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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A severe northeast storm with snow and rain struck Boston on November 21, 182? causing high tides that damaged wharves, stores, and the Long Wharf. Lumber and vessels were lost or grounded, including a brig and two schooners on Dorchester, with shipwrecks feared along the coast. War vessels in President road endured the gale.
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Yesterday morning, a severe storm from the N. E. accompanied by snow and rain, began, and continued until two o'clock, P. M. The violence of the gale occasioned the tide to rise higher than has been known for 14 years, which did considerable damage to the wharves, stores, &c. Vast quantities of lumber, wood, staves, and empty casks floated away.--Several vessels broke their fasts, and dragged their anchors, occasioning much damage in their rout.--A brig, and two schooners went ashore on Dorchester : and it is feared cannot be gotten off--others grounded on the flats at high-water.- The Long Wharf has suffered material injury- part of it torn up; and some of it washed away.
As the weather was thick, we expect to hear of shipwrecks on the coast.
The vessels of war, in President road, rode out the gale very well.
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Boston
Event Date
Yesterday Morning
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considerable damage to wharves, stores, long wharf (part torn up and washed away); vast quantities of lumber, wood, staves, empty casks floated away; several vessels broke anchors and caused damage; a brig and two schooners went ashore on dorchester and feared cannot be gotten off; others grounded on flats; shipwrecks expected on coast; vessels of war in president road rode out gale well.
Event Details
A severe storm from the N. E. accompanied by snow and rain began yesterday morning and continued until two o'clock P. M. The gale caused the tide to rise higher than known for 14 years, damaging wharves, stores, etc. Several vessels broke their fasts and dragged anchors, causing damage. A brig and two schooners went ashore on Dorchester; others grounded at high water. The weather was thick.