Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-09-28

OnWedne sdsy night .ssc about Q 7'cTock-
Z gale commenced CcCasJ. IJy accompz MED
wiki rain and hail, and " hich CONT ,usli win
a most dreadful violence. for upz1arr~ x
Tour hours. As We have never ~Irne-,ef a.
ny ,hirs equal {, neirl,er Go We believe
the Imagination can picture 20 self a
Gene mrre truly awful and distressing, than
thar HIGH IS consequences present
re market house, large ana SOLID bui.d-
ing, entirely demolished It, brick columns,
II two feet diameter, sNept dawn, as though
their mighty construction presented 10 D.
stScte whatever % the CverV heImnir.- le-
1ieEt The roof carried 81 from the church
Il the invent, the fsuCe surrounding which,
rs also trces IL the gI~den. man, 0f vi IL
-, : .s-tslt...s s-t'JS, l=se.,-- o. fe md
-Ihe tan CO, erIng II the Theatre, n. led
on IN Sy,ch = manner as would cer5aialv b We
resisted any ordinary fore, tssI>t ed aCtI Torn
of IS tho '5Sere mere pape-- y great D. r
OF the brick wall surrounding the m. n
beat down. Part Of the front wall Of S.r.
Pauidng's unfinished brick house in CHAR
tres 81. blown in and the building materially
injured. house Al he corner OF Boor1on
& -. Louis streets. entirely destroyed. The
b. lex store IL Messrs- Talcott and B wers IN
ChartreS ST. Can1 fr ID winch Mir. Taic5tt
fortunately escaped in time Tn avoid = most
dreadful DEATH totally demolished. \ BRICK
house IN ST. Louis, near Bourbon street, art
~ blown down. Mr.. DOnaldsun's house Fau-
bOarg ~. MARY unr0ofed and otherwise DAM
aged. The G'yeru.v ent house Uartly nm
! ro0tet.-Air. Frt's bTck store iaubOurE -.
/ Mary, blown down Mr. Muss l., brick
store Canal street, bic an down. Mr.. Erk IS
/ brick store, Chart-eS sitecs. blown d.,. n.
! A brick house, IN Char.res sire :. esr NlesS
Kenuer s Co. p1rJIy blown down AID much
| damaged. MIR. Les brick bun d Z, Bour-
! bon street, p0,tls blow VII Il would oe
/ impossible 10 par;icuiarise all the dawn
! that has been done; We believe however 81 :
may assert, hat there Is no, q 6illdi1rHg ne
! cnyor FGH6oHrSs bllt zyt4t Ens been more OF.
! less bjureG.
But the scene presented % Us on visiriuc-
the shore, who shall attempt to describe :
! the levee almost entirely DESTROYED, the
beach covered with Fragments OF vessels.
! merch. ndize, TRUNKS, &c. and here and there
the eye falling upon mangied corpse. In
/ short what a few hours bet, re was life ar
| property, presenting 20 the aStorished s1ec-
tator only death and ruin "a S;ght which
could aicne bear comparison with the scnSa-
ton experienced during the preceding night.
| IN which The stCutesJ heart must have l~urk.
from the dreadful lear OF being the next mo-
merit inundated in a heap OF ruins!
The Mind sicLenS NJ lie very recollection
aEdturns for relief TO tha, rruyidercC. 10 thar
| Almighty being, the givcr OF all May we
"A hect upon his oninipoteucc-our own no
! thlngnesS: and may the melancholy sDecta-
| Gle our city presents call our SERIOUS attcr-
ton tN that source from which alone we car,
derive peace here and happiness hereafter.
The following are among the vessels .ha-
have been damaged or DESTROYED
Big Mary, Of Pittsburs. .isl both uas.S
Ship Missouri, BaH!W0rc, ashore Gt,le
| damaged.
Polacre Devine Pastora, very much Ia
! mayed.
Brig William, Newport. dsmageL.
Brig Nrchimedcs much damared.
u. ;. brig Enterprzc, ashore
! Brig Il. =. VIZ cr, m ch damaged.
schooner Liberty o. \. Orleans loaded
with flour suuk.
! Brig William ard Henry, damaged.
Ship Dryad OF y. York. somewhat dam
| aged.
Ship Alfred Of Now5urypor,. somewh,-
| damaged.
J brig Mechanic. Fcrucluus, y.
Ship Jane ,i y. York. IN,
Brig --, formerly Pol-r~e. ,.t
| Brig sally Ann, o. y. York. ashore mgch
/ damaged.
Brg Hope, OF Ncw-Y York, vc-y ng,t, 10,
| jured with the los. ut ua,ts and b,w.rr,,
Sloop William and MARY, ol Charleston.
sums
Rris Reliance, OF Charleston. irr~peirsbIe
Schooner Betscy OF Boston, much Injured
rr.,a ..r Buckskin. lost.
| Priva'eer Fs.'N, ashore damaged.