American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-15

gives the following account of the shocking cata:
trophe hi Z, lately happened at the White Noun
tains Of New Hampshire.
On Monday night, the 9Th August, mo:
melancholy and heart rendng catastrophe occurre
in Coos county New Hampshire, near the Note
(sn calied) Of the White Mountain. The partcu
lars of the shocking occur, ence are as as W
can ascertain them, follows: A sudden AM
powerful aIl Of rain on the day previous occasione
an overwhelming and appalling aratanche or Sill
from the mountain, into Saco River, which carried
devastation and death in its course. On the nigh
above enlioned, at about IL O'clock, the family
Captain Samuel Wiley. consisting OF himself, hi
wife. and five small children, and two hired men
named Allen and Nickerson, were alarmed by ths
boiserous elements, aud rushed out OF their house
10 save themselves from its ruins in il should
be swept away; but, alas they were all carried
down and crushed to death by the mass of sliding
earth, rocks, timber, &c. The bodies (says ettei
Of The Sd instant, to gentleman OF this place) o
Mr. and Mrs Wiley, and Allen, were found on
Thursday afternoon, about O'Clock, 70 or 80 rods
from below the house, amidst mass oil water, mud
wood, and stones, mangled in most shocking man
ner-too horrid to describe particularly Allen,
who, it appears from the situation in which he was
found, was endeayoring to save the life of Mrs
Wiley, as they were bnt few feet apart Nei
ther the bodies of the children, or that of Nicker-
had been found on Friday nigh, last and little
hope was entertained OF their ever being found al.
many OF the inhabitants of the neighborhood had
used their utmost exertions for that purpose.
The wriler Of the letter above alluded to, gives
the following additional particulars of this truly
melancholy event: "l'he place is most awful
past describing by any one. If should say the
mountain had fallen on either side, perhaps should
not say too much. The sides of the mountains
have come in contact for nearly two miles in length.
W raised he he'd nf the feat
From the best calculation we could make. the side
that swept away Mr.. Willey's family, was The last
that came from that part OF the mnuntain il star
led directly back OF the house, two hundred rods
up the mountain, and came down ia a body within
four or six feet OF the house it .hsn divided aud
one part went few feet south and the other north
OF the house, and took with about thirty feet of
the stable; the two wings Immediately closed in
front of he use. In all probability the most OF
the family, it not all OF them, were in bed for
mos, Of their clothes were found lying as is usual
on retiring at night Al this awful moment amidst
thunderlngs OF rocks, the crushing of trees, and
rushing ct mud and water, these nine souls fed on:
OF the house for refuge But. alas! destruction was
their lot; Tor when ,hey had come 10 the door the
two wings OF the slip wee ready TO receive hem
a rrid sght--an awful scene: who think of
il and not sign? whose eyes could look upon the
spot, and not overflow with tears:
90
Among the candidates for Congress, at The Fall
election, IS Mr.. JOHN Patterson, OF Belmont Coun-
ty (Ohio) who represented that district in the last
congress, and voted for Nr adams.
Mr. Patterson has published short address, from
which the following is extracted:
Neither Jackson nor Adams was my frs. choice,
but had no antipathy to either of them nor any
influence OF Mr. Clay, or any other persons to con.
tend with Mr.. Clay never attempted any exercise
OF influence upon the occasion, over me, or others
o my knowledge. as has heen loudly proclaimed
participated in no intrigue, cabafhng, or colluson.
did not make up my mind hastily; but, sensible
't the vital importance of the subject gave it full
md deliberate consideration, resersing my decision
0 the day OF action can safely say, that, up TO
he time my vote was given, my mind was open to {
very honest conviction had no selfish motives {
o crafty: the good of my county was my sole OBJ
ect. According to the spirit and letter of the Con-
titutinn by which we equally bound, no distinc
ION could he drawn between the candidates returned
o Congress: No one Of them had majority OF all q
he electoral votes requisite to election all,
therefore,, stood upon footing Of perfect equality
10 at empi to ascertain who would have obtained S
he stron. est support between any TWO or any three
vas perfectly futile and visionary With me the B
hoice was between highly distinguished General a
nd long tried Stalesman--I chose the latter, and
ny conscience still approves the act'' !
Literary Iaste.-The literary taste of some Of I
ne Western and Southern orators snd political {
writer's is quite curious. A few days since gave
specimen Of Alahama comparisons, which we r
bought unequalled in their line The following i
Alabama invocation was uttered by Fourth OF ]
uly' oraor, in an oration delivered al Cape Hope
prng, OF thai Sate.- Beat this who can The =
raior is speaking OF Mr.. Clay, who is quite fer T
lie subject at the present time for mad orators and r
iad poets. and mad toast makers. Nat. .adv :
" For such base and a,rocious acts, may he meet '
he vlest execrations oil his counrymen; and were j
nntn tilsnn ha.r H.