The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-29 00:00:00

HURRICANE AT BARBADOES

This Island, which escaped the hurricane in
September, so fatal to some of the neighbouring
islands, was visited lust month by a similar calamity.
The storm is described as the utast dreadful that has
occurred in that island since 1708, the anniversary
of which was commemorated on the 11th ult., by H
solemn fast. On the 13th the gale commenced
attended with torrents of rain, which continued
during the whole of the following day. The evening
closed with the most terrible appearance, as if giving
notice of the dreadful havoc that was to ensue. The
wind and the rain increased, and the deluge of water
be ame so irresistible, that it brought down the
gully at Bridge Town, funned to. carry off the
freshes from the country, with impetuous fury,
sweeping before it Constitution Btidge, and every
building in its course ; and lawn after. that beautiful
structure, the New Bridge, which cost the Colony
so much money, was demolished in an instant.—
The morning of the 16th dawned upon this scene of
desolation, the huricane continued with unstinting
fury. About sem o'clock the appearance of the

town throughout became distressing beyond deserip.
lion • the water had risen in the streets to•three
four feet high, and in many places as high u 5 feet ;
nothing but confusion and alarm appeared : whole
families were seeking protection and security in
other quarters. Men •were seen wading up to their
middles protecting their wives and children ; the.
servants carrying what property they could carry,.
but scarcely knowing whither to turn with it. Tlie
•-hurricone terminated at six on the evening of the'

151.1.,. A complete detail of the injury the island-
has sustainad cannot be given, as the particulars
of the state of the interior had not all been collected
when the accounts came away. The plantations
have more or less felt the effects of the wind among
their buildings, some of which have been blown
down, and others unroofed ; the negro houses, as
far as could be ascertained, have been meetly de-
stroyed. The canes on some estates have been torn
up by the roots, and in others levelled with the
ground. Among the plantations more particularly
injured are Ashbury, Bennett's, Duke's, Pilgrim,
Helgrove, and Grove's estates ; but it is believed
that not a single spot on the island has wholly es-
caped. In a division of the parish of St. Andrew,
called Scotland, there was scarcely a small house
left standing, and the plantain trees were nearly all
destroyed. At Forster-hall estate, near Joe's-river,
some singular and awful phenomena occurred
Several of the buildings sunk under the earth, and
were totally destroyed ; and a house where a Rock
of sheep and same cattle were lodged, was swab.
lowed np and entirely lost. A- wood adjoining, ,
suddenly moved down to the spot where Foster hall
buildings stood ; a field of young canes took posses-
sion of a spot where a field of potatoes had been,.
and which slid into the sea A sinking of the earth
occurred in other parts of the island ; the dwelling
of Dr. Boscom, in the parish of St. Thomas, gave-
way, and was nearly buried in the earth ; the family
had fortunately quitted it. Speiglit's-town has suf-
fered considerably: and I rish.town it is said, is corn.
pletely joined with the sea. The damage among.
the shipping was considerable ; but several vessels
were able, by taking measures of precaution, sug- -
gested by the appearance of the atmosphere before
the hurricane commenced, to ride it out in safety.
—No return had been obtained of the number
of lives lost ; but it was imagined, under all the
circumstances of this dreadful calamity, that it w.,a
smaller than might have been expected.

CORNWALL DECLARATTON.—Amongst the fore-
most at this meeting are the Lords St. German*,,
Mount ldgecumbe, De Donstanville, Falmouth,
and. the Bulkrs (Sir Edward fur the family), who
of course deprecate all retbrui, and protest against
any change whatever. How these persons are in-
terested in preventing any return in the represen-
tation by the hold which they have now got on it.
may be seen by the following statement :
l'o. of inha. No. of voters, in.
blunts in cludingthose who
the tows do Lot live in ei-
and. ther townor pareAt
Members. parish. as per 11c.sl.isool
Ld. st. German..j ?for Liskeard... 1973
11 ... St.Gennan's 2139
... TintageT 730
Ld. Mt. Edgecumbe t 875
... 713
141.DeDunstarealle 2353 ... .16
Lit. Falmouth . Truro

... Saltash 14;8 Sti
The Buller Family Y ... East I.ooe CAM ......
... West I.ooe. 433

Members 19

13,818

So that 5 families send 19 Members to
ment, with the majority of 5;8 voters out of
13,818 inhabitants (front the return of population
to the Mouse. which includes men, women, and
children). By the same return it appears that
Manchester alone, unrepreseuted, contains 99,573
inhabitants; and the• county of Lancaster, which
altogether sends but 14 members. contains 828,309
Inhuhitants: .so that these five families have more
representatives than all the immense population and
wealth of this county ; and if it were not, as wai
justly said, as notorious as the sun at noon-day, how
seats were obtained, we might ascertain the fict by
observing, that the 19 members returned by those
Cnniiies have voted with every Administration and •
upon every question.

COUR!' OF KINGi WENCH

SATURDAY, 1607. 211.

The Ride 1%14 which was ohlii!nrd on the IPth ~at. by,
Mr. U. an H4idomt Ih. eqn.todole,of Co. tlu•.r
ilh•;tal c•laduct in di•purtiayr a inerillig held iu 00 City,
was diwhantied for rant of farm, and the ctidia'i.iiiiatits re-
(erred to the tisuitt.courte of lAN ror Irdrru.