Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-10-15

an aseount ofthe dreadful havock caused by a
hurricane in Charleston, S. c.. aud, its envi-
rons-the Courier ofthat city contains more
detailed statement oftbe melancholy affair than
the Southern Patriot had time oprocure when
il was issued. We have not room IN this NOR
ning's paper for the whole of the Courier's
statement. but content ourselves with giving
the following, in addition to what %e heretofore
published-inou next we shall give it entire,
fHE HURRICANEr
Distressing particulars Of this awful Vi
STATION are hourly crowding upon US To
the South AMI West, the des0lation does
not appear to have extended far; bat 10
the North aud East, its ravageS are extern
sive indeed.
The city was ag,tated alt yesterday at
iernoon by report that the settlements at
North Inlet, the summer residence OF the
inhabitants of Georgetown ard it, vHlnlty,
mad been swept away and that all The in
habitants with ore exception only, bad
persisted. After waiting in Breathe $ nx-
fety for some hours, messenger arrived
inst az dark from Georgetown with INTEL
Jigence that two families only bad fallen
victims. one being that OF ROBERT f. WI
.rar n. ESQ. of which himself and one SER
want only were saved, having been Drift
ing about all ntgnt upon a plecG ct scant-
ling; the-othes as That OF DF'-flYERs,
whose house tell aud crushed to death all
who were within. Mrs. BoTsFoRD. the
venerable relict of the Clergyman of that
name. is also stated to have persisted,
II is added. that little or no injury was
Sustained by The gale in Georgetown;
some houses were partially unrooEed, fem
ces blown down, sc, but no lives lost, TO
our inlormant'S knowledge,
s. Letters from ST., James tSantee.2 state
that on Murphy island, at the entrance
OF the Saniee, tue devastation by the storm
j, great beycnd concepti0 whole plan
tations have been nearly swept away ; AMI
melancholy 10 relate, so negroes have
heen LOST By being drowned or crushed to
death by the lalliag of houses, on Mrs.
HorTy's plantation, Cir johnson. the o.
.verseer, WAS the only person. saved IN his
family. Miss Sarah bochet was likewise
lost her body was found next morning
on the beach Mr. John Mddleton's
dwelling house and both mills are ouch
injured, anil nearly all of the Hegro houses
blown down; mis- overseer's wife and ne
srrops were drowned on Cedar lsiand--the
overSeer was picKadnp alive ia the marsh.
Mr.. Saoobred's Mill has also been des-
groyed, aad every house is more OF less in
.jured.
A letter from Mr.. Hume's oveFseer, on
South Santee, states, that % negroes out
of go were lost-only three of The bodies
Had been found--several ofihe negro hOu-
ses Blown down II was also reported
that Gen. 'Fhos. Pinckney's plantation
mas received great injury, and many OF his
negroes lost. MessEs. Charles & Thomas
.Huggins, between lhe Santees) lost ali
their slases aud crop, with the exception
OF ) haads. airs, Horny lost SO slaves apG
the overSeer.
@6 The dwelling house, out-heuses, sc. OF
Wm. Mathews, ESQ on the sea shore, at
Santee, were literally destroyed and his
crop very seriously injured bis loss is
estimate ! at about 1000 dollars.
The dwelling house OF Mr Hamlin, in
Christ Church Parish, Suffered very Sc
verely, Nc and Ms. H. escaped from
AIS fallen ruins with very severe injury,
at CapeTs i,laadi the tide rose several
feet hlgher than il had lone in any of the
gales wltnm the last 90 years Several
OF the oct buildings of Mr.. VIM. Price. Jr
on that island, were blown down, aud two
OF his Negroes narrowly escaped drown
ing IN passing from one house to another.
A gentleman who was at PineVlile on
Saturday last at noon, on his way, down
from the back country, Diorms, that al
though several houses had been unroOfed,
fences and trees blown down. sc. he did
not hear OF any lives being lost at the vii.
lag4. Al Musry's Ferry, the buildings
were mostly blown down, and the roads
strewed with fallen rees
At Hibben's Ferry toe loss is said 10 be
very acknowledging houses are un-
rooted, negro houses blown downand crops
destroyed.
The bodies otseveral 6ne horses are re-
ported TO have drittel on. shore at Long Is
land, supposed to be from some vessel
wrecked GA the coast.
The body OF another seamen, probably
one OF the crew Of the smack Aurora, was
sound upon the beach OF Sulhvan's island
yesterday.
The schooner Patriot, Elheridge, OF T.
denton, was lying at anchor ia the barbor
during the late gale, when she was run
toul OF hy another schooner, parted her ca
bies, AMI drove ashore on James Island
has since been got off with the loss of her
Inalnmast aud otner damage.
ae wTscG OF the smack Aurora was
seen ashore on Long Island, on Sunday,
bottom upwards. Her crew was compo-
sed OF tue following persons, viz: Win
throp Sawyer, OF Groton, lConn.) Will
liam Murphy, OF do; Simeon RtVce' nj do.