Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-25
THE LATE STORMS.


CHARLESTON. Aus. 1.-THE Northern Mail,
due Yesterday at IL O'Clock, P. NJ. arrived last
night a little after 8 O'Clock. The Driver who
brought it to the Ferry, came only from the rhir-
tytwO Mile House-he reports great many trees
across the road. We learn that the Driver from
Georgetown 10 the Thirtytwo Mile House, stat
ed, in general terms, that the Storm was very
violent at Georgetown; but the Driver on this
end of the line being in hurry to get of with
Che Mail, did not make particular inquiries as 20
the extent Of damage sustained. No papers
we're delivered last night.
The Sform.-It is with much pleasure we learn
nat the storm on Monday occasioned but little
damage on Sullivan's Island; its safety is, howe
yer, attributed TO the very fortunate change OF
wind from South East to North. Only q few
fences and out buildings were blown down.
We learn from Morris Island, that the settle
nents there have escaped with but thrilling da-
mage.
The passengers in the Othello all arrived in town
Yesterday, and the ship is expected to be got oil
shore without much difficulty. The direction this
ship was driven is very remarkable. From her
anchorage in the roads to the westward of Sulli-
vans Island, she dragged on the shoal to the East
Of Castle Pinckney, where at ordinary tides there
is not more than or feet water; if she had gone
broadside on, 1t is supposed the vessel and all
on board must have been lost; luckily she went
on stem foremost. She struck very heavily,
when Captain Berry had the masts cut away to
tighten her; she then beat over into Hog Island
Channel, and was driven through it into Cooper
River Opposite the city. This channel is consi-
tered intricate, and was not supposed to contain
as great depth OF water by or 4 feet, as the
shiD then drew, and it is believed no vessel of
her bnrhen ever passed through it before. As
the ship passed up Cooper River in front of the
CITY, the persons on board saw the town, but the
weather was too thick for the ship to be seen from
our wharves. After driving some distance up
Cooper river, the wind, shifting to the North
West, drove her back again in the direction from
whence she had come, but not taking the channel
she grounded on Hog Island, where she now lies.
The sea in the Roads is represented by Cap
tain Berry to have been very high; the Othelo
pitched her bowsprit under water, and her jolly
BOAT was washed from her stern dayits.
The schooner Pocahontas, SOuthwick, at an
Choir in the Roads, bound to Havana, lost one
anchor and drifted across Crab Bank. When
the wind shifted she drifted towards the bar,
masts to prevent her going ashore on the reef,
which was done. She rode out the remainder of
the gale without further injury, except the loss
Of mainsal and both Ihs. The two seameu
,yhom we noticed in our last as having been
washed from her jibboom, VIC are happy to state,
we're saved.
The schooner Joseph, Clark. at Edmonston's
wharf, with cargo of salt bound for Georgetown,
IS. c. parted her fasts and drove up the dock
afoul Of the BRIG Omar; she carried away her
head rails and bulwarks on the larboard side.
The pilot boats Washington and Marion, left
the wharf during the s. f. gale and proceeded
I'D the Wando river, where they remained per-
fectly secure until the wind shifted, when the
former was compelled to cut away the foremost
to prevent her going ashore; the latter went
ashore on the marsh near Hobcaw Point, where
che remains and is not likely to be got off for
some time.
The sloop Brothers, Southern trader. lost her
mast, unshipped her rudder and bowsprt. and
sunk at Chisolm's wharf.
The new head for Fraser & Co. 3 wharf was
driven by the s. E. wind from its situation at the
head Of the wharf, but on the change of wind 1t
was forced back again into its former position,
where il now lies.
The driver Of the Northern Stage from the
ThirtytwO Mile House, saws that he saw no
other effect of the gale in that quarter than
number Of trees blown down; he, however. ar
rived at the ferry before the gale was at its height
The driver Of the Southern Stage reports that
within the distance he came, about fifteen miles
from the city, the destruction to the Cotton crops
was very great; to him appeared entirely destroy
ed--the nearer he approached to town. the greater
appeared the damage. from which circumstance
we should infer, that the gale was not 40 violent
at the South as in this city.
The pilot boat Caroline, which came up last
evening, saw nothing in the ofing.
The ship Carroll of Carrollton, lying in the
stream opposite Magwood's wharf. was struck by
lightning Yesterday afternoon about o'clock
II entered her fore royalmast head, passed into
her top gallant and topmast. and then into her
lower mast, all Of which were destroyed; melted
q bolt on deck, burst two iron bands around the
lower mast, and finally passed of on her chain
cable over the bows.
The main top-gallant and main mast Of the
hip Rasselas, lylng at Gibbs wharf, were also |
struck by lightning at the same moment, and |
slightly injured. Six men were on the main yard |
|urling the mainsall; one Of them was much stun
~, bat fortunately did net falll h IVES lever.