American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-11

81 -, thai went out 10 their assistance five oil
81 W.. r.,y of the Racehorse, and two men belonging
M In hoat were unfortunately drowned. making a
IN ,o,al Of nine persons who persisted on this mean-
S8choh OCCASION
H. furnished Us with the following interesting par
II .,l,rs Of his Journey from Holyhead to Chester,
n - he night Of Thursday, the 9th Instant
n ARRIVED at the Head from Dublin by the steam
,rLe, At about half past two O'Clock. took my
ss, in The mail for Liverpool, and left the Head at
o,rL,ck the same evening. 1t was then raining,
@'v,b moderate breeze; but as we proceeded, both
ho rain seet and wind increased, and it became
III hrming before we reached Bangor ferry. The
arry men hests.ed for some time before they
.voId cross, bu, at length they did so, two OF the
Messengers accompanying the guard with the mail
are After we reached the other side of he ferry,
Mhe storm still increased; and before we got to
our lamps were blown out, the wind,
San. and seet still so increasing, that there appea-
hi ri 10 be contention in the elements which should
I'm he most violent. Al this time, say nine O'Clock,
Nhg wind was blowing from S S w perfect hur-
icane; and it was truly terrific crossing in the dark
&hese tremendous hills in several instances, the
|Apuard was compelled to hang by and conduct the
IA eaders: and it was with the utmost difficulty the
N IA hn,an kept his seat indeed he had twice lost it,
Am recovered it with the assistance of the reins.
" The coach rocked so violently with the wind, that
Ih passengers we're dpprehensipe oft being blown
81 yer some Of those tremend Jus precipices which
II re 70 be met with between the two ferries. We
reached Co .gsy soon after ten O'Clock, where we
@ ere obliged to remain eight hours until the storm
sba,ed a. the ierryman would not attempt to cross,
8he storm was so violent | understood, from one
In them that this the first instance these thirty
#years that the mail was delayed under similar cir
funsances. All the country from Conway toI
Mhesier bore ample proofs of the violence ofthe
ale. Trees, tom up by the roots were IN several
aces lying across the road TO impede the
oach and the whole country was literally inun
ated The coach from Chester to Holy head could
3ot proceed further than Holywell until the gale
u baed the leaders having been blown of their feet.
a may be worthy Of remark, that on the arrival of
~ e coach at the Feathers Inn, at Chester, one of
@g wheel horses drDpt down dead in the harness
Nj Ctystgr.-Ihe storm was here excessive, and the
n arm eat. The city next morning presented the
#pp-arance Of hesieged town, battered by the ar
81 lery Of an enemy the streets srewed with States
VI i.ss, huge stnnes, broken timber mortar, glass
~ other fragments OF buildings and, in some ca
%Jts houses laid i, ruin.
81 Partgdfe.-'rhe damage done in this neighbor
good ~ the storm. on Thursday sennight, is great
"a han ever was known. The chimney belonging
Il agate was blown down upon the roof, which
#raSe though into the room where Mr.. and MIS-,
IA v &c IN bed several of the neighbors hearing ol
"a fastened to the spot where they found them both
sFNed under the runs MIR. b. was taken out with
#t beng hurt, but Mrs. b. had one OF her legsl
II ten and severely bruised all over her body.
VI ley were IN the ruins upwards Of Two hours. Il
#euly the whole Of the windows in Parkgate and
nelghborhood are broken.
81 VHfihgt6h.-The storm was severely ielt in this
3wn and neghborhood. The steeple of Trinity
hurch tel in, and did considerable damage to the
u CHI MANY persons wonder fully escaped from
len hlmneys, SC Two daughters OF Isaac Black |
rn' ESP alarmed al the violence of the hurricane
II not retire with tn rest of the family, when a |
oney tell il, ana broke their he'd into pieces
"a l.iiord, who was a visit at Winwick hall |
ms nelghborhood. on the night Of the storm, on
ring TO ms chamber. found that a stack OF chin |
ky' eaf fallen on his bed Numbers Of tres were |
ID up by the roots, and others considerably dana |
|Hd out happily we have MOI heard of any lives
|&lng lost
n lrcSt6R--The gale was here experienced in all
IA violence. The Preston Chronicle says, " the
psi serious loss was sustained by Mr.. Sheldon, in |
ii Sns complete factory blown to the ground
|21e building of this edi6ce, near Salter lane was
nhehced at the beginning of the year, and it was
''' completed that part OF the machinery had
Drought into It. Unfortunately, about four
'oo"s on the west side of the factory not
1en Atthese openings he wind entered and at
Ou' nail past eleven the fabric came down with a
"ehdous crash, leaving only the chimney, and q
u near IT. standing amidst the ruins. The dam
IN We understand, cannot be made good for less
III ABOUT 2,00ol Besides this, many other build |
. IN an unfinished state, to the number perhaps of
81 OF WE'VE in different parts OF the town, have
nj !, wholly or partly thrown down.
Ell DH"tn'-On Thursday evening, about FIVE
M 'ocN' me @lnd somewhat about s. S. w one of
MI most dreadful hurricanes, perhaps, ever remem-
@ 81 u Dublin, came on. Fortunately its extreme
|s 'e"ce dd not continue more than Two hours, du-
[ which time the mischief that has been done in