Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-07
,;th;, two miles Of p.rker's reir,,when

within two miles Of rarkef's Feff!,when
the stage could proceed no turther' ano
Who accompanied the post.rider Oh
horseback from that place, informs u
that the road from lAcksonboIough u
Ashly Ferry. j. strewed with Trees al,
Al, the fe ces destroyed. A, Eversaur
causeway, the ,tage was swept INTO 'h'
creek, and carried under the bridge
where one of tie horses became eDtan
pled and rem ined al! night, but was g''
out alive the n xl morning.
The packet, pad lphin. with NUN
Der of passen yers, f'om Savannah, "a
rived here Yesterday Sine If that place
on THURSDAY last; stopped at beauior
IN the night Of the gale. and LET, 1t at IL
o'clock on Saturday morning. We arc
happy to learn by this arrival that the
$40; m was Mt SO severe at Beaufort rs
it was here; some I. uces had been
blown down. but no great damage mao
been done No Information had been
received from the remaining British
brig since the gale 4: she was seen the
night before, at anchor inside ne
brig los, is supposed to be the Coiio'h
As water casks. sc, marked Win net
name. had drifted on shore The schr
G od-Intent capt. Williams. with load
of cotton. bound to Amelia, inland, was
wreck d a, the Mesquite in the gale
the cargo saved Cap. w arrived here
Yesterday in the packet Schr Hope,
Hussey, had arrived at Beaufort, and the
schr. Harrlet and Ann, T"rrey at Sa-
vannah, on their way to Amelia Island
with cotton
Capt Chisrlm arrived yesterday in
boat from Ed sto-he informs that the
gale was extremely severe al that and
the neig boz ing islands The crops are
ruined, and many houses bi""n down
A letter from Goose Creek, abnut 8
mics f-om town d'ted on Saturday, re-
p.csen-s the Storm 10 hase neeh very Sc
we're in ,na, neighborhnud, an Immense
number OF trees were blown down, and
the ice fields ali oyerh ,wed
The following remarks upon the wea-
Their during and for some days Preced-
ing the late G ne, were communlcat-
ted to Us Tor publication, by gentle
man VINO is very particular lii his Nc
neurological observations -
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
the ed, 24tn, and 25lh inst. 1t ralned
more or les, every day, with winds va
ryine from n E to 5. L On Thurs
day the wind shifted to the 5. w. no
rain; it cleared up in the alter part OF
the V, aud the sun shone; some stars
were TO be seen ut bed ume FRIDAY
morning the 27th, the wind from the
w was cloud. AID dull, with slight
drizzies Of rain 9 o'clock the wind
sb.ftet 10 n n. f. and befo ( 10 O'clock
to the 5 +. When il began 10 RAIN al
TINS hard showers shortly 'tleI 10 e
clock. A nj. the wind got rvund to ,
w ny w and the rain neid up; sopn
after | O'Clock, the VIVA veered r"uUd |
to S Z BY S witt. ria; at about 3 =
clock P Nj. the wind shifted to n T..
~ (. with a continuance ct rain be |
tween S and O'clock, 1t BILE" tresh |
= ale {, on the Saline quarter, with heavy
showers at times; ettet o'ciotk the
wind Inc eased in violence, and between |
8 and 10 o'clock it became a perfect |
storm or hurricane towards 10 o'clock |
wlnd sbsttd little, but soon alter be-
cams as violent as before at this lime. |
aud all The preced rg part OF the evening
IN, sky Was less dark than one would
Lave supposed in so stormy night; a.
bout u ,,'clock ;he wind blew ON the |
5. w. tn very hard till abont O'Clock
On Saturday morning, when II became
ess yirient Ii Is some" bat remarks-
lie. that Oh this occasion. Is Is common
y the case here in Hurricanes, the wind |
nd not silt, from the y + IS +. and |
hen to the s. W. or If il did so. it was
or very shnr; tine but varied quick
= from the former point L. the la,ter.-
:.rly in toe mernips Ct Saturday, the
Wind was from w n. w bat sill very
resh: but between H. and ii O'clock
he clouds cllaieG away and the SUI
hone, and with pleasant breeze from
he same quarter. During ell the men,h
4 August, The we .ther was Co@l for tie
eason, the Thermometer scarcely eX-
eediug "a degrees, excepting three or
our DAYS when On one day the Mercury
TODD at So; aud tmsie were at least
light rainy days bet"esn the LIST al the
oh vi the month Courier.
loss Of The British sloop Of zcar Mo-
Selle.
SAVANNAH, August &c.