Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-10-21

on the Tth, and having made temporary
rerair, sailed again ON the 9Th INST.
Lia of Officers on board the For John
T. Richie 1t. Comd'l.; 1t Poltenger;
Act. Sailing Master Clinton; Midshipmen,
Farmhouse, Jenkins, Skinner, and Giass'n;
Passengers, Caldwell, Plat, Gardner oil
Marines, and Midshipman Weems.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Nsw YoRx, Oct, I4-By the packe:
brig Fanny, which arrived yesterday, we
have received New Orleans papers to the
18th ult. inclusive.
THE GALE.
New ORLEANS, Sept. l6-On Saturday
morning storm set in from tbe ~ Z.
which continued to increase until about !
o'clock, P. NJ when the rain Tell in such
torrents as 10 literally deluge the whole CT.
~; and the rear OF the town j, still cover.
ed with water as high up as Rampant st.
The wind having continued with more or
less severity until one O'Clock yesterday
morning, a heavy gale commenced from
w. and w 8. w. which threatened to
PROSTATE every opposing object. his
vale lasted for one or two hours and abat-
ed during the day.
The Mexican schr. VaIadora, Of T. for
Tampico, Capslzed and sunk at the lower
anding-and this the only damage OF con-
sequence tina: we can learn the shipping
in port have received. The hull OF the
old ship Ajax and OF brig which lay
with her on The opposite side OF the river,
also sunk during the night but the value
was tritliag The most serious loss which
has occurred IN por. is TO the ma k''
people from the coast, IN their pirogut;
iroln 20 to 80 OF them having been sunk
OF dashed to pieces
The Levees OF Mrs. Mon!egut' Mr. Rot.
6gnac, Mr. Fr.ret and Mrs Blanque have
suffered much. their counter levees have
been almost entirely destroyed. part
of that 6ne levee which was begun under
the administration OF Mr. Aug. liacarty,
has been considerably damaged from Ma
dame routants, up to Garrison street.
A mass Of nearly sixty teet IN width OF
the whole extent has been washed OF.
The levee 10 front OF the market house
has also been damaged; but the greatest
injury has been Gone TO that part OF .he
irvee extending from st. Peter street TO
M Fortier's house, an extent OF about
$50 ieet, which has sunk nearly ten ieel.
h is asserted that the :, pairs OF these ie-
wees III cost al lest D80, 900,
Notwithsl andiDg these disasters, the
prospects Of the sugar planters are bel'eV.
ed to be more promising than Id any past
year. =,
Sept. E8-Tbe sugar house Of Mr.. l.
Bonligny, about Sthree miles below The
quarantine ground, was unroofed and o.
therwIse injured. -.
II was reported that an hermapbrodite
brig was sunk in the river during The
storm.
We learn ,hs, the gale commenced at
Bonnet Care Oh Wednesday afternoon.
and continued Ia increase until Saturday
evening when complete tornado arose
which lasted two hours. pros!raIng IN us
course trees, fences, selds OF cane and OF
cotton. The crops in the Parish OF iber'
vile are represented as nearly ruined
passenger observed to Us that "a field OF
cotton was turned up and blown OF like
straw &" The violence OF the wind Was
little less 4, Bayou Sarsh-no intelligence
above bad been received.
In addition TO this serious misfortune {"
the cotton planters. SO. bIighting TO their
previously good prospects, the rot's max
Ing rsyages IN The cotton which was not
Frustrated
We omitted to mention yesterday, that
the steam boa, Balize Packet sunk neal
The Point, during the storm II is suppo
sed she will be raised without difficulty
The whole number OF deaths during
The week ending Is inst was AZ. Oh these
there died OF yellow fever /, malignant
iever :, other fevers S. dysen'ery s inca.
sizes Z, lockjaw 2. disease. not reported
10. The case of yellow lever was at The
hospital, one or two other cases OF that
character are said 10 exist in that lnsiitu'
ton. Relative to the two cases OF malIg.
nant tever, the doctors disagree, many OF
them pronounc,ng the disease common BIZ
lious or typhus fever Among the citizens
generally, greater degree OF bealIh has
not been enjoyed since the summer com
menced.
MEXICO.
II is a.certalned by Mexican papers to
The goth Of August, that the voice OF the
Provinces has been unequivocslty express
ed in favor OF . FederaiIve Rnpublic.
Santana had recognized, in form, the
Supreme Executive power OF Mexico, ana
in an address 10 that body, he signihed the