True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-11-11
LATEST FROM HAVANA.

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LATEST FROM HAVANA.
DISTINCTIVE SToRMl--GREAT Loss
OF Lire AND PRoPERrY!-By the packet
brig p. Soule, we have received our re-
gular files of Havana papers to the Gath
October. Every one of them, from the
nth to the 18th, is filed with the most
awful accounts Of the hurricane, which
commenced there early on the night Of the
10Th, and continued till the night of the
18th ult. On the 10th the city, and partir
cularly the port. presented a gay and
pleasant appearance. Every vessel in the
harbor Haunted its colors from the mast
head, it being the Queens Birthday. How
changed was the scene on the next morn
ing! how great was the destruction whfch
the ruthless storm had created! Where,
the day previous, pnrti-colored remnants
hoated gracefully in the breeze, and the
mariners of many chimes were enjoying n
hilarious holyday, all was a general scene
of wreck and desoIation. Dead bodies
were seen floating in still angry surge;
bales Of goods and parcels of produce
were cast in confusion on shore; fragments
of vessels and ship furniture covered the
surface OF the port and the vessels, strip
ped Of their canvas and with bare maSis,
looked like blasted forest
The water from the harbor, and the
heavey torrents of rain which fell during
the night Of the 10Th and the morning OF
the lib, kept the streets perfectly innu
dated and the wharves were all under
water. A great nancy lives were lost on
board of the vessels and on shore. Over
1900 houses, have been RACED TO the
ground in Havana and its neighboring
towns. In one of the principal streets,
outside of the walls, which. runs parallel
with the northern part Of the coast, there
have been more than 100 houses totally
destroyed. Hundreds of persons residing
in the suburbs, were compelled to seek re-
fuge in some stronger buildings than their
own respective habitations-m many of them,
after seeing their own dwelling blown TO
atoms, and thus taking shelter, were crush
ed under the rains OF. the houses where
they expected to be safe. The number of
buildings which have had their roots, doors
and walls partly destroyed, is probably
o-er 5000 in the city and suburbs. About
30 persons, found dead among the ruins,
were sent TO the burying- ground on the
12ih, and it is expected TO find many more
among the ruins and rubbish which which
had not yet been removed.
The Havana papers say that the gale Of
1914 was slight compared TO this; that
there is no hunicaneon record, in any part
Of the world, by which human kind has
udared so severely as on this occasion.
Accounts were received fran Matanzas
Cardeuas, and some 30 or 4oof the neigh
Dofing towns and villages, 0nd in these
places the hurricane had likewise destroy
d properly to a considerable extent, and
1 number of lives were lost
In Matanzas, Cardenas Batabano, and
Marcel, nearly all the vessels in port were
sunk or driven ashore.
In Havana, the churches hospitals and
orts--some ofthe strongest building TO be
Ound in the world have been greatly in
aired, and partly destroyed BY the FORE Of
ne storm. The number Of vessels lost
md injured in the port Of Havana was
about 100; out Of these I6 were American.
Three Of these sunk, ope
,apsized and four were wrecked on the
locks and shore. The packetship Mudara,
arrived from New York on the 10Th, in
he afternoon, and was nearly lost. She
lad 10 land the crew md passengers by
cable which was thrown on
board from the shore.
The Government issued orders and took
necessary steps for protecting the destitute,
Ind made inquiries through the Commits
iaties, 70 see who were 10 need ofthe nee
,ssarics of life. A transcription had been.
-aised FOR the purpose Of sharing among
ne officers the amount which could be
aised. We arc sorrylo say that Gen.
0'Dounell has not shown his generosity
N such an occasion, as his name stands
by ne Insignificant trife Of
800.