The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-22
TERRIBLE sTORMlel

As public Journalists, it becomes our dut.- to
record one OF the mot calantous and {. IT,, nne
events which has occurred iince the iestlclncrI
or Charlefton--we have endeavored to Rate the
particulars with as much accuracy as the prsftnt
rate OF the city will permit and whore the ac-
count is found not to be ltrietly correct, it mut
be atcnbed to its proper cauie. In iome cafes
we have been compelled to rely upon the Fate
inents OF others, although they are given as our
own.
About ten O'Clock on the evening of Friday
lait, IT commenced blowing heavy gale from
! N. +. which continued during the hight. -ane
wind moderated about five O'Clock on Saturday
morning but at ieven came on with tttioubled
force, and continued to increaie uatA twelve
o'clock, when it blew with tremendous violence
and fury nor did it in the leait decreafe until
ten CLOCK the fame evening, when the wind
United round to the S. Z. 1t till, however, blew
| with great violence until one O'Clock ON Sunday,
accompanied at intervals with heavy ihowers OF
| rain.
Twelve O'Clock on Saturday was the period
OF high water, at which time the tide had riien
teyeral feet higher than the utual tprny tides Z;
after which ii began TO ebb, and abont O'Clock
| iii the evening 1t had fallen little more than
two feet !; rs this ebb was 10 uncomfortable, it
was feared that the next food would toe much
| higher than the former but on the contrary it
continued to fall, and was not as high on Sunday
morning at O'Clock, the time OF high water,
as 1t was the evening before at O'clock, the
| period of low water.
| Inc following fumnary of the damages fuf-
tanned by this gale, is haltliy drawn up:
IN The CITY,
NUMBER OF large tees are torn up by the
roots; almoit every Hated houte is in part un-
roofea and number of fences b.own down.
GEN. GADSDEN S WHARF
Has iutained comfortable iniury-Seyeral
a
away, and their contents, about $50 barrels of
rice, and quantity OF cotton, much damaged,
and great part lott. a org lying at this wharf,
rode out the torn with little damage. To
form an Ultimate of the lofs iutained by Gvn.
Gadiden, at preient, is impoiiibie-It has how
ever been itated to us little ihort OF fifteen
thoufand pounds.
MIR. PRITCHARD'S WHARF
Has alto fuitained comfortable damage, and
Hip which he had built for the convenience of
repairing hips, is we are told, driven away.
MR.. MEY'S WHARF
Has fortunately efcaped with little damage
nor do we learn that any vellels lying there have
received ferrous injury.
MIR. WILLIAMS's WHARF.
Is much injured by the driving of the vefels
againft its ides. The flip Dana is left with her
itern reftng on the wharf and the feb. Ring
Sun driven into the dock with danage--a pilot
boat ichooner is alto funk along tide of the
wharf.
GOVERNORS BRIDGE.
The ealt front of the wall is broke down in
teveral places fmall building ON the outtide
blown down-and the new dram recently built
from Church-ftreet to the Bay, totally deitroyed.
The briggs Norfolk and Unanmity of this port,
the ichr Mary of Wilmington, and a fma
coaiter, driven againit the bridge, and much in-
jured.
MR.. PAUL PRITCHARD'S WHARF,
Together with that OF MIR. Ham, has felt the
effects Of the gale.-The fchr. Mary is funk at
the latter wharf.
MIR. FABER'S WHARF
Has been coniiderabiy damaged-the head
| and hides are much injured-The Hoop Favorte,
Dryburg, Junk the IMP Halcyon, M .tnly, near
ly loaded for Bordeaux, 70 much injured as to
render 1t neceiiary to take out her carso-two
ichooners driven up, and left with their bows
on the wharf-and the hip Middleton clo,eiy
damned between that and
MAR. KEiTH'S WHARF,
Where the ilIip Columbus taking in a carps
tor Bordeaux is iunk.--Conliderabe lois will be
here iuitaned by the drifting off of lumber.
MR.. PRIOLEAU'S WHARVES
Are much injured. The eaft end of the Fin
Market carried away, and the foundations ina
KEN The brig Concord, Oldridge, of Provi-
dence, with about SO tlerceS o Rice, bulged and
her itern parted. The fchr. Republican, of
Baltimore, left dry on the wharf. The Hoop
Two Slters, OF Newport, loft her matt and ie-
veral coaiters fchooners and wood boats, driven
up and jammed in the dock.
MRS. COCHRAN'S WHARF,
Thehead ywaihcdaway, fcyeralflnallvef-
iels damned in the dock, aud much. wood and
lumber loft.
MR.. BLAKE'S WHARF,
Much damaged-the ihip Lydia, Hayward,
driven high up in the dock, and a brick build.
ing, ufed as fcale houle, beat down by her
bowfprt.
MR.. CHAMPNEY'S WHARF,
Has tutained corJiderable nury-feveral
imall veiies are damned up in the dock.
MIR. BEALE'S WHARF
Has iutfered confderably-a Spanifh fchoon-
er is left dry on the wharf the ihip Africa dri-
ven high up in the dock-fome iInall vefiels ie-
verely ihattered, and feveral of the iiland boats
broken to pieces.
Mr.. CRAFTS'S WHARVES,
| Particularly the fouth one, very much iniur-
ed-the SPaniIh 1oop Montferat funk the ihip
Mary loft her bowfprit, and is otherwife very
much injured; the Birmingham Packet loft her
! rudder the brig Amazon alto loft her rudder
the tchooner Orange left with her bows on the
wharf (; and feveraI other velles driven into the
! dock. and feyerplv f,attered