American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-08-19

NORFOLK, AUG. li.--IHfflcdne ~ inc ~ Isl
Tndips--Capt. Bush, Of the schr. James Monroe,
IN the remarkably short passage OF days from An
igua, arrived at this port on Wednesday evening.
Capt B. states ths the mail boat which arrived al
Antigua on the 3oth July from the Soutrwa'd i,
brought accounts of very heavy hurricane which
commenced on the 25th, and had extended lis raya-
ges from Guadaloupe to Barbados, 10 the direction
Of which the damage done to The shipping was truly
distressing-one town in Ciuadaloupe (Bassaterre,)
was understood to have been entirely blown down
Beyond those points named, no injury had been re.
ceived One English vessel and or American
ones had been driven ashore in Dominica. Antigua
escaped.
| In addition TO the above we learn by the French
| ship L'Ecair at N. York, from ST. Pierres Mart,
that the gale commenced there on the Goth ult at
P. M and lasted till half past next morning. The
wind was from S. w. TO S. and blew with the great
est violence about in the evening from the South
No French vessels were lost !: three American yes.
| sells we e driven ashore and went to pieces. The
plantations in that neighborhood were not much In
Jured
Information from Guadalupe. stated that great in
Jury as done at Bassaterre which was nearly demo
lished--all the government buildings were hlowr
down, nearly eight hundred persons persisted, ane
the plantations much injured.
At Point Petre, several American vessels and FIR
coasters, we're driven ashore, and suffered more o.
less damage.
AT Roseaux, (Domnico) all the vessels wer,
lost.-At Barbados and 81. Lucia, the shipping sus
tanned considerable injury ~. i. Iler. .ddr
! st. Johns, Antigua, July 90
The threatening appearance Of the weather las
Tuesday morning, put the inhabitants of ST Johns
the alert; the drumming OF hammers was heart
fntu DARN tt,af and
preparation was made for the anticipated hurricane
fortunately, however, we have been hitherto spare,
from that awful visitation. Some few boats wer
upset in the Bay.
There is reason to apprehend that the gale ha
been far more severe to the southwark and e loo
I anxiousIy for arrivals
The brig .4nn Storer, from New. Haven bound /
Y Grenada with provisions and deck load OF stock
towed into this port last evening by the Droghe
S Jane. gentleman, passenger, informs us. the
e on Tuesday last, about 40 miles 5. E. OF Guada
: loupe, the vessel encountered heavy gale from th
# N. e. which suddenly shifting to the S. S. E. ai
c her on her beam ends. In this dreadful momen
! hanging the brink OF eternity, expecting the ne,
wave 10 inguif them, the captain eynced his Sc
o command and intrepidity sei2ing Ratchet h
i sprang to the chains and severed the anyards Of tn
r shrouds, when the mast went over the side and III
i vessel fortunately righted The passengers, of whor
e there were gentlemen belonging to Grenada CIV
press themselves in the catering terms of tn
e conduct of the Captain, to which thro' divine pei
:, mission, they attribute the preservation of the
= lives,
l. BY sloop which arrived this morning. we lear
1t that the Island OF Dominica experienced gale
& wind from the westward on Tuesday last. One Ell
Id glish brig and three or four American vessels we,
f. driven on shore.