Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-05

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companied by rain until 9 o'clork the mex
toorn'ng. III blew perfect hurricane. Mos
Vt the Pride of India Trees were either pros,ra
ed or niutilated. Blu, the dair.ac.. 10 the shin
ting is not as great as might have heen est
mated. The wharf TO which the Line Shir
Augusta.was made fast, gave way she throw
on her beam ends, and drifted on NlcAipin'.
Island, miles up the river,-aGt.r great exer.
nous she has been got oil. The line shin
Emperor parted her fasts, dragged both an.
chors, and grounded in the mud in Niushgroye
Creek. The brig Governor Hopkins of Pro.
violence, was driven upon the bank of the same
creek.
Some other vessels were driven ashore
and several sustained more or less DAMAGE
The tide rose upwards offs feet above the
wharves, being feet higher than common
tldes.-rhe injury done TO the rice and cotton
crops represented as immensely great.
NO estimate (says the Georgian) Of the
total loss has yet been attempted; the amount
IS TOO appalling, and the consequence at all
events must be of considerable pecuniary dis
tress IN our community"
"CotOn, corn, rice, live stock fruit trees, &c
&c. have dreadiully suffered in the general
devastation. From the state of the roads and
destruction Of bridges, we are isolated and cut,
OH from any com munication with other parts
there being already three northern and ives
tern mails DUE
The front chimnies Of the stores of G. An
derson u SON, are all blown down, with 9th
er injury.
'iTaylor's Buildings are considerably injured
by the slate being torn off. The one occupied
by L. Butler Il Gu. is damaged most, owing
to the fall of a chimney through the roof
Some dry goods and cotton were injured by
the rain ~
The Circus was unroofed. and in different
parts of the city, and on Hulchiuson's Island,
number Of frame store houses, &c. were
blown down.
But little damage was sustained from the
nigh tide, by the stores under the Bluff.
The wooden stores, furty by sixiy ION
Mercedes wharf, the property of Peter Kean
Esq OF New Jersey, occupied bv II. Williams,
as a grocery wooden building at Spring
hill, belonging to Gen. MiIIen TIVE ware
houses On the opposite side Of the river, be-
longing to j. Minis, & A. B. Fannin 1.-THE chin
MES OF the Theatre ; chimney OF John h.
NJ hinnon, and the carriage house of John
Gardner, at Springhill, were all blown down,
and in the latter carriage and other vehicles
crushed.
The county Jail is about one third unslated
and the high fence on three sides Of the ward
blown down. The building has also received
considerable injury from the quantity Of wa
Ter which came through the roof.
In the city the aggregate of the damage
done Is very great, as hardly house escaped
without some injury sustained from the loss
% STATE prostratIon ct fences, broken win
dows, falling trees, sc.
".hlr.J. p. Williamson. as far a. we can
learn, is individually the greatest loser. TIL.
Stores under the B.uf owned by him. ow ing
To the falling OF tie cai,nnes, are greatly in.
jurcd.
we Continue ia receive the most mplancho-
~ intelligence of the effects by sea and land
OF the iafe gale, nor is it the loss of properly
alone we have To deplore, great many yai,a
oie ives have been sacrificed by IFS fury. In
addition to the loss of the seven unfortunate.
sailors, mentioned on Saturday, and the pro-
Danliiiy of the six left on the wreck OF the
a'oion, having shated a like fate, we have this
day, AS Will be seen by the accounts below. tu
record the deaths of nine more poor fellows.
The West Indian, is the third vessel BELONGING
10 the heet mentioned by Capt. Laughin's let
ter 10 our last, that we have heard of. and
judging from the condition Of the three an
we may say, totally lost. and two disrnastrd'
with other damage. and loss of lives from ali
we hardly dare hazard conjecture as 4,
the situation Of those not yet heard of-,hat
tney were more fortunate, cannot be snppos-
ed. we have the worst, therefore, to infer from
circumstances.
The following we received from CAPTAIN
Matthews - 'N''
"Ihe British Brig West Indian, of Cork. n.
aiatthews, with cargo of Coffee, Lopwnoa
SIC. sailed from Kingston, Jam. on the 9th
Aug. On the l4th inst. ia Lat. 90, Long. 80.
being then in company with nine sail of yes.
sells. experienced severe Hurricane, when al.
most dark. During IFS continuance, carried
away all our masts, bowsprit, bulwarks. Sc.
and was forced TO heave part of the cargo
overheard. The carpenter and two seaman.
were unfortunately washed overheard dsrIng
the gale. On the 18th inst. fell in with the
wreck ofthe schr. Martha Forbes. Carmao.
from Boston for Savannah. Took one man
all that remained, from off the wreck. Can,
Carman was iashed to the TafriI-rail. and died
just before we got up. The remainder of the
crew, five in number, had been washed over.
board. She was complete wreck, with only
her stern out of water"
We no doubt have serious accounts To hear
from the West Indies, and to the southwark of
US generally.
Letters from Columbia state that Num-
her OF Sea-guls and other ocean birds were
drireninto theinterior, and dropped do wn dead
exhausted with fatigue and hunger.
The CoUgaree has risen thirty seven feet
at Granby, l understand. Every river plan.
tatic" from CRANKY to the junction of the Con-
garee and Wateree 10 under wafer-the stock
all drowned, aud the crops totally lost. Gen.
Hampton told me that instead OF 1000 bales
which he hada right to expect, he wouIt, pro-
badly make goo. Others have suffered in m .
same proportion. This is shocking calau,i.
~, and | fear will plunge the country deenly
In debt.
"The Southern Stage attempted to cross
al Grandv n esferdav- hnl The .....a.-. -. IL