The New York herald., 1844-10-26

shore. The barque Ann Louisa Captain Snow, OF Bos-
ton, was thrown upon the rocks but this morning she u
hoatng 3 sgain, having suffered much
The Hamburg ship Adoifo which closed her register
on the 9th ut for Hamburg is sandbank, and they
are dischsrging her.
The steamer Cardenas and the American ship WASH
ington are entirely lost
The American ship Ontario and the schrs Pawtucket,
holland Mills, and Palestine, and the English corvette
Eliza, are upon the bar in three feet water.
The coasng schooners all on shore more or less
injured or entirely lost
The bridge Of Yaman has suffered some and that Of
San Juan Is not allowed to be passed
The damage which is universally felt is great, incal-
culaole and the information from the country ~ most
&c have all suffered.
terrible storm In San Antonio de Banos great many
houses have fallen The theatre and the tower Of the
church are ruined said that three four lives are
os-cne OF them, youth of " years. crushed by the
falling walls In tha district county Of Lanoo,
leagues from Havana the hurricane has made great de-
structon oi houses, windows AMI trees letter from
that place says that the OF Malay 10 wholly blow
down. excepting the church, the cuaIe and three
in which the neighbors took refuge This consisted
of houses Of stone but most OF wood plaster
On the coffee estate Deno the negro houses have dis.
appeared and the dwelling much shattered On the
Columno estate the houses ruined and not pantan
ub, tree fruit Of any kind IL left From Santiago de
las Vegas they write that the pesuous winds SWEPT
death and destruction for the space oil fourteen hours be-
ginning at p OF the 4h and throwing to c0nsdera-
bic distances doo windows balconies plastes Of the
churches door windows and shutters Of the colleges
bariacks and court house; and in private dwellings,
throwing down walls unro0fng bull ings etc. etc. At
every four Corners Of square the winds formed whirl
winds and tore trees by their roots and branches The
loss Of life in this district am happy say only
In the small town Of Gan ANTONIO Chquito scarcely
house stands, and the estate OF Msecorca all was
thrown down, killing three negroes and wounding six
others.
On the coffee estate Candelara, nine miles from Bata-
bano the hurricane felt with great force in Ha.
vana All the houses oi ordinary construction, and many
Of stone and mortar, ore down. The dwellings have sui
tered much The winds have thrown all down except
the c ,fre bushes, and those much Ijured
The Captain General has decreed that consequence
OF the effect OF he hurricane the persons who wood
eli houses injured by the storm ray repair them with
wood il they too poor to build with stone and mortar
This decree has made the Captain General very popular
among all classes lie has likewise decreed that boards
planks window frames shutters and all kinds Of wood
or building houses may enter free Of duty The same
liberty Gree OF duty) tor Elk months beginning to-day
upon and corn meal heans poatoes rice sweet po
tatoes plantas Also other minor regulations ad
vantageous to The people.
Ihave understood that the Captain General may grant
permission for American vessels to be sold and boz
here in order replace the destroyed by the
gale.