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CIIARI.Ua i C.., Aug li’ :>O.
THE OAI.E
Which came <n on Fribu; asst ;-
iot :i and which we mention
d in the Gazette ofb’atuuiay morn
ing, continued with increased ’.F)-
-encc until about hall pad lOo’dck
when it was at its height and blew
with unequalled turv for foir.e time
when it l'uddcnly changed to the
North-Weft, and began to lull a
l;out 1 o’clock. Ihc leerjc exhib
.tc-d on Saturday morning was such
is we have never before wirnefled.
The wharves particularly, ottered to
the view but one continued fcenc
of deftruelion; from D’OyleyN,
..t the lower tnd of the city, to
Lnngftaff*s>, at the upper, they c*j:- j
hibited nothing but mafles of tint- i
t i which but the day before form- I
and th< principal part of them, now |
• yar,.ted from the different abut- j
’tents ..;id floated in fotne inftan
cs nearly ar, high as Eafl-Bayflreet
together with wood and lumber of
-vesy tMciiption; feme vcfTds
were mnk au.l ethers thrown on
the wharves. ‘i he damage dr.'.:
the wharf property, from the
heft information wc can coilctT,
jay be fairiy cflunated at enchun
ired thousand dollars.
Owing to the txifting slate of
things, there was but little (hipping
• n nort, what there was fuk.red fe
'.crely. The fl ip Can: n, which
•-.as lately been completely repaired,
breed into the ft ream and funi j
.!..* will, however, be got up.—
rite Ihips Florida, Commerce aid
Morning Star, particularly the two
former, were driven from Jol.nfoa’s
rs through a mas; of floatin’
tiit.bcr, so high that it will scarcely
he polTr !e ever to get them ofT.—
The ihip Phrcr.ix and a Spanifii
Ichor.ncr funk at W. Pritchard,
iur.’r, wharf. ‘1 he fliip Retrieve
drove from her moorings at Wii
-1 *m’s wharf, end lies nearly high
.-nd dry hack cf tl:c l illi Market.
•\ Spnith ship laden with sugar,
w!:;ch t jt into tb.is port in diflrefs
.nr- time tince, lie* across Fitzfim
....*.’ r.. rth deck, with licr stern on
his i .uth wharf. T'l:c ship Be! is
...id Hoop Del Carmen arc confi-J
----crably dm rid, and lie partly upon
’ -.thropT wharf. The* privateer
D’*c3tur and h.r prze, the fchoor.-
-r Dominica, lay with their bows
•ipon Priolcc i’s wharf; the Dom
viic.t i line: got oil". A number
,i rive; cruft auJ boats funk or
beaten to ‘pieces at Priolcau’s, Ma;;-
•.s*od’\ Blake’s, Bailey’s, Martin’s
and v ; aft’s wharves. The brig
Eliza was driven on Bailey’s wharf
’ ut is face get old with little dam
age. The I’rifon-Skip, on board
1 J w 4 !'.*l V•l4 wcl k! u! and and a num
•cr cl iV!for. :;•••, drove from licr an
her? and went on fhorc on James
island—rio liras loft—The United
States fciioor.'.TS N’cnfuch and Car
dim rod; out tiie jade uninjured.
iVaiuce and merchandize general
ly in the {lores o:t the wharves,
has rcceiv .and confidcrahle damage ;
ho.v murlt cannot b. . il: stained,
’ at we tl ink v.c arc rather under
e a.r the amount, wlien wc
cate the damage done the (hipping,
nerchanci/e, (loves, houses, fences,
garden;, Ac. Ac. within the city,
at 100,000.
l>y far tin* jicu.ic*: luic lufl.unt.l
.;v any individual or c mpany lias
ra.lle.ii upon the Brioo:. C.OMr anv
in the deft ruction of their Bridge,
a’ at 400 yards r f which was car
ri, J away—their loss exceeds 100,-
000 dollars. Four negroes be
to M-* Lev; Brown wgre
washed Horn a raft and drowned.
AVe have not beared of at.\ fives
iofl in the city. The tide role
higher on this ocrafion by Ii or
i M inches, than in the gale of 1 so k
From
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND.
We learn that the situation of
the inhabitants was ditlrefling to a
degree. Ile w many lives vver r
loft, wc have not been able- to learn,
but it is afcci tabled there wc.o
from fourteen to twenty —am mg
them, five young women out el lix,
who were in one ho tile; fhvir
natnts we have not leantcd; and
Even or eiglv negroes. A lib, a
numb r of houses deft roved : a
-4 ‘
inong them the c: j o ccupied by
Mrs. Chambf.rs, at the landing.
She was fortunately in town, hav
ing attempted to go down, but was
compelled to put Link from the
hadrtefs of the weather. She lor
her furniture, clothing, Ac.
[Since the air vc was in type- v. .*
have learnt that niiutecn dead bo
die? have already been found. 1
Fiotn the plantations on the
ccou't we have learnt nothing par
ticular, but much is to be h arad
that the crops about Georgetown,
South and North Santee Rivers,
&c. have been gieat’.y injured if
not totally loft. We have heard
lone planters cn profs r.n opinion
that there veill be five thuufand ti.r
cf.a of lice 101, befidcs cotton and
ether .’ iticL s.
FROM BEAUFORT.
TV; ti;c pafti r.gcrs in a l;< at from
Tic;i’l .r\ w’li h le.t lii'.re fmccthe
gale, wc learn ii;at the enemy
brig of war ti"-t was on
fhorc, has gone entirely to pieces,
crew I'avt. !. anti lakin eii heard the
C'.iibil. It v... t!.-.: g neralopin
i >n at Beaui(<rt that the i was
destroyed in the gale. a> tliert was
scarcely a ciianee i. r her eicapc
from the fituati. n in which ihc
was pre\ionfiv. We further iea.a
that tiie gale was not felt very Lv* : >■.
ly Beaufort and has l<.;iie liitie
injury. A number of Inland coa t-
cs. are on fhorc in tlinercnt place: !
but wilt be got est without much
damage.
J ROM KDI3TO ISLAND.
Yde learn tl.at the entire crops of
corn, cotton, Ac. aie i :<div dd
treyed, and levcral ficu:*.; blown
down.
FROM GOOSE CREEK.
Tfsat so violent was tiie gal., !
tr.es of two feet in diameter was ’
tom up liy the ro :s; from which
tiie dtftr.iilion in tliat neighbor- •
hood may be judged.
Ilor.Toj:, .•'.uguft 2C. \
ylrriidi rs the Commits’e/ien. — J
The Swedish brig Aurora, from
GotrenLurg, arrived at Newport on
Sunday night. Ihc day flv; left ,
fSlstJune) lu-ard of tl.e arrival in
Wingo Sound of the Neptune,
from Philadelphia, with the Com
nsifTroncrs (Meflrs. Gallatin A Bay
ard) on board. No news at Gat
’ ttburg from the Grand Armies.
Bostu:;, August. IT.
J... dol l /.’g<7/ s count-. A dipt. I ’ i.a 1.,
v. 1.0 failed from Halifax Aoguft J
1 7, informs, that :! e iilght he* fail- j
eel a brig palled up from j
which f poke a veilbl that had E< n
an engage rn.r.t between an /> o.n~ j
ran Frigate an J a Ft hub Mm: ts
liar, reported to be a 7-E They
fought3 or hours and then pair,
ed.
Gaudaiout.c and St. Martin.:. —
• • •
C ‘plain Briggs, at <yar;iri ’ r:e.
ft. Barthoiciacws, it.lorms th. t a •
packet had arrived there fromJltig
and, with orders for the Imrt-nder
of Gaudaloupe, St. Martins, and
Mariagalaiite, to the Swedes, and
troops were d.iiiy txpetled iiom
Sweden to takff pollellion of them.
Ni vv London, August ‘JS.
Sunday Lift two lj.!r, belonging j
o I.vmc, named Teller and l)cn
liifon, with a mulatto lad, were :<•-
turning home from fairing near
Gardner’s Bland, when they weie
taken on board the Rami’i. ,. —
Commodore Hardy, detained tl.
white boys ;.nd difinikVd the: mu
latto and Beat, faying he ihould
(top all f-ft-.ing craft that ear.ic in
his way, large or Email. We can
not but hope no wcijfe accident l.e:
befallen tb.c lads than is here men
tioned. ,
ft he two Britiflj flips continue to
crude daily between Montague and
i’iur.'.b ifiand. Comir.odoie Har
dy fays, “Us Islands with the A 1
of feme of our very latl citiuens,
render his filiation quite plealant;
an.] lie Las no objection to worry !
r ut the war here.”
Tuesday c\ t/.i/.g, Goh'lml . —ft wo
adilirionai lliips are now in light of
t!:, town, going up found. Re
j.'.rt r.:ds that there* are tv.<- others
v id.in Mont> coming up. ft he
R..unlit sand *ijrl.cus aie '••• j*
near Fl tmb-Bknd.
It is dated that 100 f.-idiv:.,
longing to the IOS'I an.d lon ;eri
tnents deserted the liriti'u v.iren at
Swanton, and a number left ’hat
for RLttiburg—fume of tiie* :.:cn
have arrived in Alban ; .
Ter;. docs. —One* us tiic Ttrp;-
does winch was anchored at the
Narrows on the 121 ft cl lull Jut..-,
v.as taken up to he examined on
Saturday ; tr.e powder was ptrtect*
!y dry, and the lock in good order.
This is an inter* Ring proof that tor
pccaescan he preserved under wa
ter I* r rncr.tl’.i.
Ni-w Yoi.ii, Atvj.'t 37.
ft ROM FORT GEORGE.
A gentleman who arrived this
morning in the Steam Boat from
Albany, ami who is direct from
Fort George, informs th.it on Tuefl
, day morning t 1.".; 1 Till inst. before*
I day llglit tie Buflaloc volunteers
| ami the American Indians under
Col. Foifyth, went about a mile
from Fort George* in order to lur
pii/e a ramp of lk min Indians.—
i ncy formed an umbufeade t.ea!
tiie Indian camp, tire American !;:-
; dians in front, with the volunteers
; and riflemen in fueli a situation a;
j to cut oil’ the retre.it of the B.ilim
Indians, il they came out. Asfooti
as it was day light the American !:i
----, dians let up tiie war whoop—the
Britifn Indians u.iftook this as a c. l!
from their friends, and the decoy
completely succeeded. ft he Bi.nf i
Indians came within hall idle (hot
of their ir.emicr. before they difeo
v.iui their mistake, when the rifle
men wl.o were in ; u.fifth, robe and
Ell upon them. Ihe hiiprize was
so complete that they were able to
j rni.lv- but little i,fdlar.ee. Sevcn
; tv five of than were lulled, an-l
■ thir ejn l : with three 111 iiiilt
*v. rc taken pi Honors. One of the
j B/itifh p.iloiit. .is John I.ivingflon,
u,t: ;iiv : cf tiie United .Stat* •, srd
rn I- d‘ m guide—he !ia>! fttirce*
wound” t. las !i :ad madehv a lealp*
it. ; krufe. Six fcaips w-re Ft ought
ia by out Indians hut this, we un
* ‘ | ~.ir j’.'-ji.ru*,* v;( rs l'\
t >en. TEy .1.
r o:n. t.• 1 1 it.t 1 ecy ti ..; * i., -
ed from SrckeSt’s Ilaiht.r In it Wei!
nefday, on lii.; third cruise, and
would take with him the new fth’r
Sylph, lately built at that place
ft his vefh I v as laur.* 1 c.l i:i 1.*2 dav
after her keel was laid, and on tl
:!.>d day after laying l.er keel, fn
was completely tigged and prop:;
ed to fjee the uttiuy.
J / asbingta: GV/r, S / ‘ rh-.r g.
tv .* UtidviiliUid that the Rr;fi
de.:i ha-, conferred on Muj. Georg;
Croghan / ‘■: flr. vct rant >f /.
t eu' (j in, :in :1 armv < i the • -
lilted bfut “, t ) i -.ti ft •.in the 2.1
of A.:g‘ ft, I.';?:.
T. !. vc been received from
Gar. ra! lEpn’m, dan J a'Srnr ;
ftov.n, hc jiead-qu; ! .Jts*:'s of ft-
I’o;'th-V7i f err. Army, ns Sat. as ti <
22:! tftn at v.hi. It time aft was well
G'.r.err.! lb ftlbn had Just rc'utr.c *.
i
Itcsn a -.'it.: in Gonn*i.dort J*:.kkv,
win had r ri; cd v.i.h hi* fleet, tec
Lii ctl fEmutiP;y bay.
Bepitiaber *i,
Vvh: have far. piivafe letters from
flack est bs Hsrlior, as l.’.tc as the
‘.'firh n’t. which Rate tha* Comm. -
do re Ckaunccy it.tended to iuii r-n
ti.e real day, again in quest of Sir
Jot.iu Y;.
O:: “ ft r. ?;:tok v f n v a :h l
Haiti a. n. yhtgust 31.
1 Ait aj if a L tier, dated Jiasun ,
Augiit i iitj.
“ Vic a.*'’ all in omfution he r:*,
ft his morning, ah'out the dawn oi
day, tiie Biirifh larded 1700 ntii
about two miles below At. Micb.eb
It is ift.lt; <h.y mean to take* poiT* f
fion of rji.ut county, and ir.uk’
this town th ir place of rendezvous.
Alno'b -vtiy !. Jy i : removing.—
Oi! 1 ; a few old tuen. women :\v !
i hildren remain i:i juu*ion.’
INVADER A RETIRED.
A g-’iiticman from 3t. Mi'.brA .
inforu. , tliat on ft hu if Jay ia.ft, tli *
cr.umy from 53 barges LnJcd o;
th * main, and marched to a fpet
where a Creek from Miles river ana
Broa I C.rcek approach within half
a nhh* rl cr.ch otitcr. There they
t v k pofl in a large body, witi.in
nr ft miles of St. Michaels, wl.iiit
ti-.e rciidue plundered the cout.rr’’
in the rear, ft hey were info; :r> J
by a r.c-gro of the force at St. Mi
cb sa-L, ihc guns mounted, arm :i.i
(.rft vnfive bread works thrown up,
a:.ft rtft.cd without daring to ad
* .tue to th.ir intended attack.—
•fteven hundred men had been at
fern bled , ethers were hastening to
their aid, and the general wifli was
fur bat:!:. Sente est Liters had
crime in, r.r.ft others were known to
be* in the v.ocda. Ftbtg
T / - -/• -/• • • */ ,* ‘ •I • *
Is/ a g'ntieman a 1 reef from Aa
r.apoiis yt-fterday morning, ir.for
mat ion is received that the* greater
pirt cf the 3riiifh llcft which lav
b'-rw Poplar and Sliar;>’s island
r r. .Jar way on Sunday with the
wind at N. F. and R- od down thr
Bay; and this moiuing at 10 o’-
1 cl .ck, (the time ho left there) there
i were but four brigs and fc‘.cmers.
1 in iftght from AiuiapcFs.
i No information had been .*(■ • :?-
ed thore from t Ire Fa Ron; Fhci ft
• or ran they r.cc aunt for the
.-I this H ; cijitate mover
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