The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-10-04


tho Atlantic brsi over the South b, Neh, and
the tide flowed ,uio tho harbor like deyouf-
ing food. II rose a, least three feet m iorty'
Ave minutes the wind decreased with some
rain. Thirteen vessels on shore, but vi u oe
gol OF with little injury. Three rode il /, ,us.
Stores aud stages we're Aoated into the hsrb, 7r.
One large store floated along the harbor
hundred rods, and landed with little injury at
high water mark. The wharves are tora 10
pieces. a valuable set OF salt works, belong
iug to Capt. George Marchani, are supposed
TO have received S 1000 damage. AT twenty
minutes after II o'clock, the tide suddenly
ebbed, about four hours before the proper
time for high water. Had il Aowed the usu
ai-time all the south side Of the island would
have been overfowed. The sea has torn the
south beach 10 surprizing manner. All the
Jresh bonds are laid open 10 the sea. Large
tracts OF euluabie sneadow are covered with
sa0d, aud never can oe recovered. II is not
possible to estimate tho damage a, present,
but 1t Is great. A valuable Herring fishery
is lost tor the preseni, and it Is doubtful
whether IL will ever be tecovered. II is re-
!narksble, that the tice only two miles 70 the
westward of tho harbor rose al least two feet
higher, than 1t did in the harbor. A brig has
come in from sea. On the Esd she was all
most seven,y miles from the land, and cxpe-
rieuced only fresh breeze ftom the south.
The wind on the main, aud TO the westward
OF this place, was much higher than Il was
here, The tide, and not The wind, was tho
principal cause Of the damage doUe. AT halt
past i o'clock the wind vccrcd to the vest
ward, and by o'clock the storm was over.
A letter from Holmes Hole, dated Sept.
23, says, I" The gallo has done much injury
TO our island"
he Salem Gazette gives a particular ac-
count Vt the melancholy effect of the storm
at Soninyton. The tide rose seventeen feet
higher than usual-All the wharves aud ma.
ny buildings destroyed. The fate OF one
gentleman was almost as disastrous as that oi
job: his hoyse, ropewaik ,blacksmith's shop,
SC. with all their contents were swept away !;
aud more melancholy still his wIfc's mother
and young lady VI it'r, all perishcd in tho
II cd This vioieuce Of the elements has
caused such changes tha, the place could bar
dly be recognized : what were gardens and
fruitful hsids, appear now mere sand beach !;
and an island of some acres, et little dis
lance from the town exhibits nothing but
small rock. OF the vessels DESTROYED was
The sch. Washington oi Ncwburyport, from
Cape Fra9cois, loaded not a ves,age Of her
saved. a sloop having Gov. Jones and Mes
SIS Brown and Ives on board, put in their for
harbour, and shared in the general wreck,
aiter the passengers landed.
EIiracief letter fran Grcion, Sept "a.
we nave had the most severe hurricane
here evvcr saw or heard OH aing with
Stood ii,Trees of every description were torn
I up by tse root: barns and houses were blown
down-I The tide rose six feet higher taap il
was ever known. All the celers and many
OF the houses in the lower part of the town
are full of.water. The Light- House at Mon
taug is SO injured, that no light can be KEEP,
In It until the lanton is repaired.
Much damage is sustained all along the
eastcin end OF Long Island. - Mills are des-
troyed, and orchard and forest trees, over
thrown, Mr.. Gardiner, al Gardiner's. .IxIand,i is
| considerable sufferer by the loss of his
wharf, orchard and q large quantity of valua-
bic property"
AT New London, the waves run from TO
ieet high through the streets, nine stores
large and small, and FIVE slaug hter houses Ut.
teriy destroyed four small dwelling -hou ses
nearly destroyed, and eleven houses consider
ably injured two rope walks considerably in-
JoTed thirteen stores and shops damaged !;
SIX wharves built on spiles entirely gone,ssy-
ersl built with solid piers essentially damag-
ed, lev others iit,le damaged.
I SOC
correspondents has politely favored US With the
following extracts, which relate the effects of VIC.
len, storm experienced in New-England, in the year
le35-They will be read with additional interest At
this interesting moment, when we view, on every
side, the sad memorial of storm unprecedented ia
our day and generation. finer.
Er'raef Jrom Morfon's We,v- Engldnd's Ne
n1orial--hoge lo3.
h; 1855. This year, on Saturday, the ff-
teen,h day OF August, was such mighty
siorE OF wind and rain as none pow living 10
these parts, either English or Indian, had
seen the like, being like unto those hurri-
canes rtuffios thar writer's mention to be in
the Indies, Il began in the morning lttle