Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-14
JonS QUIHcr ADAMS,
Secretary Of State
UNITED STATES.
TOpNADo


New ORLEANS, July l6.-On Friday oe
tenoon, the fatlbourg Lacour5e was visited nv
a violent and destructive tornado Its ravages
commenced at the brick house OF Mad. Nor
nay, and extended alnng the Ievec, in direct
line, to Mr.. Forts Distillery-swceping in is
course the whole or part of every in!crmeGi-
ate building next to the river, together with
trees, fences, etc. The roof of Md. Nor
nays house was entirely taken of. and a larre
part of it carried by The force OF the wind to
the distance at least of 100 yards. -Four frame
houses belonging to Mr.. Mornay, Mr.. Dupas-
sous large warehouses, and several other
buildings, of which the owners or urcupanfs
are unknown to us, were literally Ieycllcd with
the earlh-mauy other houses unrooled or
otherwise damaged. The loss ofproperty in
Mr.. Forts distillery is considerable. The
tornado took to the river at the distilcry, and
is supposed to have struck the point near the
house OF the late MIR. Duycrger, and thence
descending the river again struck the left
bank in the vicinity of Madam Montremls
plantation, where it occasioned some triAing
damage to trees, fences, etc. Before it arrived
at this point it was probably exhausted of a
great portion of It's force.
Several wonderful evidences of the irresis-
iible force of the wind, have been pointed ont
to us {: a piece of timber 90 feet in length and
. inches square is said to have been lifted from
the ground and carried more than 200 wards
from the place where it lay the sharp end OF
a picket was driven into the brick wall of Ma
dam Mornay's house, where it remains fixed
as firmly as nail in an oak plank.
A colored boy was killed, being pierced
through the body by picket, and a white
man so severely injured that he is not expect
ed to recover.
DEATHS BY LIGHTNING.
During the thunder shower, yesterday after
noon, two white men were kiiledby lightning,
on board a fiat boat lying between Livingston's
Canal and Withcr's saw mill: Three other
persons on board the same boat were prostra-
ted by the shock, but received no material in
Jury. large tree, in the swamp at the back
of the city, was at the same time set on fire
by the lightning, and continued to blaze bright
ly when our paper went TO press.
ST. AUGUSTINE, July Give understand
an arrangement will shortly he Effected for the
transportation Of thc mail between this place
and St. Mary's, by Capt BELL, the provis-
Ional Secretary of this Province. As soon as
the contemplated arrangement takes place,
the day Of orr publication will be altered so as
best TO accord with its arrival and departure.
Mr.. PETER NANCY, of st. johns, has
been appointed by the Collector pro tenn. Of
this port, Inspector for that river and its vi
entity.
BY gentleman from 81. Johns, VIC learn.
that the Spanish Brig III SoIdodo, arrived at
chat place on Tuesday last--and schooner,
ifeghted with live oak, sailed for Boston the
same day.
James Dougherig, priyatcin Capt. Hobart's
company, 4th regiment of Artillery, was
drowned in attempting to swim from the main
to Anastaiia island. Ills body was found on
the 18th inst. Coronsr's RoDoH-That the
said Doughcrty cane TO his death in attempt
ing 90 desert. No wounds or marks Of yio-
lcncc were observable on his body
Florida Gaz.
To ~ Editor r. tie Fiori7a Sos,tfs.
GENTLEmEN--Thoree exists in this conlmu-
nifty, various and conflicting opinions on the