Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-09-27

Dstugs In ChiE-The shin w;u:.u
and Henry, Low, has arrived at Clon.
cester from Valparaiso, and reports tbs,
during the latter part Of May, and n.
first part Of june, more rain fen in Chi.
Ii, than ever was known by the oldes, i.
habitant. 1t swept off most of their gris,
mills, and n thousand fee hundr,S
houses at Santiago. II was estimatsd
that the damage done would amount II
Q millions of dollars. The rivers ros.
so rapidly that the mail was not received
from Santiago for ten days, a distance
of 80 miles.
The Chilians win in all probabilav
need some supplies and few cargoes Of
bread stufs, Sc. might, we Should
think, be disposed of advantageously.
ANOTHER GALE AT ST. THOMAS.
The editors of the american have been
favored with the loan of the St Thomas
Times OF the 2eth August, coniainipg
the details of another devastating hurri.
cane, experienced there on the 27th Of
that month. The Times was received
in this city yesterday morning through
Capt. l.. Smack, of the schr. Caroline,
lost at Martinique) who was put on
board of a Philadelphia vessel, off Cana
Hatteras, and reached here yesterday
by way Of New Castle. II will be seen.
in the list of disasters to the shipping in
the harbor, that the schrs Antelope and
Randolph, of Baltimore, have been
stranded.
Capt. S. states hat it was understood
the hurricane RAJ severely felt at Porto
Rico.
ST. THOMAS, Aug. 20.
THE HURRICANE.
Its again our painful duty to record
an awful visitation with which this island
has been afflicted. On Monday might
the wind commenced to blow strong
from the north, and continued gradually
to increase until day light in the morn.
ing, when il shifted to the west, blowing
with terrific violence and fury until noon,
when it began to abate. The ravages
committed in that short space Of time
were dreadful; almost every fence in
town, and two OF three small buildings,
were thrown down; others somewhat.
injured and trees torn up by the roots.
We have heard but of the loss of one
life-that of a servant woman, who was
killed by the falling in of a roof Of
house in which she resided. The har-
Dor presented a sad spectacle; vessels
of all sizes were seen cast ashore 10 va
rious directions. The following is a list
of vessels stranded which our readers
will fnd to be %cerrect:-
On the rocks round Fort Chyistisn-
Bremen brig Anna, Capt. Peterson
this vessel had only arrived in port on
Monday from Bremen, with a valuable
cargo Of dry goods.
English sch. General Barnes, Captain
Brodie.
American schooner Antelops, Of Bal
Danish sloop-boat, No. as; do. DO
No, 9s4; English sloop John & Susan
nah, of Tortola; do. do. Richard 4 Ma.
ry, of do, do. do. John, Of do A fe"
other small craft.
On The rocks near Frsdsricksberg's
sloop Ornen, Captain ..
Haste; Danish sloop st. Johns pacs'
ct. Cap. Riley; Hamburger ship spscu'
Capt J. ii. Kruse'
At Long Bay-English brig Bermuoa
of Bermuda, Capt. Tucker; DanisS
No. 14a; English slooP Alfred
Of Turks Island; American schr, man
of Baltimore, Capt. walker
French brig Justine; American org
Pocahontas, of Providence, Captain
Brown; Americn brig TtcO Sons Oh
Portland.
Under Cowsps Battery HH-Amen'
can brig Eliza, of New York, Captain
Davis.
On the rocks under Havsns'ght Hill
English sch. Planters Packet OF Berma'
da, Capt. Lindsay; Dutch brig Eliza
Capt Jastram, dashed to pieces.
The French ship Eugene, having
cables put to sea and is supposea
TO be lost. A fishing boat which came
in this morning reports having seen =
large wreck of Buck Island. when ID
all probability is that OF the Eugene.