Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-12-27


: hirh sailed early 10 Ihe morning, they ia |
form rs. may have goi around the Cape
Bfig Ajax. at Fosters wharf, carried
away her bowspr;t.
A Caslesea's wharf. brig Cyprus MAS
chafrd schooner CIosinda
lost her icremsst and bow spirit. FLIED snc
sunk sloop ilrpzi5all also FLIED and sunk
Sch Thomas. from Portland. dragged be-,
anchors 10 the stream. drove aesinsi Union
shart, and starred several planks 10 her lar
board quarter
Brig Bsnian. from Maianzas. dragged hrl
anchors in the stream, drove in by the + to
Eastern Packrs Pier wharf both anchors
ahead Sose boat. store houses. &c. Many
other disasters oerurrrd in the haIbor, u hich
we cannoi now specify.
Disasters al Cape Azn.-we have con-
yerscd with gentleman y BIO Irh Gloucss-
ter this morning. fiom v hom Use learn thai
the destruction OF lie and properly 10 thai
vicinity has been very great Al the CON
mencemrnt OF the Storm. a great many coas-
tiers entered the harbor. aud were, the mosf
ofthrm. compelled TO anr hor al the entrance
About 20 OF thrse roasting vessels were
driven ashore. of which 10 went 10 pirres.
and many Of The individuals on board. prob
ably fourth part. were drowned Our IN
iormant saw liz dead bodies lying on the
beach. Among them was the body OF wo-
man. found dashed 10 the windIass bits Of a
Cusline schooner--iwo Of the crew Of this
vsssTl werr also lost. One Of The vessels on
the beach vas the Splendid ofS-, load.
Sd eiih luuiber--also the Mary aud Eliza OF
Belfast The seenrs which occurred during
|ahe riolenl gale yesterday were tsnly hean-
Frrnding. The vessels which drihed ASHORE
lay within so yards OF terra firms, between
which and them dashed The formidable
waves. breaking With grrai fury. insomuch
that assistance BY means Of boats could not
be rendered. Some we're washed ashore
and escaped wiih lifr-and others on RATS.
or by roprs. reached the shore much ex-
hausied Eighteen or twenty sad OF vess-
els. By cutting away their mas,s. rode out
he gale
Al Sandy Bay. yesterday. a schooner.
name unknown. loaded with -four. sirue K on
a reef While entering the harbor. and went
Instantly TO pirces- |, is thought that all on
board were drowned
Erfksr particulars Of Disasters by the
lats .Siorm--We learn from The Neuh bury
p0u Herald that the gale was VERY Severe
From 10 10 u o'clock. on Sunday night, the
wind. which had shifted point OF two more
to the N E. blew a perfect hurricane -
About fifteen or twenty fishing sehoonrrs, ly.
ing al the wharves. have suffered more or
less damage. some Of Them 10 the amount Of
$500 Several ofthr wharyes. Which we're
ov-rfowsd BY the high ude. have suffered
some damage and large quantities OF wood.
lumber, Sc were hoaied into the docks
The keeper OF the lights on Plum Island.
describes the tide rs having flowed quite
across the Island in number OF place.. una
king many deep ravines. and causing ma
ny acres Of mesdowio b. covered with sand.
The Hotel and site. with almost all the bull
dings. were surrounded with one entire sher,
OF water, as well as the road leading 10 III.
bridge The violence Of The gale was such,
as to remove MANY sand hills forming al The
same lime many lakes and ponds He also
| says thai The whole eastern side OF the Is
Hand aas washed away 70 an astonishing d.
gree.
Capt Slrmmer. Of brig Columbus. Of Bos-
ton. from New York. arrived al this port .zsl
evening. having lei, his brig On The fats sl
Plymouth. He having anchored near there
Saturday nighf. and on Monday morning.
" hen il biew a perfect hurricane. the brig
dragged her snc hors and struck on lhe hats
she afterwards beat over into sof bouom,
whrTe she gsounded. withaui sustaining any
considerable damage. He also LEFT al Piym-
onth the packet schr Homer, from Neu
York, for this pom. high up on the nais. and
a foil rugged brig. no, deeply laden. OF about
200 tons tnrthen. with a broad white streak
around her. spparsDily rather an old vessel,
also ashore or the edge Of the fats. The
brig and schooner went into Plymouth in
company with Capt S. The brig dragg,
foul OF The Homer. carrying away both The
briggs top-gallant masts. parted the schoon-
er's chains, and drove the latter upon the Top
OF the fats. where there are only or leri
water AT high iide The Homer leakrd
considerably. aud must discharge TO get OF
CAPT. Drwson, who went 20 bingham on
Tuesday 10 charter he sssanlboas Gen. Lin
coin. finding the steamboat partially dislnan-
lied. went down TO the beach. asreuainrd tina,
The schooner Susan Jane. Of Blurhill. from
New York. with flour and navy timber. was
at anchor Of Black Rock, Cohasett. dismas-
ted and with loss OF fudder; she had parted
one chain IN the gale. but the other held her.
She had BEEN abandoned. aud the captain.
his wiir. and the crew all safe on shore al
SciiHale Schooner Endeavor OF Phipps-
burg. Me. lumber laden. is ashore al ST
monds farm salt works. high and dry, in
good order, and her deck load landed
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