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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A severe gale from the northeast battered Newbern, N.C., on Saturday night to Sunday morning in 1795, wrecking vessels including the brig Adventure, destroying wharves, warehouses, trees, corn crops, and hogs, with damages exceeding previous fires and causing a corn shortage.
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A most tremendous gale came on from the north-east on Saturday night, and about south-east on Sunday morning, which lasted until 9 o'clock, P. M. during which time, all the vessels were entirely cast away or upset and sunk: you have heard of a severe gale in Carolina, in the year 1769, but this was worse. Your brig Adventure lies in the woods a mile from the water; the now Betsey lies in the marshes, these two with a brig from Boston, and a sloop of Capt. Butler's, will be lost—about 12 sail will be able to get off. All the wharves in the harbour are torn up and ruined. All the lumber is dispersed to 3 miles in the country. Edward Tinker's, Stephen Tinker's, Elias Derrick's, and Wilson Blunt's ware-houses, and all the ware-houses of the estate of Singleton are gone:—The damage on this occasion is supposed to be more than that of all the three fires together. All the houses of the country wharf on Stewart's side, and all the others until Coles's are gone. M. Kinlay is the greatest sufferer.—Your store and ware-house is standing.—The largest trees are torn up by the roots. The worst is, that all the corn in the country, and all the hogs have been destroyed. Your sloop now lies in Brigan's corn field opposite his house. The water has been above 15 feet perpendicular of the low water mark.
The country loses all its crop—there will not be sufficient corn for its consumption—all the fruit trees, or at least the fruit is blown down by the wind.
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Newbern, (N. C.)
Event Date
Saturday Night To Sunday, Reported August 4, 1795
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all vessels cast away or sunk except about 12 sail; wharves torn up; warehouses of edward tinker, stephen tinker, elias derrick, wilson blunt, and singleton estate gone; houses on country wharf destroyed; largest trees uprooted; all corn and hogs destroyed; fruit blown down; water rose 15 feet above low water mark; damage exceeds three previous fires; country loses all crop, insufficient corn for consumption; m. kinlay greatest sufferer.
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A tremendous gale from northeast on Saturday night shifted southeast Sunday morning, lasting until 9 P.M., worse than 1769 Carolina gale; vessels including brig Adventure, Betsey, Boston brig, Capt. Butler's sloop lost; lumber dispersed 3 miles inland; specific warehouses destroyed; houses gone until Coles's; store and warehouse standing; sloop in Brigan's corn field.