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

HURRICAXR AT 11.4RRADOES

This island, which estapcd the ierrican.: - in
September, so fatal to some of the 'neighbouring
islands, was visited lest month by a similar calamity.
The storm is described as the. AAAAAAAA dreadful that has
occurred in that island since 170.8, the anniversary
of which was commemorated en the 1 WI tilt., htt a
solemn fast. On the 13th the gale commenced
attended with torrents of rain, wl.i.h continued
during the wht.le of the following day. The evening
closed with the most terrible appearance, as if giving
notice of the dreadful havoc that was to ensile. The
wind and the rain increased, and the deluge of water
be ame so irresistable, that it brought down the
gully at Bridge Town, firmed -to carry off the
fishes from the country, with impetuous fury,
sweeping before it Constitution litidge, and every
building in its course ; and soon after, that beautitid
structure, the New Bridge, which cost the Colony
so much money, was demolished in an instant.—
Tlv. morning of the 15th dawned upon this scene of
desolation, the huricane con.inued with intabating
fury. • About seven o'clock tl.e appearance of the

town throughout became distressing beyond &scrip%
timf; the water had risen in the streets to three or
four feet high, and in many places as high ,as 5 feet f
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 sloidren ; the-
servants carrying what property they could carry,'
but scarcely knowing whither to turn- With it. The
hurricane terminated at six on the evening of the
15th, A completo detail of the injury the island
has sustainad cannot be given, as the pinticulars
lathe state of the interior had not alt 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 louses, as
far as could be ascertained, have been mostly 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, •
Beigrove, 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
lett 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 flock
of sheep and some cattle were lodged, was swal.
lowed np and entirely lost. A wood adjoining,
suddenly moved down to the spot where Foster-hall
buildings stood ; a field of yoking 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 i.,laud ; the dwelling
of Dr. Bascom, 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 Irish-town it is said, is com-
pletely
.joined with the set. The damage among
the soil Ting was considerable ; bat 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
alive' lost ; but it MIS imagined, under all the
circumstances of this dreadful calamity, that it was
1. smaller than might have been expected.

CORNWALL DccranATrox.—Amongst the fore-
must at this meeting are the Lords St. German',,
Mount Edgecumbe, De Dunstanville, Falmouth,
and the Butlers (Sir Edward for the family), whr
of course deprecate all refbrtn, and protest against
any change whatever. flow thcss .persons are in-
terested in preventing any reftn-tu in the represen-
tation by the hold which they have now got on it,. •
may be seen by the foilow;ng statement :
No. of inha- No. of voters. in-
bitants in cludingthose who
the town do not live in ri-
and tlertownorpati3A •
Members. ',WWII. as per lied-Wok.
La. St. German** I Irbr l'iskca"l— 1975
l 2 ... st.G.:nnalf.els 9
1 ... Tintagel 730
La. Mt. L.lgecumbc 2 ..-I.o,twithiel../M 3
1.2 klyinknon ... 713
lAI. DcDuastanrille 2 ... Balton' 2353
Li. Falmouth

... Sl4ay.ll 1474 36
The Buller Family 7 ... East Low— 60M
' ( ...:A Lew— 433 56

Mearbers 19

13,b18

So that ,5 families send 19 Members tol'arlia-
ntent, with the majority of 578 voters out of
13,818 inhabitsits (trout the return of population
to the I-Louse, which includes men, women, and
children). By the Butte return it appears that
Manchester alone, unrepreaeuted, contains 98,573
inhabitants; and the county a Lancaster, which
altogether setxls Lut 14 members. contains 848,309
inhabitants: so that these five families have more
representatives than all the immense population and
wealth of this county ; and if it were not, as was
justly sail, as notorious as the suis at toon•dav, how
seats were obtained, we might ascertain the fact by
observing, that the 19 metubers returned by those
fondles have voted with every Atlininistration and .
upon every question.

COUR l' OF KiNGti SENCH

114TUKUtY, NOV. 48.

Tht• Ru'e 11 1 which nal% uhei.ine6l 'n the' ISilb W. by
'I,. Den.tion the enusiiitAria Cuseatey, for their
M.-, al conduct in distort:4in( a nieetii:a held in that City,
for *ittli of form, and the rusl•litttaati
f ir,Ll it, tsteu.iial euuise of 1:a fur leu.rrs.