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DESTRUCTIVE GALE AT HAvANA.-Thc
brig EmPressario brings accounts from IIa-
vana to the Sth inst. On the night OF the
18th, a severe storm of wind and rain com
menced, lasting until the afternoon of the
9Th inst, and doing immense damage to
every description OF property. wherever it
passed. The storm blew mainly from the
southeast, but veercd to different points.


Havana, particularly outside the walls,
suffered very mach in the destruction of
buildings. Inside, many substantial houses
were much injured, and the churches and
other public buildings, lost their cupolas.
pillars, and other external ornaments. In
the town of Matanzas, the destruction was
even greater, scarcely a house remaining
uninlured. aud large number utterly des-
ircyed. At this place the streams were
swollen TO an Unprecedented height, and
carried off the ruins and contents of the
houses blown down on their banks. 4 num-
bcr Of villages, in the track of the storm
were entirely overlhown. The coffee and
sugar plantations sustained immense injury,
from the destruction Of the negro houses, oi
stock, of the growing crops. % enclosures.
and from the blowing down Of trees. 4
number of lives in different places were as
certained to have been lost.


In the different harbors, however, and on
the coast, were the principal scenes of da
vastaiion. A report of the injury to the
shipping, as full as could be obtained, is in.
serted with the general marine Intelligence
in subsequent column. Among the YES.
sells lost OF injured were a number for AMI
from this port. The Spanish brig OF war
Ca6ano was wrecked on the Bacurano. and
several other Spanish vessels of war more
or less injured. Il was reported that the
English corvette Eliza was ashore on the
bar, of Matanzas. Each days arrival.
will probably furnish US with additional ac.
counts Of disasters at sea.-N. q. Bulletin.