The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-05 00:00:00

HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES.

The following letter on this lamentable occasion was ad-
dressed by the Colonial Secretaay of St. Lucie to the Go.
♦ei nor of Barbadoes

.. Sr. LuctE Oct. 23. 1817.

" MY Lonn,—llis Excellency Major General Seymour being
unable to address your Lordship, in consequence of the very serious
injury lie received during thehurricane of the 21st instant (and I um
sorry to add very little hopes are entertained of his recovery,) of
which his Excellency has directed me to give your Lordship the
particulars, and earnestly to entreat your Lonlship's assistance and
support towards ameliorating the situation of the unfortunate inha-
bitants of this island, not one of whom but has sutkred severely
thereby.
" Scarcely a dwelling or negro house is left standing; the mills and
outbuildings either unroofed or razed to the ground ; nearly the
whole crop of cane, torn up by the roots, and the face of the island,
which was luxuriant on the 20th, now bears the appearance of an
European winter.
" The town of Castrees is nearly in ruins, and the vessels, about
twelve sail, are on shore, not one of which is expected to be saved.
'Pic whole of the buildings of Moyne Fortunee, and Pigeon is/and,
were blown down. with the exception of the magazine and tanks.
" His Excellency and family were taken from under the ruins of
his residence (the Commandant's quarters), wher he remained in the
hope that it would have resisted the gale, but he has unfortunately
suffered fur his imprudence.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's most obe-
dient servant, " I. 11. BAIN ES, Colonial Secretaty.
" P.S. Since writing the above, I am sorry to acquaint your lord-
ship, that great fears are entertained that General Seymour cannot
pass 4tl hours."
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" We understand Major Bartlett and family arc killed.
" Accounts have at length reached us from Dominica, whence
every vessel was driven to sea by the late hurricanes. and they had
not returned when the Robert mail boat, that arch ed here on Sun-
day, left that island. The interior of the country had likewise suf-
fered so materially, that unless supplied from other settlements, the
dread of famine appears to be entertained.
" Capt. Elliott, of his Majesty's ship Scaniander, was making
every exertion with his boats, and those of his Majesty's ship Chil-
ders. to relieve the vessels on shore in Carlisle Bay."
ST. KITTS.—SHIPS LOST.

" At Barbadoes--ereZ; Prince,Graiharr; Express, • in
all 18 sail on shore; 5 are got since. chiefly American and island
vessels • _ _ _

•• At St. Lucie—The Lady Jane Ellice.
" A French frigate, armed en flute, with troops on board, foun-
dered in Fort Royal Bay. Martinique ; every soul perished.
•• The Sprightly (wail boat). Adams, missin'; she sailed from
Dominica for It arbaclOcs on the evening of the 20th.
`• Col. Brown, of the iith \Vest India regiment, left St. Vincent's
about the 18th Oct. for Antigua, and had not arrived on the 12th
Nov."

INQUEST.—Monday an inquest was held at the Horns in Shore-
diteh, on the body of of W. Williams, who died in the cellar of a
cottage in Margaret's-fields. It appeared that the deceased had been
in the habit of selling penny pamphlets about the streets, and had
obtained permission of the occupier of the cottage to sleep in the
cellar. as he could nut pay for a lodging. On Christmas Day his
landlord gave him his dinner, and on Saturday morning he was
found dead in • the cellar, on a bedstead, without any bolding. A
certificate was mid to the jury from a Surgeon. who examined the
Lolly ; that there was no marks of violence on it, or any thing indi-
cative of his having died from cold or hanger. Verdict—Died a
natural death.
Upwards of GO vessels are employed in herring fishing at Ports-
mouth. On Tuesday nearly 2000 bushels were landed. They not
only furnish cheap food to the whole neighbouring poor, but give
employment to a number of persons in curing them.
Fine.—Monday morning a tire broke out in the Arsenal, in
Woolwich Warren, which did considerable damage before it was
got under and threatened the entire destruction of the place.
SUDDEN DEATD.—On Saturday week, as Mrs. Simons of Hare
street, Betlinal-grcen, was eating her lunch, in apparent good health,
she fell back in her chair, and instantly expired. An inquest was
held on the body, and a verdict returned of—Died by the visitation
of God.
A gentleman who hail a ticket for an inside seat in the mail.
coach from Edinburgh to Glasgow, in August, 11315, took
with hint an ordinary travelling portmanteau, which the per.
nulls at the mail coach refused to carry forward, saying there
was not room for it. In consequence of this he took a post
chaise, and raised an action before the Justices for payment
of the expellee, which they found hint entitled to with the ex.
pence of process. The Justices found that the passenger was
entitled to have his luggage conveyed with himself-
The erection of two more pentagons in the Penitentiary at
Millbank has commenced, and it is expected they will be
completed foe the reception of prisoners in the course of a
few months.
The Austrian Government have sent sonic experienced and
scientific engineers to minutely survey the Adriatic and ad-
jacent coasts.
It is computed that upwards of fidewl. of turkeys were con-
signed to London daring the flirt bras week, front Norfolk
411,1 Suffolk ; noire than 3:iew t. having been entered at the
(mokkeepers' offices at Norwich, previous to the Wednesday
t venire.
A letter. of the 20th December, from Plymouth, says,
that a Gentleman who has a relation on imaril the In-
dian, states, that she got to the westward before the
(late of the late wrecks at Itoscoff.

POLICE.

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BOW-STREET.

Tuesday an investigation took piaci. Wore Mfr. Birnie re-
specting the disturbances in Mary.le.holine, particularly in
the neighbourhood of the barracks belonging to the Life-
Guard.i.

Mr Pyall, a constable, attended at the office with his head
bound up, in consequence of the wounds and bruises lie had
eceived from sev.•ral •of the Life-guardsmen oil Saturday
imglit. He stated, that about It) or 11 o'clock on Saturday
night, as he was passing down Adam-street, he observed a Lift.
guardsman much iiitoxicated, and making a great disturbance:
he saw two ethers perfectly sober a short distance from him,
and advised them to conduct their intoxicated comrade to the
barracks, which they agreed to. He followed them a few
yards into the barracks.yaril, and there met corporal Harvey,
whom lie informed of what had happened ; on his 71111111 from
the barrack-yard a number of Life-guardsmen, to the windier
of 10 or 12, and armed wills bludgeons, niet hint ; none of
them spoke, but he was knocked down by several blows on
his head ; he defended himself in the best manner he conld
from an attack by such a number of men, gave one of them
a severe blow with his metal stall•; and of the man who struck
him first, lie had contrived to pick up the cap. which lie con-
cealed under his coat. His head was cut in three places,
and he was so much wounded and bruised in different parts
of the body, that lie couLl not move his arms till Monday.—
He suspected the men who attacked him to be those who had'
been in custody at Marlborough-street office on Saturday on
charge of being ringleaders in the disturbances which had
taken place on 'friday evening in Mary•le-bonne. The Ma-
gistrate offered him a warrant against any of the parties, bat
lie declined commencing any proceedings till this day, when
sonic of the pi incipal Gentlemen of the parish were to have a
meeting upon the business, and he expected that they would
take up the attack upon him in a serious manner.
Ou an investigation on Monday respecting a deserter from
the 49th regiment, the sergeant said he had received orders
within these few days not to enlist any more Irishmen, on ac-
count of their bulling so much [deserting].