Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-03

Heiton's kitchen aud shop. 10 houses.
Bat. Patriot.
AFFECTING DISPENSATION.
BATH, (Maine.) Oct. lS.-An accident
peculiarly distressing, happened on We'd
nesday the ,ih inst. la the town of Pull
teney. Sometime in the forenoon, Messrs.
Jeduthan Highly. Esq. Jonathan Wales
George Cooper, Noble Sweet. aud Chaun
cey Phelps, left Pratisburgb Centre in
Wagon, for the purpose OF attending
Justices court IN the north part of Pulie-
ney. The wind was tremeudous-and
large trees were torn up by the roots or
twisted from their trunks and falling in all
directions. just zs they were passing from
piece ct woods into small clearing, a
large walnut tree standing IN field near
the road was irrn up by the whrlwind.
and fell in the objection OF The waggon.-
The driver, sensible OF the danger, whip
ped his horses 10 escape, but unfortunate.
~ drove $" as 10 bring the centre of the
Wagon Immediately under the falling
tree-t Tell. Cooper, a la,i OF about is,
was killed instam,aneously. Esq Highly
survived about 3 hours. Mr.. Wales only
three quarters OF an hour-boih scnseless.
Thus were three souls Gu, of in health
and hapPnrss. and ushered into another
and better world. They were buried on
the 18th instant, followed by concourse
OF nearly 800 ,cople.-Esq. Highly was a |
bout 10 years of age, MIR. Wales about 80.
Phelps received some injury in his arm
aud Sweet slight wound in his lore head.
Patriot.
brunswick, Maine, Oct. 2o.--Om Tues,,ay
anu Wednp>day TIT 10th aud lith inst. we
had some rain thoa.h not cnongh 10 aliect t,s
river mnch. On fursda, night between I'm
the esenin. and in the morning il rose six
lee, aud inches, swept off number OF logs
aud so'ne boats. The river fell rapidIy to-
common snnneI pitch Till Sunday morning
when we had some heavy. but short showers:
In The evening, The wind at =. = commencipg
with heavy rain, which continued without IN
remission I'LL morning. Ii rained necessarily
Till snn set on Monday. On Tuesday morning
we HAD 10 wiint So melancholy scene All
the 5ooms above the falls bioke. containing
logs, NJ is satl, Sulhcieut to supply 23 saws for
Two years, the greatest number ever on hand
al This season OF The year. at this time the
DAM OF buikhead. that secured water Tor sew
en- saws, two capb0ard machines aud erist
mn, started and carried with il about sixty
ieci OF lie AndI oscosgin bridge and two mill,
tor manufacturing clapboar,l, owned by Messrs.
Jarquth and Eastman. "A greater por-
ion OF HE most expensive dam on The tails
then started ard probably caunot be repaired
under nine or ten mouths. Fifteen SAWS, two
gfist mills. a cardiug machine. Two clapbos,d
mills and aii mill Will be rendered n,.I,.x
III the dam is repaired.
IL seemed provIdeniial that the wind veered
10 the "ori,iward aud drove a great rostiun of
the logs on the southern shore OF Merry-meei-
ing bay Of course there may be "a ;arfiaI saw
ing. II is a general conclusion that the loss
viii exceed hundred and t;csnty fire thou>
Sdnd dOiaIs.
We Witnessed passing MS Tie relics of
double saw mil, d griSi mill. and the exDep-
sive iower bulge between Durham aud Lis
bon over Amdroscosgiu. The loss AT Lisbon
would considerably swell our melancholy at
count.
BELFAST, Maine, Oct ia violen, storm
OF Wind and lain commenced IN this vicinity
on Sunday evening last. which continued for
twenty -four bonrs-duiing which we are in.
formed that Tie toll bridge al Liuco,uyi!le To.
geiher with mill dam, and about 200 logs
were carried away.
BOsToN, Oct. 20.-A gentleman from Vei.
mont informs us that The country IN thai dnet.
ton has been almost Delayed.
he rain commenced gu Sunday moyripO
al Windsor, and continued until iuesday-tlIc
Connecucu; rose 10 feet III ~ hours II was
'aid that at Montpelier The iow+r streets were
Inundated the cellars filled with water; ,hat
every bridge on The Onion river TO BnriiUe tpn
was impossible. man, his vile aud Two
children, returning tIOm Springfield WtC
ioi nome, ~ crossing cauSeway velflcwed
with waller, The horse missing the path precip-
Rated The carriage into deep wafer and all
were drowned except one Child, which wa.
rescued after tlOtting some time
~ Cbarlestnwn, Two men endcayonrpg 10
swim and eAeited iinI<clt III getting his COM
rade To a log. and then undertook 10 swim
ashore aud was dIcwnPd The loss of LOGS is
great aud The stages have 10 go out of the
usual roads 10 get along. People were ont
repairing the bridges aud roads, and in a few
days they will he as passabIe 5 ever"
PORTLAND, (Maine,) Oct. 81 A Con.
ventioD OF Delegates from various paris
OF the Siaic, met in this town on Thurs
day last, 10 take into consideration The
proposed new Tariff. A memorial to
Congress on the subject, voted al this
meeiug, wiil be seen in our paper 10 day.
The public sentiment of this State is
strongly aGd universally opposed to lie
IdrItf. II i considere / as project for
taxing the many for Tie benciil of lie
few. We conceive II Impossible thai thus
tariff should receive The sanction Of Cor
gress. We are very sure Tia, ibe country
would never submit 10 il for ANY lpugIil
OF iIme, and ~ this case il wo>ld ulli.
mateiJ prove injurious TO the interes : of
TIE manufacturers themselves.
JOSEPH WINGATE, aud PETER Fl.
GREEN, Esqrs. were chosen delegates 10
meet the Convention at Philadelphia,
NASHVILLE, Oct. l7.-The New Bank
OF The State OF Tennessee, located IN This
place, commenced lis operations on Sd
Iuriay last The I4lli inst.
NORFOLK, Oct. 3i.--The u. S. frigate
Guerrero, Captain WARRlNGToN, Tot
under way this morning, from her moor
ings between The forts, aud proceeded no
TO the Navy Yard, al Gosport.
The legislature oi Vermont 10 ,o,u =;