Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-10-08
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filed with details ct the devaftation made by he
hurricanes aud torps near the beginning of the
hft month. The dearu6tion has not been con-
fine to the United States, and it's colonies {,
but has extended to the Wea Indies and has
been feverely felt at St. homas's, Martinique,
7 Guadaloupe, ST. Bartho rvs, St. Kits, Anti
qua. ST. Martins, stc.--Of eighty odd fail Of
vctlels. molly American, a. St. Ihomas's and
Martinico only fix or ieven eicaped damage
The September hurricane began at ST. Tho
mass and other Wet India !:hnds, about the
4th sat Savannah, Charlelton, Sc. on the
+ eth. Thei,ale was experienced here ON the ,th
WAssrNcroN, Sept. az.
; Among the cfe6fs of the dreadful hurricane
Z experienced in the Southern fa,es, we learn
that OUR GUN BOAT No. I, has been lod-
gcd corn field on Whitemarch iAand, about
eightmrs from where ii,e driftcd, and within
fevcnty feet Of a navigable creek The lof,
i!e tuaained is Sery uncomfortable being
lirtlr more than that Of her cable and boat
Neither the gun boat, or her crew, received a.
ny injury. It is thought the will be rcsorcI
to navigablc water withou, difficulty.
Sfo,m at Scvnnna5 The gale of wind, which
cone 10 much damage to the cities Of Charlef
Injury to the chipping IN port, and on. the coat,
and to the plantations in the country was &C.
verey felt at Savannah, Georgia The trees
in every part Of the city were pro!trated. The
chimnsys Of great many houies were blown
down, and ieveral houtcs a'io. The ftecple Of
the prefbyrerian meeting houie and part Of the
walls of the Epifcopal ciisrclr, were blown down.
: I he wharyes, from one end of the city to the
other, were torn up, and a!nnoit every fore
which was ereced at any diifance from the
foot of TIE bluff, was neither totally denyoyed,
or 70 much torn to pieces, as to fpoil every thing
contained nj them. Every veflel in the har-
bour was thrown upon he wharves, e.cep. tuch
as were totally dcttroyed and large fhips are
laying upon fome of the higheft wharves.- The
people upon Hutchinfon's iIland, and other rice
plantations in the vicinity Of Savannah futIer-
ed greatly The buildings upon theie places,
alnoit without exception, were fwept away
and many lives were lott among the negroes.
and overieers, with their families. The lofs
Of the negroes, from rhc different plantations,
were Computed 70 exceed one hundred. Fort
Green on Cockipur ihand, is entirely deifroyed,
and mofi of the men drowned the officers
were fortunately in town, and few Of The
pfiyates.--Th planters on Skidway and VII.
,ranston iilands have fui4ered very coniiderab!y
indeed. s@
From tie mn hiirs.-Iate accounts from
tie WeH-Indies, fa,e, that the black army Of
gen .ieiIaines had begun their narch,f for the
ptrpots ofbsfiegihg the city Of s.. d mingo.
The fame accounts add, that the Brtiiii have
blockaded the City OF Aux-cayes.
Accounts from Martinique fate, that the
Ccnsaur, an Engl;hi "a gun ihip, in ehafng a
French privatcer, had got becalmed under the
battery Of cape Solomon near Fort-Koyal, and
was obliged to lurrender.
In Augu,t lah, the Treaf,ry at HavannaF,
was robbed Of 2 50, 900 dollars in gold Though
the place i. always" iur.oundcd with guards, the
robbers contrived to enter the building by the
root, IA Mort embargo was laid, to prevent
the efcare Of the thieves; who notwithstanding
a ftria fearch, had not been detected =
Some inferior officers Of the 1reafury were faf-
pe6ted. 49,
Emgsatons to Eay,pe--Thc emperor of Ruf-
ia, or rather his miniiters and eeahrfiors, ba-
every where cmIfaries, who endeavours to-
duce the inhabitants Of other countries to emf
CRATE and fet.e in RuiEa. 70 people thoie
wafe dsElrts Of its inhofpisabir climate, Helve-
TIA has furl,i.hed its quota and Tome hundred
citizens OF our department.. near the Rhine,
OF the ci-dsvont raatinate, have followed their
examplc.-Thc emperor has, therefore. ordered
all his prefees, commanders, and police com.
minaries, to PUT itop TO this emigration, by|
not permitting any pcrion in future 10 csofs'the
Rhine, without pats from the n.initer of po-
lice, Fouche. Every foreign or French emf
fairy, who is dfcovered in attempting TO engage
tbebeetitt9 em;g,ats is to be Immediately tried
as an smJawebsV, and SHOT.
''a f'9e",a (Paris pap.)
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An inhabitant of African has made very
valuable dilcoyery. A plant which grows eve