Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-09
From lhr New urIeans PlcayGpe. Oct. 81
IERRlEIC GAI-E In .IlIE- on L

" Iech u thc I. 5. Hie Pory-L,sset Rcr,nue Cut
hf 'h@rH- Total Destruction ot hey u ea- fVly
itrss Lost Immense Destruction u Propcriy.
ihe schooner Sarah Ghurchman, Capl. Baymore
nom ih,'delpha, r,q Key West, for Brazos Santiago.
arrived at The \. T.. Pass on "Wednesday mourning, the
list, and landed Com. Sloat and from the Pacific
and Lieut.. W M. g. P,ase. Of the Revenue Service.
bearer oi dispatches 10 " ashingtuu. They come up
To Town last evening ON the iowpual Jefferson. To
Lieut. Ptase We indebted iur The details oi Ter
hnle Saleln the Guilt fury uuexampled aud from
witch we must not expect 10 hear all the dtploaale
elects III many weeks. We viii besu with The gale
As II was fell Al Key West
he gale commence, blowing from n l., The morninu
ol the Illh inst. BY O'Clock II blew a periecl bur
ticane. In Idle rapidly aud lhc storm ragged with
lhchd'bt Vlucnce until nrar midnight when i ablled.
Va The 2h II blew moderate gale and gradually ,u
sided. Every dwelling house, save hive or sN, al
htS es' was destroyed unruutrd. The Custom
House was hown dunn, the M,nue Hospital onro.ltd
and II Is supposed Government property Destroyed IL The
amoan oi S3uuuuu. ihv wharves disappeared aud
The Salt w "rks are destroyed. The l. ) Barracks
we're Jurrd, oul suffered less than aGy other build ny
Many ianilies were turned out huuStlesS. but the t.
Quarter master promptly to their assistance
The luSs 1t life Is steat. Many were drowned aad
many Killed by The falling hudlnss, Key Wost llAht
house and dwelling attached are enteIy gone. The
where they sloud is covered hy white sand beach
Fourteen solts persisted in these Iril,Eags
Sand Key light house Is gnne-tolav disappeared
with The building connected with 1.-THE occupants
too have persisted.
The Light ship IN the n. w passage dragged her
mornings aud went To sea- but SHE Was recovered aud
returned 10 her position. The agent OF the under
eis was doing everything IN his ower save proper
W very great dagger Is 10 oe appehend.d from the
loss "t The lighthouses 10 vessels Eur, pc aud the
North bUnd 10 The Cult We must refer 10 the IIsl
below iuf te INJURY done 10 shipping furnished us BY
Lieu. Peasr. The loss ut the cutter Mosrls Is des
etIh,d ouS IN letter from an officer % board We
ave the substance IN aumhrT column.
Inc l. , brig Perry vas, IN The same Gale or Tor
hado, driven with ns,llsS violence BE- lore tue wind
mt was finally ashe after all hope OF saving her
MAS gone, aud Ia al Pr'nahllry, wall be saved
All the lives ON dian Key and Key Eacas att
saved, andt Is hoped al lhe crews ol wrecking YES
sells
The captain of the cutter Morris saved The produce
ihe carg" III one scAun,r and distributed through the
methodist mulset, 10 those need OF The accessories
II lile.
HE lniun cuntaius letter from Com. Soai, To the
Secretary ot thr Navy, giving OF Tie usS
de l. ,. BaG Perry. lie expresses the opinion ina
She Will be gplten of aud adds
lhc department may rest assured that It. Blake " i'll
~ ev, hne thai can be done lr The interest # the
tned States. IL Is mpisSiJetu speak ia too high terms
nl TIE n"be. c"o aud Juiicous conduct of Lenteuanl
Blake, his officers and men, this most irving &c
eas'"n am mo,i happy 10 stale 10 l1t has bt Ell lost
i III any acedtnl happened 10 any onr bvatd.'