American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-11-17
HURRICANE III NORTH CAROLINA.

HURRICANE IL NORTH CAROLINA.
One Of the most tremendous, awful and desruc
tive Hurricanes, Of which we have any record pas
sed through the country about p miles above Sails
bury, N. C. in nearly east direction on Friday
evening" the Goth October. The current OF wind
was only about 100 yards in width. In lis course i,
swept every thing from the ground, such was its
ress,less fury that the surdiest oaks, and the hea
West rocks, torn from the earth. and blown of
hike feathers before an ord nary wind. This is ex-
irayagan language. we know but 1t is no more SO
than the reality will bear US out in using. The
forest where the hurricane passed, ferelted tn
the ground! presenting the appearance OF mea-
dow of luxurant grass, with single swaih moved
through the centre OF it. Wherever il passed a
plantation. it totally annihilated every thing in i,s
course. The greatest sufferer have heard Of, is
Samuel Jones, Esq. Uale sheriff of Rowan county,
The Hurricane unfortunately passed directly over
the most valuable Improvements on his plantation
near the Yadkin river, about "a miles above Sails
bury; and it left desolation and death in its wake
His large dwelling, the kitchens, smoke houses
negro houses, and great number of other out
houses with all their contents, were entirely swept
from the ground where they Stood and blown of
into thousands o! atoms, and scattered over the
country for miles around. Two negroes were Kill
led, and another not expected to live. Fortunately
number of negroes. on hearing the coming Of the
wind, ran into large barn. which was but little in
jured; the current Of wind passing OF it. On
the north side OF the river, the hurricane ia its
course passed directly the farm of Mr.. Jacob
Hoover; swept away all his buildings, and every
thing 10 them and killed his daughter aged about
Ii years We have not learned the whole extent
oil the hurricane. To give some idea OF the tire.
mendous force of the wind we state, on the
best authority that large timbers, " inches square,
and 90 or SO feet long, carried two and three
miles some OF the wearing apparel blown Il ON
/ Mr.. Jones' house, was found lodged 6 or miles
from there knives and forks were blown two and
three miles, and some oil them stuck fast in trees at
that distance, &c &c. We could name hundreds
Of other instances seemingly as improbable as the
above, which are vonched for 10 way that will not
admit OF doubt to their correc tness. IL is al
mos. impossible estimate the loss MIR. Jones has
suffered; 1t cannot be less than $4,000.
Western Carolinian
Clilicothe, OHM Oct. 81 Sunday goth ns,.
violent tornado ysi'ed this vicinity, approaching
within a hall dozen miles OF this place. Its direc
ton nearly from north west to south east, and
its progress for eight miles Qhe only distance
4 heard FROM furious and fatal. A barn, stable,
\ and two horses, belonging to Mr.. Cochran, were
destroyed. The upper part Of barn, the property
Y Of Mr.. Oxford, blown off, and his dwelling
house Frustrated to tho ground, his bureau tables,
and ether furnitnre, being carried 10 distance OF
more than hall mile by he violence OF the wind
Fields and forests were Lard waste in its course and
every thing within its range involved in indiscrim
Il Innate destruction
EEMALE EnucATfnS.--A correspondent Of the N
y American complains that his daughter has been to
fashionable boarding school" three years. and is solving
problems in algebra, and yet she solve in
rule of tbreche says she knows something about accent
history, but has "go to modern history yetse can
&nciIcr speak English, but then she Is studying
Frepch and Itaia-and she cannt go 10 school in the
afternoon in the dress she wore in the morning!
ID THE THREE DESERTED CHILDREN