The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-01-01

In the doehs between Commercial and Cer.
lral wharvss. little or No damsss was sustained.
Packet schooner Splendid, at steommercial street
wharf, Tor New York. run her bowsprit into
the store occupied by David Snow. CITY wharf
injured the store considerably. and destroyed
ssTt,al barrels Of -four. but sustained no dam.
age herself
In the dock between Central and Indis
aharves. much damage was done. Many Of
the vessels lying al south side Of Central and
north side Of lndia wharf, pared their faste.
some driving agsinst others which remained Sc.
cure. and forcihg them from their f.sis, and all
drove iogeihsr up the dock TO- India street.
where they all remained jsnmed together, and
grinding each other till the gale abaied.--
Among those on the Central wharf side. were
ship Forum. which was badly chafed. bot 9TH
erwise not much damaged. Brig Sterling Of
Dnxbury. lost cutwaier and had bulwarks. &c.
stove. Baltimore pac sei brig Plutus, was fore
ed adrif BY other vessels eeh,iDg in coifact
with her and was very badly injnred--shs lost
p5boom. carried away bo~sprit. breast plate. DC.
stove bniwarks and stsnc heons. and received
much other damage. Brig Sea Island. Just sY-
rived from Savannah. via Plymouth. where she
cot ashore in gale Of .1eIh. was badly chafed.
had Stern stove, lost riller-&c. She was forced
against brig Dove. and her .xnchor chaf.d the
side of the latter very badly. The Dovs also
received some other slight inpuy. :,Schsonsy
Senator Of Portland. lost bnlwari<s md sianchs
cons upon both sides, had stern stove. Gc.--
Schooner Franklin Of Salem. had her bslwaks
and siancheons on larboard side. head knock
ed of. and stern badly damaged Sloop
Packer OF Salem was badly chafed. Sloop In.
crease Of Boston was pressed mp nearly our Of
water, and her stern was forced through by the
post at the corner Of Central wharf and India
H.. IL. IL
er wise badly injured.
The new and beautiful bark Maid Of Orleans.
Of Duxbury. at north side India wharf. loading
for New Orleans. parted her fasis and drove up
the dock. She lost bowsprii. chafed of the silt
work upon her stern. and was otherwise rough
iy handled. Schooner Charles of Salem. lying
along side drove up with her. and had her stern
entirely stove in. rail carried away. &c. .
Ships Geneva of New York. Argo of Boston.
and Duxbnry Of Salem, lay at the sorth side
OF India wharf. the Geneva dearest the end;
she parted her fasts. came m contact with the
Argo. swung and drove across the dock into
Rowe's wharf. She lost bowsprit. head and
stem. The Argo slipped her fasts and run in.
to the Duxbury. Her bends were badly ehafed
by the Geneva. The Duxbury had her stern
badly chafed. and was injured in her mizzen rig
ging. .- -.te...,:
! Sloop Helen. of and from New Bedford, with
oil. came up in the evening, and anchored, off
India wharf. During the pale. she parted cable.
lost small anchor, and dragged the other un-
nj she brought up at the end Of India wharf
She afterwards got into the dock between In
dia and Rowe's wharves. but her anchor failed
10 hold her. and she finally succeeded in get
ting alongside Of Rowe's wharf. where she lay
until the Geneva broke loose upon the opposite
side. The latter drove into her. carried awav
7 l...- LII l.
and stanc heoDs plank kshear, &c. She thee
drove up the dock, and thump.d against Inds
wharf ill the gale abared. Both India and
Rowe's wharves are severely injured. A part
Of some loose bars of iron which lay upon the
latter. were bent considerably by the force
with which the Geneva drove against the side
of the wharf.
Ship Casco Of Portland. at Rowe's wharf.
rode out the gale NIL morning. stove plank 10
her side. and sunk her hull nearly under water.
Preparations were making yesterday to rise her
again. which were partially successful.
Brig Adelaide, 1T Lewiss wharf. having just
repaired damage sustained in the gale Of 18th.
had her head. stem. and part of her bow again
carried away.
Schooner Atlan'e. a. Browns wharf, Broad
street, stern stove in.
Schooner Palestine Of Nantucket. at Wood
mans wharf, parted her fasts, drove against
Liverpool wharf, where she thumped till she
sunk.
Bark Gangcs. at the end Of Fosters wharf.
parted her fss's. drove into the dock agains,
bark Niagara. brigs Juniper Acsdan, and Por-
Tree Of Halifax, where they all ground and
chaied each other considerably. The Juniper
lost head and bowsprt, &c. the Por'ree had
her Stern stove in. &c.
An hermaphrodie brig, bound to the Wss,
Indies, loaded with lumber, drove against Down
er's wharf at South Boston-biIged and sunk.
The gale va, also very severe and did much
damage to the shipping at Salem, Newburypor.
and other places, bu; we have room for 20 more
details.