The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-02-05
TOR ElEN.

a'ihVu II Nv" OTn OH the ShIN MI
from Havrc, Paris papers to The 10Th
Dee. are received.
Effects Of the Hurricane on the Cont.
nent.'
The tremendnous gales which were
experienced on the coast Of England!
from the iS'h 10 The 2Oiii Ut Nov. ex-
tended over the continent Of Europe.-
The direction appears to have been as
follows. 1t began upon the shores of
England aud Ireland, and after having
wrough, into fury the Northern Sea.
passed by Go'tenburs aud Sweden.
continually increasing from ,ou,h west
10 northwest. In traversinG Sweden,
II swept away entire forests. In the
gu'ph of Findlapd its ravases were mos,
severely felt. In an instant il drove the
waters of the Baltic into the gu!ph of
Findland, aud caused an im,;,euse rise
OF The waters.
AtSt. Petersburg the most distress
ing consequences resulted from the o.
veritOwin% of the Nrwa on The 10th of
November. The humiliation was great
er than that % 1897. when 5000 per
sons and much cattle persisted at ST.
Petersburg. At that period the Ncwa
rose only IL feet above its level. 1t
now rose sixteen feet and half The
tempest he@au nj two O'Clock IN the
morning, aud Blowing aeair,, the cur
rent Of the Newa, the water, at O'clock
was upon Il level with the barapet walls
Of the river and the canals. The wind
then hlew stronger. aud the river break
ing over every barrier inundated the
city. In Nc~sky Prospect, the princi-
pal riree, Of ~. petcvshur-h, where The
best shops are situated. ,he water rose
to Il height OF ten feet, hll,hese sho,s
as well ~. the great custom hnase ware
houses. and the Exehan~e sugar ware
ieuscs wcrr undrr water. Ftr- tinn,,,rr
done il i. Impossible y v-ti,iiate. Ma
ny prrs MS WHO were &, fare in ems, cir
eums,anees are now fo.:uacd 10 bcgl,a
~.
!ae bridges over the river'and mos,
of those aver The canals. we're destroy
I'd OF seri"nsly damaged. itaa,s laden
with provisions ans goods were carried
over the qnays and wrecked even in Tie
heart ~ the city. The new pier pre-
pared fur The bridge Of the Sunimrr gar
den which had been finished a, IL great
expense, was thrown down and the gar
den LAID waste, large trees even HAVING,
been torn up by the roots. Han! reds
OF persons mast have persisted. All the
cattle III The markets of 81. Petersburg,
were drowned, and the horses could on
" be saved by hitting them by main
ioree 10 the FIRST stories OF the houses.
Al was not til three O'Clock iutlie after
aoon, that, the wind going down and
changing IT'S direction, the waters sub
s'hed' so that at live o'elnck the'sirerts
were clear oil 1T. The capital could moi
be lighted at night. The morning of
The Goth II presented a sccnce ofdcso!a-
ton. The ovens having been DESTROY
ca by the wafer, and the cellars filled
IN WhIch The Hour Is kept, ii was diff
cu,t 10 supply The people with bread -
" hole houses with their occupants
were en@"'phed by the Hood. Wagons
WIN fo"r horses heavily laden, we're
carried away. The bodies of 1000 per-
sons nave been found IN The houses, and
5000 persons are still missing.
letter from 1T. Petersburg states,
maj me eHect OF the hurricane WAS aw-
Iuhy 'e,t al '"'heF'nehof. were;n"lling