Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-07-27
PouGHKErpsIE, July 81.

PouGHKEEpsIE, July 81.
Iornddo.--On Thursday evening last,
the inhabitants OF the southern part of the 1
town of Clinton, Duchess county, expe-
rienced the destructive effects Of a lorna
do. 1t commenced near the house of Capt.
Schriver, and literally carried away his
whole field of wheat, which had been
gathered, and was then. 10 shock--so much
so that not vestige remains--not a single
straw. it is said, can be found. II next
attacked the house Of Mr.. Caleb Man
aing, which was torn 10 pieces; the bed
on which he and his wife were lying, was
Frustrated, and the bedstead broken to
atoms and the bed containing his chill
dren was carried from an upper story, to-
gether with its occupiers, into the garden.
The house Of Mr.. Marshall was also
blown down, and that Of Mr.. Garmeau
much injured, and yet no lives were lost.
Barns, horse-sheds, fences and forests
were Frustrated; several large trees were
torn up by the roots and carried from 10
to 20 rods; several cattle were killed, but
no human being, as we can learn, sustain
ed the least injury. The escape Of Mr.
Manning and his family may be consider
ed almost miraculous.
fortunately the width of the tornado
was not great-from 20 10 100 rods; its
| length about six miles. The damages sus-
tanned have been very considerable. but
| we have not ascertained their extent with
sufficient certainty to state them with ac-
curacy.
The Harvest. farmers are now in
the midst Of their harvest, and never were
their crops better.
NEw-YoRK, July 81.
We have conversed with person who
left Cadiz on the 5th Of June, who states
il is the opinion Of the most intelligent
persons 10 that place, and also OF the
American Consul, that the late treaty with
Spain 'vould not be signed, by reason of
the influence of England. At any rate
the ratification would be withheld until the
pleasure Of the British government could
be known.
Great dissatisfaction prevailed among
both officers and men belonging to the
expedition fitting out for South-America
They are without pay. and murmur at
their government for its subservience TO
Great Britain. They do not generally
| expect TO return to Spain, and it is appre-
hended they will easily surrender them
selves to the patriots.-Cot.
1t appears by translation in last even.
ing's Post, that the Buenos Ayres priva.
teer Constitution, has been wrecked, and
the crew taken in their boats and carried
TO Tarifa. These men, says the Post,
were enlisted in Baltimore in March last,
and by the ! 4th article of the treaty Of
1898, between Spain aud the United States,
may be dealt with and punished as pirates.
The privateer mounted 49, carronades,
and had IA men. Her captain is Elisha
d. Brown. She sailed from Baltimore
on the 9th March has Buenos Ayrean
commission, No. lit, dated Gath June,
1918. to sail for one year, and signed by
Jose Irigoyen and Juan Martin Pueyre-
don.--Gas.
NEWARK, July 20.
About 10 o'clock on Wednesday morn
| ing of last week, an alarm Of fire was pro
claimed through our streets. 1t originated
under the following circumstances
| A farmer ia Mulberry street had placed
fire in some bogs a short distance east Of
his dwelling and out houses. While at.
tending to other business, 1.-THE wind blow
ing fresh from the south-east,) the fire
caught in a pasture field, aud the grass
being dry, was making rapid advances
towards the ont-buildings, Contiguous to
compact part Of the town. when 1t was
proyidentially discovered Its appear
ance was so alarming that the cry Of fire
was Immediately sounded, aud the citizens
repaired TO the spot just in season to res
cue the grain and hay 10 stacks, and pre-
vent its reaching the barn and other build
ings. Had these taken fire, the scene OF
devastation could hardly have been anti
i cipated; probably it would have crossed
i Mulberry-street, and most of the block
\ houses in Fair-street been laid in ashes.
i We mention the occurrence to apprise the
public Of the danger of applying fire to
! their fields at this season of the year, es-
!, pecialiy when the drought has rendered
L every thing dry like hay and stubble.