The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-08
Disastrous Hurricane IN the Bahamas.

Inteligsncs has received at Charleston from Mas
November violent hurricane prevailed in the islands
In which many vessels were lost Among them the
schooner UrAnia which saled from Charleston with 60
vrnment stores for Newport, Fla She Was totally loat,
Nov 22d, at Che okes Sound. Absco The brig James,
OF London, for Honduras the schooner Ira Brewster,
LILY from Jamaica TO Londor all totally lost The
bark Dudley, from Charleston for Hav put into Nassau
IN distress and sailed sgain Decsmber IL Tho Amefi
can brfgantipe Gsstavus from Port Prnos bound for
Boston, had been brought into Nassau having lost her
capSis snd the rest OF the being much
or aossa o% hs ys%p 5 mt Ins o E1 from GonA
At aagua the hurr prevailed fr the lih to The
2lt November and the latter day the bark Prospect
spd the brgs Ann Elizabeth aod Henry Wooies To-
tally lost The schooner Adsona Knocked TO pisces,
and cut OF tea sail Of vsstels lying oil Mathew Tosnc
one vHfsved People who had lived At lnasu zee
last oryseven years recollecied thing keths
~eansr experienced on that toccason Al EYuma, several
o. the droghirg vesse belc ngg to the island mad b,sn
disen Ghore and much iijured many OF the houses
we're bewn down. and the coming grain crops ,mplet
dethoy.d Great distress existed.
III, furricsne, according 10 dsersms drawn by Lieut..
Esygste frat experienced In the island OF st
Domingo, and. travelling With rotatory motion over
nsgua Turks Island, Rom Cay Long Island, based lit
lie 10 the north OF New Providence and ended at Grand
Bahama
The American scbr. Azof, belonging to Provacet ,wn
Mass from Jacquemel Ha.h, bound to Boston, with
cargo OF cg~ooo and Coffee struck the reef of Castle
LlsLd, On ths morning OF the 10Th OF December In
tquslly, dark weather.
Toe cargo and materials mostly s,ved. Tn. cap
bsr. The vessel was not wholly insured.
One OF the pschet steamers running between Havana
and Barscoa having board assorted cargo OF goods
aud liquors. $lt0 COO snd forty passengers, struck on
the southeast point OF Wangs Island, the evening
q tie 2od of November BY aid Of Mr.. Fsrqnharson
ard other inhabtsns the whole of ths paseDsers and
cargo were saved. After getting all Ashore Mr. psqu
hsson tried 70 persuade ths c,ptan 70 go TO Nassau
which he objected 20 do, but chartered American
trg ing at Rum Cay 70 tate the passengers end ees
to Cuba They ltf, tke 4th II D'csmber with the
principal OF the cargo and the whole Of the money
cHnuafy 10 the expressed wish and orders Of the
,slvcrs
Tie French brit L0cesn Captain Henry fro Havans :,
bound TO Marseilles was totally lpt on Memory ck
sett end Grand Bshsms on the 9th inst Toe capt,n
ard the whole Of the arrived Nassau this ITth
OF December. The cArg. was q total loss
lscenciArism ~ become OF frequent
ts Windward IslAnis Not long since the city OF St
John. Antigua, twice pied to be 6rso. And
recently another ATTEMPT has been made Rosdtown
Torfoa, ia Grenada Two estates havs very lately suf
tered severely from these tiaboloai acts.
Tfs Nasssu Royal Gasdk that the House Of Assem-
BY win meet for the dsspsteh Of business the 10th
tAb mosth.