New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-10
THE Lnfe GnIes

From our Baltimore exchanges we learn that the
storm which did SO much damage on the Southern
coasts and interior, extended as far North as the
Chesapeake Bay it being felt with great fury at all
theintermediate points. .>.n18 &C..
The Baltimore Patriot, Of Wednesday the Sd inst,
says @ $& .3@$ -
The Southern coast and the lower part of the Ches-
apeake Bay were visited by q severe storm Of wind
and rain during Saturday night, which continued in
some localities up to Monday morning. Considerable
excitement was felt in the city yesterday in conse
quence Of the nonarriyal Of the Bay boats and sew
era steamships but oil fears happily allayed at
an early hour this morning. About past Tocloek
we were politely handed the annexed note, written at
Norfolk by gentleman connected with the Bay line,
and addressed to his wife:
"The Louisiana has been prevented from leaving
Norfolk in consequence of the heavy storm which
prevailed throughout Monday. The storm came from
the southward, ,and has doubtless done great damage
on the Southern coast. The train from Weldon,was
stopped twice for the purpose of cutting away trees
that were blown across the track. So great storm
has not been known in this quarter for many years.
The Boston steamship Joseph Whitney, Captain
Howes, due yesterday morning, arrived at her wharf
st O'Clock this morning, having reached the quaran
tffe ground at midnight. Capt. H. informs us that
he met the storm on Monday at II, noon, and at 4
P. NJ, being then near Cape Henry; the weather was
so very heavy he was compelledto haul off he lay off
and for ten hours the wind the entire time blowing
heavy from the n. 3. Capt. Howes says the storm
was more severe than any he has been in for many
years. On Thursday morning, near the capes, he
the pas Of several vessels but the sea was SO rough
it was impossible to tel to what description of vessels
they belonged. On Monday morning at o'clock, of
the Capes Of the Delaware, he passed the steamship
William jenkins. EIr%3,: @' %
At Norfolk, Va, tile storm was left in all its fury
The Patriot says: aa
We are informed by gentleman who was in Nor
folk during the prevalence Of the Storm that the trees
1rk
and leyelled houses unrooted, thetops of chimneys
blown of, and one building on Charlotte street, unn
ished, partly blown down. Considerable damage was
sustained by the tide which very high, carrying
off during the ebb, large quantity of lumber, etc
Our informant states that there were three vessel;
ashore on Buck Roe beach, one little below Craney
Island, and brig ashore near the mouth Of Nanse
mond river. At the Gosport Navy Yard, during the
storm. the ship house from which the U. S. steam
frgate Colorado was launched sustained considerable
damage.
The storm also caused considerable damage to the
shipping in the vicinity of Old Point, Va. We also
learn from the Patriot, that the schooner Selah B.
Strong, with cargo of sugar and moasses from New
York, bound TO Baltimore, is ashore the beach of
Old Point with three feet water in the hold and still
leaking. Also schooner James 7. Boyd, with cargo
of guano, bound to City Point, from New York
filed, with hatch and bulwark stove, and carried
bound to New York, loaded with wood from York
river-name nor who it is consigned to not known
Also pungy ashore, the crew of which has not been
seen nor heard FROM The crews of the other vessels
were all saved.
At Wilmington, N. G., the storm was also very
severe. The Wilmington Journal of Monday, the lst
has the following paragraph .. -.f
We hardly recollect to have listened to heavier
gusts than those of last night The amount Of rain
which has fallen since Saturday evening must be
very great, and if anything like the same quantity
fell in the interior, may look for very high fresh
cts OF the amount of damage to the crops we can
form estimate, but presume that it must be con
siderable. Certainly rice has suffered but we trust
that the damage may be less than has been antici
pated. In the course of last night, the wind veered
round from North Or North-l1ast to South OR South
East, blowing on to the coast and giving every reason
to fear for the safety of shipping We look for had
news within few days.