The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-28

The Conestoga was higher II is said than It had been
twenty years and the other streams the
county were swollen in the same proportion. Great
damage done to the fences aud meadows along the
several streams and q vast amount oflumbsr hre~ood
Sc was swept away by the Hood Several OF our towns
men, amongst the rest, f. O. Reigart and Jno. g. Ga
Bile, lost very heavily in saw logs boards plank, and
scantlng About 900 bushels of salt stored on the
lower floor of the warehouse belonging 70 the Conesto
ga Navigation Company, was destroyed by the water.
Nearly every person owning property along that
stream suffered more or less damage.
Throughout the county in every direction tine gram
yet standing on shock, together with the growing
corn and fruit. and forest trees suffered severely.
judging from what hear, we think 1t altogether
probable least half of all the fruit IN this
county has been destroyed In this city, great many
shade and fruit trees blown down. and much ia
mage was done to the gardens The new prison ana
several houses in town were partially unrosied anu
many Of the cellars In the lower parts OF the city were
hlled with water The Iron orks at Safe Harbor to-
gether with many Of the houses, were considerably
Injured by the food and an immense amount OF lum-
ber Of every description, was swept away Hom that
neighborhood,
r. IN NORTH CAROLINA.
EThe gale Of last week which was felt with so much
severity in this region did not extend further south
than Wilmington, N. @. The Wilmington Chronicle
says that IL commenced there Tuesday night which
here and forty four hours before it began rage
New York This gale seems to have embraced cir
cult OF country between South Carolina and Connect
cut II but slightly felt at Boston, ana still less
at Charleston 1t furnishes fresh evidence Of the
peculiar law which governs northeast storms which
usually commence in the southwest, and advance
against the wind Baltimore .americdn, July II.
IN VIRGINIA.
Aetter to the editors of the Baltimore american,
under date OF orfok, 22d inst, says
The damage done by the late gale of the 18th and
18th along the southern coast Is beginning TO deve
lope itself South of. and of Cape Hatteras large
number Of vessels is reported to have been lost At
Cape Hatteras, and the shoals, eight ves
sells reported totally lost. pilot boat fell ia
with and towed into Hampton Roads large schooner,
whose decks had been swept Of every thing.
| The United States Coast Survey steamer JEFF
ferson Lieutenant Commanding Thornton A. Jenkins,
United States Navy, arrived at this place on Sun
| day afternoon, with large brig (Benj Carver, OF
Searsport, Maine) in tow, which fallen in with
sixty miles to the south and east of Cape Henry, on
Saturday morning in a perfectly helpless condition,
having lost her mssts, jib boom, boats SC. At the
time the Jefferson fell in with the wreck 1t DRIFT
ing rapidly towards the Shore and but for the timely
arrival and prompt assistance afforded the brig would
| In all probability have gone ashore in few hours
causing total loss of vessel and cargo not the lives
of the officers and crew. Captain Carver Of the dis
masted brig, reports that he a large ship totally
wrecked on the Diamond, Cape Hatteras Shoas) on
the night Of the 17thall hands certainly persisted
Everywhere, far heard from, outside the Capes
and in the Chesapeake Bay the wind blew with great
fury, producing almost unprecedented heavy sea