The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-28 00:00:00

HURRICANE Ar ;T. THOMAS'S.

Extract of a letter from St. Thomas's, dated Septem-
ber f 4, 1819m-4'ln the evening of the elm inst. it
began to blow with much violence from the W. N. W.
attended with torrents of rain. Irons une until tour
o'clock of the morning of .the Vgml, the hurricane W3'4
mint severe, and blew with a degree of violence greater
than had ever occurred in this Island within the recol-
lection of the oldest inhabitants, the wind occasionally
shiloing between W. N. W. and S S. W.
" Al! the fences have been destroyed, many houses
unroofed, and some entirely blown closest.; every wharf
injured in some degree, and many carried entirely
away. Of time numerous fine vessels that floated in
our harbour on the 1111 l ling of the 241, mot one rude
out the pie except his Majesty's ship Salisbury, Ad-
miral Campbell, the Danish ship, Harriet Dorn, the
Danish schooner, Patriot, and tun sloops. The whole
of the beach in the coma extre 11l l y of the harbour is
completely lined with the wrecks, but few of which it
is feared will ever be got off, and it is to Le lamented
that many have gone down.
" The works and dwellings on almost every plants•
lion on the island have been materially injured, many
of them blown away, and 1/II a few estates some negros
la.ove been killed, which, together with the destruction •
of the cane, has completely destroyed all our expects-
lions of the ensuing coop. To attempt to estimate the
loss sustained would be ilopo.sible."

(Extract fiene the !Vt. 7 &mai' Tinecs.)

" ST. THOMAS'S, SEPT-. 24.

" Since the commencement of our editorial ditties, it
has not been our proviiice to record .n event of a na-
lure 1.11.1 wuc6 to be lamented, as that of the hurricane
of the 214, and 22,1, incr. During the whole of the
day of the 21st. hie appeal atter of the weather strongly
indicated the approaching storm ; consequently every
precaution within the power of limit:its foresight was
takes' by the vessels in the harbour to enable them to
resist its destructive effects ; but the et. lit 11.16 totifiortu.
'lately proved how weak are the st t irons of human
power. 1n the evening of the 214 it began to blow
with much violence from the W. attended w ith
'uncut* of rain (which cmorinited to fall without inter-
mission doting the storm,) front one until four in the
morning of the 22d. The hurricane was mast severe,
and blew with a degree of violence greater than had
ever before occurred in this island within the recollec-
tion of the oldest inhabitants; the wind occastonally
shifting -between W. N. W. and S. S. W. At day-
light, the wind having moderated a little, our town and
harbour presented a truly melancholy and appalling
appearance ; all the fences hate been destroyed ; many
houses unroofed and sonic entirely blown down ; et ery
wharf injured in some degree, and many of them en-
tirely carried away. When the wind had moderated
sufficiently, and the tremendous torrents of rain had
ceased to obscure the atmosphere, the extent of our loss
was discovered ; of the numetous fine vessels that floa-
ted in our harbour on the morning of the list, not one
rode out the gate but his Mojet y's 'hip Salisbury., Ad-
on.ral Campbell, (she hating dragged conOderably from
her oriainai situation); the Danish ship Harriet Doris;
the Danish seliWiler Patriot, and two sloops ; the
whole of this beach, in the soutit-eastern extreoi:ity of
the harhsmr,js coinpletely lined with the wrecks, but
few of which, it is feared, will ever he got off. I 1 is to
be lamented, hot a number went down,
front which circ stance we are apprehensive that
many lives have been lost, in addition to the great num-
ber already ascertained. %Ve . wish we had it in our
power to close the record of destruction here; but titi-
tinumazely the ravages of the gale were not confined to
the sea. We learn from the c try that the ware-
',onset and buildings in almost every plantatiou in the
island hare been materially injured, many of them
wholly blown away over a few estates. Some tiegrors
have been killed, which tooether with the destruction
of the cane, has completely di a.royed all our expecta-
tions of the ensuing crop. To attempt to estimate the
loss our unfortunate island has sustained is impossible.-
Here hollows the melancholy list of tessels stranded,
a ttttt timing in all to 77 ships, and VG boats..