New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-19


The ship ST. George Ferris, arrived Tuesday
from Liverpool. Captain F. that he was close
under the Highlands OF Saturday morning in fsthons
water when he obliged to haul OF carrying sal Tor
ha, purpose until c gale had increased 20 sach hight
TIA, lie was unable 10 take il IL, and it WIRE Blown from
the yards but having succeeded IN getting su1lcent
ofrc :-as enabled 10 weather the storm lad this yes
Sc gone ashore the loss OF life would IN all prooao!y
have been immense she had $50 passengers on board
/ The Aew.Yo piloi-boat John E. Davidson was cose
10 the Hook but owing the density OF the isi!ns sno
was unable 10 find her way in. ahd was obliged 10 csry
sail 10 work OF which she fortunately succeeded Sne
had her b blown from tie stay and her pilots agree N
gazing tha; they have not experienced such sto Tor
MANY years
nenccuaen OF the gale CT tde East end OF Long Island
but was enabled from her great distance from me Jer-
sey shore ourde the storm in safety having sustar'
g, ed some tritiing damage
which were in town outside the HOOK, and rode
out the gale in safety, except the Mary Eleanor "hch
laws ashore Oh. the Jersey beachshe having unfortunate
IL split her Oowsprit ana shifted her oa ask IN her al
tempt 10 work of shore making it incumbent on those
on board to her ashore We understand she mas
sustained damage ard will be got on with riaing eS
All the Jersey aud Merchants pilot boats were below
during the gale and have either arrived at the city or
! been heard from none Of them having been forced
ashore but they have suffered Huch III saiis' oo"'s
The schooner Excel, arrived Tuesday morning from
that there nre no vessels South Of BarneEat
From reports Of vessels that arrived Tuesday "hicn
were South Of the Capes Of the Delaware on saturday
and Sunday last infer that we have heard the worst
of the effects of the Storm they all in stating
that the gale vas moderate with them in fact! II does
no, appear any great damage has been sustained
| South oil Egg Harocr
MORE CONCERNING TIE SToRM.-The Boston
Transcript informs that the Norwich cars with the
/ passengers from New-York due Sunday morning,
did not arrive until five o'clock yesterday afternoon The
Norwich steamboat left NcwYors a: INC usual hour but
was Obliged anchor about seven mics our oi
New or account OF the severity OF the storm she
remained anchor during Saturday night ana started on
SUNDAY morning for Ayns Point the terminus OF the
Norwich and Worcester Rsilroad, which place she
reached the evening. The passengers were con-
Veyed from there Norwich where they lodged Tor the
night and yesterday they started :oF hs cy and Were
subec; 20 farther delays. They TWO dsys on the
passage between the two cities.
/ Tao mails aud passengers via the Stonng'on r0u'e,
from New York. also due Sunday morning did not
arrive until last evening about o'clock having been de-
tanned ali along the route By the violence OF the storm
The Western from Albany, arrived last night at 10
O'Clock only hour behind the regular time
In Salem the storm very severe. The Register oil
Monday SAYS -" Cur streets and roads completely
blocked ~ and made almost impossible BY the huge
snow dritts The mail trsin due from Boston did not
arrive hcre-indecd must have eeeR Impossible 70
make any headSay against the storm Drifts fifteen or
twenty feet in hight said be pedu IN the vicinity
Of Castle Hill and the track be covered to the depth
Of several feet throughout nearly its whole extent
The cars for Lowell which left Boston at ther
usual hour on Monday met with snow bank some
eight feet high and obliged return to the depot
They obtained additional engines and started again FOR
Lowell where they arrived in five hours and hall from
the start.
The following account of the effects OF the storm
in and shout the Bay of Boston is from the Boston Mer
chanS Exchange Book
The steamer r. B. Forbes Captain Fowler, which lett
hs.e las. Thursday 10 render assistance 10 tie ostk
Oregon ashore at Nause, returned again last evening
Nov E-tla
about miles from the shore. but unable 20 renoeF
any assistance during the day the wind blew gale
nom v w ana ;ne whole beach was covered vl;h
breakers. On Saturday re wiat eosied anc ~ oses o.
cotton landed from the bark Oregon
Al ghe cotton excepting the ground ueF ABOUT le0
bales was landed and tie barss between oechs Were
Tiled with empty casks preparatory floating her on
The day She had no. hge6 10: altered hei posi-
tiou; her lower main topmast and
still standing and had the weather continued isToFaoe
she would undoubtedly have been tosied on
On Sunday morning, about O'Clock. Captain fo"!eI
seeing every indication of Storm LETT NanIucket HnG
shaped his for provincetowu. Between snd :,
O'Clock the storm commenced from, the Eastward ana
shout IL blew perfect hurricane rendering the sur
face Of the white with toar and drifting SPRAY
Capt Fowler s-pposes that during the storm me
ba-qu- Oregon driven 5roadside or the ceach ana
that, she held together it would be Impossible 20 ger
her CT ann she entirely discharged and ouoyea up.
Capt F. considers the gale that De u.s. oesn
in &c. several years.
4 schooner, name no; known seen ashore near
Ma-skfed, yesterday. deeply laden brig iced up 10
tie leading blocks, also seen yesterday uN ~
mouth supposed 10 be bound 70 Boston. The chip ga
rsh. from Mobile in The bsy Sunday SAD as ne!
fore and main top galsntmasts were gone Is
/ that she Lost them in the gale
few days since huDpbsck whale was A.leo u
Provncetowa Bay oy party Of wnsers wno soa j io
500 The schooner Ab5sthuls cos il in two on Se,ur'
day for the purpose OF bringing Boston 10 ne eShlo
led much pc. head % sy OF speculation ~. On.
fortunately tine schooner wzs overtAken by the gaze 81
Sunday, sn6 Tss compelled 70 cut the whale adIift;
The U. s R cutter Hamilton. Capt. Stargis Tde oUt
the gale safely in Provncetowp harooT and vas seen
the next day her cruising ground looking out Tor
vessels in distress. AL the vessels in 9cTince'o"n
rode cut the gale.
IL our harbor bslas, lish:s. wen. down al her
anchors sr South Boston fats. although the gale vas
very severe the disasters have been, fa. 5ut lev"
The Charleston Is c. Courier OF tee 10Th gives TIE
following graphic description The gale in ths; HaFooF
About eigh; o'clock on Saturday morning. Inc wind
Increased IN violence and In about halt hour therea
ter IL blew win force truly terrific. There were In
the harooF scout ~ sail OF square reged vessels IN al
possible positions taxing in and discksrgns carsoes
resdy for sea- SC. and especially prepared Tor with
sanding gale such warning of the elements is cutie
unusual az this Of tie year Had taken sce IN
The course OF the night crowded the wharTes were
with Graf; Of every description the destruction would
have been tremendous
As il was. the scene was truly awful az about 10
o'clock when the gale its hight the crashing and