Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-05

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rsrsr before come.
The lower intervals appear like one vast lake.
All the crops both of hay and grain being as they
we're. uncut will be entirely destroyed. Wehave
not heard from the river LamOil. The Laplatte
has swept all before it, except !shams grist mill.
The Huntingdon river has neither bridge nor mill
lett. AtNew-Iiaven near Middlebury, the dam
gaye way in the night aud washed away several
houses and seventeen persons who have not been
Dgnd-seveu were in one hOuse--it must have
been instantaneous.
The letter then speaks of the damage heard
igomson the opposite side of the Lake, OF which
we have given more details above.
A number Of Burlington people collected
q, the falls ON Tuesday about two O'Clock. and
r,,,t Of them went across the bridge to the other
hank 70 yet a better view. At about O'Clock,
and While they were still on the farther side, the
a-iIge went OIL and they were obliged to go a long
distance I'D the river and Grass i'll boats the next
morning, before they could get home.
From ike Termom .7,rora.
FLooD,-DEyAsrATIoN.- violent storm
commenced on Saturday night last. and COntlnu
Il until Tuesday noon. In the destruction OF
rs. and property it exceeded every other storm
,batba, occurred in this part of the country, and
,be reports which have reached us, are truly
beart.reuding. In New-H Haven at a place called
Bsnan., Hollow about eight miles south Of Yer
.sennes through which a stream runs INTO Otter
Greek, several persons of both sexes have been
,wept away, together with nearly every building
On the spot. This occurred on Monday night,
aftsr may of the sufferers had retired to rest
The rise Of water was quite Sudden, and the ill.,
hsbitantS did not anticipate any material damage.
until they found themselves IN the midst vi the
,ata,trophe. The buildings and all they contain
ed were swept into the stream IN an instant. Ii
was terrible night. We have heard many'par-
,;,uars stated. bv different individuals. bur from
ne excitement OF feeling which the event has
created il is difficult to ascertain the precise truth.
!, j, certain however, that fourteen persons per-
shed ia Beeman's Hollow. We have not a,ccr-
FAMED the names of all. Among them are Mr..
Nathan Stewart, his wife aud four children: the
VIE of Mr.. John Wilson and their three children.
The bodies of several have been found within two
VI three miles of the scene.
Yesterday morning two men lost their lives
near Robinsons mills in Ferrlsburgh.
Outer Creek has swelled to a greater height
than was ever before known. Reports from the
GOWNS ON Onion river lead Us to fear that the ef
tects OF the storm have been more severely felt
.here. than in any other direction. Several very
strOng bridges in Burlington and yicialty have
been csrried away. Indeed. bridges in every
quarter have been wholly DESTROYED. Much DIFF
6cully is experienced in the transportation of the
mlil: the Eastern did not arrive here on Tuesday.
Me,srs Othniel, Jcwett and David p. Nash,
are mentioned IS among the greatest sufferers by
the loss of property. in New Haven. Agricul-
ture has sas'liaed immense damage.
We learn from the west side of Lake Cham
plain the effects of the storm were equally as dis
asterous as IN the east. The mills and factories
oa tic river Au Sable are nearly all swept away,
aud among then the extensive establishment Of
me Rassu lroa Works.
'fae Weather is not vet clear. Yesterday af- !
'emoon we had heavy thunderstorm.
-%SAES
From NE Ric5mJnd HRig.
We announced Oh Saturday. the execution, on
The previous day. Of Daniel, a black slave, for
the murder of James Drunmond, young white
man, at house OF i'll fame. in this CITY, and that
Daniel mad confessed his guilt. We should have
considered 1t unnecessary to say any thing more
about the matter, but that we have understood
'hat reports were in circulation, duplicating per.
son OF respectable standing, which are wholly
false. TO obtain the truth and set the false ru.
mors that had been bruited about right, We ap-
i''' w NC ssN1h1 va OitNs his DeDutY, and
the Minister of the Gospel who attended Daniel
20 The gailOws. They detailed to us all that Da
mel said on the subject of tie murder in prison
aud a, the gallows, and the Sergeant's Denutv
gave Us a written narrative Of Daniel, corfas-
sna, taken down by himself on the day before
ms execution. The substance of Daniel, state.
hents Is, that on the evening the murder was COM
m't'ed, aSunday evening, in going from Church,
DC called at the house of Lucinda johnson. a
black woman, wIth'whom he was acquainted. and
MIN. al "a" door being opened. that there were
vile men and women in the house, as well as
Ir.Fed people, he respectfully saiuIed them all,
Ill his nat and bowling, and told Lucinda
- - he perceived she had conpany, he would
Gail a, another time. and took his departure for
hlae--.,ia masters house. He had hardly got
elt ot the cate. when Trawer, a Young white man,
slo had been crawling round the howell. like a
eat Watching his motions. pOanced on him, seiz-
ell aim By the collar. and demanded his pass and
sls business AZ the hogse Dtummoad the young
man that was afterwards sHot Nv Daniel, hearing
The tracas, ran out - the assistance ct Trower.