Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-04-16

may serve to warn us against the danger of SUM,
lar decisions with regardto some most impor.
'ant public transactions now passing before us.
Vi JANUS.
FOR THE VIRGINIA Adv oCATE.
ERA OF BENEvOLENCE, OR THING AS
THEY SHOULD BE-
MEssRs. f.DIToRs-The association in aid of
the American Colonization Society, II is un.
derstood is about to bring It's labors TO u close
The writer of this, most cordially wishes to the
Ladies who compose tall the success their
own benevolent hearts can desire. A discern.
ing public will hardly fail VI Sppreciating duly
both their effects, and their object. They
will meet their reward--success in their labors
1t must be cold dead soul-some churl;sh sn;rt
;hot never know any other than selfish intercs,
that can frown on such an undertaking nor does
It require much OF the mi TX of human kind n ess
with such an object, and such agents to induce
in any ono good wishes aud kind patronage.
The arrangements for the Fair, it is understood
already are permanently settled. Some specimens
Of the work prepared have been seen and if
these may be considered as fair samples of the
rest, there will be exhibited (and sold too, il is
rusted) beautiful and u, .,.colec ton of useful
and fancy articles. This - no matter ofindivid.
ual profit no subject of earthly honor but NJ
pure unmingled benevoencc of that exoansiv
charity which has for its object tho human
family, and particularly tina, part of it calling
more especially, and by kind of imperious right,
for sympathy and aid. Happily. in the present.
instance, 1t is confided to hands which are
worthy of it, and of which it is itself worthy
Fair agents of mercy, go on in your work
this is your appropriate calling. Africa will be
biest by you suffering will he relieved, and in
thus blessing, you will yourselves be honored.
and owned finally in that cheering recognition,
to which l only need refer" to the least of
these to me-" .u
WHIREWIND IN OHIO.
From the best information that has been OBJ.
tanned, the Tornado, thst on Monday last, swept
thro' this beautiful &Aourishing village Urbanna,
with such desolatingf ury; commenced abou, six
miles IN Southwesterly direction from this
place 1t would seem that two powerful cur
rents Of air from the Northwest and Southeast.
encountered each other, and aftera struggle for
the mastery, united their forces and shot off in
Noitheasterly direction, with rapdity that no
th'ng could Outstrip and a fury that nothing
could withstand. No serious injury as far as
we have learned, marked its progress, until il,
reached this town, as few farm houses law in IFS
course. 1t may be proper here to describe the
general appearances and nreteoric Indication.
that characterized the tornado, as il will enable
our readers to account for some Remarkable. in.
cidents that would otherwise appear almost in
applicable. The width of the current was mn,
more than ono hundred yards its course was
somewhat Hregoiar-now shooting to the right
then darti"g to The lest--now rising in the air.
and again precipitating itself to the earth's sur
face, with inconceivabie velocity. Occasional.
Iy, 1T would seem, portions of the great moving
body of warning elements were detached ard
thrown out in lateral directions for MANY
yards, where their forces were either spent or
returned to reunite with the main current. Tho
whole had rotary motion, such as is often wit
messed, on diminished scale, in whirlwinds
1t was highly charged with the electric Ru;d
which formed very brilliant appearances II
passed about half past one o'clock, p NJ. and
ciu not continue more than one minute. The
hrst building is struck, after reaching the vii.
lage' was a brick tenement occupied by Mr..
Richard Baker, which was pros.rated."
lHere follows Lis, Of the several bouIdinp,
IN the town. which were destroyed or injured
Inc whole numb.l of houses inhabited that
were more or less affected by the gale, is thirty
one and the entire number of buildings injured
and destroyed in the village is seventy
From the houses that we're over,bro,.n
nearly every article Of furniture and clotbipo
was swept away and scattered along the path
OF desolation, as far as it has been traced. MIR.
George Bells large family Bible (for instance
was found fifteen pgies Northeast from this
place.
. 1t may well be supposed, that amidst this
scene of desolatioh and rain, there were many
narrow and hairbreadth escapes of property life
aud limb. Such, Indeed is the fact, and would
to God there had bean mure. The DWELLING ofI
Mr. Chaplin, Mr.. Jer Matthias, and MIR. james
hunter, stood nearly unframed, though every
thing Immediately around them was laid in rn
ms. ..tys st ~
IL has been mention that Mr. II. Haryey'sI
house,iD which alsolived. Mr.. J. Ross, was 10.
tally destroyed. Mrs. Harvey was seyearllv
bruised, and one Of her legs fractured-sbe 10 |
however, in fair way ofIecovcry. Mrs. Ross.
her sister, was standing in the porch, on the
south side OF tire Iiouse, with her infant in her
arms-they were both thrown % TO 30 feet |
north, over the foundation of the house. into tho
street, and, both escaped injury. Mr.. Charles
Matthias wife was setting viii, her child in arms,
when their brick house fell aud il is truly
extraordinary that amidst such mass oil
brick and other matter, they should have receiv.
I'd little or no lsrm.
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