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' cmiKNS OF SAVANNA!
jj The Street and Lute Committee,
in »e ill «i you who own horses. waggons
*nd tart* to aSsUt them in clearing the
Hie chv of the noxious rubbish with which
it i, covered without -delay Hiasmoch as ward or lee waul <d our port, stood off and
-, v,t\ hour it remains is dangerous to voor on. At 10, A. M. spoke sebr, Jame from
ton.
age she has sustained
Cspt. Chasel, of ihe brig Carolina Ann, of
CnarlCston hss furnished the following account
of his vessel.
••On the 27th August, left St. Thomas,
under convov of the U. S schooner YVea
sel—arrived at Ponce, took in a cargo of
Sugar ana sailed on the 6th ins*, for Charles
ton. On the I3:h, in tho Gujph, expe-
rienced a number of squalls that night and
the following day. Outlie evening of the
13>h, being more moderate, run in for the
land, and at 6, A. M. on the 14th, was in
seven fathoms, with the land in sight, hut
not knowing whether we were to wind
ilO*
They aUo request yOn to have the filth
t>..fore youi houses immediately swept up.
•*A Ciliao” t<> houat awte,” shall appear
in unr next The lenglu of Mt Michael RrownH
Add i-ess.pre^nts its insertion in this afternoon’s
paper. y .
|ly a 1 1 a'ti'-ui IVmii Cloolestoii we irtffl that
the gule \* u-. sc.irct-ly felt at that place.
7’> — Wc have received m, northern
since Wednes«!..y, tgid only one western mail,
<, . ing to the destruction of bridges, J*c. by the
It.'e gale.
The Hon. Nicholas Waiie, Senator in Con*
g- ss from tins state, died at New York on the
1UU nut.
TUB HUKKICANB.
We give below wh it further intelligence We
iiave been enabled to obtain since our last paper,
of the des'.tictinn cccasio icd >y the late gale.-**
The Presbyterian t.lmrch was partially nn-
slated, and the splendid Organ in that building
so much injured, that it will require to be taken
down and repaired
The. toss sustained by the planters in the vi-
c'nily, is very s< rtous, though not so totally des
tructive as was at first anticipated On the riv-
e* shove* it is calculated that about one-third of
Vt crop i* dcs: r yd; Mr T. Young is said to bt
the greatest 'offerer, he having los 1 about 1000
b-- '.'Is frice ; but Messrs Potter, Williamson,
\1 ad. Tiimfehy, 'Vavne. Kutirdge, slid many o-
tilers have suffered severely
Oil the river heloV and opnosite this city,
Anil on the stands, the loss has been much great
er in 'proportion.
At Haigs Plantation, below town, out of 400
barrels of' ice. they »>ved but 200, much dam
aged and hardly Market'd le.
Tlie fuss at Shad’s plantation on F.lhs Island,
4 miles From town, is great The Cotton House
Co mining 6 bates new (button, gin house and
gi”s, negro houses and kitchen, were all swept
away Nothing is left but the overseer’s house
in a shattered condition, and the remains of 2
n.e. ro houses The cotton unpicked, which but
for the storm, would have produC"d 50 bales, is
all destroyed, excepting about 5 bales. The
corn is totally destroyed.' The negroes were
saved in the loft of the- overset?!-’* house.
'’I he plantation of Maj Scriven and that of
M ‘srs llaniell & Scriven in the vicinity have
suffered severely The two latter gentlemen it
arid will not save tic- enough for seed.
Mr B-unatd, on Little Tybee has sufferad se
verely. The whole crop on Burnsides Island
be!" gingto It V Williams, and all the houses
on .the place, except one, have been washed
avay., liule. d, it is impossible to mention any
planter who has not suffered more or less by
the gale Tlte plantations dn the Ogeecbee,
have been ah involved in one common wreck.
Toe plantations of the Elliotts, are particularly
mentioned) also that of M-Leod, on all of which,
several valuable negroes, number not ascertain
ed, have been drowned, with nearly a total de-
St Miction of property. Messrs. S, M. Bond and
J. Habersham, were also losers The roads in
trie neighborhood of Ogee, bee, are impassable.
The bridge over the Noitti Branch of that river
has been carried away
Tire damage out at White Bluff, is «ot so gen
eral or ex'ensive.—Fifteen head of cattle,
drowned, drifted ashore at that place on Wed
nesday.
The crop onOasabaw Island,owned by Messrs
T. N. Morel, John Morel, N G. Kutlierford,
and Bryan Morel, has been entirely destroyed,
an ' ,uU the negro houses and barns on the
piu .tation of the former gentlemen were wash
ed away.
Consult able anxiety is felt for the safety of
the people on Little Warsaw islami, as nothing
has neen heard from them, and th ir boats have
b- e • found on the beach at Skidaway.
In addition to the account of the' loss at- ong
the shipping, we learn that the pilot boat Dope,
bri nging to John liohins, sunk at the wharfj
Wen', adrift and is now lying in the mud oppo-
she M’Alpin’a plantation.
The ship Augusta, h.is through the active ex
ertions of Capt. West, been floated offfrom her
position,.with casks, and is now lying along side
tit wharf. She has sustained no damage in her
hull
The ship Emperor, has not yet been removed.
She- lies in a bad position directly across Mus-
grove Creek, with her bows and stern sunk
deep in the mud. She has commenced discharg
ing, but must necessarily proceed slowly, in
consequence of the difficulty of getting lighters
into the Creek • *
The brig Gov Hopkins lies farther up the
.Creek high and dry. She has token out her
cargo. ■‘■ s *
Effort* are making to launch tlte sloop Cyn
thia, which will probablybe successor
The ship Louisa Matilda, was got oft'the next
i» ,. and is now below wind bound.
•' •.••sc*" oners below' ar- both ashore One
<ri them is the Jane, from New Tork, for Charles-
At May River S. 0. it appears the storm
was equally Severn as wills us. A lettf
from a gentleman residing there says; he
has Inst all his corn and the balance’of his
cotton remaining unpicked. He repre
sents Ids neighbors as having suffered
largely also.
YVe are Informed by the Igent of the
owners of the ship Augusta, that she must
necessarily be detained for a considerable
time* as there i- but one ship carpenter in
port,-and sails, rigging tkc. suitable for her
cannot at present be obtained in the city.
The same gentleman has also inlonmd
us that it is probable the Emperor will be
got off’ but that it will be attended witii
great labor and heavy expense.
New Yoik fur Savannah, having sprung
her foremast. The weather getting bad
and fearing a gale, we following her in, SL
Helena bar bearing west ,%i.*e miles dis
lance, in a heavy i-quall, at 2. P. M. from
S. E. split both topsails. At half past 4,
P. tfl. scudding under foresail and reefed
mainsail, saw Tybee, and followed schr.
Jane irt over the bar, and at 6. P. M. got
to anchorage above Cock*pur, and came
loo with best bower and forty fath
oms cable. Tried to send down top-gallant
yard* without succeeding, and then
let g i the small bower with 20 fathom*
chair. At 10, P M. in a heavy squall,
parted best bower cable, and dragging got
foul of schr. Jane, who carried away uur
starboard quarter boards, rails and stanch
ions— ca ried away the bimby hatch, by
which some of the hogsheads got wet,stern
boat,.davits anti Mn ee steering sails lashed
to them, otarlmard fo e and main fchannels,
with other injury about the hull. Got
clear of her. dragged along the bank three
miles, and finally brought up at It, P. M.
on the top of the marsh, where she lays dry
a I low water.
During the night, the foresiiil, mainsail,
foretop-gallant sail and royal, got loose
and partly blew awsy. In the morning
found one anti a halffeet water in the cab
in scuttle. He bo'vs being much higher
than her stern, drained the pumps and
bailed the rest bt|t with buckets.”
The brig is still aground but we learn that
lig.iters have gone down to take out her cargo
and bring it up to town, as the vessel will' want
considerable repairs.
By the following letter from the Captain of a
British ship spoken off Tybee by Ihe pilot boat
Vexation, Capbun Lee, it will be seen that’ the
gale was equally serious .,t sea as dong’the coast
“The ship John and M iry, of Liverpool,
from Honduras! for Great thit.iin, expert*
enced a severe hurricane op the 14th inst.
in which she lost her boats, cook house,
and every thing that Was on deck, likewise
both topmast3 and every thing above the
lower mast*, and seven feet water in he
hold. 1 am deeplyconcerne/J to state als>i
that the chief mate, carpenter and four
(for tuf. savannah iufchmcan,)
The industry evinced in removing the
filth, rubbish, vegetable matter, occasioned
by the late storm is gratifying to every one
who fels interested in the health of the ci
ty. YVe perceive already a disagreeable at
mosphere ariising from the rapid decay of
the leaves and berries ; ibn tomoriow is the
Sabbath, we hope t|ic carts, waggons, and
laborers may be continued in removing the
filth &c. Ihe constituted authorities
must feci themselves justified and excusa
ble in adopting, this course, for by it a-
lone wc believe disease and all its evils can
be averted ; The suspension of labors for
a sing's day will b • attended we ara sure
with distressing conseque nces.
Jinny of the luhnbi tans,
*« The man svhomo tlte people
honor.
YY’elcame La FaYbtte. Yorktown. Mon
mouth.”
On the reverse, being the last arcb, was
this inscription, 1
•« Though lost to sight in memory dear.”
The procession moved in fine style thro’
this arch and proceeded to the Eastern*
b 'titulary lino of the town, where the Lynn
fescort delivered their illustrious guest to
the authorities of Marblehead A salute of
13 guns was fited by the Lynn and Danvers
Artillery nn the entrance of the general
upon the lines of the town, and another of
24 guns when he passed over the common.
All the bells in Lite town were rung while
he was in it.
On the arches were displayed tlte flags
of America ami France, and various othei
flags were exhibited in different places.—
On tho arrivaj of La Fayeitc at each arch
loud reiterated cheering* burst frum the
citizens who were crowded around them
AH the streets and houses were crowded
with delighted spectators and the utmost
entlio*iasin prevailed*
PROGRESS OF LA FAYETTE.
RECEPTION IN LYNN.
Gen. La F.yette, in passing thrqngh
Lynn, on his way from Boston to Alarbfe
bead, was received bv the citizens with'
distinguished marks of respect,
fhe committee immediately oil learn
ing officially that General La' Fayette
would pass through the Town pt an early
hour, proceeded to make the necessary di’*
rangemenla for llis reception, and an invi
tation svas given to the General to break
fist in Lynn, which he however was ob
liged to decline for want of time.
At 7 o’clock, agreeably Hi previous ar
rangements an escort was formed at the
boundary line on bridge over Sagus river,
on the Salem turnpike, At about half
past 8 o’clock, the general arrived at the
bf tflge, Over the draw of which was thrown
a handsome arch, under the escort of the
Boston eompany ut Cavalry, which imme
diately joined the other Battalion, when
the whole moved towards (life Hotel.
Otftlie O' rival of the procession at flit
Hotel which was very handsomely decora
ted with flags and evergreens, an’ address
seamen, were all swept overboard by one
tremendo is sea. After the gale we had but
four hands fit for duty—two being much
bruised. On the 13th', at 7, A. M* saw a
vessel to leeward bore up and found that
it was the ship Albion, of L<ndnn, from
Honduras, water logged, and after several
attempts, we got aline to her, and were
enabled to save Capt. Stephenson her
commander, and eight of hir crew, but ur-
fortunately Hie mate was drowned bv the
breaking of the line when hauling him on
board. If being dark v.-e could render no
assistance, a heavy sea running, to the six
poor fellows remninisg on board. There
were nine ships in compl y with us, when
the gale commenced, and 1 much fear they
are in great distress, if tli‘*y have escaped
total destruction, Ishi.ll proceed tqCharles
ton, if the wind will permit and if not, will
return to Savannah YVe were bound b>
Cork for orders. *
Respectfully,
JOHN LAUGHTON, Capt.”
Capt. Lee reports the ship as being in great
distress. He put a pilot on board to take her in
to Charleston, hut thinks from the great depth
of water she will be unable to cross the bar. She
was within GJ miles of her when the gale came
We learn that the Revenue cutter Crawford,
capt.Paine,will sail this Hftcrnoon, with supplies
of provisions acd water in pursuit of the above
vessels.
The steam boat Carolina, came down last eve
ning from Paracliockler Mr-Driscoll, of the
Port Office, reports that the roads are impassa
ble, and that the river is raoidly rising, in con
sequence of which, if any bridges remain, they
will share the fate of those previously swept off.
He succeeded in getting the mad of yesterday
morning on its way to the north, but cannot say
how far it will proceed.
The Carolina brought down a load of
goods for the flat Sarah Ann, sunk up the
river, and we learn from Mi Watson, the
agent of the owner, that there ia a probabil
ity of saving the principal part of them.—
He has gone up again this morning with one
of the Steam-Boat Companies Boats for
the purpose of emoving her if possible to a
sand-bar, where she Would be dry allow
water. Neither pains or expence has been
spared in endeavoring to recover the cargo.
The Crops as far a# Faruchuckler, 8. C.
78 miles from Savannah, are ascertained to
have fared no better than those in otir vi-
cinity. The inhabitants residing near the
roads have generally turned out and are
making spirited exertions to render them
passable, ft is expected that no regular
mail will be received for a week Hr come,
A mail from Augusta was brought down
last night. It came on horsbark,and the
rider wag forced ’o s .v'.m many streams,
and take frequent circuits into the pine
barrens. f>
was deliveicd to the General by John
YVhite, Esq. the Chairman of the Commit
tee ofanugements.
The General was then conducted to the
hall, where he was introduced by the chair
man to the Ladies, c •mmittee of arrange*
meats, municipal officers, revolutiona'y
s ddieis, clergy, and many citizens, but be
ing engaged io breakfast at Marblehead.
l\b* stay was restricted to about 3,0 minu<Q*
O i leaving the hotel the General ascended
tiir barouche with the chairman of the com
mitten, and the procession proceeded
through the town. At the western end oi
the common was erected a beautiful civic
arch, most elegantly decorated with ever
greens, surmounted by a wreath enclosing
the f I lowing inscription,
“ YVeltfpine La Fayette ! Conqueror of
hearts.”
on the top of which was perched a ueauti
ful gilt Eagle. Suspended under the arcti
Ity festoons of evergreen was a wreath, sur
rounding this inscription:
•WASHINGTON YNDLA FAYETTE,'
Alter pas»ing this arch, the procession
entered Dei ween two lines of the children
of the town neatly and prettily dressed,
who throw boquets of flowers before the
General and into his carriage. Next in or
der were two long lines of the citizens,
reaching to another very handsome arch
of evetg.eeu under which was suspended a
wreath surrounding torse words:
•• OctobeM9lh, 1781.”
The procession cBtinued over the com
mon towards MarklBbeet, through which
it passed, and at its enince passed under
a beautiful canopy foflv on one side by a
majestic elm and onHj&otlier by large
trees planted for the^^*
the top, and fatefully
and garlands of flowers,
the following in9c>iptinn
tig
Welcome LA FAYETTE, to the we owe Bank, which I did not do, and he’ paid me
ion,-under at
/with wreaths
At this place was
TO THE
CITIZENS OF SAVANNAH.
It is true fellow citizens, that I was nn
“born and educated among you" but the
place where I was *born and educated* and
where 1 always resided, until I came i<
live here, is but a short distance frum you-
and not two years have passed aw iy
since were cuvered in the same giave
with the remains of my aged and ven
erable Father, the cicatrized wounds
which he received in the define*
of the liberties of thi city.* It is i > th.
support of,my rights and of my reputation
which lias been most wantonly, wicked
LY AND DASTAHDLY ASSAILED that i lIlU*
appear puolicly before you, and ns you
have heard my accuser, I beg youi indul
gence to an attentive perusal of my reply,
promising never ugaitt to trouble you with
this subject
The i 1th day of the ensuing month, will
have terminated nine years since I remov.-
ed fiom B*irtiWeil District in 8. C. (the
place of my nativity) to this city. I come
here for the purpose of pursuing mercantile
business, and wishing to obtain an ciigibb
situation, 1 hired from Mr. John L. Erase,
the wharf which appears to have been the
cause of my present appeal at five hundred
dollars for one year, with a promise from
that Gentleman, that 1 might remain a*
Tenant turu years longer at the same rate
of rwit should I wish to do so In October
1816, and n short time prior to tiie expirn-
tlonjif the one year lease which 1 then held
on t e wharf, JRobert W. Fooler whom I
had never before seen, called at my ctnnpt-
ing room and made himself known to me;
a conversation ensued relative to the wharf
and tho price I was shell paying for it —
(Mr. Fraser being then do .ii) I mentioned
to Mr. Pooler what had been the promise
of that Gentleman to me, when he replied
that !ie had an interest in the property, that
ho was under age when the promise of Mr
F'aser was made, that lie llioughtllie pro*
perty worth more, and as lie then had the
control of it. if I wished to continue
must pay more for it, A short time after
wards we agreed on the price of eight hun
dred dollars per annum for two years—a*
tlie^xpiration of which lie required me to
pay one thousand dollars per annum for a
tease of two years more, which I did do;
ie then renewed to me anotlyrr lease for
two years at eight hundred dollars, and at
the expiration of which I left the wharf as
he has stated to you. During the whole of
this period, embracing the time from Octo
ber 1816 till; June 1822, Mr Pooler and my
self were on the mo9t friendly (enn*—I
rendered him many favors by loaning and
advancing of him money, for which t nev
er charged him any interest. In fact, there
was never an instance when he applied to
me that I did not oblige him. On the 29th
of June 1822 having given up the wharf
on (he 1 Orh of that month, my Books and
Mr. Pooler’s receipt of tlie same dale
allows a settlement of wharf account, when
he was found to be due me 2385, 90. He
then requested me to take his time payable
the first ol January following—stating that
he was without money, and that I would
add to the many favors previously bestow
ed on him by doing so—I ucceeded to his
request, and to this amount which he Was
then found tu be in my debt, iny bonks
show an ifpmof2I2 99 interest, which was
included Tn the note made payable the en
suing January, this being the only item of
interest I ever charged him. Previous to
to this note falling due Mr. Pooler called
on me and requested me not to put it in
t tn t tt , nS tf, Mr, taw; we frequently .
saluted each other in the same m
heretofore j some time in this
August, Ml- Pooler met me on the ,,
this city, when he requested that if i
not in u hurry that lie wished to ape
me, we then set down together on
bench now remaining in front of the (
Hotel, when he thus accosted me, [ i
been informed that yourself and Mr.(]
street were opposed’to my election—j
calculated - on your support, havino-
viewed you ns my friends. 1 repHcd ii
as to the vote or support of Mr Overstr*
he must see him on the subject as h e ,
not under my influence, anil n3 for nm
I had as yet only made up my inimi toy
for, or support but two ol the
and he was not one of that i
that before tiie day of the election 11
decide between him and the other ca;,
date, as I always voted a full ticket,t
I wa« not opposed to him,and would I*
no obstacles in his way—At this tin
subject of the wharf, or any
conversat on wi Ii Mr. Smets in
was nut mentioned, Mr. Pooler
to the contrary notwithstanding,;
will hereafter show. Hint lie had bet.,
formed by Mr. Smets of my observaM
to him prior to the 10th of June pre
ing, and tliuta renewal of the lease i..,
wharf had been given M-SS'S YVaff^Sm
by Mr. Pooler. The day. of election J
rived, and I gave in an open ticket vi
the names of tiie then other candidates!
the exclusion of Mr. Pooler, yet I U
my promise to him, 1 did not opposed
election. From about this time I di s <
ered Mr. Pooler to be more cgol tow
me than he had previously been,
met ana parted friendly.
When Mr Ove, streer left t|iis in 0 iif.
flssi for Charleston, In* left with me a nil
"f hand due by Mi Punier* to a Mr jif
Dicks, of GenrgetnwnrS V. (fnr whom I
u'.!s attorney) lor four hundred dolls,
payable on the fifst^Uy of February Id
I Hep sited the note ui Ba*'k for cullec'ioi
the time of payment ai fitted, and the <1
was protested for non-payment'. , Sv,iil
time in the course of that month I wet Mj
Pooler on the bay und politely!_
i'ini on tlia* subjerl of Ihi9 note— v
immediately discovered him to beiti,
passion, and replied to me that, 1 ha
ly injured him, and that
liu; I did with the no*te.
time that M- Pooler yver slui
unfriendly jlispoaiiidn
■his is ihe time mat he
ventured to nddr
•na y last”—and thi
Pooler soys
gain even •.* acqi
nresently ohse
meeting ds acquain
Pooler to I* j| a
sTrvnd, and km
Ins note to be pn
commenced by sf
manner, saving
charge of m v (in
in thenote-Jfl
was the a (tori;
acting Unde
iiave had the
to -Mr Dick
Mr
ii to
It Ul
hit <
the
did im
I nn V-J')
Mr. - Pit‘
On the
Front street
the sweets of Liberty.”
the amount at his convenience in the course
entrance of the procession to!°f the ensuing spring and summer,
et, another beautiful arch was! In thus particularizing the favors I have
presented to which was suspended, under! done Mr. Poole , I confess it is with .re-
thirteen sun (lowers, representing stars, ig'ret that I have been constrained to da'll',
this inscripti> n,
as it has never been my practice to do fa-
Thou gavest to us thirteen talents. . Lo/ v °i' 3 and afterwards to speak of- them, but
we have gained eleven more. Receive
our gratitude.”
Under this incriptinn were eleven other
sun Bowers. In Broad street was another
hand*omc arch made entirely of trees
wreaths and garlands, on which was the fol
lowing inscription,
"The voice of ten millions welcome.”
The procession then passed into Uhes-
nut street and through part of La Fayette
st. intoEssex street, where another magnifi
cent arch was erected, most beautifully
decorated, on the centre of which was in*
smibed •• 1776.” and below jjiis was in
scribed thej30 words*
as Mr. Pooler has undertaken to show the
“ source of my dislike to him, and the o-
rigin of his contempt for me ” I think I
shall be able to shew that other occur -nces
than those he lias related, have been the
cause of my dislike to him and his subse
quent base conduct towards me; and when
it was that I applied the force of the many
favors rendered him.
After parting with Mr. Pooler on the
29th of June 1822, I know of no particu-
occurence that passed between us until
August 1823—with the exception of the
time he offered me' the wharf at the Court
bouse, and as it is stated in my exjilana-
cliai ged wi
recolleptmn
between Mr
lasted kipWju
was,and for tin* f
that he had lieeiii
my nbservntioj
in April, 1823, and i
ed it to me, 1 iL> coufes
for I knew that I Ka' 1 d.
nor had never intendei*
then mentioned tome that” the suiii I
directed M>- HrmMs to bid for the Wliarl
nine hundred doflavs, which’ I did :n ku
edge to him, have never hince ilyiiicd, nj
never will. This was the time that -M
Pooler mentioned to me that lie had op;
sed me for Bank Director, :im! gave.a s
reasons for his doing so, ui.y obse.rvalion.sl
Mr Smets on Hie subject of file
then observed to Mr Pooler (low itngettljft
manly he hud acted towards me; i.iijuii^
of him why he had never mentioned this*
me before ; recounted all my former invo
done for him as mentioned in the iiiorew|H
ly part of this addre-F-asked him if l»e dwfl
not know me better than to believe fliHjJ
would injure him or any other person wl
the paltry consideration of fifty or one bun-1
dred dollars,or for any others considerum'i'il
I stated particularly the motives which ^*1
tuated me to make the observations to -M f I
Smets which I *Jid—reminding him of Im
having twice evaded answering me when
lie offered me the wharf at theCourt-Houied
when I asked him if Messrs YVatt # Snieltl
wished to give it up ; spoke to him on dm
subject of his unhappy temper; he became
apparently satisfied with b >th m y state-1
ments ; first, that I was iri discharge of inf
duty in having the note protested—seconds
ly, that I had intended no injury by "/
observations to Mr Smets ; lie oskecl ni“ u ' l
gence on the note till lie could corre*pJ°'
with Mr Overstreet and Mr Dicks, a" 1 ' i
which l assented. We parted without any
intimation on the part of Mr Pooler “
we were not to meet Hgain even asacq 31
tarrees.” But, a short *ime i
while standing before the ,
company with several gentlemen, Al' r°
er selected me from among them, to kvtf
i record 6f somo United States, ■
Notes, which he wished to sem awy >y
the marl of that evening ; to see/lie m<m
put into the letter, if sealed and depf.
in the Post Office. . , rc :
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