Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-12-26

teruay morning, Wnen " TdSou WIN great VI
Olence from about East, and threw IN high
or tide than has been known for fifteen years.
1 Nearly the whole line Of South and Front ct,
and many portions Of Water st. were under
water. Great damage has been sustained to
property on the wharyes, One merchant had
upwards of twenty hands at work up To their
middle in water, securing his property, for
| which he paid each individual Eve dollars an
| hour. Many of the cellars in Water st. are
filed with water. and also along the public
slips. a great amount of property must he
damaged, particularly that piled upon the
| wharses. "
~ -, DECEMBER 10.
Effects Of The Gale on Tuesday. -The storm
appears to have been more disastrous than
we had even apprrhended in our paper Of yes
terday. From every direction We continue
to receive the most distressing details. In our
| hays and along the coast, we have tidings Of
the most melancholy description.
The storm was very severe at Staten Island,
! the Planters Hotel Dock, and the Steam
boat Dock arg almost entirely destroyed {; the
Public Store Wharf is very much injured. al
SO the Quarantine Dock, sand the new block
sunk last cal! also damaged very much in fact
the wharfsare so much injured that il is diff
cult 70 Land or receive passengers in the
Steamboat. Several ofihe Lighters are more
or less injured. ore lighter and a small sloop
were driven ON the Steamboat Dock, one
small schooner was driven up in the road near
Planters Hotel. The damages from the Mar
rows to the Kills on Staten Island are estfma-
ted at O.O0o. We learn that considerable
damage was done to the roads, &c. at Eliza
BEETHOVEN. gsFs. !st3
A gentleman who came out from Phladel-
phia yesterday, by the Rail Road Line. states
that the roads were much injured near South
q Amloy, and that house was carried away
but the railway was perfect, and 10 no place
!. SO much injured as to interrupt the cars.
additional Disasters.-Seyeral of the piers
were raised from their natural position, and
some of them are a good deal injured.
SIoop Irene,i which was ashore in Hurl
Gate, drifted off and came down the East
River, nth the tide, bottom upwards.
The oil dock of Samuel Judd, corner of
Market and South sts containing several hun
: dred empty casks, Aoated away in conse-
Z. quence ofthe rising of the water.
large quantity Of dour. on the different
docks is spoiled. and number Of hogsheads
Ofm0lasses, boxes of sugar, &c. carried away.
Several hundred cords of fire wood were
; washed from the different landings, and float
ing about the streets. More than a thousand
barrels of lime, lying on the dock in the front
Of Hubert st. were destroyed by the water
In the cellar OF Nicoil and Aymar, corner of
: Old Slip and Front st, the water caused the
casks containing large quantity OF whale oil
To burst, and the whole is of course LOST
The docks and wharves have received great
} injury. Some are eleV ated two feet above
the level of the street. and many are render
ed quite impossible by the carts.
The whole range Of building yards was
completely Inundated. The vessels ON the
way at the Screw Dock were aaoat, but no
damage was done to them. The steamboat
Fairfield at pier 81. was nearly over the dock !;
extra hands and her steam only, saved her
from the danger which threatened her.
The sea broke over the pier at the Dry
Dock with great fury. The new ship Nor
nandie broke. from her moorings, but was
brought up at the opposite dock. g
BY the steam boat arrived last evening from
Amboy we learn that a brig was driven a
shore at that place. The meadows on the
creek were overdown to such height as to
carry off great quantities Of hay, and many
vessels were on shore. The steam boat was
obliged to wait four hours for the tide to sub.
side.--Daity Adu. ~
! Cherokees.-The Athens Banner of the 22d
ult. says-"We are Informed by gentleman
from Floyd county, that the deliberations Of
the late Cherokee Council, held at Red Clsy,
Tenn. were Of a very boisterous character,
and resulted in a complete split between the
emigrating and anii-elnigratng parties. An
attempt was made by the latter party to re-
move from the Executive Council Messrs.
Ridge aud Coody. the leading friends of EN-
Eigraiion. which failed. Those individuals then
rendered their designations, which were ac-
cepted. 1t is thought they will enroll their
names for emigration, and with them nearly
one half Of the Indians viii 60 west of the
Mississippi. Our informant says, the enroll
ments were going on rapidly. A new delega-
ton 10 Washington was appointed, consisting
Of Ross. M'Kay. and others-names not re-
collected .
Another Suicide.-A Coroner's jury was
called to sit over the body of Mr.. Robert
Burleigh, who committed suicide at the Full
ton House. this morning.. Mr.. Bureigh was
young man. aS years Of age, formerly Of
Sanhorton. N. II. Of respectable connexions,
and was engaged in marriage to II young lady
of this city. He has been the har-keeper ut
the Fulton House till within few weeks
past. He was a young man of good general
character, and addicted To no bad habits. He
went into his chamber. shaved and dressed
himself, took a. pistol, laid upon the floor, o.:
pencd his shirt bosom, placed the pistol to his
: breast. discharged it through his heart. and
!. died 0stantly The repOrt bpinr heard. the