American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-06-21

Il or OF the port was severely wounded. The walls
4 Of number of houses had subsequently fallen
down.
most violent hail storm passed over Tuscarora
valley on Tuesday last, leveling in its course,
i fences, &c carrying the roofs off number oil
houses and barns and entirely destroying the wheat
rye corn and oats which were in the ground. A
number of young cattle. sheep and hogs were car
ried by the violence of the storm into the creek and
were drowned. Several persons were severely hurt
who were out in the storm. Happily its ravages
we're not very extensive going across the valley,
about mile and half wide !: what damage has
been done in the adjoining counties, we have not
heard. The hail was about the size Of hickory
nut, and in some places it was foot deep; never
has there been such hail storm in the recollection
Of our oldest Inhabitants ifllin Eagle, June 8.
R1cHMoND, JUNE IA violent storm or rather
tornado, accompanied by torrent OF rain and sharp
lightning passed over this city about tsn O'Clock on
Tuesday night, which did considerable damage BY
blowing down chimnies, fences, trees, &c. The
edge of Shockoe Hill, particularly in the neighbor-
hood of on-Quarter Branch, where the houses
are scattering and exposed, suffered the most. Al
most every house beyond Captain Goddin's, sustain
ed injury; one lost four chimnies and fifteen or
twenty others each, and nearly all the fences
them torn up by the roots. The gable end Of Mr..
Lpscombs house was blown in, and he and his wife
had only time to their lives by escaping from
their bed, before it was buried under the falling
bricks-they both received severe Commissions. An
other narrow escape was at Mr. Potauix's bake
house, One of the workmen had Just stepped out
and the other was in the door way, entering, when
the chimney fell and crushed in the whole roof
The Patty, small soop, is said to be the only YES
sci that sustained serious damage at Rockets al
though many had their sails torn or sustained other
slight damage. Some of the zinc covering of the
new court house was stripped off and the sky light
much shattered; the windows Of the capitol also,
and other windows exposed to the violence of the
storm, were much broken. Among the chimnes
blown down was one of Mrs. Pickett's which crush
ed in part OF the roof nearly bed in which
person was lying -iNercant. .ddver.
GENERAL. DESNOUETTEs-This gallant
othcer, who un fortunately persisted in the wreck OF
the Atbion. performed the following remarkable
achievement at the siege of Saragossa. AT the
head OF his corps OF cavalry, he forced passage
through one Of the gates of the city, which was i'm
medatey after closed upon him and his followers
He penetrated to the heart of the city, defending
himself with such gallantry that they consented 10
open the gates and let him return to the French
army, which he accordingly did.
Charleston Courier.
WE communicate with anguish the following ar
fcting intelligence which renders it too probable
that this, state has been forever deprived OIL
the talents, virtues, zeal and patriotism of oil
her youngest, but most valued sons. If to be OBJ
scure, and to raise yourself into ceebrityf TO be
poor, and to place yourself beyond the aspirations o.
wealth-if by the aid Only of industry intellect and
virtue, to obtain, while YOUTH conspicuous sta
lion in the councils Of your country, when those
councils are ripe with age and experiencc--if this
and all these, be to deserve honorable sympathy IL
your welfare, and heartfelt sorrow at your grave
then are they due, and we in humble tribute OF me
iancholy, mingle sincere grief with that OF thu
state and the nation, which, looking forward to TIL
growing vgor Of his talents, and the expansion o
his lame, will never cease regret the early deatl
OF MDUFFIE. Charleston Courier.
Office of the Georgian, Savannah, }
(Sunday,) June y o'clock, P M.
Coll Canning and Mr. AfcDnffe - The long
expected Duel between these gentlemen took plac
on Saturday last, at Tuck-a.see king, on the Caro-
Ina shore. Mr.. M'Duffe received his antagonist
ball IN the side, which lodged near the back.bone
and when the intelligence came away he was in
dellrious state.--Colonel Cumming has escaped III
injured. Thus has terminated an affair which hs
Tor months past occupied considerable portion
ME public attention throughout the Union, an
which, from the high standing of the individual
mas excited intense interest. All, we believe hay
lsit that, whichever might escape from the contes
public, in the deprivation of the talents OF eithe
would be serious loser.
Extract efa letter, dated Savannah, June 9.
Before this reaches you MIR. M'Dufhe will be r
more The fatal meeting took place yesterda
and The first fire inflicted the mortal wound. Co
cumming escaped unhurt. No similar circun
stance has ever much excited the public mind
which has only been exceeded by the deep regr
with which the fatal tidings were received by nj
n'efous conconrse Of citizens assembled at ii
s'eann-boat wharf TO learn the event.