The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-24

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Intermediate fituaton of the vharves, were cb .s
enable the ihPPins everf defcription to lay with
great iafety.
AT the Long-wharf, the nip Amphon and a,;n
Hernoine, coniderably injured IN Their nerns
the new iehr. Hamilton, owned by MciIrs. Newt;
& Niles, and Capt Wilkes Barber, loft her bowfpr;,
hern beat in and otherwiie much injured; fchooper
Dorcas, capt. Rider, of Chatham, loaded with fit,
beat nearly to pieces, andiunk--Brg Arg6 of Dref-
den has received comfortable damage; Aoop Laura,
Griffin, of Cape Ann, nearly beat to pieces, and
cargo very much damaged; ieooner Fair LADY Dennis
OF Harwich, much damaged fchr. Eliza Abigail, of
Proyincetown, loft her bowifrit, and in other ,e-
poets coniiderably damaged, fchr -Four Brothers.
ot Dennis; fehr. Rambler, belonging to Vim. Shrack.
pole; ichr. Enterprise, belonging to Mr.. Ipnatius
sargent; brig Enterprise, belonging to Srarnard
and Lamb; iehr SeaHower, of Dennis: fcbr. Iobn
Adams, of New-Bedford; and feveral other yslF,ls
injured, though not efIentary. The brig Seaaow.r-
belonging TO Smith, Hudlon, and others, was drove
from the wharf, and has received coniiderable IN.
jury; the Wilmington, Curtis, Of Brunlwict, ;un
arrived from Turks Hand, drfted frora her moor
ngs to Foiters wharf, where ihe olt her bowfpri,
foremait &c and her cargo very coniideraby DANA
ged.
From Losg-wharf, to Foaer's wharf, no material
injury fultaned.
John) had bilged and fink-and the brig IIebe.
much damaged -
AT fellows wharf, the hip Marquis de soneruslos
belonging to MIR. Fellows, was drove from her faE
tenng upon Dorcheaer fats, where ine now Laws
high and dry.
AT Ruf1els wharf no elental injury done.
From Ruilels wharf to the neck, no material d.
mage iaffained by the hpping; but large quantities
OF lumber &c. deftroyed.
On the Flats Four point Chann-l, two eaaern
iehooners with lumber, loG their bowfprits and fore
mat; foop (igh.er) belonging to Mr.. Franks,
innk near the channel; lad By the name of Smith,
who had been attempting to keep her free OF water
finding the vellel linking, chung to plank. from
which he was foon after waihed off and drowned
Several boats went off and attempted to fave him. but
their exertons were fruitlefs.
The fchr. Louiiana, Lauiicr, and fehr Nancy
Perkins, of Penobco, drove from their ancho.
rage and drifted to Doreheer fats without receive
ing any material injury
Two fchrs. tive Hoops, and two lrh.ers. were aIfo
driven on ihore near S. Bottom Bridge.
Fears are entertained of the !ofs of the min Pro-
teetor OF New-York the pilot left her at ~ o'clock
on Monday night, and he thinks fhe could not ,yea
ther the Cape flip was feen off Scituate ON Tuef.
day about noon.
The damage fuRained in the interior of the town
has been comfortable fcarcely tree, particularly
the Poplars, which ornamented almoft every ward
and garden, is left fanding; many of the houes are
unroofed, and fome of the new buildings are 70
much bent and twi0ed, that if they do not fall of
themieives, they mutt be taken down among theie
| IS one belonging to Mr. Jonathan Loring, at Weh-
Bolton; and another TO Jonathan Mafon Eta. The
kitchen part OF the houe nows occupied by Mr. Clan.
Poen III Summer-itreet uuroofed, the chimney
Dlown down, and much damage done to his furniture
ne root OF the tower Of the Chapel was renched OFF
py the violence of the wind and carried above two
hundred feet before it fell large and new
BRICK dwelling-houie at Bolton, belspqipo T.,
Mr.; kbnezer Eaton, has been greatly injured, and
mutt, 1t is expected be taken down. In Eating thjs
particular we have TO lament an occurrence which
proved fatal to one of his family and had well nigh
aiiected the whole in fnilar manner. Mr. Eaton
i,Ved IN an adjoining houe land unconfcious of the
oaoger that hung over him Mr.. Jonathan Lor;us.,
who reiided in the neghbourhoood, apprifed him of
the iniecurity of his family while the gale continued
and after repeated and urgent entreates prevailed on
nm to remove his wife and children; in a few mo-
ments after the battlement of the new houie blew o.
yer and tell, with large part of the upper ffcry
Directly upon the building which they had JUN left.
ana entirely demoiihed principal part of il bury
ing IN its ruins every perfon left in the houfe among
whom was iervant woman by the name of Bennett,
Killed. and another woman, with man and bow.
| badly wounded
,, lhe North Church steeple, which experienced
the power OF the gale on Tueiday night, fell on an
adjoining houfe and crufhed it to pieces The family
who rented the houfe were az of them FORTUNATELY, On
| the ruins.
One OF the WeRern fages in paiIing weft-Boffon
bridge, was upiet by the force of the wind, and fe
Verai OF the paflengers confideraby hurt.
In Charleitown comfortable damage has been fuf-
tanned by this form. The BaptR meeting-houfe is
partly unroofed and the pre of the Rev. DIR. Morfe',
meeting-houie very much bent; but being newly
and itrongly built, the heeple food the gale The
new brick building in the u. States, Navy Yard, is 70
TAR injured, that it muff be taken down it does not
iali Oft itelf; large dwelling belonging to
Mr.. John Harris, and another to Mr. Bolton. are
| blown down mott of the brick Yards are confider-
doy nlared and large quantity of the bricks
| mage.
Our intelligence from Gouceffer, (Cape ANN pre-
| rents US with continuance of the dreadful waite
| ana destruction which has refulted from the late
Storm he following particulars were handed US
ny gentleman who left that place yesterday morn
ing; " Near freih water Cove Kennebunk loop,
loaded with rum, is entirely lost with a lady paf-
ienger on board, the and crew laved fchr.
belonging to Connecticut, loaded with corn, entirely
gone to pieces, people laved feveral others ihore
Tx veiels cut away their masts, among them an En-
glih ihiP from Newfoundland four or five others
were driven out Of the harbour and it is fuppofed
are lost with their crews; three fmall filming fchoon
ers were driven from Manchester Bay and are proba-
bly, lost Fears entertained for the afety of the
fifhng craft the North partof the Cane, "a
they were exPoied to the ieverity of the gale and
must have encountered every difficulty in finding
iafe harbourS. Our informant being from Cape Ann