Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-10-03
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at this time, the distance frog, s,e,a 8,
10 The houses was filed with rsbf 49, /,
oarts Of stores trembling with he x;;,
lence Of tie tempest. Forgeftiis tsr !.
While our own perils, We we,rE an Ia.
Rolding these poSr fellows, aadlexrees
DO every moment to see t,em preci5ita,
ed into the torrent-tie. spectacle I'd. \
allied with horror, when al last fher IN h
luitted the vessel and mads TIE per;ous /
Attempt to gain the housessand who can
fIescfibc.oar feelings. whiheE trngsle VIA b
tbe sislcnce sf the gale aid ths rollias \
ard bounding materials, or which thew y
snJeayoured to get foothoid, tuntil tEey
reached the rear OF the huases, where I
some were taken into tac secopd story Of Il
the backspart, and 9th unAble to he \
reached, plunged into tie watet betwsenD
two houses and safely swan a shore.
Many people are raincd, MANY more I
have suffered most materially, and every
body more orlcss."
Since The above letter was put in type,
we have seen another letterof later date
from the same gentleman. BE adds, |
that on the east OF the river, passage
was with difficulty cleared through the
street, on Saturday and Sunday, byroll-
ing aside the rubbish. To effect this
lon the west side. throug'a Weybossct 4
Westminster streets, would require some
|,lays.-Ruins are piled in, the streets
from the bridge to Muddy Dock, to the /
Height Of common story, and every
dwelling -house in that space is consider.
ably damaged. On Eady's Point, sly /
or seven houses were swept away, and
all which remain are uninhabitable. I've
persons were drowned, one was killed
IL Providence BIZ the falling Of building
and another at Pawtuxet.
A sloop in passing where. the bridge
stood, run her bowsprit through the se-
cond story Of the Washington Insurance
Office, high building; and sloop If
fer sailing through Pleasant street,
grounded opposite Ccienel VI ebb's house,
where she know stands, upright or her I
keel. is conjtctured that a quarter /
tart of The personal property oftba whole /
town is lost and much is still lying in tie /
ceve, aleng the streets, and OF the
wlsarves, 60 injured, and confused ssa
DE with difficulty identified.
3 Gloacaster, Sept. e5.
In the gale on Saturday in this pace
theU. S. gun boat Re. x, was driven On
shore and bilged, schr. New-PseAet
7Tilron, Of Demsraseotta, on shore, par.
tally damaged Washington, Nese. OF
" arren, or shore and biged; sloop
BiaisdelI, of Portsmouth With bread for
the navy department at Portsmouth, on
shore, bilged anu nearly all her cargo
$50 bbis. bread damaged /; several stores
blown down.
Inprovidence the loss of property wac
immense. The tide rose 10 or 12 feet
shovscemmon high water-aDd co-cpe-
rated with the wind in sweeping away
houses and stores in the lower town.
The scene was indiscri5ably terrific
every where was deselatisH and confn-
.ion.-The wrecks cf buildings and YES
sells, and articles CT merchandise. roll
ed along the current tegether--and the
best efforts could command but little SIC
cess in saving property from destruction
the stores destroyed. we I'M
derstaud were two large brick ones be-
ioagiDg to McssFs. Brown and Ives,
nearly filled with Russian soods-and We
hear that in one instance Of $50 hhds. OF
on wharf, Only three we've
saved. A meeting house, the greet
bridge, India bridge and mill bridge,
were destroyed. When tie tide was at
its height. vessels were Grove through
the streets from one branch Of the river
TO the other, some grounded in them.
A New York Packet was drove Eear
the theatre-the schv Rising States foat-
ID upthe river bottom upwards. The
,owsprit of q yesscl was drove int tic
bird story ofa building. Tie shipping
aere all drove on saore or ,lesteoyed.
Those on shcre lay high ard dry N
'treets and gardebs.-.Many Lies were
est. and many persons n,ai!,ca. Gpc
'ouse destroyed, had contained five Il
niiics.
We haze been favored with he fa!Icr>
f?sg letter frem Sir. Weed, to his cor
esfondent 10 this tawa--it Is dated at
,royldencc on Sunday morning.
" ne Clements afe Y fniet but Tcs-
eraay abept Sso'ctpa Il NEST trench