Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-22
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savannah Gazette Office OIL Tuesday even
ing, January IL.
It's in state Of utter distraction that we
attempt TO describe the horrors OF the late
sonHagration. One. haEof Savannah is. IN
ruins. We know not, and cannot undertake
"a enumerate the sufferers, or the extent OF
on. less. The 6Ie originated in the stables
back of Mrs. Platt's boarding. house, and soon
reached Baptist square The ERE proof hou-
ses of Mr.. Mungin, and the open square,
stopped lis progress in that direction. The
fire reached The Bay en- the corner OF Barnard
street sweeping the house on the west cor
uer. occupied by COL Broom, and from
thence extending down the Bay, taking the
brick building occupied by us, with our
printing establishment. the Urge brick auc-
lion store OF George Schley, U. 5. Branch
Bank, the new brick auction stores on the
corner OF Bull-street, Pouyat's corner, Lot
terry Office, Dickson & Co.'S store, Hunters
brick store, and Jones' wooden buildings on
The corner of Harbersham- street, where It's
progress Il probably be arrested. From
the bay it extended as far back as Brough-
ton-street. sweeping almost every thing
Both the Planters and State Banks caught
several times and were with difficulty saved.
Andrew Low y Cos brick store, col. Shad,s
Brick stores. Gibbons buildings, the block
Of brick buildings, belonging to the Presby-
terrain church, Judge NJ 'Calkster's brick house
the market, Wallen's range, Butler aud
Whites range, and in fact, every thing be-
tween Breaghton-street and the,Bay was de-
stroyed. Many lives, it is said, were lost,
but we cannot yet ascertain their names. IL
IS supposed 400 houses were burned; many
of them we're partly cleared OF their contents
but the property was generally burned IN
the streets. Its presumed the loss cannot
be much, ifany less, than 100000 of dol
lars. Many hundreds oftarnilies are literal
~ naked in the streets; not even clothing vas
saved. Every printing Office was barnt
down. For ourselves, with the blessing OF
God and The assistance of our friends, we
saved considerable portion etour type, and
our most valuable press The auction stores
in the city shared similar fate. The city
is still in flames, and when it will De got un-
der no one knows. We have every reason
10 believe that its progress will extend no
farther. II commenced this morning between
and O'Clock.
From, tie -Ne57- York Gazette Of JanaGry IS.
THE GALE.
1t is again our painful duty to notice ano-
thergale, which, from its violence, ourminds
are prepared to receive the most disastrous
accounts from the sea board. We now pro-
coed to give the particulars of the gale, and
the damage which les already come to our
knowledge.
The wind on Sunday was light, varying
from E. N. f. 10 east, The weather clear ano
pleasant. About twenty sail went down, and
got to sea, and were at shutdown. about
miles from the Hook, with the wind at Z.
S. E.
About l2 o'clock, the wind increased al
most 10 gale, accompanied with snow, and
continued to blow hard until about O'Clock
yesterday morning, at which time the wind
increased to hurricane at 5. +. with very
heavy rain, sill blowing with fury aud rain
ing in showery torrents until about le o'clock,
when il suddenly lulled. The Underwater,
by halt past 10, was nearly two feet higher
than it was ever known at this place. The
cellars ON the South and North side of the
town were filled, and considerable damage
done to goods.
About half past 10 the weather was clear,
and severe gale SET in from the S. w. which
blew with great violence until shutdown,
when it abated in some degree, but contl-
nued fresh, aud when our paper went TO
press, the wind was more northerly.
We have not been able TO ascertain the
particular damage sustained by the height OF
the tides we are, however, sorry to state,
that go hhds. efsugar, landed upon pier No.
8, from on board the brig Sewall, from New
Orleans, were inundated, and nearly all des-
troyed. These sugars, consigned to Mr.. !.
Bouchaui, were to have been sold at auction
yesterday. A number of casks of Flaxseed,
lying on The wharf at the foot Of Broad-street,
were considerably damaged. The vessels,