barque Levant, of London,
Capt. Gransmore, out % days, from Falmouth,
(Jam.) and bound to London, with a cargo of
sugar and rum, in sinking condition, and her
rudder gone, having been knocked down on her
beam ends, at 8 A. NJ. on the 9Th inst in lat.
81, long II. The captain and crew wished to
be taken from the wreck, and there was no hope
of getting her into port in her disabled stua-
ton. We cleored away our long boat and got
her out, the wind being very light, and a heavy
swell going, and succeeded in taking off the Of
hcers and crew, IS in number-one half ofthem
crippled in the gale-saved all their clothes,
some provisions, and other articles. At p.
NJ. got our boat in, and after setting fire to the
wreck, left hermaking the best Of our way
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