American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-29
Mssr DlsAsrRous GALE OF THE SEASON

of life on the Lakes:
The wind, which had been blowing fitfully
through the night of Saturday, freshened up
Yesterday morning and continued to blow up
through the day, from the southwest, with un-
absted violence, and accompanied with snow III
such profusion as to render the atmosphere ex-
ceeding dense and heavy. To this may be at
trlbuted, probably, most of the disasters which
have occurred
The hull which has for some days been drift
ing about off Long Point, has been ascertained
to be that Of the Texas schooner, owned and
commanded by Benz. +. Towbridge. The cap
tain'was fortunately ashore at the time of the
wreck, but the crew, including brother of
Capt. t., it is feared, are probably lost The
schr. United States came in during the day,
Saturday. She was obliged to throw over her
deck load OF 500 barrels of flour, but reached
port in safety. During yesterday several YES
sells arrived, all more or less injured.
The schr. Western Trader, Captain Banta,
is ashore about eight or ten miles up the bay
crew all safe. There is also another vessel
ashore at the same place, name unknown.
We cannot even remotely hope that the in
telligence of suffering now given will embrace
1.-THE OF what we have to receive, as not sutfi-
Gent time has elapsed fer information to reach
us from the upper country.
On shore we have happily no items of mo-
ment to record. The water did not rise so as
to do any damage, and the injury to buildings
in the city is slight, and confined, for the most
part, to those which were unfinished and
hence insecure.
A letter in the Grand Rapids Inquirer says
that among the persons lost on the schr. Ocean,
wrecked on Lake Michigan, was young man
of the name of William Piles. lie was pain
ter by trade.
At Detroit, on Tuesday night, they had the
heaviest blow Of the season.
LATER FROM HAVANA AND MEXIco. The
New Orleans papers contain dates from Hava-
ma to the l2th inst We copy the following
Items
On the 9th inst. the royal mail steamer Med
! way arrived from Vera Cruz, with sec, 900 in
specie. Her dates from the city of Mexico are
only to the 9th ult.-two days later than we
have received direct.
The death ofan illustrious prelate Of the Ca
tholic Church, the Archbishop of Guatemala
and Bishop of Havana, is announced in the
Diario of the 10th inst.
We find some speculations in regard to the
sugar crop in the Dario. The writer is oil
opinion that the amount Of the product of the
Island has been exaggerated for purposes Of
speculation. The writer offers species of
wager that the crop will fall short of 700, 900
boxes.
The authorities of Havana have decreed that
from and after the lst of January next, the port
of Sangua la Grande shall be opened TO COM
merce, like those of Mariel and Cardenas.
| Gen. Canalizo, the ex-Provincial President
of Mexico, has taken passage with his son from
Havana for Cadiz, in the Spanish ship Thetis
He purposes travelling through the PENN
sula.
! The Mexican troops stationed at Jalapa
which, according to some estimates, amounted
! to 1000 men, have been ordered into canton
ments al Paso da Ovejas, n small place half
way between Vera Cruz and the former CITY.
The general in command was expected daly in
Vera Cruz when the Midway sailed, intending
! to remain there.
! The incident in regard to the sailing of the
st. Mary's from Vera Cruz, and the offer of
aid from the MonteZuma, is mentioned in the
Havana papers
7 The Mexican Secretary of the Treasury is
sued IL circular on the 22d of October, by direc-
ton OF the President, qualifying grapely and
explaining the details of the tariff as promulga-
ted few weeks ago. The difficulty was &C.
casoned by some important errors in printing
the tarti, which was put into circulation on
the 4th ut. We note this matter for the be-
neht OF merchants whom it may concern.
| DEsTRUcTyE FIRE AT CuLpEpER CouRT
HOUSE, Va. The Richmond Wing contains
the following letter, written at Culpeper Court
House at O'Clock on Wednesday morning,
| Nov. 26th:
| .4,cful ConGagration! Conference.-The CEN
tire of Culpeper Ct. House is now wrapped in
flames. The fire caught about four o'clock, at
the Fairfax Hotel, kept by Samuel Decamp,
and is now spreading with fearful rapidity.-
The flames have already consumed the Hotel.
Bayle's store, IL. Shackleford's house and Of
tice, and the Masonic Hall;-aad Mai. Hill's
house has Just caught. 1t is to be feared that
the whole OF centre Culpeper C. H. will be con-
sumed. Court house, clerks office, and seve-
raj other buildings, in great danger.
I. d, l-2 oclock.-The flames are still
raging.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ROCHESTER. A fire
broke out at Rochester, N. Y, on Tuesday
morning. in the Avery FIGURING Mill, occupied
by Thomas Parsons, at the lower Falls. which.
with another Touring mill belonging to the CT
ty Bank, and occupied by NJ. B. Seward, were
entirely consumed, together with large stone
vsneering mill, owned by James Boyd s. Son
of New York, and also warehouse on the hill,
and several small buildings occupied as store
houses The flames spread with great rapidity,
defyng every effort of thea Mr.. Par
sons lost $50 or 200 barrels of -four and large
quantity offeed. Mr.. Seward lost about 400
barrels of flour, 1000 bushels of wheat and \
large quantity of feed. The Avery Mill was
insured for $4,000, enough to cover the loss
There was an insurance also upon the mill &C.
cuped by Mr., Seward, sufficient il is said to