Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-09-03
NEw-ORLEANs, Aueust 1e

Our city was on Tuesday morning last viSl- ted by storm of wind and rain, of an extraor dinary violence, and continued to blow with very little abatement up to yesterday after noon. It commenced about 9o'clock, although it had then threatened for many hours previ- ous; but suddenly, about that hour, the squall burst over our city, and the river was almost intantaneonsly ill foam. It rose several feet, and the shipping began to plunge, and shake their moorings It continued in this manner and with the violence with which 1t had con- menced, until midnight; when it increased with almost double vigor, and lasted in that strength until day break. About six o'clock it subsided a little, but only gave the inhabi- tants time to look around them; when again the rain and wind set in with violence that has not been remembered for many years.
 Among the damages sustained by the buid- ings in our city, we have to notice: the custom house, which has been partially unrooferl va the trees in the inclosure nearly all levelled; a large brick building, unfinished, at the cor ner of Rampant and Canal streets, is blown down; the front wall of MT McKever's pork
 inspection store, blown down; the walls ot house, situated at the corner ofLevee and St.
 Joseph streets, blown down; part of a side wall of house belonging to J. A. Lee, in Tchoupitouas street, blown down;a house sl- tuated at the corner of Julie and St. Joseph streets, nearly demolished. Besides these, there are many small wooden buildings entire ly unroofed and laid open to the ravages Of the continuing strom. All the trees in the ci- ty are more or less damaged, and some entire ly destroyed. All the caboteurs' pirogues, lying in front of the market, have been smashed and crashed by the large vessels breaking loose from their moorings, and drift ing to the shore. We have been informed that there was large quantity of merchan- disc on board these boats, to be sent up the coast. The rail road has sustained some damages, which will result in heavy addl- tional expense; but the damages are such as could not have been hindered by any prepar-' ations for the protection of the work. The lower part of the Levee has suffered very much, and indeed, we fear for the result, should the storm continue through the night. One crevasse was made near MT DeEnde's warehouse, but which has been repaired. A melancholy circumstance has been related to
 us, which we hope may not prove true in the points of uncertainty. Two schooners, the names unknown, have been wrecked at a small distance from the light house; but it IS yet. | uncertain whether the crew perished, as the
 violence of the weather has impeded all per
 sens from leaving the bayou for the spot where
 the vessels were lost. During the storm on
 Tuesday,a boat with seven or eight persons
 wascrossingt he river from the opposite s'ae for the tity; suddenly the rain fell in ntorrents' land was swept by the wind like mist which
 had passed as suddenly as it came; when a. gain all was clear, but the bcat had dlsap- peared: we have not been able to learn the names ct the unfortunate persons. We real. | " thlnk there is not single vessel in port ot any class or denomination, that has not been injured in some measure.-M o. Advertiser.