Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-08-25

self who had no suspicion OF her CRIMINAL ocagns'
and whose very ordinary and homely featsTes ne
thought would secure her from the arts Of the Sc
Queer"
referred TO this intimacy, you will remember, in
some of my letters during the winter in order to put
the too confdihg husband upon his guard, if ne or
any Of his friends should happen 10 see them; but
they were unheeded and the husband, fine looking
and talented man, has had cause to lament 1t. The
seducer or seduced, for rather think 1t must have
been the latter is representative from the land OF
steady habits" who has wife and children and who
has thus blasted his reputation and that OF his
guilty partner, and destroyed the happiness OF his
own wife and his quondam friend.
So much for congressional morals. II makes my
very gorge rse What rirtuous and intelligent
people we are!
DREApFvL HuRRIcANE-SHo OF EARrHoAKE AND
FIRE AT ST. THOMAS, P. R.-The brig Eliza, Capt
Lockwood, from ST. Croix, brings accounts of most
dreadful hurricane, fire and shock of earthquake at
ST. Thomas.
The ST. Croix Gazette extra of August 5th gives fall
particulars. The hurricane commenced at about d.
P. NJ of the I'd, and ragged with great fury Between
six or seven in the evening, it was terrific. The dam
age here done fearful 1t then ulled for short
time. In half an hour it recommended with increas-
ed violence Hundreds of houses were blown over
and demoished-somc were literally blown into a
thousand pieces.
Out of thirty-six vessels in the harbor at the time
all but one large ship and two schooners wreck
ed-eher SUNK capsized or stranded.
Nor were these horrors ALL 1t was not sufficient
that the air and water were working such dreadful
commotion; about midnight the fiery element burst
FORTH and destroyed two habitations which the hurri
cane had spared. One was occupied by Mr.: Sim
mons the other by Mr.. Parish. They escaped with
notwithstanding was saved but a small writing
desk.
Many lives have been lost in the ships and in the
town-some say hundred some more. The num-
Der is not yet ascertained.
The American ship Margaret capslzed-the captain
and all the crew, except three, lost.
The sloop st. Crox could be found but the cap
tain is safe.
A large American schooner has been thrown on
shore
In the East Savannah mostly consisting of wooden
houses at least five xhs are blown down-those re-
naming more or less injured
In the West Savannah many houses have also
been blown down.
In the country, great damage has heen sustained.
Catharnasberg, belonging to Judge Berg, has suf-
ered considerably all the dings are entirely blown
away and shattered into small pieces The large cis
The Land Treasury Hospital is entirely destroyed
four of its inmates killed. Ii is understood that on
the estates nearly all the dwellings, we'll as negro
houses, have been blown down.
His excellency Governor Gen. Won Sch0lten, on
being advised ofthe hurricane, Immediately embarked
from ST. Croix, on board HIS Majesty's brig -,
for ST. Thomas, where his presence will, no doubt,
prove Of great service.
The merchants have suffered greatly by damage to
III T.ot ov,It he
rain poured throughn torrents.
The destruction is said to be much greater than was
occasioned by the hurricane of 1919.
The fall of the barometer from the morning of the
I'd until clock in the evening, is reported to have
been from lS to Is lines.
BY tn, Southern Express Mail.
We have dates New Orleans Aug. l7th Savan-
nah and Mobile Aug. 18th; Baltimore Aug. 23d.
No intelligence from New Oreans-every thing is
stand still there, except the Canal Bank even
the yellow fever refuses to get up excitement and
keeps aloof
Nothing has transpiredin Florida since our last ad
vices. The troops and native forces are resting after
their astounding operations.
boat race was to take place at Mobile on the 10Th.
Rcgattas nre getting universally popuar-fne ex-
ercise.
Mr.. Packenham, the British Minister to Mexico,
arrived at Falmouth on the 18th from Vera Cruz, on
board the Pigeon Packet, which had three hundred
thousand dollars in silver.
Meunier, the king killer has arrived at Pensacola
board the French brig of war La Perouse, Is guns
from Orient. The editor of the Mobile Gazette ad-
vises all who wish to the strange creature to be
on the wharf al his landing. We rather suspect tina,
there will be little mobbing.
Commodore Dallas and his lady, gave splendid
party board the Constellation, on the night Of the
10th. The vessel was decorated like harbor. The
company gay, elegant, intellectual and disfingus
CATHOLIC AsyLUm-Ihe subscription for this cha
ny is still in progress. Yesterday, two beautiful la
dies-whose beauty was rendered more beautiful By
the sweet charity that lighted il up-camc into the of
flee to subscribe. They drew their purse strings
their heart strings already drawn-they brough
out the beautiful specie, in shining half dollars anc
contributed their mite in the good cause Their sig
natures and contributions are as follows =
M.v.C. 50 90
+. C. II. 200
PoILcE-August oath. Quick Uork.-On Thurs.
day morning before day break, a negro named VIM
Riley burglariousy entered the premises ofMr Elisha
Baker, No. Warren street, and stole therefrom q
quantity plate consisting OF two silver cake baskets
number of spoons and butter knife with other ar.
tcles amounting - over 500. Ii is probable tina,
the house would have been pundered 10 greater ex.
tent had il not been for the sickness of child which
caused the attendants to rise, and the noise alarmed