Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-21

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SATURDAY MORNING SEPT. 81.
Nsrs York, Sept II.
The gust on Saturday af.ernoonwas, we
understood, much more severe n New
.Brunswick. n. ] than here. II was there
2cconpsnied with hail storm that demol-
ished almost all the glass in the windows
20 windward in the lower part OF the
town. many ofthe hailstones were as large
IS hens eggs, but OF irregular shapes, and
like broken ice--some OF them were said
10 be fakes of ice nearly as large as sau-
GERS.
Hail Storm. The village of HackeR-
sack was visited last Saturday evening
with most destructive hail storm. II
came from the northwest accompanied
with violent wind, and swept almost ev.
cry thing before it Some OF the hal
stones measured four inches IN circumter'
ence, and all the glass in the courthouse,
church, and dwelling houses exposed to
It's fury were broken into atoms. Its
range was about three miles wide and II
passed off in a southeast direction, The
fields OF buckw wheat, cabbagss, fruit, &c.
were cut to pie ces and totally destroyed.
Epeaing Posi-.
Letters, confirming the account OF The
destruction of the Turkish Admiral's Tag
ship, and the death OF the Captain Pacha,
have been received at Boston They
add, that Captain Rich of the latter port
was passing Scio for Smyrna at the time,
snd picked UP the first lieutenant and one
sailor, who, with others, were all OF the
Turkish crew that escaped. Although the
intelligence OF this disaster had reached
Smyrna during the Holiday week, every
thing passed over very quietl3s
Extract Of letter from Lsghorn, July IL.
g As is usual at this season, we expert
ence some calm in our market. Some
sales OF consequence have, however, late
~ taken place, particularly in sugars. In
cotfees n9,hing has been done for some
time, holders not wishing to submit to pri-
ces under our quotations, which we hope
will be supported. Pepper, cassia, lignea,
indigo, hides, East India piece goods, are
all articles of which we have little or no
supply al market, and which promise 10
support our quotations"
New- York, Sept. re.
Curacao. "A correspondent, under
date of the 18th August, writes as follows:
~'The Spaniards appear TO have declared
open hostililies against our country. The
brig Abeona, OF New Orleans, arrived
three days ago from Porto Cabello, in
ballast, a prize to the Hercules, Spanish
man of war. She is condemned--snd
reports that the Hercules has captured
Two other vessels one from Philadelphia,
the other from Baltimore. So far do they
carry their hostility against the United
States that the Spanish trigate Leber, OF
IA guns, recently al this port, had the i'm
audience to declare, that she was bound on
a cruise for the u. S. trigate Macedonian,
which vessel is supposed to be in this vi
cinity."
We regret to see that bills on England
and gold have rapidly risen in the last
week. We must consume our own manu-
1actures or we shall not have any specie
left in the union. dem. Press.
In an address OF the New York Board
of Health they state there is no instance,
within the knowledge OF the Board, among
the numerous cases which have occurred,
where any part of the family or the atten'
dants oil the sick have contracted the dis
order out OF the affected district; and it
is therefore concluded that the present
disease, so fan at least, is not infectious
L. Al 40 - ha
strongest acknowledgment which has ever
been made, by any of the constituted au-
thorites of New Y ork, as to the non.con-
tagious nature OF the Yellow Fever. lio.
We are sorry to learn from the N. 7.
Gazette, that what is called the bilious
malignant lever, RACES in the English neigh
borhood. particularly along the Second RI
yer. n. J. Many are now down with the
disease, aud one Of the cases terminated
with black vomit.
A second Lambert.-lt is stated IN the
Portsmouth On. H.) Journal, of SepteD-
Der 7th, that there is sgentlelnan living ia
the town of Centerharbor, in the state OF
New- Hampshire, (Mr. Caleb Towle,
wealthy and respectable farmer, whose
height is 5 ieet 10 inches, girth feet, and
weight SIS pounds He is Obliged TO use
a second chair for the more bulky part OF
his frame.
A commission merchant at Wheeling
{Ta) lately delivered atrunk 10 Sagoner
10 carry to Baltimore, informing him that
il was of great value. On the way it was
stolen-but, short time afterwards reeo-
Pered, broke open, but not deprived OF ITS