Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-14
HURRICANE.


intelligence OF The, effects by sea and
land. al lhe late g.lc, nor Is 1t the loss
oil prasesty ATOMS We have to deplore;
ereai many valuable lives have been
sacriti eel 10y its iory. IN addition to
the loss oil the seven unfortunate sailors,
mentioned on Saturday, and the pro
baDllny Of the six lell on the wreck OF
the Albion having shared a like late,
we have this day, - will he seen 10y
the accounts below, To record the
deaths OF nine more poor fellows Fae
N.st Indian is the third vessel belong
lug to the feet mentioned by Capt.
Llughhu's letter in our last, that we
have heard Of, ant Judging from the
condition OF the three, one, we may say,
totally lost. anl two dismAstcd, with
other damage, and loss of lives irom
alive hardly dare hazard a conjec
ture As 10 Inc sta tien of those not heard
Of nat th,y were mDre fortunate, can
not be slppos i; we have the worst,
therefore, 10 lnf'r iron C cunstances.
Tae following we received from
Capt. Matthew's:
The British brig Indian, Of Cork,
n Matthews, with cargo o. Coffee,
Ioga ood, Sc. sailed from Kingston
Jam onthe 9th August. Oath ilih
inst. in Lat. %, Long 80, being in
company of nlne slhs Of vessels, expe
Yirnced a severe Hurricane, when al
most dark. During It's continuance,
carried away ali our mists. boats, bow.
sprit. huiwarks. Sc and was forced
to heave part OF the cargo overheard
The carpenter and two seamen were
unfortunately washed overheard dur
ing the gale. On the i7th inst. fell in
with the wreck of the schr. Martha
Forbes, CIrman, from Boston for 81
vannah. Took one man, all that re
manned, from OFF the wreck. Capt
C4rmln was dashed to the Tafrl rail
and died Just before we got up. The
remainder of the crew, five in number
had been washed overheard. She was
a complete wreck, with only her stern
ont of water"
We are glad to state that the Reve
nue. Gutter Crawford, Paine, went to
sea yesterday morning on cruise IN
search Of vessels in distress. The Pl
LOT Boat Vexation, Lee, has been char
tered by two of our merchants, and
despatched in search, of the wreck o
the Martha Forbes, and if she is no.
found. to cruise for vessels wanting as
slsiance.
The British ship John andMary,
was seen by the steam boat Henry
Schultz to leeward Of Oh ,r'e'ton Bar.
unable to get in, owing to the wind.
A sch'r. not before reported, is up
hi Oh and dry on Cockspur Island.
The brig Gov. Hopkins has got of
and is atloat in Musgrove Greek, but
cannot get out until The Emperor is re
moved
The ship emperor has been partially
removed from her situation, and pro5a
bly, get off this. day. Her cargo will
all be delivered in good order.
Tn addition to the planters already
reported. Mr. II. Young, Mts.rs Pot
ter, Williamson, Rad, Timothy
Wayne, Rutledge, Cruger, Rogers
and Huger, on the river and rs vlcin-
iry, have all suffered severely, Mr.
Young lost upwards of 100 barrels Of
rice.
All the houses, except one on Burn
sides Island, belonging TO Mr., K +
Williams, together with the whole o
his crops, are swept away.
The Bridge on Little Ogechee il
carried away.
On O,sabaw Island, Messrs. r. N
Morel, Jno Morel, n, G Rutherford
and Bryan Morel, are all sufferers
nearly or quite all, the entire crop he
ing gone, together with number o
barns, negro houses, &c.
Some damag, was done TO tn
wharves, at Beaufort, S. G.
Bv mulatto man who arrived yes
teriiv from s. Catharine's Island, w
learn that Mr. Geo. Walburg, has los
his Gotten crop, negro houses, &c. Nj
j. Walhurg's cotton is destroyed, Tn
wind did the principle damage on "
Catharine's. Hereports thattrom TIN
to Sunhury it is one common scene G
ruin. Six feet of water was on Oge
chez causeway. Mr.. Page, with tn
mail, was as far Midway on Thursday
Mr. Geo. Anderson. has lost iron