Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-08-10

bis family, arrived at his residence in this
city, FROM his seat in Virginia, on Tuesday
evening. Nes. int'
Destructive TORNADO AND HAIL STORM.
ASsusta, (Georgia,) July Is
A tornado of the most awful nature in
its effects passed through the counties of
Ogethorpe, Wilkes and Lincoln, on Sum-
d,y morning, the 18th inst. and destroyed
or injured every thing in its progress
The largest trees was uprooted and twist
ed from their trunks-barns blown down,
and their contents (corn and wheat) scat
tered before the wind promising planta-
tions of corn and cetton utterly ruined,
and many persons made beggars, who
moment before deemed themselves indie
pendent.
Such is the account we have received
of the awful visitation, the particulars OF
which will be found in the following ex-
tract of letter received by the editor,
from gentleman of this place, at present
In Wilkes county.
"On Sunday morning last, just before
day light, most tremendous tornado
passed through part of this county, and
its course has done extensive injury; and
In some instances has been attended al
most with ruinous consequences 1t COM
menced, as far as can understood, about
Athens; at least its effects have been
heard of as high up as that place-it
passed through Oglethorpe, Wilkes, and
Lincoln, and from the latter county cross
ed Savannah river; but how far it extend
ed into South Carolina. or what damage
it has done there, have not understood
Its width was from half mile to two
miles, getting wider as it approached the
river, In is passage through this county
it was from half mile to three quarters
wide, and in that space, during it's whole
progress, it has done vast and incalcuIa
BILE mischief 1t passed through one of
our neighbours plantations, and almost
totally destroyed his crop; his overseer
yesterday told me that he should not make
enough for the supply fthe place--upon
the day before the hurricane, he calculat-
cd upon a hundred and forty bales of cot
ton, and tolerable crop of corn. Trees,
fences, and houses were blown down, and
the awful roar OF the wind, and violent
and incessant shower of hail and rain,
rendered duration of the storm period
of almost inconceivabie apprehension and
alarm.
The wind levelled the trees in every d.
rection-twis,ing of those OF large size. and
scattering the fences far and wide; the hail
stripped the cotton and the corn 10 the bare
stalk, and IN many instances beat into the
earth at such rate that in the morning
scarcely a vestige Of vegetation was to be
seen 10 fields. which the day before present.
cd promising prospect Several poor per-
sons in the neighborhood, particularly two
or three widows have lost their entire crops,
ard are so injured in their prospects, as to
require the aid of the benevolent for their
support, and subscriptions to assist them
have been set on foot, and are literally pat.
ronlzed Mr.. -. who formerly resided
in Augusta, who had flourish ng and exten
sive crop Of cotton snc corn growing on his
large and valuable plantation had unfortu
nately the whole of bis place within the inhu
ence Of the hurricane, and his prospects OF
crop are totally destroyed; he told me yes
terday that he should not make pound of
cotton, or bushel Of corn; bis last years
corn house was blown to pieces, ard the
corn scattered about the fields; his large barn
was blown down, and the wheat in It blown
away and lost; his carriage house was blown
down, and his carriage destroyed--his poul.
try house was blown down. and above three
hundred bead Of poultry, he informed me,
were killed by the bail; and the trees were
blown down so thick around him, that he
had to make circuit, be observed, Of above
half mile, to get from his house to the road :.
His NJ ighbors also suffered severely In
short. scarcely ever heard Of more serious
injury from such a tornado in any part of the
up country-sssit widened towards the riv-
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