American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-10-15
MELANCHOLY DISASTERS.
FROM THE SAVANNAH GEORGIAN, SEPTEMBER 25
GREAT GALE All DARIEN.

FROM THE SAVANNAH GEORGIAN, SEPTEMBER Is.
GREAT GALE AT DARIEN.
The ravages of the storm in our immediate vic
nifty have been confined principally 10 the losses o
individuals, in property, which is nothing wher
compared with the distressing and fatal account
which we have received from Dafien, where, as
will be seen from our details of this day, the mos
dreadful sacrifice OF human life has taken place.
From captain Vernard of the schooner Thorn
arrived yesterday, and by letters brought by him
we learn that the hurricane was tremendous and
its effects awful, at Darlen and its neghborhood.
At Mr. j. SHOWS plantation, seven miles IRON
Daren, on the sea-board Miss Harrison, sister
of Mrs. Snow, her two little brothers, MIR Rufus
r. Merrill, who was there on visit, and all the
house servants, except one, unfortunately persisted
The letter from which the above is taken, says
that the whole Of MIR. Shows family, excepting him
self and wife, had persisted and that The above
names were among those who were lost. The fam
lily consisted OF persons altogether, but whether
they were all at Mr. Shows country place or not
we have yet to learn
Mrs. I4afon, widow lady Of Patterson island, and
the whole OF her negroes, were swept away by the
water and drowned.
AT Creighton island Mr. Thomas Miller, aged
about seventeen, son of MIR. John Miller of this city
and person Of the name Of Miller, employed on
the plantation were both killed by the TALL Of the
dwelling house. Three negroes missing.
The loss of Eighty three lives has already been
ascertained fourteen of which were white per-
sons.
On ST. Sirnons island, all the property is des.
troyed but only one life as yet known to be des-
troyed. On Sapelo island, Mr. Spalding lost all
his out.budings and his crop, and one negro. The
overseer's father, two sons and four five negroes
persisted
In Darien, Mr. Kings store under the Bluff, is
blown down, and also two stores of MIR. G. L. At.
knson's, and one Of r. L. Halls besides number
of others, together with almost all the fences and
trees in the cy and the place presents most loo
my prospect.
Extract Of letter from gentleman IN Darien,
dated the 9th instant.
"Nothing appears around US here but a scene OF
destruction. The storm experienced on the 18th
has ruined this section Of the country. The des-
truclion Of property is immense, and many lives
lost.o
Extract Of another LITTER, same date.
"'ro attempt to describe the effects OF the gale
with us, would be undertaking task which am
bold to say man could do justice to. will not pre-
tend to say any thing Of further than it has been
with US and passed, desolatipg and making bare ev
cry thing in its passage. The damage to property
is beyond calculation the loss OF lives is immense
| suppose that in county not short OF one hun
bred persons have been destroyed; some Of the
most heart-rending and melancholy cases; whole
families separated and crushed amid the ruins OF
the building, or drowned in the water thrown up
from the sea. | look upon it as death to all our
prospects. | do not know what is to become OF the
country.