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attack ended in the dissolving of the North- ern Confederacy, formed against England through French infl uence. In 1807 on the surrender of [need rest of article]


The frigate UNITED STATES brought


home Wm. Lay and Cyrus M. Hussy, the only survivors of the crew of ship GLOBE, of Nantucket. It will be remembered that the crew of this vessel mutinied, killed the captain, and three mates, and carried her to Mulgrave Islands, in the Pacifi c, were some of the mutineers were killed by their comrades and the remainder, except Lay and Hussey, by the natives.


Several islands of ice have recently


been seen near the eastern edge of the Grand Bank, – Lat. 45, and between the Long. Pf 49 and 52, by the ship PACIFIC, Capt. Crocker, at New York. Capt. Crocker has cross the Atlantic 138 times, but he remarks that he never saw so many icebergs during a single voyage.


Nova Scotia Legislature The Fisheries. – The three Bills in-


troduced by Mr. Fairbanks, for the encour- agement of the Fisheries, and which were, after some discussion, consolidated into one Bill, and sent to his Majesty’s Council for its concurrence, having been returned, with amendments to which the House would not agree, another Bill, we understand, was introduced by Mr. Homer, on Saturday, to allow a Bounty of 10s per ton on vessels employed in the Labrador Fishery, and also a bounty on Merchantable Fish, which, after a warm debate, with closed doors, was lost by a majority of two – and with it the prospect of any Legislative encouragement to that important branch of our trade.


MARINE LIST Port of Belfast Arrived


May 18th – schooner FAME, Wood-


ward, Hingham; CLEOPATRA, Gray, Ed- gartown; CHARLES, Sargent, Gloucester; sloop PENOBSCOT, Ross, Portland. May 20th


– schooner UNION, Boyles,


Nantucket; SARAH PORTER, Macy, Nantucket; FALCON, Turner, New York; RAMBLER, Baker, Dennis. May 21st


ton; RABBIT, Welch, Boston. May 22nd


– CAROLINE, Coombs, Bos- – BOSTON PACKET, Shute,


Boston; MARGARET, Dean, Salem; sloop BRUTUS, Clark, Boston; JAMES MON- ROE, Emery, New Haven.


30 May The Spanish squadron sailed from Havana for Key West on the 9th


privateer EL, CONQUISTADOR. The U. S. schooner GRAMPUS was the only Ameri- can man-of-war in port on the 13th


.


From the New York Mer. Advertiser, of May 18


Melancholy Shipwreck. – In the brig


the 29th the 3rd


LEANDER, which arrived last evening from Malaga, came passenger, Capt. Wil- liam Thomas, master of the brig WILLIAM, of Portland, and the only survivor of the per- sons on board when the vessel was wrecked. He was taken off after being on the wreck twenty-nine days, by the schooner JOHN GEORGE, from Charleston for Corunna. The WILLIAM sailed from Portland on December, bound to Havana, and on day out Lat. 38, Long. 71, experienced


a gale which lasted several days, during which the vessel sprung a leak, was dismast-


inst. The


Mexican brig BRAVO, Carcena, from Campeachy, for Vera Cruz, arrived at Hava- na on the 12th


instant, a prize to the Spanish


ed, thrown on her beam ends, and fi lled with water. After clearing away the rigging, the vessel righted, and lay at the mercy of the winds and waves, the gale continuing for a number of days and the sea breaking over her. In this dilemma, a half barrel of fl our and some rum was saved from the cabin and lashed to the windlass, being the only place where it was possible to remain, the vessel having scuttled considerably in the stern. In this awful situation, the crew re-


mained several days, suff ering the most excruciating distress, with hunger and thirst. On the 12th


died; on the 14th date Charles Woof, and Ste- phen Bartlett, seaman, died – on the 18th Rackliff e, the mate, and on the 20th


day, Hiram Waldron, seaman, , Mr.


day, the


cook, a colored man, died – leaving Captain Thomas the only survivor. He continued on the bow of the wreck for eleven days longer, with nothing to support existence but a little fl our, which was soaked with salt water, a little rum, and occasionally a little water pro- cured by hanging out his handkerchief, and some clothing when it rained. He was then taken off by the schooner JOHN GEORGE, Capt. Freeton, by whom he was treated in the kindest manner. –


A small schooner, the MECHANIC,


navigated by two persons, sailed from New York in November last, for the Capes of Virginia, and nothing had been heard of her until Monday last, when a letter was received from Richard Brown, the mate, dated England, March 2. He states that the MECHANIC was wrecked the fi rst day out, was blown off the coast, and after being on the wreck 36 days, the last 12 without provisions, they were taken off by the brig GEORGE, Capt. Silsby, and carried to Mor- laix, France, whence he was coming home via England. The Captain, Knox, arrived at New York on Monday in the GEORGE, last from Mobile. – Bos. Pat.


Mr. Nathaniel Colly, of Thomaston, one


of the seamen of the brig THOMAS AND WILLIAM, landed at Rainsford Island, died on Sunday evening of the smallpox. Mr. John T. Gleason also of Thomaston, who was a passenger in the same vessel, is now confi ned at the Island with the same disease; but his case is not considered dangerous. The vessel having been purifi ed, sailed for New York on the 18th


. [Boston Gazette. Coroner’s Inquest. – The body of a man


was discovered in the water at the South side of Long wharf, on Saturday last; it was immediately taken out and found to be dead. On Inquisition was held before Prince Snow, Jr., Esq. Verdict of the jury that he came to his death by drowning. No marks of violence were discovered


on the body, nor any evidence before the jury by which they could determine who the person was. Since that time persons have viewed the body and say that his name was James Riley, an Irishman, lately from Halifax, in the AMAZON, Capt. Little; was seen at South Boston on Friday last. Further particulars may be known by


calling on the Coroner, at his dwelling house. No. 2 Gay’s building, Snow Hill Street. – Bos. Cent.


A man lately fell overboard from a


Steam Boat on her way from Québec to Montréal, in the night. The Steam Boat and two other boats hunted for him a long time in vain. But on the boat’s arrival at Montréal behold the man was there. Having swam ashore and traveled 9 miles!


New York on the 12th


The ship SIX BROTHERS sailed from inst., with supplies for


the Greeks. A vessel is shortly to sail from Boston, with fl our, beef, &c., for the Greeks.


MARINE LIST Port of Belfast Arrived


May 27th – brig RETRIEVE, Dunbar,


Castine; schooner DIANA, Otis, Boston; ROB ROY, Donnell, Newburyport. Sailed


Schooner PILGRIM, Hall, on a fi shing


voyage; sloop PENOBSCOT, Ross, Port- land; BRUTUS, Clark, Boston.


6 June Arctic Expedition. – In the following


extract of a letter from a distinguished gentleman at Niagara to his friend in this city, our readers will be happy to fi nd a confi rmation of the intelligence, published in the Statesman on Friday last, that Capt. Franklin and his party had arrived in safety to their winter quarters, from the perilous enterprise of exploring the shores of the polar sea. The public may soon expect an interesting account of these frozen regions: “Your scientifi c friends will be pleased


to hear that Capt. Franklin has returned safe with all his men to his winter quarters. What success he has had is unknown*– the bearer of dispatches for the Naval Offi cer being only from Penetanguishire, was unac- quainted with particulars. Excuse this brief notice, which but for your general interest in the progress of science, I should not have troubled you with.” *Some intimations of Capt. Franklin


success are given in the article above alluded to, from the Detroit Gazette, authorized by a letter from the Sault Ste. Marie. – N. Y. Statesman.


rived at Thomaston on the 5th


The brig THOMAS & WILLIAM ar- ult. and a man


died on board of the smallpox. Considerable alarm was felt in Thomaston for a short time. The last Register says no case has occurred in that place and the alarm has entirely sub- sided.


[From the National Gazette] Extract of a letter from an offi cer of


the Mexican squadron, dated on board the LIBERTAD, April 20, 1827: – It is really amusing to read the various newspaper accounts of the operations of our squadron. People a thousand miles off attempt to know and explain everything. The fact is, that we on board only know that an order has been issued when that order has been executed. You may be satisfi ed that we have not been idle, when I inform you that notwithstanding the blockade of Laborde, we have sent out small cruisers at pleasure, and could, when- ever we pleased, go out ourselves. The prices we have captured and destroyed amount in number to twenty-one, some of them very valuable. “A brig worth $150,000 was captured


by the BRAVO a few days since, and has been dispatch to Vera Cruz. She was from Cadiz, laden with dry goods, and is called the JOVEN MARIE, or YOUNG MARIA. The BRAVO had another prize in company, a very fast sailer. We have also taken upwards of 200 prisoners. I regret to say that we have not been able to negotiate an exchange, and have therefore been under the necessity of sending many of them to Vera Cruz. Vives has acted with very little regard to the inter- ests of the Island, as many of the prisoners are captains of coasting vessels, and their places cannot easily be fi lled. They have taken a lieutenant and a midshipman of ours, with a boats crew of ten men. They were risen upon by the prisoners they had taken (33 in number, and among them six captains)


and taken to Havana, where they are treated well. We carry on a most annoying system of warfare; we enter their rivers and harbors, burn their vessels at their anchorage, land, march into the country, and play them all sorts of pranks. The Spaniards do not know what the


deuce to make of it, and are getting ex- ceedingly alarmed. They know not where it will end. I am told that great dissatisfac- tion exist with regard to Laborde, who has actually done nothing but remained off this harbor with a force so very superior that it would have been folly in us in the extreme to have hazarded an action. Besides it does not accord with the views of Government or our own to do so at present except with considerable advantage. The Mexican government is highly


pleased with all our operations, and our Commodore has received compliments and assurances without number, and what is more, whatever funds he may think proper to draw or send for, and unlimited power over the elements of the Navy. Authentic list of vessels taken and de-


stroyed on the coast of Cuba by the Mexican squadron: Brigs NUESTRA SENAR DEL CAR-


MEN, cargo of wine and brandy – HERCU- LES GADITANA, from Cadiz, with a cargo of dry goods, wine and oil, sold for $36,000 – JOVEN MARIE, from Cadiz, laden with dry goods; said to be worth $150,600 – one other brig, name unknown. Schooners DICHOSA, in ballast, sunk – CARMEN VIEJO, with a large quantity of machinery for a saw mill – SEGUNDA MATILDA, in ballast, sunk – LA JOSEPHA, in ballast sunk – ANDREA, sunk – CARMEN, rum and molasses – NEUSTRA SENORA DE LOS ANGELES, in ballast, sunk – CARO- LINE, honey – SAN JUAN, given up to the prisoners – FORTUNA, with mahogany – FIDELIDAD, mahogany – LLEARTA, salt and bread, sunk – GANDAD, wine, brandy and sugar, cargo taken out, vessel destroyed – one other schooner, name unknown, destroyed – GOOD VOYAGE, (BUEN VIAGE,) sunk – MONTANEZA, from the coast of Africa, had landed her slaves. Sloop SAN ANTONIO, salt, destroyed. Brigs 4; schooners 16; sloop 1 – Total


21.


[From the Pensacola Gazette of May 4] From Com. Porter. – We are informed


that a gentleman recently from Havana, has brought the information that Commodore Porter has issued orders to his cruises to cap- ture every vessel containing merchandise bound for Cuba, and that in compliance with these orders he has destroyed nearly all the coasting trade of that Island, and that none escape them except the fi shermen, who by the express directions of the Commodore are not molested. The gentleman further states that Commodore Porter made a requisition on the Mexican Government for $30,000 and that in reply he received authority to draw for $60,000, and information that his drafts for any amount would be honored. On which he drew for the $60,000; which drafts were actually negotiated in Havana. We are further informed that the Lieu-


tenant Commandant of one of the cruises (the BRAVO) which had been captured by the Spaniards, having been imprisoned in Havana, Commodore Porter wrote to the commander, that if he was not released on his parole, within 12 hours after the receipt of his communication, and treated as a prisoner of war of his rank was entitled to expect, that he (Commodore Porter) would retaliate on every Spanish offi cer who might fall into his hands – that the lieutenant was accordingly released, and a gentleman who is now here,


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