Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-09-15

the 10th ult. A day or two previous, the
wind accompanied with heavy and almost
unremillcd rain, began blowing from the
n. aud n. +. with great force, and soon
increased to the greatest gale that has
been known in the country since the hur-
rcane Of 1879. Nearly all The shipping
in the port were forced from their moor
ings, and some of them driven against
each other and seriously injured. Seye-
raj persons were drowned in attempting
to cross the river. In the city the devus-
tation wns not great; the Custom House
was partly unro0ied; the side of II house
and many chimnies in different parts of
the city, together with fences innumera.
bic were blown down, aud several beau
tiful trees in Esplanade and Canal streets
were laid PROSTATE. The bathing estab-
Iishmcnt at the Light House floated off.
The damage in river craft and RATS be-
longing TO the lower mills is estimated at
from 20 to $4,000. The sugar cane n
bove and below the city is laid fiat, and
it is feared that the loss sustained will Oc-
casion the crop to fall short, at least 40,-
600 hhds.-Two thousand barrels of
Lime were BURT; and another lot set on
+ fire but soon extinguished. Apprehen-
sions are entertained that two schooners,
the Florida aud Maria, seen ON the Lake
previous to the storm, are lost. The
storm, is SAID to have been felt about the
same time at Mobile. Tie following is
from the Louisiana Advertiser Of Aug.
22d.
The Late Storm.-Wc have little to
add (ard we rejoice al it) respecting the
disasters of the late storm; some human
lives have been lost; among the rest we
are apprchcnsiye may be counted those
of four craftsmen at some distance below
the city; and some negroes belonging to
plantations on the other side of the river.
The Sugar crops of the state will suffer
severely, we are told, from Baton Rouge
to Johnson's plantation below. The lit
tie farms belonging to a long settled aud
industrious class agrculturists at rerre
Aux BGuf are said to be entirely mum
dated, and the unfortunate owners, who
chiefly depend on their daily labor for
their daily bread, and that of their fami-
lies, have no other prospect, having lost
their crops and portion Of their live
stock, hut that of being reduced, without
the aid of their more wealthy neighbors
to poverty and ruin.
The water is receding in all the back
parts of the city and iaubourgs, and the
streets now navigated by boats are likely
to be soon again visited by carts and
drays, for short time past prccluded
from pursuing tho accustomed "tenor Of
their way"
The Lcyecs, we are sorry to observe,
are much inju jured by the storm, particu-
larly those in the lower part of the city
and faubourgs; but the whole line Of the
fine lcvees above are also much injured,
as are the several wharyes, and will cost
the corporation much money to restore
them to the same good condition they
were a short week ago.
! The Rail Road establishments, on the
margin If the lake, with the exception of
Mir. Gui!laumc's eating-house and II few
stables, were literally carried away the
waves Of the Lake are now sweeping ov-
or many a spot, which, but lately, was
the resort Of diversion and pleasure.
There are now but n few fragments of
the many small crafts, which lined the
rail roads wharf The rail road proper
is entirely free from inunda,ion; but
where it projects into the lake, the waters
have topped the pier and cavated part of
the filling up. The bathing establish
mcnts have been scattered to the winds
and the carcasc of the old Jubilee, on
which they were erected, dragged from
its fixtures and settled again on the 9TH
er side Of the pier.
From the augusta Courier, dug 30.
The river rose until Friday night
(26th,) reaching thirty one and half
feet above low water mark. 1t was, in
itself, noble sight; hut its effects has
been dreadfuI.-Plantations that would
have had thousands ofbushels ofcorn for
sale will not save one peck. A great
deal Of stock has been lost, and we hear
of good many human lives that have
been lost. The smaller streams above
us must have been greatly swollen also,
for besides logs and brush, corn, pump
king, rails, lumber, mill works, parts Of
houses, &c. all came floating down the
Itide.-Our neighbor, Hamburg, was in
sulated for several DAYS, and one foot
more rise would probably have inundated
a great part Of this city. The commons
were flooded in many places and the
bitches all full.
FRoM JAMAIcA.-The Baltimore Amer
lean Of Monday says-"By the brig
Louisiana, Aud, arrived at this port yes
terday from Kingston, jam, the editors