Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-24
HEAVY GAIE


CHARLESTON, August live were Yesterday pre-.
ma'ureIy visited by our annual September gale About
~ o'clock the night before the last the wind began to
dow freshly from the s. T.. and J. T. continuing with
rapidly Increasing violence the succeeding day and still
blowing severely though with force some what diminish.
eu' wneh uie Gazette was put to press. Much injury
was done throughout the city, the particulars of which
we have not yet been able to ascertain Many houses
with slated coverings have been entirely and in mar,
unrooied. Numerous fences and trees thrown down
ana several small houses much shattered. We have
heard OF one or two accidents of ht nature to sooe
oil our citizens, but happy says that in this
we have nothing painful TO record.
We regret to learn in addition the list of accidents
already gwen, as occurring in yesterdays Gale that The
Line ship Othello, for New York. was during tbe
morning. disnasted and driven from her moorines
the Island, ashore near Hog Island Channel The Othel
10 had been endeavourng for days TO get to sea- She
had on board upwards of thirty passengers for whose
condition considerable anxiety felt by the citizens
boat went of last evening at dark in the hope OF
boarding her. OF whose return, have not vet been an
prised. ~
The b. brig Thomas, lying at KiddelPs wharf parted
Three cables, and brought up with their chain cables
me Spanish brig lneZ, also parted her fastening and
drove into Edmondston's dock. Gorlons sloop with !
load OF bricks sunk. Capt Jervey's sail boat complete
" destroyed at Doyley's wharf The sloop Ann Maria
carried away her bowsprt at Crafts wharf The shin
Carroll of Carrolon was blown from her onrborae .
Magwood's wharf w
The Pilot boat Comfort, belonging TO Captain Clark
sunk at DOyleys wharf. The pilot boat Friends had
her bowsprit uDshpped. The schr Experiment Free
man, Southern Tradersunk at Chsholrn's wharf The
steamboat Charleston, Captain Bonnel had her star.
BOARD wheel-house stove. The Dr. brig Lady Dim.
more, NJ Clune bound 10 Liverpool drove from her AN.
chorage in the Stream into Kiddels wharf and injured
her starboard quarter, not materially The ship Wash
lngon, Parsons, has likewise driven from her noornrs
inthe stream to Kiddels wharf where she broke he,
rudder carried away her fore, main and mizen chan
neis on the larboard side, ripped off considerable of e,
"copper" on the starboard side, and other INJURIES The
Sp brig Caroita lying at Edmondstons wharf bound ~
the W est lndes parted her fasts, swung round and
stove in the quarter of a small sloop belonging TO Mr.
sail boat belonging TO Mr. Biggs, was completely do.
sroyed at Gratis wharf Tie ship Rasselas loading al
Gibbs wharf, Tor the North of Europe parted her
lasts, swung round into the brig Atlantic Can't Kart.
sher from Ponce, p r. lying at Gibbs NORTH wharf
which occasioned The Atlantic TO part her stern f,sfs
The Rasselas lost her mzen opmas carried away mari
OF her stem, and received other damage. The Allan
go OF 200 hogsheads and barrels Sugar. consigned IN
Messrs. Pitray s. Well The brig Stranger, Hull had
her bulwarks stove amid ships. Messrs Fraser & CO.
New Wharf, was driven from its anchors into Fitzsi.
mons Dock. Several Wood crafts lying at Williams
wharf, suAk also one at Gibbs wharf The sloop An
gusta Hanlord, carried away her bowspr and injured
her starboard side, besides number of other sm,I
craft sunk. There has been no communication win
Snllvans Island. The Line ship Othelo Berry bound
10 New York. lying In the Roads, and schooner V0ero
seen from the City at ~ o'clock Yesterday The Gorme,
striking her top.gallant masts Great anxiety was fI,
Tor the passengers in these vessels there BEING
Der on board the former The greater part of Inc store,
materially injured. About o'clock the wind shifted
to N. by w. The tide 70 an unusual HEIGHT ar
ing the gale from the s. T.. and had IL moi sbi(,od a.
City would have been completely inundated.
BY no return Of our Boarding oGesf. We S aye bap.