Port Of Alvarado.
The Times, 1824-01-28T00:00:00

Extract of a letter from illr. John Qaick, master of the Henrel fromn Liver ool, dated Alvarado, the 9th of November, addressi to M1jessrs. Wn. Broad and Son, agentns to Lloyd', at lFalmouth. ic IBefore I left Liverpool, I was given to understand that the bar of Alvarado had always 15 feet of water on it, anid that the largest ship of war n.ight lay inside, had shc water to go over the bar; but finding this accountto be very erroneous, iniduces me to write toyou, as I amn very apprehensive some very serious losses may occur in consequence of the information g espectimg this plcc; and think it my dity, and but rigbtt that the public absPld be made acquainted with the nature of this porL On the 3,st ultirno, on mny approaching the harbour rubnng in with Iliht airs of. wind, the vessel going about two Knots, and keeDingtle lead going with from 12 to 15 fathoms of line, and no bottom; bmt when dose on the bar, the tirst soundingsgot was si fathoms, and before another cast could be got, the vessel struck, only diawing 10 feet three inches of water, a pilot boat that instant lid alongside! which I was steeruig -for,.and in the deep8t water. the ptlot saying we could not L'o ins the Henry was then brought to the wind; but before the sails could be trimmed, the pilot found webadgotst far Ii that there was no other alternative but to runL, strikng ocaion- ally, but very light, as there was no sea on, and the vessd received no damage. We very soon deepened our water to three and four fathaons. and ran up about two ipiles abreact of the town of Alvarado, and came, to anchor in three fathoms of water; but in no part of the river can bay the Henry, to bwing with 4Q lthrnu of cable but she will tail on the groutnd with 10 feet of water, and in the Aeepest witer 3i fatloms although the port ispetfecY sate forsmall vessels when mi. Aotier. part. cular circutfstinice worth notidhgin theweseasis, Bhould vessel be naughtonthecoast,when a Noftherrets in (as itiscaUledhere),wiich 1usts ftrn01% It02 louU, and zmttimea frofatwo to three 4psy ,:. :e;-.: ..-.....* but when so long, jiot so Yoletn, but ftequett1y- with that vicIene? that no canvass can stand, and must of course go on slore, if not. sufficient 1 exW1Aced one the day aller my a2val here, an& had .I beenoui ite gone on shore,.if any waY near dte- -a4' '-A this s!eou of tb year, tie Northas are very-flqent, T'hjhia-ps. f the cotitrV of Mexico andits inhabitants ereIn a. perfect state nf nature. t:te smaU town of Alvarado~ consists of about 600 inbabittmts. and at this tlme there are about 1,50 added to the. torrn-from Vera Cruz. which has been bombarded froni the -1kof-StJuan d& UIliba, which is still in possemsion of OlitSpam: it lies in front of-Vera'Ciuz, and has completelydestroyedthe town,andthe inhabitants havebeen obliged togo.wherever theyaould fiid refue. -a3ny of- them are under tents or any 'tenorary coverng e-confd inakc;* aDd it being ihe 'rainy season, aTe O 'mtiEl exposed, thley are dyhug by hundrIls. ' Op the 12th and 14th nlt. two'Amdcss. schooner, fine-vessl, writh valuable cargoes oF manafacoired goeods;wverc totally 103t ore this bar. I believe.the Zleniy was the fifttiEngbish vessel ever in the port. "It was publicly stated at Liverpml, thattlhe harbeur duies wrere two disl] -er ton, whercas they are 2a- ralzvr 21 dolBars per tmn, and al1 other &harges (such as p'iotage, .) :nwpothes3L ie* " I proceed froni hence to Uninpearay t,w.hoe h nean. * Thls goes by a smiall schooner bound to I'hilndelphia, wrhich is wrattin anud has beent for some tihne, a favourable oppco;tunityt o get o-rer t'be bar."-. PORT O ALVARADO.