Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-09-11

We hear Of numerous instances in every part
OF the city.
The roofs and cornices Of Mr.. Sehcrmer-
horns block of stores, extending from Front to
South-strcct, on the west side of Fulton-street,
We're muchinjured, and every chimney but one,
carried away.
AT Greenwich village, number of small
buildings, chimDeys, Sc. were blown down.
The soap factory of j. s NJ. Beali.e, m King,
near Greenwich street, is totally DESTROYED.
new distillcry near the spot, was saved by.
the eXertions Of number of people in con.
filming the roof by ropes. A number OF hogs
belonging to the distillery were drowned.
The greatest part OF the elegant poplars
and weeping willows at Hudson Park were
blown down
The upper part of a house, in the Bowery,
near Hcster-street, occupied by MIR. Raynor,
was carried away.
The Ball-Alley in Allen-street is DESTROYED.
Seven unfinished buildings al Manhattan
Island, belonging to Mr.. Noah Brown, are
destroyed.
At Powes Hook, the floating bridge be-
longing to the Steam boat establishment, was
carried away; all the small craft, consisting of
wood boats, ferry boats, sc. DESTROYED, the
wind mill seriously injured, and but for the
fortunate event of some part of the machine
ry giving way, would undoubtedly have been
set on FIRE by the friction occasioaed by the
velocity of the sweeps. Trees, sta0ps, SC
We're blown away. The land on th6 lower
point OF the Hook, IN front of the seat of Rich
ard Narlck, Esq. was carried away.
Most OF the remaining railing round the
Battery, and several feet of its front, nave
been washed away-and the DOCKS i'm the
North and East Rivers, near the Battery, are
materially injured
large cow-hOuse at the upper end of
Broadway, opposite the Sailors Snug Harbor,
was blown down, nine cows were killed, and
others badly wounded.
The Steam Boat Chancellor Livingston, ar
rived from Albany yesterday, experienced the
gale at Ponghkeepsie, where she stopt about
hours. The rain fell in torrents, butt is be-
iieved the wind was not so severe as at this
place.
The ;eam-boat started from Hoboken for
New York at 5o'clock-put back on account
of the gale but made second and third at
tempt and had nearly reached the city, when
she was blown off, and was driven ashore near
the seat of Gen. Stevens, about the ferry Ii
was with considerable difficulty the passen-
gers got on shore, by the assistance of the in
habltants. Considerable damage has been
done at Hoboken, particularly tn the Grocery
Store of Mr.. Van Boskerck, the contents of
which have been Destroyed wharves and
bridges were entirely destroyed. The embark
ment to the Messrs. Syvartwouts' meadows,
was considerably injured. Two ferry boats
were driven on the meadows. The greater
part of the trees which surrounded the House
of Mr.. Boskerck were destroyed-and the
roads from Hackensack to Hoboken are rem
dered impossible, being choalled up with fall
len trees. One of the horse-boats belonging
to the Hoboken ferry, drifted ashore about
Fort GanZevOrt, and the other remains be-
tween Hoboken and Col. Stevens. The pas
sengers in the team-boat request us TO return
MIR. Van Boskerck their sincere thanks for his
humane and polite attention to them during
their distress, having received them into his
house, and supplied them with every comfort.
The dock at Powles Hook is nearly ruined
The brig Cannon much injured, and an
EgSharbor sioop totally wrecked.
Two launches belonging to the u. S. ship
Franklin, one with SO men and another OF
or men, were driven ashore at and near
PoWies Hook, and it is said several lives were
lost.
On Leng Island, the corn, many trees, fences
&c. are leYelled, and the winter apple-trees
have been stripped of their fruit and this,
no doubt, is the case in every place where the
hurricane was equally violent. ?.
The barn Of Mr.. Van Nostrand, at Jamaica
Long Island, was blown down, and one man
and a horse were killed
The following vessels, which were at the
Quarantine Ground, have received damage as
stated below.
The Nautilus Steam boat was considerably
damaged at the dock at Staten Island, but will
be repaired in the course of a week
The ship Angelica from Martinique, was
driven ashore on Staten Island, about miles
fiom the ground.
The brig Nancy, Taylor, of Portland from
Havana with mOlasses, is bilged, and high and
dry near Quarantine Dock.
The brig Fox, Wheeler, with salt, is ashore
at Red Hook; she was ran foul of by the
French frigate Galatea, carried away her bow
spirit, unshipped her rudder, and did other
damage. She is clear of the rocks and does
not leak much. It's supposed she will be got
Mr. Willtie, in a sail slIff, was going from the
city to Red Hook, was driven ashore, and lost
his boat near the place where the Fox lies.
The schooner Enterprise Maxwell, of Pro-
violence, ashore at do. considerably damaged.
The sloop Protection, of Perth Amboy.
loaded with wood, ashore at do. stern stove in.
The Sloop Sappho, Van Setback, of Alba
ny, from New Orleans, cotton, pimento, do.
do and bilged. ~
The schooner Agenora, Pike, of Fairfield.
do. do. considerably injured, with loss of both
anchors and cables.
The schr. John Allen, Simpson, of Duxbury,
loaded with wheat and -four, ashore abreast of
the Hospital.
The brig Coperncan, Brown, from st. Jago
nc Cuba, with sugar, ashore below the Public
Store, and bilged.
The ship Belle, Beebe, from Savannah,
with cotton, ashore at ditto, biIged.
The brig AndrOOache S,till,,,or cro,s, 6.
Thomas, with sugar, do. eaky.
The brig Neptune's Barge, Michaelletti.
rom Charleston, ashore at do. with loss OIL
OretODmasfs &c &c and L;Irod