Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-10-05

We near fTOih ever u siaaibtSts ~ 49, 3.
halls Of the destruction occasioned by the
late storm. From the country. as Far as
Amherst IN New Hampshire Of the Meth
,,rook field onfsh West, Tolland ~ New
|Iondono the sclth West. and New Bed
ford on q q South. we learn thafthe tenn
nest rased without any great variation
In the degree af violence. Within the
Whole circuit there has been great des-
|truction Of fruit ard forest trees, and
standing corn. Dwelling houses in al
most every town have been more or less
Injured, many barnsand out houses, and
some dwelling houses have been unroofed
and some feublown down.
In Providence the destruction ofpro-
rerty was much greater than at any other
place. ii, consequence Of the remarkable
rise If the tide there, which different per-
sons state fro,m7 to IA feet higher than
it is remembered to have been before. A
fun account of the outrages at that place
will Re found in The letter below. The
great bridge at Hpwland's Ferry, which
connected Rhode-Island with the. main
land. IS carried away.
We might give many detailed reports
of these los es, but most OF them are
from careless observers, or have passed a
long way from mouth to mouth, and are
nut to be depended on for accuracy.
At Newport, Warren, Bristol, New
London, and New Bedford, the gale was
yeFy severely felt, and much damage was
done, particularly to the shipping. From
these places we have learned many par
ticulars of the losses sustained, but we
should be liable to many, errors, If we at
tempted to repeat them, before receiving
regular statements written on the spot.
In Charleston, the Congregational and
the Universal Westinghouse were IN
iurpd, and much other damage was
done.
In Cambridgeport, the effects were
very disastrous. The meeting houses
we're considerably injured. Two three
story brick houses belonging to John
MycaII, esq. and two tIrec-story wood
en- houses belonging to Mr.. Loring, were
entirely demolished. Many houses, be-
sides, we're greatly injured. A greater
number ef families deserted their houses
during TIE gale.
In RoxburF. the damage was as great
as at any other place in this vicinity, IN
the destruction of barns. sheds, chimnles
fences, trees, &c. and the East Meeting :
house was partly unroofed.
In Dorchester, the devastation was
unparalleled, since its settlement. Sc
ve:seen houses were unroofed 60 CHM
MES were biswn ever about 40 barns
unroofed and demolished upwards of
5000 fruit & forest trees were pfostrat-
ed ;the South meeting house partly un-,
rooted, 4 the North meeting house much
injured. 81
la Brooklyn, Brighton, Newton, Ded-;
ham, Milton, Bridgewater, and Middle
borothe effects were disastrous, as to 9TH,
er places in the interior.
In Quincy, part of the roof ofthe meet
inc house was swept away, and some oil
the houses unroofed. At Bent's Point,I
nearly all the chimnies were blownI
down.
In Weymouth, most of The people oc-
cupying houses in Middle-street, lett
them, and assembled ina field--some of
tie houses in that street were blown
down.
Ia bingham, most of the houses were
chinnies blown down, severai
barGs Icselled, and two persons severely
bruised, one Of whom it is thought can
not survive.
In South Reading, the steeple of the
meeting hpuse was blown dowE-and
many barns ard sheds destroyed. The|
remarkably large elm tree on the COM
mon was oyertbrown FROM the roots. II
was noticed that the leaves OF the trees
by the taste to be wet with sai
water.
In Lexington, many barns were de
stroyed, and the forest trees belonging
to Mr.. Sterns which were blown down.
contained near COCO cords of wood
In Worcester, several houses werel
destroyed.
At Siarblehead we hear that Of 26 yes
sells only escaped uninjured.
La Wenham. the stecple of the Meet
ing-house was Diownoyei, fell on a house
aud broke in the roof.
In Plymouth, two chimnies were blownI
down, but little other damage vas done.
In Hanover and Pembroke the dam
age to property was inconsiderable; butt