Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-23
NoRroLK, August 20.
DISASTERS BY THE GAIE

! we continue to receive accounts of the depre ta
tions by the gale of Tuesday last. Capt Turner
OF the Matthews County Packet. informs us. that it
was experienced with great violence for five hours
IN tnat section OF country and trees corn
| fodder
Loss Of ne Schr. Gaod latent, tor Pr,spAt, Ne
Capt. Alexander Nichols and crew of the above
! Schr arrived here yesterday morning i'm the steam
BOAT Hampton, having been landed at Old Point on
wednesday by the Schr Planter. Pryor, of, and B
days from N York, bound to Richmond. We learn
from Capt. N. that he sailed from Breakwnter (Del)
on Sunday evening last in ballast bound to Norfolk
that on Tuesday morning, Cape IIculopeu bear
! ing w distant - miles. they encountered very
severe gale of wind, which blew with such violence
that ihey compelled to take in nearly all their
sais a. 2 O'Clock. tie oress being split TO pieces
they wer' freed to ui IN or bare poles until 3
eocs when the vessel c. p-zed They remained To-
cd 10 the side of the vessel hours when both nss,s
gave way and the vessel r,ghted, full ofwa,er They
contiHued on the wreck 20 hours, and were prov
dentaiiy fallen in with bv the Schr Ponter. above
mentioned. The captain and crew lost every thing
! bu' the clothes which they had on
Capt Nichols also informs us that The Schr. .Ju-
bise, which sailed in company with her met with
similar fate-the crew were taken off by the Schr.
Flied, Co,sen from New York. bound To Freder-
cAsonrg and ina, he saw another vessel capsized
and a ship along side taking off the crew Cant.
Nichols represents the gale being very severe
the wind blowing violent that il resemblcd
the constant of thunder
August 81.
BY gentleman rive here Yesterday from Eli
laoeth City, N g we learn, that the storm on Tues
day last, was terribly severe in that quarter that
much damage was done by the high water 10 BRIDGES
and roads, and thar great quantities of lumber were
Heated and driven off that the corn crops on the fine
lasds IN Pasquo' snk and Pcrouimaps counties b,yo
oeen twisted OF and Frustrated by this hurr-
cane: thst not even half crop expected 10 be sa-
we'd snd that grea, scarcity oftha, staff of life must
- the consequences
j s rain isiE torrents filing I'd all the creaks
F .rEsENsS nd he
ihti most s;upeuSos and useful Improvement which
hro been Ere.tly reduced By the long continued
N'S-H H. = = I-s2 IN one Day Beacon.
The fo0rEog zes~sl< arrived from Sea On Fr,Jav a
Neigh tDa Hampton Roads. IN distress
h-:s Aes-"ss 6astzDsi- frazs n York-s complete
! ths Dt.iHv'urs- Va Enorked 60En o. her bezme,S.
ami lrT 80 81 nbUrs- LOST eTery spar eKceo- FORE
mEEt una DyWsprEs al bs- sails. und was otherwise
osTntge6 Two diE-1tstea brlgs came into Hampton
auids - company
Brig TOrDo, Saow, from the Delaware Breakwa.
Ter Lost s1sTsa sails. rigging. canboose. &c.
scir. hmi'y. Townsend, from n York bouud to
R'chmDnd. Loa, boat Iib, lib boom, &c
SchT. Union, Weeks. y York, bound TO George-
town - c. Lost both masrs, sails, rigging anchor
cable, deck load, &c. and lcaky
Schr. Oregon Head, New York, bound to Sa-
vannah. Lost spars, sails. rigging, deck load &c
British brig Medora, Cochran Belfast bound n
Baltimore. Nearly oil her sails split, &c.
CHARL EsToS, :. &. Aug IL
HEAVY GALE--We were Yesterday prcmn
turely visited By annual September gale About
IL o'clock, the night before the last the wind beoan
TO blow freshly from the and T. = E. CONTINUING
WIN rapidly increasing violence the succeeding day.
and still blowing severely though with force some
what diminished, whenthe Gazatte was put 10 prsss
Much injury was done throughout tho city, the par
cuiars OF which we have not yet been able to ascer
tain
The Line ship Orhello. for New York. wos durinr
the morong. dlsmasted and driven from her mooripgs
near the Island ashore Hog Island Chnnnel
u was found necessary for the preservation Of the
ship TO cut away her Rasts--which with spars rio
gng, and anchors she has entirely lost
The SchF Pocahontas broke also from her anchor.
age and drfted upon Crab Bank where she
stllI remains. Two Of the scamen while endeavour
ing 10 take IN the flying gib boom, were washed
overheard.
The Br brig Thomas, lying at KiddelTs wharf par
ted three cables, and brought UP with her chain
cables The Spanish brig lne2, also parted her fas.
tening and drove into Elmondston's dock Gordon's
sloop with load Of bricks sunk Cant Jervev,s emil
boat completely destroyed at Dole,'s wharf The
sIoop Ann Maria carried away her bowsprt az
Craits wharf The ship Carroll Of Carrollton was
blown from her anchorage into Mag woods wharf
! The Pilot boat Comfort. belonging 10 Cant, Clark
sunk a. DOyiey1 wharf The pilot boat Friends had
her bowspTi, unshlpped. The schr Experiment Free
nan southern Trader sunk al Chisons wharf
Inc Steam0oat Charleston, Capt BouncIl, had her
starooard wheel house stove The Br brio Lodv
Dunmor" MClune, bound to Liverpool, drove from
her anchorageia the stream into Riddles wharf and
injured her sarboatd quarter, not materially. The
ship Washington, Parsons, was likewise driven frnnn
her ihoorngs IN the stream to KlddelIs wharf where
she broke her ruddcr, carried away her fore main
ana mZen channels on the larboard side, ripped off
considerable Other copper on the starbosrd side and
otner injuries The Sp brig Carloita, lying at I'D.
monstons wharf bound for the West Indies, parted
her lasts swung round, and stove IN the quarter of
smaiI sloop, belonging 10 Mr. Mitchell and carried
away her starboard bulwarks. A sail boat belonging
70 MI Bggs was completely destroyed at Cran's
~harr me ship Rasseas loading at Gibbs
wharf, for the North of Europe. parted nor s,ern
Iasts' swung round into the brig Atlantic, Capt
hartsher' from Ponce, II lying at Gibbs North
wnah' %hich occasioned the TO part her stern
fasts The Rasselas lost her mizen toomos,. car
ried away part of her stem, aud received other
damage. Tie Atlantic sunk along side the wharf
ono mas cargo OF 200 hogshoads and barrels sugar
The brig Stranger, Hull, had her bulwarl, stove A.
nidships. Messrs Fraser & Co.'S New Wharf was
driven from It's anchors into Firzsiunons' Dock Sc.
vera Wood craft lying at Williams Wharf, sunk,
nlsO one Of Gihha, Mhnrf rhn nlnnn Ann,,n,aa H..