Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-04

materially injured Mr.. Stephen Child's barn IN
feet in length, is blown dc@u and torn To o;ecas
Mr.. Ed. Holden, Air. Dowrei's and m.py o,bs,
houses on the lower Dorchester road ay.. rr,lr
injured. ard the fruit and other trees pr.nc;nsIIv
destroyed. Our correspondent remarks that tb,
damage sustained IN Roxbury and its vicinity, in
fruit trees alone, will take 20 years of m,i,stry
to replace. The wind was SO violent as to unset
the Albany stage rs il passed Brootiield.
The New-Beslfortl stage due Saturday EVENING"
did not reac,, this place until Yesterday nom the
stageman and passenger from Br;tlrewater. re.
ports that the gale in that quarter was extreme
iy violent; that in coming from Mid,ileborouph
TO Bridgewater, the former was compelled. bv
the fall of trees across the roads, to ,nlia,ness ha
horses and drive them to place of safety. while
himself and one passenger "a female) walked some
mics to 4 honse for shelter; on returning he
found the stage upset, though ballasted with
stones. At Bridgewater almost every inhabitants
bad experienced some damage, either by the IN
ROOFING OF their houses, barns, SC. or nv the la
moltion of sheds, fences, &c. or by I !. ,lenon-
ton of sheds, fences. trees and grain. com;nr
through Abingdon they saw 5 houses and A bornSs
blown down and the trees, vegetation. &c creme
rally PROSTATE. In Weymouth, Quincy. &c tbcy
und similar scenes of destruction and the Sejd.
covered with people assisting in preserving th.
fruit, and replanting such of the trees 40 y,.,,.
thought capable of preservation.
In CGn6i1dgeporf, are told the destrnc,;o,,
was the greatest; that two dwellinp-ho,,ses Of
Mr.. hycal, and some Others contiguo,lslv sim
ated, were blown down, and scattered in ,n;ns :,
but 40 other valuable buildings were unrooeed
ana o'herwise much damaged and that scarcely
achrnney, tree or fence had survived this dresg.
full storm. 80 - e"''
The eastern mail stage arrived YESTERDAY morn,
ing. Ire driver states that the storm wac var,
severe ut the eastward. At Portsmouth al,bonoI
the shipping escaped much damage, BUILDINGS Of
every description were materially injured the
heids and gardens despoiled of Their fruit In
sns, considerable damage was also experien-
ced, and one man killed by the fail of n Tree in
the road. In Newburyport, the houses were
nuch injured, in the beautiful rows of trees that
ADORNED the steets, as well as the numerous fru;r
Tees IN Their spacious gardens, were nearly all
oeSUoyed- In Wenham, the Westinghouse was
very much tern to pieces, as also the grain.
fruit trees, SC. In Salem and Marblehesd w.,
nave heard of no serious losses
"A gentleman from Cape-Ann. Informs ", +bae
tne utmost fury of the storm reigned in thae
place; that six vessels, including one -h,a+s
lsupposed to have put in there for hsrhourl
went ashore and were nearly torn to pieces
names OF owners not known. Two new, bo,,ees
parry D'i'it were blown down, and Others greatly
INQUIRED; trees and vegetation almost ent;relv
destroyed s''--i ~
he Albany stage, which was due on saturd.,
evening, arrived yesterday at ten O'Clock The
driver states, that the gale had extended 10 ~
wages far INTO the interior co,intry-that from
brinheld to this place there appeared to be ons,
C 60 scene OF devastation, in the unroonep
L,,j nJes' uPsettlns OF barns, sheds, and other
buildings, and in the general prostraton of Son
tion. oH - 'SSs.~
fH'''HeT mechanically accounts, communicated In .
sentle1'ar from Providence.
I'll saturday last at Providence was exnar;ea-
' ecu one OF me most Tremendous gales ever wit.
iesset, SINCE the settlement of the country. Tha
tornado commenced about nine A. M y;,h LIZ
, wind at ), e. The tide rose to lite oreatest
helgnt about 20 minutes before 10. The ,vo,s,.
was supposed to rise from 10 to - feet ,hov,
l.s usuai helght. The first effect of the tonnes
mss Ie almost instantaneous demolition of tho
go, Whicn connects the two parts of the
town. The wrecks of vessels. bouses and sto-es
We're hurried through the channel Of the r;v.s.
l''o .he cove as well through some ofttie streets
on me west side of river Every, WHERE VOC
desoiation and confusion; houses demoI;sbssI
cattle drowned, aud bales of goods filed nm tbs,
PrcihciPai part OF Weybossett street. The loss
Vi properly must be immense; besides the ereas
0rlage already mentioned, India Bridge. at 1nfl;a
Point and Mill bridge, at the foot oF fonst;tt;n,s
mn, were swept from the foundations the Sc.
como Baptist Church was entirely DESTROYED .nJ
ITS ruins carried into Weybosset street.
All The stores with their contents. on tbe
wharves east of the river, and MANY houses on
Edoly's point, were washed into the river anil
dsaPp cared Most of the stores and b,,Id;nass
on me wharves east of the river, were iikewis,,
destroyed and carried into the cove gbnve ,h.
bridge. The Shipping was all drove Ashore -
totally destroyed--the part saved laws HIGH and
dry at the head Of the cove, in the streets ans
gardens--a siooP stands upright in Pleasant
street, before the door of Col. Webb. and sh;r
III the garden ofGen. Lppet
But the most calamtous part remains vst q,
be mentioned. Resides those wounded ana
manned, we have to lament the death of CON-.
valuable and industrious citizens Some ~
with her housos into the water. and oibsr-.
crushed to death between the rlanks anil ,bs,
vessels as they dashed through the BRIDGE =
How many hves were lost or how much nr3ner.
~ DESTROYED, IS not yet ascertained Since tb.
lnunqauon, the litary have been constantly or
duty, to prevent the Pllage of the renalnnu,
properly which was exposed.
from letters receiced in Neg York.
"New-London, Sept. 81
we experienced here on Saturday The rnoss
violent gale wind ever known in this pIscs
Inc tide rose to height never known in ttis