Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-27


How awfuland n,aiesticeni grand arc
the ti;uneers aud fiery clous.s SficS.ec /!
coinpneti Nth suci a
scene, is all human .,rra;arsS ,--Snf Vet.
such IS the goodness 81 Cop. liza; he
thus pursties the air, that oar ftail bodies
may roiiperish. Is,anks be TO infinite
goodness
'fIe following arc Tho only instances
oil damage thai we have Nct iiearli ~
The schooner I'i,amce, Capt. Wiaaa.;
lying in ofiec-lionsr,sii.', aud loatis,i
Tor Riclitnonsi, MAS sirrcN-iie es.ctYic
iiuid took her iorcmast, descended 10 Che
hold, ami set The cargo below or tits.
but, FROM the ,,lacrly Of our firemcn. ,se
tame was soon exiinguished. though iiot
ui,,t her cargo was coasid ably o.ainaS
ed, principally by the wafer thrown inlo'
her. Her ground tier consisted OF hay,
aud hogsheads OF spiriis--ine r@sis'ue Of
the cargo beng dry goods, glass, &C.,
Some boxes OF looking glass plates HAL
were slowed near the foremost, weie
broken 10 pieces by. The electric t.onttis-
sion. The foremost OF iiie vessel is spin
tered, and must be replaced. Some az
her crew IN The orecasile were constle-
rably stunned, and two OF them knocked
down, but IL is supposed they will re-
cover. One man had his trowsers par
TALLY torn from Ills log, aud he w.s wt,s
lured About 100 panes Of glass we're
broken III The stores Opposite where iln.
Thames lies, and many persons in The
neig hborhood we're thrown from HER
seats. i'.NN-
The house of Mr.. Nicholas c. Everi,.
corner of Anthony and elm streets, Was
struck, and part OF The roof and cornicc-
gutter ripped off. bu, none OF the family
shocked.
The rope walk Of Messrs. Rarharin,
Stanton Il Co. al Breoklyn, wax also So:
on fire by the lightning, and the work
house and about ten feet Of the walk
burnt, with some yarn, &c About ien
feet OF an adjoining rope walk WIS pulled
down 10 prevent the fame from reach
ing II.
Ii is remarkable, that very different
from tl,c usual slate of weather. immedi-
afely after a ilr,ndcr gust, the wind Sc, m
again from the eastward, and rain, al in
iervals, fell all the afternoon, and i'll The
evening il blew a gale from E. N. E.
The house of Samuel Swartwont. Esq.
at Hoboken, was also struck with light.
ming, and one of the climneys and ,,art
OF The roof partially destroyed. The
shock was great, but no person ihiyrcd.
causeway, was struck on the shoulder,
and other persons i'll the neighboriiooA.
cxpcrieucedihe effect OF the liyhiuing.
1Gazttie.
The manufacture of China Ware. or
Porcelain, equal i'll firmnsss 10 the French,
has been commenced in this city. Az
the monthly meeting of the Historical
Society, a lew days ago, samples OF lie
| article prepared by MIR. Mead, from do
nestle materials, were presented for hi
| spection. Their forms, their composition.
their glazing, their cnameiing and every
thing, gave universal satisfaction.
| Agreeably 10 the provisions of tie act
lately passed " 10 improve The agriculture
of this state, the sum of $50 dollars is
appropriated for two years 70 the agri-
cultural society of New York county:
10 be paid TO such society from the state
treasury, whenever the members certify
that they have raised an cqnal SUN TO be
added it. This fund of $1,000 is to be
bestowed in premiums for promoting ae-
riculture and manufactures. M. Aar.
GOVERNOR TOMPKINS.
1t gives us much pleasure 10 find, that
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