The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-02

ona, 25th instant for Caliornie We have had no
% s to c Do S Sow to so
for the nonarrva Of Price nor tho delay Of Allen
The TIE, rible Gale OF tn nth OF October
Its 4 tremendous Effect at Havana.
[FIom the New Orleans ricayune, Oct -
Capt VIM or, of the snip sunbeam, which arrived
YESTERDAY ON Boston reno. that he spoke on III 18th
inst, thirty miles cost Of Key West the u s. schooner
that on the it inst there boa BEEN Tremendous gale
at a and tnat fifty sail OF vessels lost in that
harbor. Capt Windsor could not understand whether
the city OF Havana Ca any portion of the land had suf
fered.
The extra, Of In P@iris ,inply announces that the
editors have been Informed that the gale the nth and
18th inst had caused in the po Of hayana much de-
struction as the hurricane OF Oct ith, lsii
Since writing the above, we learn than gentleman
has arrived in this city who declares that he lott Havana
the 18th inst and that the number of vessels lest
there by the effect of tho gale exceeds sixty Whether
this be fabrication not we cannot say. Several
sells suddenly taken up yesterday for Havana, and
ket whether they based upon the arrival Of the
mysterious stranger. merely speculative move
ments we are totally ignorant
From the New Orleans Bulletin, Oct 24l
Never, believe, in the annals Of American CON-
merce has there been disastrous to shipping
coast received during the last two weeks have contain
ed, daily lists Of vessels arriving in port in crippled
conditions which with their reports Of other vessels met
at totally wrecked, more less damaged, pre-
sents an aggregate loss of property and no doubt in
recollection been paraeled. In fact from these
ports would appear as if the whole ocean was srswn
Our accounts the disasters at sea caused by the hur
Ticane Of the llth extend only to Havana and Key
reached Baltimore and Philadelphia on the 2th that
there reason to anticipate accounts OF further disasters
the whole oT M NoI
given account of t-had it extended therehave not
yet come to hand.
Correspondence of the Charleston Newsl
KEY WEST Oct. 49, lsa6-As opportunity may
happen, seize tho only time can spare to give you the
following information relative to the desolae condition
| nfn THUR sod n m0gf
gales that has been experienced on this coast for the
last thirty three years.
II P. NJ, and lasted until Monday morning. the 18th
inst. The whole town has been overlooked; and ! am
tants who were drowned or killed by the falling Of
roofs, &c.
to s. w. ripping of shingles roofs, and blowing down
houses, in all about 100. hardly knew how to Gem
Light House and House together have been washed
away entirely The following is list Of persons drown.
two chdren Mr. and Mrs. John Buchany, and two chill
dren F. Mabrits and wife, and two children; NJ Mabrh
and Rosa at the Light House at Sand Keys Capt Apple.
by; Mrs. Williams and Thomas; Mrs. Harris and
| adopted daughter.
Grow of schr Lafayette consisting of three men,
sci sunk at the Fort Mr. Martin slave Drysdale Of st.
Augustine boy slave, and young boy, adopted OF
Mr. a. Wilson ship carpenter on board ,o0P
while swimming; a white infant, name unknown.
Tony slave Of Patterson killed By falling off roof
three children Many of citizens have been infur-
ed by falling of slaves, timber Sc The Light Ship Key
West stationed at the N. W. Pass, was driven from her
moorings but has since returned safe with all
board The briggs Gen Wilson and Metamora and sohr.
Col Kearney fiom New York, whilst laying at the
wharves, were compelled to cut away their forsmass
and then driven to but fortunately grounded ON
the bank all safeaiso the Pilot Boat Louisa, Lafayette.
Water Lilly, Rome, and many others are now sunk in
| the harbor.
Nearly every house has more less been injured by
the galefsnces blown down, Custom House, Fort, &c,
in ruins Loss estimated at S2o0, 900 The town II in
runs-many bodies have already been found and buried
bv rela tiyes and lie
feet, the town overfowod, many were compelled to
swim to save themselves The scene truly awful
Dead bodies occasionally being dug out from an
der the ruins and no one can tell how many there are
remaining As far has been ascertansd fifty persons
have lost their lives, and singular that 20 few are
dead injured when remember that the air was full
of boards, timber slate SC, and buildings falling IN
every direction Stone itself could Withstand the
gale and every thing seemed to be gsng to destruction
expecting every moment to be washed away The
| was awful beyond all power Of description
Brown. and Jas Filler much injured Teft and Filer's
fiat to the ground Many vessels have been seen ds-
| masted and bottom up in the Gulf
| The GERMAN COLONIES IN TExAs.-Ws have
been politely furnished with the following statis-
tics of the German colonies in Texas
10 Baron de Meusebach, Director General OF the
Colonies of the Germsu Emigration Company.
| Captain dc Coll, Treasurer of the Colonies.
| MIR do Schultz, Secretary Of the Directors.
| DIR. Remer. Naturalist, from Berlin
Major dc Butcher, lgrand nephew Of the celebrated
Field Marshal de Blucher) Aid de Camp to the Cover
Dr. Schubert, Director of tho Colony Of Fredsricks
burg on the Piedernolis river
ls4a by about twenty, German Princes and Counts-
They bought ofMr Henry Fischer grant Of land and
by several of the Congress OF tho Republic Of Texas
they allowed TO introduce 6,0o0 families into the
country and to settle them certain tract on tho Ban
Saba, Slano, Pedcrnas and Colorado rivers They are
thorized to give every married settler GAO acres OF
land and every unmarried male emgant over IL years
There are about 800 emgrants at Fredercksburgh
the Piedernalis about eighty miles NJ OF San Antonio
This under charge OF Col sea a formerly
pleased with that part Of the country have their winter
gardens already in good order and are now pairing
their fields for next years CROP This colony was
founded in May last.
At New Bra1nfels on the Guadalupe there about SOC
houses and $500 emigrants The most of them are on
their way the upper colonies in the grant Here the
kept and the Directors reside here The town
is built part of the ~ league of land bought ~ the
company. Founded in january, is45, by Prince solms
AT Carlshaven Qndian Point on Matsgorda Bay, are
about 500 emigrants, all bound for the colonies Here
the emigrants and stores arc landed ~
At Galveston present about 700 emigrsnts all
-Four vessels with emgrants and stores left Bremsron
1.-THE lst 4th 9Th and 18th August and about .csu emf
| Pretoria (Tsras) ADVOCATE, Oct g.
| MuRpER-A singular of homicide took
place in Marion county, (Ga.,) on the evening Of
| Tazewell, by the names of jenkins and McMullion.
were going home, and riding the same horse--Jsnkins
being in front soon alter leaving town, jenkins was
discovered with hs throat badly cut, and expired in
few minutes without giving any with regard
to it, McMullion tar Oh, and appeared to be 60
ing from him, but being called TO- returned, and 90
the act but said he did II In sefdefencs-
when it occurred and considerably intoxicated McMul
lion taken into custody, but We have not learned the
result Of the investigation.
MR. MOORE, who arrived here In August last. IN the
l Gladiator from London requested to call az no Iv
Pearl street. where he will receive some mporsss
| tiop. oeD 49,
find the men that died phen swiften riM re EmSsds
| AN INFALLIBLE CURE FOX FILES.
| UNR UPHAM's VEGETABLE ELECTUAkY-n an
IL efectual for this most dstIss'lns
smonqs physicans a. the Homonhoids OF Ines mere
no mistake aboutit. III, once sae -. mi. vrx., -