The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-02-06
PORT OF NEWPORT.
ARRIVED.

U. >. Revenue Gutter Vigliant, Capt, Conner
from cruise, 10 relieve vessels in distress.
FRIDAY Feb l.
Schr. Pontiac Corey, from Richmond, Va. for
New Bedford.
sch'r Emigrant from Philadephis. for Boston
Spoke Jan. Both, Lat 35 40, long. 20 50, sch'r
Samuel l. Soutbard, Of New York, in distress
with loss Of sails and srars-carred away in the
late ssle-had been 20 days on the coast.
SATURDAY, Feb. Q.
Sch'r Isabel. Patterson, from Bangor, with spars.
for New lork.-Do. Nymph, Tarr, from Glouces-
ter. for do.
Passed up about dusk Rarouc Richmond. An.
dros. ofsnd for Providence, from Savannah;-
orig Emeline, Pitman, for Bristol.
SUNDAY Feb. ;.
Schr Walga Curtis 10 days from Washington
NC. for Salem, in distress.
The Walga was boarded immediately after she
came 10, by the Revenue Vigiant, Capt Conner
Capt Curtis reports that he experienced heavy
gale from the S T. on Saturday the 26th ult. lat 80
Ion 73, in Ia fathomS water-carried away eib bm
sprung bowsprit and lost part of deck load On
Monday following experienced another heavy gal
from NV, in lat IS 45 Ion - 30 was blown
down on her beam ends aud carried away man
boom, tilier, rail and waist boards rghed in a.
bout minutes, with very little water in her hold :,
ana men los, the major part of the remaining
deck load, split mainsail and received some other
slight damages in her sails. On the 3lst in la, 40
Ion 13 spoke scbr Robert Bruce, Cook. from Bos-
ton for Norfolk, Va, who kindly supplied the w
with spars, bread, water, and other articles neces-
sarv 10 fish spars, &c.
Barque Boston. Pendleton, Of and for New Lon
don. from Markamba, Coast of Africs with 1900
bbls wh. 500 Hump Ba"k, aid $50 sp. OIL 10000 lbs
bone.-The B, has been absent 20 months.-Len
on the Coast of Africa ships George Baker, OF n
London. with 100 bbls. oil bound to the Eastward;
--Barque Pembroke, Of do. 10 bbls.. bound to the
Eastward. d.-Spokc Jan. list lat. "a 3S. lon. 81 90
West. ship Commerce, Of and for Philadelphia
from Canton .-lith, lat. % 90 lon. &c 81 West
French brig Francis. from St Domingo, for Ha-
vre-l5ih, lat % So, Ion. g. 10 West, British brig
Eliza, of Brien Island. from ST. Thomas. for Nova
Scotia ;-lsth lat. 30 ~, Ion. 60 10 West Brig
Emera, Of Bath for Maianzas.
Pilot-boat Mink Gray OF Edgarton, from a
cruise
MONDAY, Feb. 4th.
Brig William. McNeat, from Bristol r. L.
Sloop Excel, Gladding, fIom do for New York.
TUESDAY Feb 9TH.
U. s. Revenue Brig Washington, Alexander Y.
Fraser, Lieut.. Cong. from a cruise of 90 days on
the coast. Feb lSi, lat. 39 81 long. ~ 10, spoke
Packet ship Orleans, for New York ;--packet ship
ST. John, for do. Passed schr. MilIicen stand
ing S. W. ;--Ssme day boarded ohr Samuel l..
Souihard, from Tobasco, for New York; had los,
Two men overheard and the remainder badly frost
bitten: split sails, &c. As II was blowing hard
from n f. advised him TO steer for the Chesapeake
put four men or board to assist with twine, nee
dies &c. Took from him his consignees letters,
and one man. badly frost bitten. Have eIperienc-
ed verv severe weather on the coast, severe gales
from n. w 10 n. F. and excessively cold.
sloop Mediterranean Young, from New York
for Providence.
The barque Boston sailed again for New Lon
don on Monday morning-vird light AT N. w but
increased TO gale at night II is supposed that
she mtrst have gone into Tarpaulin Cove.