The New York herald., 1851-09-08


| Further Particui.rs OF the Flood In Florida
and she South.
| THE HURRICANE The WEST INDIES AND ON THE
GULF COAST.
The United States Mail Steamer Georgia, Lieut. ID. d
Porter g. N Commander encountered q severe hur-
rcane the 18th Of August in the Marsquana Passage
on her outward voyage 10 Jamaica and Chsgres from
this pert 1t is described terrible gale She laid to
upwards Of forty hours under the lee of the island bat
AL her sails were blown away and her opsau yard
lost The Georgia after the gale made several feet OF
water before she put into Jamaica
The British Royal Mail Steamer Great Western on her
way to ct Thomas met the hurricane in the Mona
She was knocked down upon her beam ends ship
ped several heavy carried away her wheel house,
and was several hours In imminent danger being
She was greatly damaged.
The loss Of vessels and lives in tho West Indies by
wrecks, IT is expected is very great Many vessels
have been lost at SEA that will be heard from
The hurricane felt at Jamaica not SO severely
in other lands, far as information has been re-
oeived.
The island Of Porto Rico has suffered greatly Most
of the plantations utterly ruined beyond resuscit
ton for or two years. Thousands OF cattle aud
horses other mas killed and many persons
lost their lives. Tie plain inundated, and In the
vicinity tf the mountains worked into immense gulies,
by the force Of the torrents gentleman who visited
tht untalIs on PortO h1co To the
country Of of the most fertile regions describes il
entire fcene Of destruction and desoation by the
winds ard waters.
The hurricane not felt in Chagres. We stated, on
yesterday that believed he gale had not reached
Key West and the southwestern coast of Florida. We
fear our informant may have been mistaken, aud that
may receive in sfew days distressing accounts from
that region Of wrecks and losses Of life The the
coast of Porto Rico, and the Gulf Coast at st Marks
Alphabetical and Cape St Bias by the accounts already
published several feet higher than has before
been known, and it must have affected the Keys aud
southern coast 1t appears, also, that the steamer
Union felt the gale in the Gulf Stream the eastern
coast OF Florida eff Cape Csrnaveral.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY Ar APALAcHI-
COLA -MARIANA AND TRIsHrowN IN RUINs-PRo-
BABLE LOSS OF THE BARK VERNON
Extract from letter from gentleman In Apalachi
cola to u friend in this city
! APALAcHrcorA August 27. 1851.
sit down to of the most painful casks of nv life
to depict you the of dtst ucciou aod suffering
towr has just been visited by We have just had
cur spnual gale, ana more terrific and destructive
burrict haf never been known on our coast On tue
III HI of he 22d sbout II o'clock the wind blew hard
from :. n the tioe the wharves AID ny
ca, light in the streets i came down tom al |!
O'Clock a, night At O'Clock 10 the morning be tide
was ftil iarg Al daylight although theie was with
intvo Of the sidtwsA. the WIND uled aud 1t wis
rener; y thought that the yr OF tte gale over At
rise the wind feshened and from that tine the II ts
rose with fearful r pdity The wooden sidewalk frs.
derniued and In spite Of chains and ropes, hostod
away will not ttsmpt to tell you fully qf ths des rue
tion j Witnessed Saturday tae go, the gale
tn Tin the entre day. Al clock p. NJ, tha wind
chanfso from s L 10 S W aud W, the tide being a.
it height L. in Market street. Ia the porches 4ei
The around was ore vast sheet of water: The
whole point was scene Of confusicn and dis'ross
Judge - whose house Il cut Of to~c. founi his house
surTc uio.o by water and saved himself and family by
Reuipg ir'm the secord story windoS Judge S.
house pICstrat.d Several other residences were
ths oosp, undermined by the rh- pronen ,de
was ovsIhown ond i. low perfect pood The fres1y,
doors ofihe Epi,coi al church down OF ths chin-
neys and .rces ana pangs. few standing in town
warehouses other enements blown down,
| AID others have been moved by The hOodand wind
1le beach has Teceded several feet in some parts Of ,ne
point irshi,wp PERFECT wreck; esnnot deer ne 1t
! ciferenily The old brick agency Of he Cha'lison
bark ct the of Csbe street and Water y Eazed
TO The ground Ths y, wasebou'e is blown .nruuzn;
part CT The Exchsi &c Is gone; the Dog Island light
vsre lost AZ Deg I,nnd ship in the East Pass sup
Io.'d 70 be The Bnt,'h snip John hyin = high ard
| wonsp's Bluff. washed oG and hiosn across tn,
! lay 20 PernoSk Point la The woods Spanish beig
ssytptssp lives were lo,t ihs rest of the
lie city She loaded with fish. onons. Se ard
! bound from ST. Jsgo to Havana. samuel smith Who
on beard the brig ssrstogs wrecked IN i;it s1d ess
The crl 're saved was drowned sS or seven tb uaad
ssek' OF salt in store o~usd by Li!erpool houses,
entirely lost The John bryan hs, 219( bales VI egten
for ljyurool on b,trd In utace s ssd chiefly in Now
Yuk Abe ttesn. ct Magnolia Is suupo..d 20 be- lost
The 'hore 10 ftreSn with trees and dufs WOOD and
Advices state that the hurricane mp th- Ap,
lctcola river on both siJes The plantations Doth
sic'f of the river f,r thrty mills isid waists At
MsiiaIa and Ia It's vicinity many houses blo~n
d,.r and Others uuroof.d Gio Iuu,s and s,rrws are
generally bi"sn down and fences destroy sl The
sioip extended Up nearly 10 Macon. Geoga though the
dru, o. is not SO xtep,iy. or ,.v.re IN tbe it., A.
raintridge Georgia Chstts (thr juuct1n Of the
'haitaLocehe and Hart Iivtrs) the dsrnag. very
great Some lives we're LIST by houses falling upon them
The sugar. tobacco and cotton crops Injured
greatly Not one hall of the ordinary cotton crop vii
| be ssv.d
We have received the following from highly res
pectabe planter Of Florida, In this city from bis
family. Oh the ssme subject
| Invr~o HousE. Sept. 5 1851.
scccrn's from Flrrds since the storm represent the
detIucton d property, crops. &c near TslShsssee as
gs'aisr than ever kpo~I The storm commenced about
| l2s NJ. August 23d. ard continued until daylight
| the teA, morning The damage sustained by ths wui
m Tsshsss,e. l. estmstsd Mt $50 o,O Ths water al
Ner Pot four feet higher than rhe great storm
of a. when cid Port Leeo vas destroyed The cotton
! rsIs'Bs are Ieuobslly jurei Gin houses eabls.
tsins &c I'll unicoi.d fences razed g. the ourd aud
thick c,Net,d with logs OF the recently fa,en trees
NOAH L THOMPSON.
tFrm the sayannah (as } Republican Sept 81
We.it,rsip f.ars for he safety OF the bark Vernon
bslonebg'o the bie lin. Of savnnrs nh and New York
psel.t the fsid fom New York for this por. 90 the
9Th ult win iull cargo and spoken the z d
ult 30 Dbs north Of CsTr sttefss since tbs 1s mas
not been heafo frtm though several vessels ariveI
81 thsrieton that were near the place where shs
last tie I'D The Of the 2ith must have
| tjured the bark or tbe would have cImpl.tsi h.r
vy'ge sne dsys since the winds having been favor.
able
A. St Marks tho water ten feet above high water
mark M lives lost
sp.rc'rs store ard house carried away. oas Sc 600
lliidss store and house carried s~ay. Les $500 At
Old Marks every house gone except rsos of
IsrsItt wells Part of the wells % the old ftt gone
iHfly cu tui day morning ths STEAMER spisy starred
for tie ight housc end James Island she ~eDt FAR
~ tie light b use, but having 10 her smsll vt she
toud not lard Two ItrsunS n board say ttst they
tsr man ,tsrdug on The wall Of the tresk
hg aNhite har dherchif. On tn. haa,, "a
ana w a. the steamer forced vit1ous
c''ofE 10 ih. bland She st-rtsd sgan this noru.rr.
ana We wait with much soi itude her return On Shell
Point much damsfe hes been done to the ernns we
i.'l much srnisty g. hear from the h..ris.' the
ockifckrsy Mr.. lCungu1b's house. At cid Isrt