The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-09-16

| WEATHER AND Crops AT THE SOUTH. Many
of the southern papers are occupied with par
tculars oil injuries done by the late storms, and
accounts of the crops, particularly those of
Charleston and Savannah.
Georgia. Three Northern mails were due
at Savannah on the 29th ult. The interruption
was caused by the destruction of bridges be-
yond Georgetown, at which place the gale of
Sunday was violent. The crops in that neigh
borhood are said 10 be much damaged
South Carolina. The stage coach be-
tween Columbia and Charleston was overturn-
ed by the force of the wind on Sunday night
The corn crops on that route were injured ma
teraly AT Columbia and Camden, however,
the storm was not experienced AT forkville,
it was thought, the cotton would be injured by
the rain.
The Cheraw Radical thinks the injury caus-
ed there by the storm will reduce the crop
to at least half what was originally expect
ed Some of the planters have not lost so
much as half, but others great deal more.
Some have estimated their loss at from one to
two hundred bales of cotton. Gen. Williams
loss is calculated at something like $lO,00O-
and Charles lrhy, Esq, of Marlborough, has
lost the principal portion of his crop al his
upper plantation, all of which is estimated at
something like hundred bales of cotton and
five thousand bushels of corn,
The Georgetown paper says, The country
is represented to be in many places inundated.
Branches which would scarcely be recollected
by one who crossed them continually, are now
serious obstacles to travelling"
The hanging rice was whipped especially at
the ends the loss from this cause, practical
planter told us he considered to be from TO
bushels the acre.
Some idea of the fall of rain may be formed,
from the fact that the rice in an old reserve
near this town. was about ten feet under water
Flood IN Virginia. The Richmond Com
piler mentions, that during the prevalence of
the recent flood, Robinson's river, branch of
the Rapid Anne, branch of the Rappahan-
mock, rose probably eight feet, and great dam
age was done to the mill dams, the fences,
wheat. and corn, on the low grounds-that
much mischief was produced on the branches
of the Pamunky and on the Rivannah several
mills being carried away, &c.
Charleston, .4ug 81 Three occurrences of
rather an extraordinary nature, have taken
place in this city within few days past-they
are as follows:
In the first instance-a young man residing
at the corner of Queen and Church streets, re-
turning home during the Storm on Sunday
night last, and finding the doors of the house
closed, and unwilling to disturb the family, at
tempted to scale the wall at the lower end of
the lot adjoining the iron railing at the corner
Of the Old Church Yard-after mounting the
railing, he took hold of the ball which sur
mounts the brick pillar at the corner, which
giving way with him, he was prcciptated upon
the sharp points of the railing, one OF which
penetrated his arm to the bone, near the arm
pit, and he was thus suspended, until by repeat
cd efforts with his other arm, he was enabled to
raise himself up so far as to extricate himself
from the iron spike, and then fell exhausted
upon the ground. In this situation he was
found some time after, lying upon the side
pavement, from whence he was conveyed to
neigaborng public house, which happened to
be still open, and medical assistance immedi-
ately obtained but we understand he still con-
tinues in suffering state.
The second instance-was that of a gentle
man residing in the rear of ST. Andrews Hall,
Broad street, who getting up in his sleep, pre-
cipitated himself out of the window of the
chamber, lin the second story in which he
lodged, and falling upon hard pavement in
the yard, broke his thigh bone, near to his body,
and was otherwise so much bruised, as to rem
der his recovery extremely doubtful.
The third case-was that of young gontle-
man nlArL-;..- ~--I----e 5~I- 1850, In Kin
Street, who slept in the third story of his
boarding house. Getting up in his sleep, he
was unconsciously letting himself down from
the window, when he providentially awoke,
and found himself hanging by his hands from
the window sill-fortunately he had sufficient
presence of mind to realize the danger of his
situation-and by powerful exertion was ena-
bled TO recover himself, and regain his chamber
in safety.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. The Holland Pur-
chase Baptist Association, says the Buffalo
Journal, comprising 30 churches, held its an
nual meeting at Aurora, in this county, on
Wednesday and Thursday last. proposition,
we understand was made for the association TO
bind the churches to an exclusion of masonry
from among them. The subject, after some