American Watchman And Delaware Advertiser

A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.

New York, April 11.—The ship Jupiter, captain David Leslie, arrived at this port from Manilla, after sailing from New York in June 1822, visited several of the principal ports on the east side of South America, then doubled Cape Horn, coasted along the western shore of South and North America, stopping at a number of ports, and proceeded up the Gulf of California as far as civilization or commerce extended. Captain Leslie afterwards crossed the Pacific ocean several times, each time by a different route, and returned home by the cape of Good Hope, so circumnavigating the earth.

Whilst he was in Manilla, in October last, that city was for a number of days dreadfully convulsed with earthquakes; many of the stone houses, together with a large church, and the great stone bridge, were destroyed. There was scarcely a stone house which was not much rent and injured. On feeling the first shock, which was light, every one fled from the stone houses and slept in tents and bamboo houses, and in boats on the water, so that few lives were lost; but even there they were not safe, or the night of the 30th of that month brought with it the most severe Typhoon or hurricane that had been known for many years. The bamboo houses were in their turn destroyed; six sail of square rigged vessels, besides a number of coasters, were driven ashore high and dry; a passage boat with about 20 passengers was lost, and scarcely a vessel which was not driven from its anchors. The Jupiter was almost the only vessel that did not drag, for which she was indebted to her excellent chain cables, manufactured by Messrs Tucker & Carter, of this city.

A French brig had drifted afoul of the Jupiter, and lay athwart her hawse in the height of the gale, which gave her chains a very severe proof: Captain Leslie left in Manilla, a French frigate and a corvette, on a voyage of science and discovery, under the command of commodore Bougainville, son of the celebrated circumnavigator of that name. He seemed to possess all the assiduity and talents of his father : as it is usual in French national ships of discovery they were well appointed with officers proficient in the various departments of science.