The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-06-13

The fhip HaYen, Barker, Arrived All Bottom
from Barbadoes,wa brought to ON the eth ult.
by French privateer, ard the boat ordered on
board. The chief mate of the Hazen went on
board. The boats crew were ordered into the
privateCr's bold. The capt of the Priy3teer
then went on board the ilaxen, with forne az
his own men, abufed capt. Barker, and compel.
ed him to go on board priyateer. The free
hooters then logged the Cd mate of the Hazen,
and all hands left on board, and drove then,
with fwords and knives into the forecattles, AMI
then the williams began to plumber the veGeh
They hole of the live flock and cabin floras:
and then, after detention OF four hours, fuf-
tered the hip to proceed. The prvateer had
two prize briggs with her.
EstraG ef4 letter from Geo-gs,oeru. p,to,,,
max, dafed Nay 25.
"There happened on Tuecisv eveni,p. aLo,,f
O'Clock, a mon tremendous bail form. on the
Patapico. 1t was about miles in width. and
took the direction of the river towards tbe can
On lhuriday morning we cros?ed the pa.anfro
and ] took from 4 bucket which WAS filed. IL.
or eight flores, each of which was of the gre
of a walnut, and although the day was extreme
ly warm, carried them twenty-five miles. and
then they fervcd to cool siafs of water.
was credibly informed at the ferry, that one Of
the ftones meaiured 8 inches in circumference.
Dogs, iheep, &c. &c. were killed, and one man
was very much iniured--the trees ifripped of
Their leaves as IN Ianuary-torn up by the routs
or twiited off at half their height"
90 HuRsIcANE-Thel late Hurricane which was 70 ie.
we're near Baltimore, has done exteniive injury in New
Jeriey. A Morriitown paper of the 25th uit fiys.-
we learn that about miles from this place. in
the direction OF Baikenridge, much damage was f,C-
taiDedbythe violence Of the tempeh OrTuesday ever-
ing iaf the wind blew in weitern direction and for
the extent of half nieinwidth devaffaed ,n,o eve
~ thing before it fences buildings, orchards, and
trees OF various Descriptions ubmitted to its power
more violent itorm OF wind and rain, told, has
never been known in that part of the country"
At Bellevle, the Hurricane atfed with great yio-
lence Trees of comfortable ize were torn I'D y the
roots, fences profrated, buildings lhattered Others
moved from their foundation aud fome entirely de-
nlofhed. The brick wall of the Dutch Church on the
iouth END was forced heroof takeao and the Zee
pie blown down. Judge Hornbower had his houfe
much injured, his barn defroyed, great damage done
his farm; and his wife had her leg broke by being
wind
In Greenwich townhip, SuiIex county, many Of
their hnet orchards were entirely detroyed and much
other damage done.
In iome parts of Pennfylvana and Maryland, large
Quantities of hail, Of an uncommon fze fell and did
great injury to buildings, trees grain, Sc
FLxMINoToN, May s6, 1904.
! On the 22d init this village was vlited by Tor
nado or Whirwind exceeding violence any thing of
the like within the recollection of the olei in
habitants. The day had been warm and filtry, and
the tun ievera times obcpred by intervening Clouds
portendng rain. About p. M. fight flower
was experienced, hour after which the weitern no
rizon was overipread by thick cloud rifns in the
manner of thunder gut. Before the cloud cour1n
OF thick vapour, very black extending from the earth
4 he heiU tofah optr 60
In the direction of this place was difcovered by fe
vera inhabitants This column, according to the def
crptIon OF thote who faw it, in the form of Wa
ter ipout being expanded at the top.he vapour ifu-
ing from the mouth-ring and curling in--unfoldnq
and clong IN the mot violent and agitsted manner
a deep heavy found, accompanied the phencenon re-
femblng the nofe of tan thunder and se yoarirp of
mighty wind. The earth fairly trenibled with It's
violence and many apprehended earthquake from
the ihakIng OF the houies, though comfortable d-
tances from the vortex of the whriwind. An unver-
iai dread OF consequences the mott dfrous eized the
minds OF the inhabitants--and the ftouteh her
was appalled, by the awful ene that prefented ite to
eye Within the vortex of the wind total darkneis
Pervaded and thoie involved in it. could perceive no
object at diiance
The Tornado pafTed through the Gentle of the vii
lage taking in its courle the Dwelling houfe and o.
ther buildings OF Mr. Alexander Bonnell inn-keeper
the barn of DR.. Geary, that of Judge Reading-the
leaIrIage-houfe and barn of Mr. George c. Maxwell
and the back piazza and fed of MIR. Samuel Taylor
nn-keeper.
The greateh lofs, by this dfahef, was experienced
by MIR. Bonnell his fable, upwards of fxty feet il,
length was completely to pieces-the weather.
boarding fevered from the Frame broken and freved
in every dreeion-the frame entirely feparated, the
timber broken aud carried to a comfortable dhance
and the building, in fhort, reduced to perfeet wreck
The dwelling houfe in its courfe, taking off
one half the roof andthe ceiling of the upper Rory or
the weern de and about three quarters of the roof
on the front, or eaRerh fde. The fouthern chimney
was levelled with the ceiling of the upper Cory and
the northern cut off with the roof and carried OH
to the roof of the Kitchen through which part of the
bricks Pafied Part Of the roof Of the dwellinp-hou
was carried to the dance of three quarters of mile
and the ceiling and oa of the back rooms of the ur-
per tory carried of and dfperied in like manner Cur
tans bedcoaths, &c. hurled out and carried to
great dtance, fome of which have not vet been re-
covered The fled Handing between the dwelling
houie and table hared the fang fate with the fable
and was entirely demolilhed. new barn belonging to
Mr.. Bonnel Handing outh of the fable was twirled
half way round, while iTnall building Handing be-
tween and the fable unaffected by the wind
Wagon before the ihed was pieces, the ax-
etree broken, and the hub OF of the wheels driven
into the earth 70 that buried up to the fpokes
Thro' one of the windows of back chamber of the
Idwelhng-houfe an unknown fabftanee was forced,