The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1831-02-12

Ff>#st t'ONl Or WANs
A letter from Capt. Hunt of schr VOL
unteer from Norfolk for Duxbury, dated
st Provincetown Sd inst states, that on
the 3Ist ult, at 10 p. NJ. Chatham Light
bore w by s 2 lea; It II il commenced
showing very thick; q IL, blowing gale
from EOE hauled Of; at 2 AM to his sur
prise. breakers were discovered under the
lee; and finding il impossible TO carry
sail Of keep of, he run her on shore, at
high water, between the High Land and
Race Point, where she bilgsd. Grew
saved. The cargo (corn, -four, slaves
and tar) had been landed in a damaged
state, and sold, vessel stripped loss esti-
mated at from IL to $4,000 dollars.
The cargo of the Rosabella, ashore on
Cape Ann, has been saved in good order
the hull Of the vessel ID not injured, and
she can be got off ut any time.
A letter from New York .says---" Mr..
Cole of this city, thinks the mainsail TAX
en- from sunken wreck near Gull Island,
was made by him about 5 months ago for
the schr Packet, Capt. Grows. This
vessel sailed from Quoddy about two
months since for this port"
Schr Dove, Sturevant, sailed from
Gloucester, Mass. Dec. 4 and on the 9Th
and 7th experienced heavy gales from f.
to N N E. AT 10 p. M. lat so 40 lon
10 80 capsized-righted with loss ofmaln
mast, boat and bulwarks and all the cook.
ing utensils: got the schr before the wind
two men at the helm and both pumps GO
ing. 9th lost foremast; nothing remain
ing on board but 8 spars flying jib, and
parts of lib and foresail. 10th rugged
hurry mast to the stub Of the mainmast,
set tho flying jib to the head Of the jury
mast, to keep the schr to the wind; having
, made a second attempt to cross the gull
stream, in order to gain some port, but in
vain. Goth, shipped sea, and lost the
; remainder of her sails and having been
10 days on an allowance Of water bore uT
for Havana with 20 gallons on board
Jan. 4, were taken of the wreck by the
Ardent at Wilmington.
The scl,r Wave, Merryman, sailed from
New York Wednesday, for Brassos St
TJago, was cut through by the ice, before
she reached the Hook. The pilot boa,
Gazette went to her assistance, and b,
pumping and tightening they succeeded
in getting tho leak above water-the car
90 in the bottom ofthe schr is considera.
bly, damaged.
Jan 4th, lat 90 II, lon 70 80, a shiT
showing burgee with Gratitude therein
standing northward. Gratitude, Child
from New Orlcaus for LISBON.
Arr at Newport, Sunday, ship John.
. Linton, Wibray, from New Orleans; SW
Pass 81 days; has experienced very Sc.
, we're weather, and out of wood latter par
, Of the passage. Passengers, Lieut. Nor.
; ris, of u S Army; c Ellery, Esq; Cap,
Black, lady and child, of New-York; nj,
: Reynolds Of Baltimore; Mr. Antonine, o.
n ew Orleans; Mr. Bastian Of Philad; and
! Mr. Middlebrook of New York, and two
, in the steerage. The j. l.. came in in
; CO with brig Algerine from Rochelle; schr
franklin from Attakapas, Lou. and two
} briggs unknown.
Il The Charles-Miller, at Charleston,
spoke 2sth inst lat 33 "a, lon 79 90 b
brig Virginia-Packet, Dicks, SO days
from London for Charleston, having been
: run foul of by schr ANN-ROSINA,
Chafee, from Providence for Porto Rico,
which sunk immediately-crcw saved by
jumping on board the brig.
Arr at Newport Tuesday, brig Samp-
SON, Purkiss, l6 days from havana fol
. Providence. Sailed in CO. with briggs
Sabra) Winslow, for Boston. Sailed
days before, brig Gov. hopkins, Clifford
and Lawrence, Bait, for Bristol; and sch'
Caliban, Allen, for Providence. Saw GO
ing in a brig supposed the Nary-Ann, Ner-
ris, from Providence; and ships Newport,
Vaughan, ofNewport from hamburg, and
Charles-Henry Of Boston. Left Jan 23d
ships Elbe, Stanhope, Of Newport for
Matanzas soon; Columbus Joseph, New
York, ioadg; Charlotte, Church., Bristol,
unc; Factor, ITran, Boston, disch; brigs
Enterprize, Bowen, for New York, soon;
Rising States, Cady, Providence, loadg;
Syphax, Cobb, Of do unc, Busy, Hutch,
do do; Vulga, Nickerson, of Boston, unc; !;
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