The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-25 00:00:00

THE COLONIES.

(From The Royal Gazttie anri Baha2na Adverfizer,Oct. 17.)

NASSAU, OCT. 1 Wednesday was ex-
perienced here a very severe gale of ac-
companied with incessant rain, which has done
considerable damage to. the shipping in .the bar-
hour, but providentially much less than its vio-
lence at one time threatened. It began in the
morning from the North-East, bur did not blow
so as to excite much •apprehension until about
mid-day, when the wind began to veer gradually
round, increasing as it went, to the North-West,
from which part it raged with its= greatest force
from 3 p;m. to 5. 'At sun-set it began to abate,
the sky, at the time, however, assuming an alarm-
ing -appearance, forming an entire canopy of a
pale flame colour, while the scud flew in various
directions as it' portending a shift-of wind, and -a
repetition of the-storm. By 8 o'clock, however,
apprehension had subsided. • The gale having for-
tunately been of short duration,..-the, damage on
land has not been very considerable. Our ma-
rine list gives a report.of'the injury sustained by
the shipping. This visitationisevere and unexpect-
ed as it was, will, we hope, be wsufficient excuse
to our Subscribers for the non-issue of The Ga-
zette on Wednesday, the drift of rain into the
Office having occasioned much disorder and con-
fusion: - •

OBITUARY -It is with much regret we. state
the melancholy fate ot.Jobo M`Donald, Esq. late'
of Long island, where lie had resided for the last
twenty years, esteemed and respected by all.—
We are'ititormed-that be sailed from Rum Key on
the sth inst. in the schooner Sarah Ann, John
Nonage, master, for this place—on the following
iii4ht the vessel sprung a leak, which obliged
them to run through Conch Cut ; she afterwards
grounded on a bank, from whence the boat was
sent to the shore with a chest containing a sum
of money. Soon after the departure of the boat,
the schooner floated off, and atter going some dis-
tance, carne to • anchor. The weather being
stormy, andllie schooner deeply laden with salt,
she foundered, and went to the bottom in tour
fathom,, her toasts bring about one-third out at
the water. Thme on board bad now no means
of saving their lives hilt by clinging to the masts.
Mr. M'Donald being quite.exhausted, called tor
as,istance, but getting none; he was washed off,
and sunk to rise no more ! The others continued
holding on until morning, when they were taken
off by Lord Rolle's plsolation-boat,- the Devon•
shire, on her-way front Exuma. Three men who
"cut on shore in the boat, now came off, anti were
also aken into the Devonshire.

Dieu,—On Saturday evening; Mater Jor.es,
son of Captain Jones, of the brig Rolla, of this
port.
On Wednesday, Caroline Angnsta, infant
daughter of Mr. George Demerit, jun. and John,
infant son of Mr. Poet Mott.

On Thursday evening, At,ueda Robert Thomas,
ion of Mr. Annuitl

see that any thing would divert me from its point;
but the ifielll vations of ignoriince and arrogance
have led me to chastise one and pity the other:
I expected the attacks of both, and am not dis-
appointed, but my rejoicing is this, the testimony
of my conscience, and the goodness of my cause,
which is likely to produce the haPpy effect of
smoothing certain parts of the Old Testament,
and making manifest its occult passages to the
multitude, whose faith is not discovet
their works, and having little or none, they ha% e
little or none to unhinge.

In approving Mr. BELLAmY's book I sbew my
admiration of the Scriptures, which, being the first
in the wo►ld, stands the first in my law nod mis-
cellaneous library, and I think none relating to it
ought to be frost-bitten, or nipt in its bud. The
violence and irritation of spirit towards this Gen-
tletuan is evidence of its value, and,, like gold, it
will grow purer the more it is drawn through the
fire. He has said enough for we, and I wish it

well.

• Permit me, Sir, to assure yon, that though we
do not agree in the whole of your pleasing letter,
Which has lit►le to do with the 01.1 Tc.st.linent.
such 'parts as regard me, and are m;staken, shall
be explained in a •continuatic►u hereof, so as to
solve your doubts and inferences on what I have
written. This is due to yr:u as a respect to virtue,
and to myself in &fence of truth. I am ►neither
a dogmatist nor a d:ctator, but from the little
knowledge nature and study have afforded me, I
speak as I :eel, and as 1 feel I speak.—Seirc Liam,
nihit eat, nisi to seine hoc sciat alter.

1 urn, Sir,

Your litunble Servant,

ti'i'_ICKEIOL'SE.

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