American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-06

port, the combined forces having had so much
the advantage on that occasion, "Rosas" hat
made known his determination to Iigdly en-.
force his proclamation, by which, all persons
found under protection of the English an6
French Squadron, were to be considered and
treated as pirates.
All was quiet in Rio Grande. A report was
current that the Ministers of the combined for
ces intended to require ofthe Emperor the clo-
sing of small port which Orlbe had opened
on the boundary of the Province of Rio Grande
through which he was obtaining supplies, under
penalty of the blockade of the port of Rio
Grande, in the event of refusal.
In the Market, Imports were commanding
fair prices but the produce of the country was
high and in much demand, in consequence of
the state of affairs in the River la Plate.
VIOLENT STORM AT NORFOLK Loss Of Pro-
perty and damage to The Shipping. Il violent and
destructive storm ragged at Norfolk on Sunday
and Monday, destroying some $4,000 worth
otproperty in the city, and doing considerable
injury to the shipping in the harbor. 1t com
menced on Sunday morning with Il slight rain,
but in the evening the wind shifted round TO
the Northeast, with copious fall of rain Gu
Monday morning the gale increased to fear.
full violence, which raised the tide to such a
height as to overflow, to the depth of two OF
three feet, all the stores near the wharves. We
gather from the Herald and Beacon of Wca4
nesday the following particulars:
The creeks which indent the city opthe west
at CRANKY street bridge, and Oh lthe east at
Briggs Point, were swollen TO such height
rs almost to folm a junction; 50 that Church ST.
was the only channel of CONTAMINATION (dry
shod) between the lower aEd upper portions of
the city, Some OF the Inhabitants residing
,cuhin this scene OF inundaton found it naces-
sary to escape from their domicis in boats, and
those who remained in dined with Duke lium-
phrey-the tide having put out all their kitch-
Ell fires.
AS far as We are advised the damage by the
gale has been confined TO the unroofng Of the
residences Of Mr. Chas. +. Stone, at the eastern
terminus of Main street, the unroofng Of the
new residence ofCapt, Saunders recently err
ected on Smiths Point, the partial unrcoinr
of the residence Of Nj. Geo. Clark on Cum
herland St, and few more partial injuries to
residences Of other citizens, not sufficiently cx-
tensiyG 20 merit enumeration. In addition to
these, We have been informed Of the Blowing in
or down Of the east side Of the new Black
Smith shop recently erected by J. G. Collcy
Esq; Of a portion Of tho Rope Walk shed, of
J. f. Doyle, ESQ, AID Of the stables upon the
| premises Of the Exchange Hotel.
The damage sustained by the shipping on
/ our coust, we fear, has been mmansc--our IN.
formation on the subject !hls lar is not sulli.
GENTLY accurate to Justify Us ia furnishing full
. AID i, D.,
such statements only as come TO us in reIia-
bic form. First of our own harbour The
Barques Iowa, LOADED for South American
Market, and will probably require to he light
ened, Mary Morris, light, and Louisiana lin
ballast are ashore in our harbour, but will be
gotten off without much difficulty, at the next
high tide. Between our harbour and Craney
Island-Brig Clarion, Leland, of Ellsworth,
with a small cargo of Rice and Naval Stores,
bound from New York TO this port is ashore,
and will be gotten off without much difficulty
at high tide. Besides these, we learn that one
Ship, five Brigs, and fourteen Schooners are
ashore between the mouth of NansemOnd River
and Willoughby's Point Light Boat, among
the mumber, Brig Alliquash, oil Bangor, and a
Baltimore Big, schr. Othello, II YInro, and
others whose names we cannot now ascertain.
no ~ - Dulp cilhaylNdllidj lyl'lS ppPoSiIC
tho Navy Yard, snapped her chain cables about
daylight Monday morning, thus parting her
moorrgs and goL ashore in front Of The Navy
Yard, She was gotten off yesterday. The
F'rigatG Potomac also went ashore ana had not
been gotten oil when we last heard from hot
yesterday.
/ During yesterday several vessels reached
our port, more or less maged-among them
Briggs Choctaw and Coumba, recently loaded
at this port for the West Indies. 5chr James
Barbour, Of Horwick and Faum, Of Kingston,
and Pilot Boat Comet, of Baltimore.
Since writing the above We have gathered
/ the following further particu.ars- Schr. Jer-
sey Oaks, Rogers, Of Perth Amboy sis high
and dry at the blight of Craney Island. Schr.
Martin Van Buren,, from New York, lays at
anchor at the blight with both'masts gone. Schr.
Augusta johnson, Of New York, is high and
dry on the Portsmouth Dock. The only yes
sells below our port that have outrdden the
Storm in safety that we have heard Of, are, the
Ships Niagara and Courers, Schrs J. B. Spai-
ford, John Wesley, Joshua Il. Sands, and
/ VIM. Burke.