The National Register.
London, England, 1822-11-11 00:00:00

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AMERICAN PAPERS:

NEW YORK, OCT. 1 I.—The Right Hon. Strat-
ford Canning, his Britannic Majesty's Minister,
passed through the upper part of our city yesterday
on his way from Boston to the seta of Government,
having remained only a few moments at the British
Consul's. It was his Exct.llency's intention to have
remained here some time, but on account of the
present calamity he passes on to Philadelphia. We
are happy to learn, that the Minister is much grafi-
fitd by the attentions he every where received.
OCT pursuance of the recommendation
of the City Authority, yesterday was observed as a
day of humiliation and prayer. The churches of
different denominations of Christians, except those
which have been necessarily closed for some weeks
pin, in consequence of the prevalence of the fever,
were opened, and religious services attended. The
occasion was peculiarly solemn and interesting. The
long continuance of destructive disease, the alarm
created by it, the necessity for so large a number of
the inhabitants to leave their homes and occupations,
and to submit to all the inconveniences and other
consequences of a sudden dispersion ; the interrup-
tion of the ordinary business and pursuits of life,
the loses and misfortunes which' must necessarily
fluty from such a state of things, the distresses of the
poor, the sufferings of the sick, and the loss of lives
—all united to render the period interesting, the
duty obvious, and the exercises solemn and impres-
sive.

IHMILESTON, SEPT. 28 —DESTRUCTIVE STORIL
—One of the most destructive storms of wind and
rain was experienced last night and this morning,
that has ever, within the recollection of the oldest
inhabitants, occurred in this city. The wind com-
menced blowing about eleven o'clock from the north-
east, with violence, and shifting to the north and
north-west, raged with the most ungovernable fury,
but principally from the north-west, until about
half past two o'clock this morning. The prevalence
of the storm solely from these points, without the
wind veering round to the north-east and east, is
thought very extraordinary. It is owing to this
fact that its destructive effects have been experienced
chiefly within the city, and particularly in those
parts of it most exposed to the west and northwest.
The damage sustained by the shipping in the har-
bour has, from this cause, not been very extensive.
—The sheet of tin which covered tl.e cupola of the
circular church in Meeting-atieet, about 40 feet in
circumference, and which was well fastened round
with brass nails, three or tour inches in length, was
completely torn up by the fury of the storm, and
carried through the air into Queen-street, a dis-
tance of about 100 yards. The iron vane at the top
of St. Michael's church has been considerably bent,
and the top of St. Philip's church has been taken
away. (Here follow details of the destruction and
damage of shipping, plantations, and houses; also of
the loss of lives. They appear to have been very
extensive )
There was but one stroke of lightning during the
raging of the storm, and that struck the United
States' schooner Grampus, and shivered her mizen-
tepnrast. The tide rose and fell, about one o clock,
six tett in 45 minutes.

Havannah Papers have been received at Charles-
ton on the 20:h September, in which it is said that
a Spanish schooner had arrived at that port on the
3d of that month, in 14 days from Vera Cruz and
Tainpien, with intelligence that a very severe action
had taken place between the troops under General
Guadeloupe Victoria and the Imperialists, in which
the latter were completely defeated. We have in
our hands Vera Cruz papers to the end of August,
and find no mention in them of such an action. We
have conversed with an intelligent gentleman who
left V.:ra Cruz about the same date, having just ar-
rived there from the city of Mexico. He furnishes
no intelligence of the kind, but doubts whether Vic-
toria was in force in any part of the country. He
thinks, however, the Imperial Government must
miscarry for want of funds. The troops were with-
out pay ; resort had been had to forced loans, but
these tamed only a am .11 sum—the opulent people
concealed their resources; the mines could yield
very little until steam-engines were obtained to
clear them of obstructions, and work them properly;
in short, lturbide was redueed to alarming straits,
and the distrust in the stability of his power was al-
most universal.—Philadelphia Gazelle.
BARANCAS, NEAR PENSACOLA, SEPT. 6.—Since I
had the pleasure of writing to you last, a terrible
epidemic has visited Pensacola, and committed great
devastation among the Americans in that place, the
Creoles being generally exempt from it. About 150
have, in twenty days, been consigned to the tomb,
and as many as eighteen have fallen in a single day.
Never, perhaps, wa.s a fever more universally fatal,
utterly defying the aid of medicine ; no instance of
a recovery ufter an attack has occurred, and persons
wtio Kaye lived in New °titans, and the West In-
nics. pronounce its moat.' ty and rapid termination
um.x.azideLl.