The National Register. — London, England, 1812-05-31 00:00:00

aft of ted :t till the ,tee, of :litneut rt thcif scapCJ I 3 p er sere life ft!; tit year.' THU,' NATIONAL REGISTER. MAY 3l. DREADFUL EARTHQUAKE. The Chichester packet is arrived at Falmouth, with a mail from the Leeward Islands. She brings a confirma tion of the report (received last week, but not then cre dited) of an earthquake at the Carraccas, in which up• wards If 10,000 persons were momentarily engulphed a live. The particulars are contained in the following extract from The St. Thomas's Gazette of the 9th April : The 26th March has been a day of woe and horror to the pr9vince of Venezuela. At four o'clock, p. m. the city of Caraccas stood in all its splendour. A few minutes later, 4:00 houses. 19 churches and convents, together with all the other public buildings, moifumcnts, &c. were crushed to atoms by a sudden shock of an earthquake, which did not last a minute, and hurried thousands of its devoted inhabit ants in ruin and desolation. That day happened to be Holy (or Maundy) Thursday, and at the precise hour of every place of wor ship being crowded to commemorate the commencement of our Sa viour's Passion by public procession, which was to proceed through the streets a few minutes afterwar!s, augmented the numbers of hap less sufferers to an incredible amount, as every church was levelled with the ground, before any person could be aware of danger. The number of sufferers taken out 14f one of the churches, amounting (two days after the disaster) alone to upwards of 360 corpses, besides those who, it may be presumed, could not yet have been dug out of such heaps of ruins, gives an idea of the extent of the caiamity. The num ber of dead are differently stated from Beer to .:r r, and as far as 8000.— Terrible as this catastrophe appears, it would be a matter of some consolation to know, that the vicinity of the city offered some support, or shelter to the surviving mourners; but the next town and seaport thereto, viz.—La Guiara has, in proportion, suffered still more; along its immediate coast larate masses of the mountains have been de tached from the summits, and hurled down into the vallies ; deep cliffs, and separations, of the immense bed of rocks. still threaten fu ture disasters to the hapless turvivors, who are now occupied in burying and burning the dead, and in relieving the mamerous maimed, perishing for want of medical aid, shelter, and other comforts. " If any particular class has suffered more than another, it may be inferred, that it must be the clergy, who, at the time, were necessarily assembled in the churches; and the superb bar racks at Caraccas, con taining two battalions of veterans, and the artillery corps, preparing for the procession, being laid fiat, it is presumed, that the whole have, in one moment, fallen victims to this terrible visitation of the Al; mighty. The inland towns and villages of the Pro Vince, and the more distant seaports of Porto Cabello, Cumana, Barcelona, Scc. it Is pre sumed, may have suffered less." FURTHER PARTICULARS. Eltract of a Letter from Captain Cuthbert, of the ship Highlander, • dated La Guayra, April I, 1812: " Since my arrival here, one of 'the greatest calamities has occurred at this place that ever happened in any country. On the 26th ult. whilFt on board, I heard a most dreadful report of an earthquake : it lasted, as nearly as my recollection will serve, about two minutes. I soon learnt that the town of La Guayra was lai,l in ruins, and that numbers of the inhabitants were killed and buried in them. The city of Caraccas, I un derstand, has experienced a still worse tate, and has been totally aban doned by the unfortunate inhabitants. The rocks and mountains were rent asunder; and it is impossible for pen to describe the devastation occasioned by this horrible explosion. The cargo which I was to have taken on board has shared the fate of all the goads in the city, and has been swallowed up in the general ruin. When the shock was first felt on hoard, every person was impressed with the feeling that the ship was beating to pieces on the rocks. On my going on shore, the most awful and afflicting scene presented itself; hundreds of the suffering inhabi tants were seen mixed with heaps of ruins, and many of them stilt yet alive with their heads out, imploring assistance from their fellow-citi zens, who, instead of affording them aid, were throwing themselves prostrate before images, beating their breasts, and imploring for them selves the protection of their Saints.. When the alarm had in some de gree subsided, the bodies of the dead were sought for; but I have not bearable to ascertain the extent of the loss which this hapless city has sustained. BALTIMORE, APRIL 20.---Arrived this morning the schooner Inde• ;cadence in 15 days from Laguira. By Capt. Beth, we leatn that en the 25th March, at four o'clock p. m. there was a shock of an earth quake, which destroyed nearly the whole of the city of Caraccas, and ill the town of Laguira, with all the neighbouring villages; about 10 ,900 were buried in the ruins ; 2,400 in Laguira ; one American only Perished a Mr. Cromwell, of N e w Y o rk ; four shocks were heard and trit On the following night, not heavy enou g h to do any damage. On the 29 t h ti l t. a ll t h e peop l e t h at were l i v i ng were emp l oye d in Vag up th e d ea d f rom un d er the ru i ns, putt i ng them i nto l arge lighters, carrying them outside the shipping and throw big them in the sea. On the 30th the sea was rough so as to prevent their taking off the deal ; tbeh built a large fire near the wharf, and . ciansnencad burning 327 them at about 40 at a time in one fire. On the 29th the stench became so bad that they quitted digging any more from under the ruins. All the inhabitants that were living pitched their tents on the Plains of Ma gotese. On the 4th April there was a very heavy shock that made the vessels tremble as if they had been on a reef of rocks in a heavy sea, and from on board the independence we could 'tee large pieces rolling off' them. At half-past live, the Independence sailed, so that we could not ascertain what damage was done. TUEDAY'S La\WON GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCY EgI.ARGET). Robert Rogers, Clare-court, Drury-hne, broker, from Nfay 90, to Julie 20, at ten, at Guildhall. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. William Nutt, of Leicester, grocer. BANKRUPTS. Robert Cooper, of Dean's-buildings, Lock's-fields, baker, to surren der June 2,9, and July 7, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Long, 11m-court, Middle Temple. Ja!nes Potter and George Brown, late of Breightmel, Lancaster, whitsters, dealers and chapmen, June 18, at two, 19, at ten, and July 7, at two, at the Brlda. Inn, Bolton. Attornies, Mr. R. Boardman, Bolton; and Mr. Medduwcroft, Gray's Inn, London. Edward Tit ell, of Kingston upon-Hull, linen-draper, June 2,5, and July 7, at eleven, at the White Hart Tavern ' Knigston-upon - Hull. Attornies, Mr. Rosser, B.trtlett's-buildings, Lund.m ; and Mr. Sandwith, George Hewlett lioad, of Fareham., Southampton. yeoman, June 29, at one, :JO, at eleven, and July 7, at ten, at the Red I ion Inn, Fare ham. Attornies Messrs. Bieastiale, Alexander, and Holme, New Lir, London; and Iker. Pacition, Fareharn, Hants. Richard Coleman of Mitcheldeau, Gloucester, shopkeeper, June 6, 8, and July 7, at eleven, at the White Harr Inn, Bristol. Attornies, Messrs. anti, lurid Sons, Bristol; and Messrs. l'eorson and S Pump- Temple, London. Henry Leadbetrer, of Ince, Macherfield, Lancaster, inn-keerr, June 17, at five, 13, and July 7, at ten, ar the 13uck'ithe Vint, Wigan. Attornies, Mr. Windle, John-street, Bedford-row, Loudon; at.d Mr. Gaskell, Wigan. John Gaskill and Thomas Newcomb, of Nottingham, auctioneers, June 18,19, and July 7, at eleven at the Red Lion Inn, Nottingham. A.• rornies, Messrs. Bolton and Payne, Nottingham ; and Messrs. R. 'Taylor and Clement, Field -court, Gray's Inn, London. Stephen Jarrett, of Whitchurch, Salop, brazier, tin-plate-worker, June 17. 18, and July 7, at eleven, at the White Lion Inn, 1 I•hi , church- Attorules, Messrs. Exley, Stocker, and Dawson, Furnival's Inn, Lon odn; and Messrs, Knight and Brookes, Whitchurch. Thomas Moody, of Snaith, -York, draper and gr, car, June 8, at six, 9, and July 7, at eleven, at the Angel Inn, Ferrybridge. Attornies, Mr. Fretwell, Thorne, York; and Alessrs. Bleasdale, Alexander, and Hahne, New Inn, London. George Butt, rs, of Drayton-in-1' ' `l, Salop. skinner, leather seller, June 15, at eleven, at the White Inn, Whitchurch. 16, at ele ven, at the house of John Swinchatt, Ternhill ; and July 7, at eleven, the White Lion Inn, Irritchurch. Attornies, Messrs. Exley, Stocker, and Dawson, Furnival's Inn, London; and Messrs. Knight and Brookes, Whitchurch. Thomas Watford, of Rotherhithe, victualler, May SO, June 6, and July 7, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Ingold, Printers'-place, Bermondsey. Ebenezer Cole, of Colchester, grocer, June 8,9, and July 7, at ten, at the Red Linn, Colchester. Attornies, Nicssr-1. Francis and Son, Col chester; and Messrs. Naylor, Great Newport street, London. Twenilow, of Manchester, draper, May SO, June 13, July 7, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. G. Adams, Old Jewry, London • John Kerrison, of Old-street-roa, bricklayer, May 30, June 9, and July 7, at ten,lt Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Wilson, King's 13 n:11- walk, .l'emple. Thomas Ferkes, latelof Hill-hampton, June 9, 10, and July 7, at ele ven. at the Greyhound Inn, NV or ester. Attornies, Mr. PLO), lier. nard-strect, Ru:sell-square, London; and Mr. Me.,ce, Worcester. SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. [A Letter from Lord Keith, encloses the following :1 .N.i.thumbcriand, or the Peamarks. IV;aci S. S. If; Brerzes, mid fine Weather, May 24, 1811,:. have the honour to info' m you the object of the orders I re ceived front you on the 19th instant, to proceed oil L'Orient for the purpose of intercepting two French frigates and a brig lately seen at sea, has been accunTlisht d, by tl.eir total destruction at the entrance of that port, by his Ahjesty's ship untivr my command, (the Growler gun. brig being in company), under the Cir‘ututtancos I beg leave to relate to you. .~. .~, . . .Ww.....- 4 .% igh uit• peo Italic eat the had t the l a mb 3 the rfol, , that )111:tF, of N't.q.k• TPIP 9 r