Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-26


main of them, with pocket light upon
this new plan"
The ingenious writer of this letter,
L,dds the correspondent who communi-
Satcd it,) might have added, that this
;ryertion will DC of excellent service to
Capt. Symmes aud bis fellow travellers
among the couceatric spheres in the inte-
riOr of our planet. MT. Intel.
FROM tie Philadelphia Gazette,
An obliging friend has favored us
with the following melancholy narrative
of the late
HURRICANE AT ST. BARTS.
On tho Goth Sept. at p. NJ. the
weather. appeared threatening, and a
ho,t IL o'clock the wind shifted to the
north aud continued to increase from
that quarter till ten the next morning,
when it hauled more to the west, lis vio-
leuce still increasing. At this time
o'clock, Z. NJ. the 2ist, we are shut up
with candles burning. The last opPor.
tvnity of observing the harbor. there
were bat two Vessels ahoat. The BarO-
meter continues to falls 2. NJ. All
nature appears at war with man; We
cannot see the distance of 90 yards
We can scarce hear each uther speak
in the huuse. The gale has certainly
reached its utmost heignt. The rain
ur sCuii resembles q vivid blaze Ut light
ring. II the whole world were On fire
Ia, :, enc Cuul not bc more awiUlly sub
lime than at present. The torrents
rrum the hills are Xix, rivers. God on
il knuws where it will end, should the
fpw Cuntinuc--eycry house must he
washed away. The wrstchcd iniabi-
tants arc seeking safety IN flight.
9p.si. Little did think, when
penned the foregoing. that We should So
soon share the fate ii these poor wretch
Is. Tie viuiescc of the storm for' ed
Us to remove. The first place 1T secu.
~ We liked upon was tie jail. Twas
nominated T. uotain possession and aaY'
the doors upcncd to receive tHe family.
Ia atte.np t:ns to reach it. l was thrown
dDsn twice, AMI carried as tar as the
Chapel. However, Il m"men';,ry iuli
fnr,uaat,l. enabled me 30 g;IG t"v place
with no 0I!cr dImdSH than the iJss oi
hat ar coat.
Ia tniS llace the tremendous fury Of
tic wmG had worked Il prr.rsi dtstr"c-
ton eli every door AHA WiGdJw. ii TINS
noble cGifiCe.
Un rc,ar,ing to the family ! f,and
them i'll the ut O,t CONSERVATION, eve
~ mum"nJ expecting the dining room
Which o,crhanSs the house To f"li IA
RUNS. so gain the celia Mas our on
Nv resort. and after much difficult. Gi-
t,Cn suuls were collected there.
sept. 22d. III scene chat presented
i.se,t tnis morning VAS truly aNfui.-
All the shipping tormcd one mass OF ru-
ins at the heat uf tho bay. 10 dIstin-
enish even The remnants Would be IN
possible. can only say, all are des-
trUyed.
Fail one halfof the town is complete
" demolished. Places, where yesler-
day buildings were standing. are no"
a. barren waste. There Is scarcely a
dwelling that escaped destruction or
damage.
Thus far I can write with some com-
parat;vc cumposure; but to witness
what follows is ag0niZiug i'll the eX-
trrmr. The hand of death ha, SHIRT
enrd the trials Of many poor sufferer.
Every hour We hear new tales of horror
-Mr. p's iine house in the country WAS
torn to pieces. and the Fragments found
some hundrcdyartls from the spot where
it formerly stood. lis lovely dauSh.
ter WAS Killed.. Several bod!cs have
hnen found 80 iaCeratcd as not To be
known. iinuses anu families have beeu
swept away together.
AZ the commence mcut OF the gale there
were thirty sail of vessels ailoat. chiefly
Americans. The largest vessel III the
har6nr, Il Portuguese snip. Is not to be-
seen. The G vcruur has issued a pro-
sIdmatinn offering ycLet To the distress
s,,a add destitute.