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SHIPWRECK OF THE ALBION. 
and which has been forwarded here by the gentleman, for the 
information of those interested. 
Kinsale, Aih Month, 22, 1822. 
On my arrival at tnis place early this morning, I was in- 
formed of the melancholy fate of the ship Albion, Captain 
Williams, one of the line of packet ships from New- York to 
your port ; she was cast away before daylight this morning, 
to the westward of the Old Head, near a place called Garrets- 
town, and I grieve to say, poor Captain Williams is no more. 
There were 22 passengers on board in the cabin, 15 men and 
7 women, all of whom have met a watery grave, with the ex- 
ception of a young man from Boston, I understand ; and he is 
so exhausted, he could not give the names of the others, or 
8tny particulars ; seven of the crew are saved, one of the 
mates and six men. I am informed that there was a conside- 
rable sum in specie on board ; part of the deck only floated 
ashore. Last night was very tempestuous ; and it seems the 
ship lost her masts about ten o'clock, carrying a press of sail 
off the land, wind S. S. E. which was the cause of the misfor- 
tune; it was about three o'clock this morning that she struck 
on a ledge of rocks, and went to pieces. I understand a few 
bales of cotton have come on shore. It is my intention to go 
to the spot and render any service in my power to the unfor- 
tunate survivors : and if any thing particular comes to my 
knowledge relative to this truly awful and melancholy catas- 
trophe, I shall drop you a line. In haste, your sincere friend, 
JACOB MARK. 
To Messrs. Cropper, Benson, Sf Co. ■ 
Garretstown, 22d April, 1832. 
Honored Sir, — At some time before 4 o'clock this morn- 
ing I was informed that a ship was cast on the rocks at the 
bottom of your dairy farms, to which place I immediately re- 
paired ; and at about the centre of the two farms found a ves- 
sel on the rocks, under a very high cliff. At this time, as it 
blew a dreadful gale, Avitha spring-tide and approaching high 
water, the sea ran mountains high ; however, I descended 
with some men as far down the cliff as the dashing of the 
waves would permit us to go with safety, and there we had the 
horrid spectacle of viewing five dead bodies stretched on the 
deck, and four other fellow creatures distractedly calling for 
assistance, which we were unable to afford them, as certain 
death would have attended the attempt to render them any. 
