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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.70267#0214
AN ACCOUNT OF
186,
Ashley river, and fell upon the shipping in Rebellion road,
Charles Town, with such violence, as threatened the de-
struction of the whole fleet. This phenomenon was first
seen coming down Wappo creek, like a column of smoke.
Its motion was irregular, tumultuous, and swift in its pro-
gress. Its bulk, and its prodigious velocity, gave it such
a surprising momentum, as to plough Ashley river to the
bottom, and lay the channel bare ; occasioning such a flux
and reflux, as to float even sloops and schooners, which
were before lying dry, at some distance from the tide.:—-
While coming down Ashley river, its noise resembled thun-
der. Its diameter at that time was about 300 fathoms, and
its height about 35 degrees, It was met at White Point by
another gust, which came down Cooper’s river, but not
equal to the other ; when the tumultuous agitation of the
air increasing, the froth and vapour seemed thrown up to
the height of 40 degrees ; while the clouds driving in all
directions to this place, seemed precipitated, and whirled
round with incredible velocity. Just after this, it fell upon
the shipping in the road, and was scarce three minutes in
its passage, though the distance was near two leagues.—
There were 45 sail in the road, five of which were sunk ;
and the Dolphin ship of war, with eleven others, lost their
piasts, &c. The damage to the shipping, is valued at
=£.20,000 sterling, was done almost instantaneously ; and
some that were sunk, were buried so suddenly, as almost
to prevent the men below from 2,'etting; upon deck, ’though
only four lives were lost. The strone oust which came
o o
down Cooper’s river, however checked the progress of that
pillar of destruction from Wappo creek, which otherwise
must have driven the town of Charles Town before it like
ehaff. This column, first seen about noon, upwards of
50 miles W. by S. from Charles Town, destroyed in its
course several b mses, negro huts, &c. on the plantations.
Many white people and negroes were, with cattle, &c, killed
and
186,
Ashley river, and fell upon the shipping in Rebellion road,
Charles Town, with such violence, as threatened the de-
struction of the whole fleet. This phenomenon was first
seen coming down Wappo creek, like a column of smoke.
Its motion was irregular, tumultuous, and swift in its pro-
gress. Its bulk, and its prodigious velocity, gave it such
a surprising momentum, as to plough Ashley river to the
bottom, and lay the channel bare ; occasioning such a flux
and reflux, as to float even sloops and schooners, which
were before lying dry, at some distance from the tide.:—-
While coming down Ashley river, its noise resembled thun-
der. Its diameter at that time was about 300 fathoms, and
its height about 35 degrees, It was met at White Point by
another gust, which came down Cooper’s river, but not
equal to the other ; when the tumultuous agitation of the
air increasing, the froth and vapour seemed thrown up to
the height of 40 degrees ; while the clouds driving in all
directions to this place, seemed precipitated, and whirled
round with incredible velocity. Just after this, it fell upon
the shipping in the road, and was scarce three minutes in
its passage, though the distance was near two leagues.—
There were 45 sail in the road, five of which were sunk ;
and the Dolphin ship of war, with eleven others, lost their
piasts, &c. The damage to the shipping, is valued at
=£.20,000 sterling, was done almost instantaneously ; and
some that were sunk, were buried so suddenly, as almost
to prevent the men below from 2,'etting; upon deck, ’though
only four lives were lost. The strone oust which came
o o
down Cooper’s river, however checked the progress of that
pillar of destruction from Wappo creek, which otherwise
must have driven the town of Charles Town before it like
ehaff. This column, first seen about noon, upwards of
50 miles W. by S. from Charles Town, destroyed in its
course several b mses, negro huts, &c. on the plantations.
Many white people and negroes were, with cattle, &c, killed
and