Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-04


blown down and drifted away but the
bridge in other respects has received lit
lie or no injury, though the water was up
TO. and in some places on the floor, The
mill dam or causcway between the poiat
and the Yellow mill has been rendered
impassable for some time, the bridges O.
YER the sluccs being mostly broken up and
removed, notwithstanding every prccaution
was usel for their preservation by unhang-
ing the Il od gttss, before the water had ri
sen TO It's height.
AT NEyVBURYPORT.
Extract of letter from Newburyport, Sept 2s.
The storm ragged h re with consi-
derable violence this forenoon. The
streets were, some 18th m rendered impas-
sable, by the quantity of trees, &c. which
were blown down by the severity Of the
yale. Several fences, roofs and chimnies
yf new houses, and some old buildings were
brought to the ground. in general, the
vessels in the harbor, though many broke
their fasts, were uninjurcd. The storm
subsidized about noon and as yet no insor-
nation Of damage done at SEA has been re-
ceived."
IN MAINE.
A gentleman arrived in Boston On Mon
day evening who left Hallowell early ON
Saturday morning and left Portland on
Sunday morning. At which latter place
several small vessels were driven on shore,
and some ti'iiiing injury done in the town.
In Kennebunk, Saco, Wells, &c. but little
.'amage WAS done. At Portsmouth. he un-
lerstood nine vessels had been driven on
shore, and one ladened with plaster, had
bilged. On the road, he saw several hou-
scs and barns which had suffered by the
sorm--and many trees were down. a
small vessel from Boston, with valuable
cargo, arrived at Portsmouth on sun
pay having weathered the storm.
Extract ofa ietter, tram a gentleman in ~.
bedford, to his friend in Nesy York,
dated Sent. 9th.
4" Yesterday, at Fairhaven, was wit
ness to the most shocking scene my eyes e.
yer beheld, When rose in the morning
the wind was s. e. blowing very hard =
but about o'clock it shifted to South and
remained there two hours, blowing a ire
mendouS gale, which sent the tide in to
such degree that it was ten feet high
er than the oldest person ever knew
it to be. It carried every thing before 1t.
The rope walks were driven up 20 the
Point. The tarhouse of capt. Burden the
bridge, the store OF l.. Jenny's with its con-
tents, DR.. Pcrry's salt works, and other
buildings were destroyed. The sloop At
tempt W thrown across the street close to
J. II. Trees were blown up by the roots,
fences and walls lay fiat i'll every direction.
9he scene was truly awful. These disas-
tiers, with the loss OF four persons, we're
whattoo'z place on this side the river.
" Al Bedford, the stores OF VIM. Rotch
and S. Russell, and number Of small hou-
ses, were floating about. Two pers ms lost
their lives there and th4t IS the farthest
we have yet heard from.
About 70 o'clock the wind was 8. w.
and continued SO the remainder Of The day,
blowing very hard, with heavy roin the
greater part of the time. The windows
were covered with the salt water. The
trees are all turned black. Indeed can
give You but d very faint idea of the de
struction that is every where visible around
u.s.
Another of the same date, says, " the
rome walks, VIM. Ccfhn's boat builders
shop, the furnace, Warren and Cranston's
shop,the elder VIM. Russel's buildings, are
al gone. One story of Garnish's house,
II backsmitbs shop, tallow chandlery, &c.
on Howland's wharf; Benj. Hills store,
Geo Caswel's house, the fish market, are
also gone. John Heath, Barney and Francis,
Tabers, ami WIN. James houses, ncary
runel John A. Parke's store, books and
every thing swept away /; and the sleep b
mily lies or the spot where it stood. VIM
Roathe's long store swept away, and two
vessels lying ON the spot. The other long
store on Roath's North wharf, is gone, and
the Morgigna, and another large schr. oc-
cupy the spot where l. stood The old
French ship Earpenier, of 500 tons, lies on
the spot where Asa Smiths store stood (;
ship Ann Alexander, on the top OF How
lands wharf ship Augustus, on Fish Island
The bridge is all gone, and one vessel Oh
the top of the abutment. The new Nan
tucket Pack is in rye field, a quarter of
a mile from water. Fuller and Lampson's
house went so suddenly that nothing could
he saved. The ATLANTA is on the top Of
Roath's wharf. Mr.. James's new schooner
came over the two wharves, and lies on
the top Of some plaster; spars and one
mast gone. Six men and a young lady
lost their lives the bodies of the lady and
three OF the men have been found. These
are but ? small part of the disasters. Many
other houses have suffered much and
suppose, 100 chimnies are blown down. A
vessel, laden with wood, lies on Roath's
wharf, bottom up two schrs. in front Of
Ialman and Jennings store large schr.
passed over Pope's Island without touch
ing. The beach is covered with ruins for
two miles. We hear that Wareham and
Rochester are nearly ruined"
At Bristol, Il. ]. we hear the storm was
equally destructive the new stores and
dwelling house of Mr.. De Wolf are repor-
ted to be destroyed. H1eT. .AdU.
by the schr. Caroline, from St. An
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