The National Register.
London, England, 1815-12-24 00:00:00

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Kb:J.7,464_ Jamaica, O. 28, MIS.
We experienced here, on the 19th inst a tremendous gale,
which has done great damage among the shipping. The follow
ing have been driven on shore, viz Abraham Newland, Miller,
from Landon and Madeira, at Port Antonio, lost mate keel,
and it !s feared will not be got off; cargo landing. Foyle, Wat
son, of Londonderry, from New York, at Blue Hole, gone to
piece. ; cargo 10-t, with thr' ca.atain, supercargo, and II seamen.
Pox, l'homo-on, nealv loaded for London, at Port Antonio,
cargo +l.:charging lower tiv'supposed washed out. Shins NV il-
liam, Elliott ; Earl Loosdale, Fothelingham ; Badeo, Selkrigg ;
Alert, -- ; and Janet, Arnold ; brig l'arsborough, Forsyth ;
(high and dr\ ); and sloops sally and Mid,llesex, at Annotto
Bay Ship Fite, Ford, at Port Maria, bilged. Hercules, Dun
can, fruit this port and the Northside to Savannah, at Port
Mari Ship Rapid. from Cadiz to the Havannak off the East
End, w ataked, sixteen of her eew lost. Schooners Esperanza,
and Patty. and sloop London, at the Point, but since got off
Sloop .1 '-n. bilged Sloop Eliiabeth, of Nassau, off Plumb
Poi, M •ch dam tried, and carried into Port Royal ; on
her passage sh th' ew her deck load overboard. Sloop Dart,
James, om this port to St. Jago de Cuba, to Morant Bay ;
crew an •at .:.aa s sed Spanish brig Solo, Dick, from Tristidad
de Cu t ) this I-land, near Port Antonio • only one man saved
gch eTw a Friends, at Crab Hole. Sloop Concord, of Port
Antonio, at that Place; one man drowned. Schooner Mary,
Brackeridge, from this to Buff Ray, at Orange Bay, totally lost.
Sloop t,:nterprize, Sargea .t, at Annotto Bay, totally lost; mate
drowned. Schooner Eliza Ann, Smith, at Oracahessa, but ex-
pected to be ;..;of aAT with little damage; cargo saved. Brigan-.
tine Geo' g:anna, Cracklow, from Port Royal to Falmouth, at
Dry Harbour. Schooner Colutnbiana. Hatch, from Paraguana,
at St. Ann's Ray, but expected to be got o'f. Sloop Caroline,
Griffin, at Ri,) Rueno, with loss of anchors and cables, but cx
pected to be got off. Schooner John William, Mu, ray, at Salt
River, and sloop Adven ure Summers, on Goat Island. Sloops
Aurora, Nancy, and William, at Port Maria, perfect wrecks.
The shi Lady li..nks ost bet rudder at Port Maria The 'Fre
lawne%, Coul ha• d, parted a cable at Falmouth The schooner
Anthony, Griswold, from this to Savannah la Mar, upset off
Car isle Bay, and it is feared all,on board perished. The schoo-
ner Wdze, Martin, for Terra Firma, put back Vd, with loss of
mainmast. The sloop Ilannah and Poutia. Christie for Santa
Martha, w.ts towed into Port Royal e3d, totally dismasted. The
American schooner Phantom, of New London, from St. Jago
de Cuba to Santa Martha, put into Port Royal 22d, with loss of
rudder.

THE LATE DREADFUL STORM.

ttcsT ON, Oa T. 28--We arc truly concerned to state,'that
the accoupts.received during this week from the different quar-
ters of the country, of the erects of the storm, are distrecing
heyond any thing we could have conceived; rivers. which It tve
been in existence tOr ages past, having been completely driven
from their natural chanties. anti destroyed numerous buildings
of great magnitude in their vicinity. From the Port-Royal and
St. David's mountains, we learn that prodigious havoc has been
committed among the different coffee properties there—nnm.
bets of valuable works and houses en ti rely destroyed, and others
seriously damage]. Among the plantations which have suffer-
ed severely in the former parish are, .Pleasaut-hill, Clifton, Re-
Source, Robertsfield, Green-vale, Hopewell, Cool-shade, Ber-
wick, and several others ; and in the latter, Chesterfield, Mount
Tiviot, Brook.lodAe, Mount-Sinai, Riv,i-head, Sun-sale, Rad-
nor, Abbey-green, Somerset, Windsor-forest, Eccleston, and
others. We lament to state, too, that on some properties many
negroes have loft their lives, and we particularly regret to n e.i
Lion, that Mr. Siith, collecting constable of St. Da, id's,
with part of Irislatnik' and negioes, and Mr. Thomas Widiams,
pound keeper of thc.satne.parish, were curled away and drown
ed by the :Impetuosity of the rallabs river; the bodies of both
these gentlemen have been. found and interred. Scat oely
negroe-house in the above mountains, or in those of St. An.
drew and St, CAthesult) is ;eft 3taildiUg. The stop-bridge

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erecting at the Botanic Garden is destroyed, and not a vestige of
it to be seen. Equally melaneholly acevunts have been re-
ceived f oin the pariahes of St. Thomas in the east, Portland.
St. George, and St. Mary. It gives us pleasure, however, to
add, that the North-side parishes from St. Ann's downwards„
and those to leeward, have not suffered in the same dreadful
degree as those we haze mentioned. The injury sustained by
the shipping are in a pretty equal proportion.

THE ENGI,I,II SOLDIER IN FRANCE.
The following eulogy on the character of the Engrg!' soldiei
will he read with equal pride and pleasure. The remarks of the
French Editor, respecting our military punishments, may be
thought deserving of consideration in a proper quarter: It is ex-
tracted from a French Paper, the Journal des Debuts:—
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D:•e. 9.
The English and Italian troops who landed on the r3th of July;
quitted us on the .4th instant. Both officers and soldiers regretted
their departure, and many of them shed tears when tliPy were
obliged to embark. Thirty-two tine tran.ports had been prepared
for their reception. In traversing the streets the bands of these
regiments played the air, Vive Henry IV. and were followed by
crowds of the inhabitants. •
During tho: stay at MaiNeilles, many Engli•h soldiers had mar-
ried servant girls, and the latter embarked very cheerfully with
their hut:bands. It nuiy be justly said, in praise of these troops,
and of the officers who commanded ;rem, that they constantly ob-
served the striet;At discipline. The srghtest infraction of military'
regulation, even intoxication, was punished wit'. some hundreds of
Ilashes. It was observO, that a hospital ticket was given to the
culprit before undergoing his punishment, au 1 that a surgeon at-
tended, in order to prououirce whether he was in a fit state for re
' eeiving all the lashes to whien he was condemned. Some of these
unfortunate men have been seen brought out of the hospital to rc.
ceive the lashes which they were unable to bear the first time, and
this has been repeated even a third time, that they might receive
the full complement ; for these Meier punishments soatetnneA
amounted to 900 lashes.
The Italians were subject to the same discipline ; but anion
them slighter faults were punished by a eplitary promenade. The
delinquents, loaded with their arms and baggage, were compelled
t') walk backwards and forwards in a very col:lined space, for from
four to six hours at a time, under the orders of a corporal. Besides.
the ennui, it may be readily conceived how painful their march
must have been in the time of great heats, and in narrow roads
confined within high walls like those in the vicinity of Marseilles.
In all the houses where the English soldiers were lodged, they
sought to make themselves useful, and were alway.s distinguished
by very great cleanliness. They had a particular predilection far
little infinits, whom they often carried in their arms, to the great
satisfaction of the nurses. The Italians, on the contrary, were
always very filthy, and less familiar."

COURTS MARTIAL.-.'it a General Conrt-Mar:iai held at
Paris, by order of the Duke of Wellington, of which Major-
Gen Bi isbane was President, and Capt. Robe. tott, of the th
regiment, acting Deputy Judge Advocate, was tried Lieut. S.
Ormsby, of the Ist battalion of the 6th foot, on the undei-
mentioned Charges-
-Ist Charge—Fur gross neglect ofhis duty, in command ofa party
of his regiment, when in charge of the baggage from Ostend.
2d—For disobedience of orders received by him from his Corn-
, mantling Officer, in respect of the said baggage.
01which charges he was found guilty, and sentenced to be
,suspended from rank and pay for six mouths; which sentence
has been confirmed bv, the Duke of Wellington.
At a General Ctiurt-Martial held in France, private W. Fos•
ter, of the 6th foot, was sentenced to be shot, for having desert-
ed to the enemy when before Bayonne, in the year 1814 ; and
private .I'EvoN, of the Ist battallion of the 71st regiment,
for having ill-used and robbed a Frenchman, near Vcr%ailles,
wag sentenced to be hanged; which sentences were put in ex-
ecution under the Provost Marshal.

The Christmas Pantomimes are now in full relicarsal iv Drury-lane
Covent-garilen Theatres ; the former is called litideluitt and
; or, the Poet's Last Shilling, titc Music coluposcil by Mr. H.
Smart. The latter. Harlequin god Fortunio; or, Sl;i4-4110a and
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