Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-10-17

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rished in flying Tor safety to neighbonng
house. The alarm beng given that the
house was falling, she rushed out, in com.
pany with her husband, and little girl Of
not more than nine or ten years OF age;
terrible blast of wind soon separated them,
alas for ever! in her fight, and overcome
by the violence OF the wind, she fell into
small pool of water, not tar from the door
1.-The little girl endeavored in vain TO ex-
tricate her, but not being able 10 do so,
she crawled back 10 the house before as
sisiance, however, could reach Mrs. NJ her
spirit had taken its fight into another
and better world.
The remains of Mrs. Middleton, toge
thcr with those OF Mrs. Morris, and her
son were entombed last evening in the ce-
netery of the family OF the latter, al The
French Cslvanistic Church, attended by
the weeping relatives OF the respective ia
miles. Those of M. La DaigeRee, who
persisted with them, were inferred in the
same burying ground,
The body of William Young, young
man about Is years of age, was cut out Of
the bottom of one of Mr.. Saltus' schooners
ashore on James Island. The body ola
Negro man, one OF the crew, was taken
out al the same time.
Mr.. Joseph Clark, the owner Of two.
Sullvan's Island packet boats, is supposed
to have persisted, together with a negro
Insn and a negro woman, who were on
board his boat the EAGLE. Ii appears that
Mr.. Clark was endeavoring, about IL o.
clock at night, to save his boat from being
dashed to pieces in the dock that she
parted the hawser which held her, and
drove off towards James Island color
ed man who was on board her, informs that
Immediately on touching that shore, the
boats mast went over the side, and she
upset-Mr. C.. and one Of The men, and
the woman lett her, with the Intention OF
making for the shore our informant stuck
10 the wreck and as nothing has since
been heard of MIR. Clark, there is every
reason to fear that he, and those with him,
have persisted. A liberal reward has
been offered for the body of Mr.. CLARK.
The body OF negro fellow named Ben
cal, the property of Mr.. Isaac Ball, being
ONE of three composing the crew ot drog-
ging sloop belonging to that gentleman,
was taken up floating in the river, on Sa-
turday, the others doubtless shared SIM
liar fate.
The inhabitants Of Moultrevifle speak
in the highest terms Of The conduct OF the
u. S. officers at Fort Moultrie, and par
tcularly OF Lit. WASHINGTON, the officer
of the day. They were unremitting in
their endeavours TO suecour and render
comfortable those families who. driven
from their dwellings by the merciless
storm, had sought shelter in the Portland
not content with thus afording them shell.
ter and protection, despatched men to pro-
tect their property, where II ha1 been
lett, as was the case in many instances, to
the mercy of those loul-weather birds who
are ever abroad in the storm, and ready to
depredate upon the property OF the untor-
tunate and distressed One instance of
robbery has come 10 our knowledge, which
is calculated to exhibit human depravity
10 its.strongest colours Capt Hemning-
way, of the schr. Benjamin. had for a few
moments during the gale, left his vessel
secured at Gibbs and Harper's wharls, and
taken shelter in neighboring store, but on
returning. found that some william had en-
tered the cabin. and robbed both himself
and bis crew, of all their cloathng.
The house recently erected on Repub-
lican Island, Pelican Point, was blown
down.
The house belonging to capt. Bonnell,
on ilorris's Island blown down.
The bridge at Fort Johnson was carried
away, and is on bank near the Lazaret
to,
Accouts from James Island, state that
the Hurricane has been very destructive TO
the cotton crops Oh that Island,
In ST. Johns, Berkeley, many houses
were Frustrated; and on the plantation OF
Dr. NJ. Haig one negro was Killed, and a
mother was badly wounded.
We have heard Of several dwelling and
negro houses being blown down in st.
Thomas and Chllst Church parishes, bat
of no lives being lost On the plantation
OF Thomas Hunt, Esq the damage was We
ry considerable the dwelling house much
injured, one of the Chimpeys blown down,
and the kitchen entirely destroyed. The
cotton, gin, and poultry houses blown
down; the chimney of the overseer's
house blown down, together with the sta
bles and all the negro houses; and ME
crop except the rice in the barn, material
Iy injured. Every fence on the plantation
IS laic prostrate--bu fortunately no lives
LOST.
ON DANIELS ISLAND,
The effect was, if possible, more des-
tTuctve than in town.-One OF the CHM |
MES of Mr.. Fordham's house, was blown
down, and three OF the chimnles OF his |
negro house his gin house taken from lis
foundation, and set on the ground az some
distance, and his cotton house much in