Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-10-26
FROM CHARLESTON.

FROM CHARLESTON.
Ali our inform alton from Charleston now
co mes by way of the sea.port.-not single
paper having yet reached as 10y nail from
Charle stun since the 9Th ultino The fol-
lowing we received by way of n. York yes
ierdsy
CHARLESTON, OCT. 4.
Ertrdct or a letter from gentleman at
North Inlet, dated on Sunday last,
10 his friend in this city.
''li is my very painful Guty To ne he bearer
of dreadful news. gray you, my dear
friend, to cain and compose yourself, and
bear with resIgnation the dispehsa,Ion Of an
Almighty Providence in whose haHds alone
are all our lives In announcing the dread
tul catastrophe, | can scarcely proceed
but ii must be done. Our dear and beloved
friends, r. +. WlIhers and family, with The
house, were swepl away on Friday night,
by the terrible storm or tornado and OF
the whole number, Mr.. Withers only has yet
bssn found. He wss taken ouL of The wa
ter yesterday nnruing, after having been in
u thrseor four hours. He was carried to
Debprdieu's island, and has had every kind
ness and attention paid 10 him by MIR. Cob
ems family was with him all the day, as
wa, slso chs Rev. Mr.. Cayer., aid il 10 at
his particular reqGest tia. make this cnm-
nonication TO You. Every search was, and
stiil Is making tor the Ut the family
but as yet nothing ha. been seen or heard Of
them. The materiais of the house, furniture,
Sc. are found scattered ard drIfted in every
tirsc,ion, and the dead body Oi cue of his
negroes ha, been tound MIR. Withers states
thai, between one and TWO O'Clock in the
morning, after the chimneys had ta;ien, his
whole tamtiy with Weber. Sbackeord and
Cas'ain Wish, left tie body OF The house,
and went in o 'he wcssero shed room, lwind
D. u } being as ,hey thought, the most safe
In ten mInues after, she huuse wsveTe5,
ans IN an instant was crushed H. leii>
out recovered, and foand himsei 10 the
wafer, and recoects h.'aring Call for E!EI
to catch Anna Maria. after which be recoi-
tects nothing Of hi family, otter being 10
The wafer long while, he saw negro scar
h'in ne asked who he was The fellow
'ePiied stranger Well, said he, t"ke
hold, for ! must quit A voice behind cx-
cl.imed, My dear father, dome give up
we can yet BE- saved Turning, he said,
Is il you my sonP' Yes, my dear father;
do"'t give up; am yet strong, ard Cas-
hold on; we may DE saved. Here q wave
Gang, and part Of the wreck Of The house
in it, and covered them ali, which Wa, the
last he II bis 500.
MIR, WItbers was heard. and seen. ard
rescued by Lieutenant Levy. of the United
oistes' Navy, Who wa passing the snminer
al Mf. Cohen's, on Detcsdieu'. Island =
this gentleman wadrG up 10 his chin in IT. e
marsh and creek, aud was the happy la
StrsmeHt OF saving Ms. " ithets and III. SER
want Guido, who was The fellow Mr.. With.
CrS spoke 10 az before mentioned. Jacs, u
ii.tie bay, was also saved, by floating Upto
hlr Cohen's on ooe Of tis nefs cf tie
hou-e.
Il, yet we hav. made no further or rug
ces,fpl di,ccveFy of Aay c;hes pas. of the
!aInily-l fear th-ir G4jes sst bat zoo certain
In vain should ! attempt To give full ac-
count of this mos; aw'ai snG drestfol scste
II H:u inadequate to the tax. SGch rigbt
IS Friday night. end such day as ygS,eT
day, | Bsvst before experienced. Poor ,rs.
hyefs AID FANNY, II OF Is in uraorr, ntu
also swept away, and ho'birg can DC bea5d
oF them and also "a poor barber named
Derosa, airs. Bo,sOTd, sad tao, whiis chg
dten, aud two n"grUss, killed by thc lLii o.
Fors'' house. Every hear: is iuil. and s.s-
~ eye i' streaming | can 30 Dlate r'
-cs-s -,
Extract IF a letter J,om Loag Eag. Wls.
eamaa, aGtsa Sun4gy. ION III.
& No doubt you mu,t ha,e f@,t 10 Cha
Lesson the s;rrna OF the 9Th. TO de.c,,5s
the hOF6tFS Oh cor situation Is utterly IiHJ"7~
siolc. You cannot conceive o. aay IbI'L
more doieiul Be'wsen ~ AID 1 c'c!,c~
the wind became 'erS high We got %, 81
cured the dOCfS asj Widow as Nc as SO
could but the ~ird ircrc, sea es,,s NJ.
utn', mi We SOON pc, csivcd TIA, it ~a,o
hIrricsns. re vi cct than acv tba, SO
hAd tYrc before v!tue>iel. S:ilI W iet -.
aJrr o1t conceive tie *, ~, tie l.r,1r
that seized Us, UPON hearu- the ;rrmyoi.n.
crash 81 t"e root fsip6g IN. ard botl f,zls,
'o;n awsy TIE fret inyuIse ,ys> TO Iy,,
at, bet wb"fe crusd we run tuP Tha va.
ter IVES upward, IT. three feet Gee u the
. scl; piazza. Ed IN frcrt The w.Scs wtfc
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