American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-10-11
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Mace are likewise carried away.
Capt Bonnell's house on Morris Island; and
Mr.. Suckers house at Pelican bank are Frustrated.
Suyan's Island did not escape the ELECTS OF the
storm. We have gathered the following melancho-
" and affecting particulars from that place:
The house Of Lewis Morris, Esq. at the east end
ofthe Island, was blown down, and Mrs. Morris,
her eldest son, a Mr. J -, the French tutor, and
one servant, we're buried alive in the ruins. MIS-.
Thomas Middleton, who was in the house during
the Storm and is supposed to have left for place
of greater safety, was found drowned in pond near
the place.
MIR. Boyce and family had most provdentia
escape---they had just left the shed room in which
they slept for place of greater safety, when the
whole OF it fell.
Messrs. Fraser, Tunno & Dennison's houses
were all destrsyed--as we'll as many others. We
have not been able for the want of time, to ascer
tain particulars concerning them
The following are the effects Of the storm in the
narbor:
The ships Hunter, from Stockholm, and the
Ceres from Liverpool are both ashore in the marsh
opposite the city.
The ship Perfect, from Liverpool, broke from
her mornings at Edmondston's wharf, and drifed
opposite to Fort Johnson, when her best bower an-
Choir being bent, she was brought to in safety.
The line ship Amelia, from N. York, is ashore
out much injury-both of her top masts and her
nizen masts are gone.
The line ship Commodore Perry is materially
injured-her mizen top mast and sails are carried
away-her channels hurt-her stein stove in, and
her rigging damaged
The ship London, at Magwood's wharf, had her
chain wales carried away.
The Spanish brig Panchita, is ashore near Shuts
Folly, opposite the city.
The brig Sea Gull drifted from Knox * Prt-
chard's wharf up to Town Greek, and lies there
bottom upwards The mate is unfortunately lost.
The schr Colonel Simons, Of Beaufort, has sunk
opposite Castle Pmckney, and both masts gone
Another schooner in the rear of her, lies ON her
beam ends.
The coasling schooners Grampus, and Cotton
Planter, belonging to Capt. Saultus, are ashore on
James lsland-four negroes and white lad who
were on board, are missing. Two soops, unknown,
are also in the saiac condition. at the same place.
Mr.. TresCott's and MIR. Frost's coasting sloops,
are also Cas- lie Pinckney.
A schooner, sloop and Camden boat, are y-
ing in Hog Island marsh There are four other
small craft to the Northward Of them.
The Spanish schooner Rosalia, is ashore at Town
Creek
The Colombian armed schooner Gen. Montillo,
lost her foremost.
The schooner Mark Time is high and dry at the
Island
Two vessels bottom upwards, were floating down
the channel this morning, towards the Bar.
The United States schr Grampus rode out the
gale in safety.
The stores on most of the wharves are more o.
less injured-by being unroofed and otherwise da |
mayed.
On Marsh's wharf, his work shop is totally des |
Toyed A new dwelling house unrooied and
a chimney blown down. The Blast Furnace is
overhrown. Mr.. Fordham's new two story wooden
house is entirely down, and other material injury al
the same wharf has been sustained.
There was but one stroke Of lightning during the
raging OF the storm and that struck the U. States
sehr. Grampus and shvered her mizen topmast.
The Thermometer rose from 70 degrees at 10l
O'clock, TO II at one O'clock.
The Barometer fell in the same time, from SOL
IS to 29o 5O.
The tide and fell, about one O'Clock feet in
As minutes.-SOuthern Patriot.