The Sun.
London, England, 1801-09-25 00:00:00

DREADFUL HURRICANE.

NASSAU, (BAUATAAS), JULY 25.
bti Wednesday last, we experienced the most
dreadful hurricane that ever was felt in these Islands
during its continuance ; and as we have had frequent
tains during the season, accompanied with thunder
and lightning, we had hoped to be exempted from
this dreadful calamity ; but for some weeks past we
have had neither rain, thunder, or lightning, not-
withstanding the weather has been very warm and
close.
~,t and zi&t.._ the wind zof to the N. E.
and on tne zzu, in tne morning, tchlew fresh from
E.N.E. getting more to the Northward with great
violence. About twelve o'clock we became greatly
alarmed, and by two o'clock it blew a hurricane.--
The Vessels then began to drive from their moor..
ings, notwithstanding all the masts were struck,
and theititnthors down, and every possible precau-
,tion used to snake them keep their moorings ;
luckily there wk's less shipping in the Harbour than
there usually is at this tune of the year ; but the
whole drove from their moorings, and came in a
airing on the shore.
The tide was flowing, 'and as it rose, the hturi.
tine intreased in violence until the wind came due
worth ; very fortunately this doste all the vessels
?ti the town side of the harbour and prevented them
barn driving out to sea, for by three o'clotk there
:Was :,zarcely a vessel in the harbour. The British
,!who had captured a Guineaman, which lay up
Te harbour ; but she parted from her anchors and
drove towards the town, struck on the ground, and
tot on her beam ends : the seamen got to leeward
eft het aides, and =so slaves on board between decks
ere in the most imminent danger. After a.short
time the vessel fortimately righted and drove on
snore, where the crew and slaves were unexpeftedly
Preserved.

'knottier Guineaman, named the Gorge, which
Only
arrived on the 2 ist, got on shore, and 1V35 in
„.'e greatest danger, but the crew and slaves were
artunately saved.
After three o'clock the wine began to get about
io the Eastward, but without any diminution of
4violenee, and the spray of the Sea rose in such
clouds, as to render objeels at a small distance in...
•,visible. At about half past four the wind got
%and to the East, and kept veering aboet with the
tenns a sure prognostic that the gale ul (I not be
long continuance, but still its violence was
ra°ated. About this time the tide began to ebb
before the wind got round to the Southward, other..
Wise the. vessels must unavoidably have been driven
to sea, and would in all probability have been to-
ll lost, but as they were all driven up at high
Waters none of them were blown off.

About sunset, the wind had got round to the
oath, and still blew with much violence, but as
the town and harbour were sheltered by the hills,
It was not much felt there, and by eight or nine
o'clock, when the sun set, there was nothing re-
olaining but a fresh gale.

There is scarcely any such thing'as estimating the
lass occasioned in these few hours, but it is generally
Fought to amount to tOo,oool. This may be
credited, when you learn that at one time we
counted one hundred and twenty vessels stranded ;
besides several that were sunk and crushed to pieces
k
other vessels. The masts of the vessels were not
",I,4*Y; they were literally blown away. One
kjuineamen lost her'sj together with. the bow-
It' by rite sheer force.of the wind.
LonMeda,n
Ybuvt:ssels are bilged, and man totally aban-
in general, there are hopes of saving
most of those that were stranded:
On shore, the damage done has been equal, in
Comparison, with that at sea. Mr. Hall's beauti..
ful plantation of cocoa nuts has suffered greatly ;
Mr• k.erguson's and Mr. Howie's houses, in the
town, have also felt the effects greatly:
The sea to the Southward of Fort Montague
made a breach through the Sandhills, and has filled
the valley to the Westward of it many feet deep.--
ln shnrre the. bright nf- rr.oumprion to attempt
to estimate the lots sustained by this dreadful hut-
lieanei as no one knows the extent of his loss ; but
we are happy to learn, that the violence of this
ericane has not been felt at any great distance
:411 this Island, as several Vessels have since ar.
d,ved
's Which only expettenced a gale of wind at
e•
tulle we suffered so dreadfully.

ritllourrtm..hillirctr.—Notwithstanding the eonti.
,
rain, Greenwich Annual Row ing.Match, for
different prizes, took place on Tuesday, by seven
the Loyal Water Fencibles, The Prize Boat was
119' by a young man of King's-staits.—Her Royal
telXhoess the PRINCESS of WALES viewed the con.
from the balcony of the Governor's house% and
PPeared much pleased with the scene.
)I,±VPoney.ltace, for ten guineas, was run for at
;47 St. Helena, on the Dcptford,rwd, on Monday
i
pott
tnoon„ by three famous ponies.--The winning
ri
eY (Margate) fell just after he passed the win.
ti,st-post,. and rolled upon the young lad who rode
r"l3 who was so much hurt as to be taken off the
-
Ohe krNe has been pleased to present the Rev.
Es rtmuroN,• M. A. and late Fellow of Brazen
04t
k College,, Oxford, to the Redory of Aiding-
'44ll the county of Lancasv:ri,

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Swo O'CLOCK,• P. M.

Ws stop the Press t 6 insert klte Teeeipt of In tell i
genee from Egypt, received this morning h3ra Mes-
senger frcira Constanticlte, which Place.he kit on
the z6th of August.
Gen. HUTCHINSON'S 'is dated July
near Cairo... He was at the head of zoiboo effec-
tiNue British ; the first Division of the Indian Army
was expeded to join him in the first week of August.
A strong force of Turks and British had escorted
the French Army to Rosetta, which was embark-
ing, and would be all on board by the Bth of Au-
gust. It consisted of 12,700. Our Troops were
rather sickly, and amongst the sick were Gerierals
HUTCHINSON, DOYLE, and CRADDOCK:

MENOU refused to surrender, and our Army was
preparing to march against Alexandria, which was
in want of flour, wine, and oil.
Commissary Morz was dead.
Porto Ferrajo holds out stoutly. Admiral Sir
3. B. WARREN was gone to blockade Toulon.
We have taken a French Frigate.