The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-09 00:00:00

HURRICANE in the WEST INDIES.

lou'e particulars of this hurricane have been
lo°~
aulYing, and at last come forth ratite:
-tiectlY• The calamity has no doubt been
kit!re' and to those who sustained it personally,
h %1‘
awful. The following letter is extracted
°la The Antigua Gazette of Nov. 13 :
Immtca, Nov. s.—Our accounts frsm the
en et Parts of the island are 110 W somewhat more
ti.kniatorc than our fears had suggtsted with re-
:t In the canes and coffee, but provisions ure
ejy
where injured, or totally destroyed.
prli‘ The Schooner Bee, which left St. Thomas on
informs us, that the following vessels
btlea nut of Martinique had put in there on the
Junon, Le Bon Henti, La Relur
kith American ;trig Fo
irmax, all dismasted.
ar.e and six feet water n their holds, MoSt
1:11,e 'nen washed overboard, and the hulls ren-
"(l not sea-worthy.
n: The French shi Ceres struck on Crab Island,
14: dashed to pieces!; her crew, consisting of fivett 4. drowned. Ten or twelve sail ran on shore
Ititi'nrto Rico, by the Masters missing St. Thomas,
)4° tile crews perished. A small schooner was
)I,4ed keel uppertnosZ ; and the Captain of the
Henri declares it impossible for any small
sel to live in such a sea and Both St.
11421" s and Porto Rico have suffered dreadfully
L," the effects of the hurricane, and many vessels
t: e been lost on those islands. :By these ac-
tg.:l4"s also, our hopes of the return of the unf0r-
..441 vessels that put to sea on the 21st from our
tilehnrage are considerably diminished ; they may,
I'‘'ever, yet be heard of further to leeward.—
I,uo the effects of the gale at St. Thomas and
!'Otto Rico, we much dread. that Jamaica may
been involved in the calamity. The Leeward
4'1,(1 Governments have sustained comparatively
.ttle
:`Sr.Vieceisr, Oct. 25.—We have this day the painful
of recording the destructive effects alone of those awful
l'itatiusis Of Providence which are but seldom or partially
*lDetieneed in this favoured- colony, although of frequent
ttcurrenee in the islands situated to the northward of us
_Truth this period of the year. On Tuesday, at day-break,
.the appearance of the weather indicated an approach of the
the course of that day, was attended with
stch mischievous consequences in this port, as well as in
-43. parts of the colony; the wind at this early hour set in
boot
the north-west, accompanied by a heavy sea, and every
:thee demonstration of an approaching storm. During the
;Naomi the gale continued to increase, and the agitation of
rlie waves presented the most alarming appearance; while
4' vessels in the bay were prevented, by the direction of the.
;,4`"l, from quitting their anchorage, though they were
4.44 in the most perilous situation by remaining at it.—
1... o the morning, till about three in the afternoon, the
44,1.,raged with tremendous violence, occasionally acconi-
4by eots'of rain ; and several vessels were, in conses
4it"e4te, thrown on pe beach, together with several valuable
tsar
some of the latter are totally lust in this
and at
--Nig the leeward coast.
1,414 %Nels which suffered are, the schopner Ann and
isis, this port, on shore, but since got off, with loss of
jltrt- ait'l some other trifling damage; schoonet Relief, of
41)21(fas with a cargo of flour, corn, rice, tobaccos, &c. also
ttLare. Partly damaged, vessel much injured, and not in a
°he removed ; schooner Alicia, on shore; and sloop
of f' got off with little damage ; and schooner Good Intent,
ssi,uteinerava, to prove a total loss. Besides these, the
th,o%:"" r": 1, and a small vessel, called the Triumph, were
xi II on shOre Calhaqua; and the sloops Messenger and
"lheitu, at Bequia; but the
-fillet former are sow off, and
,
'4'e suffered little injury. _
This is the principal loss sustained by the shipping,
Rf
IVht fortunately, at tlts season of the year, is not very JIU-‘
oel.Qtts, or the damage must have proved much more serious.
the vessels that rode on/ the gale, the ship Westmoreland
!att het rudder, and two or three droghing vessels cut away
14:, masts, to cause tht:m to ride more easily. A young man,
Sled Donald M'Donald, in the employ of James Grant,
,14:!* was unfortunately lest by the upsetting of a boat, in
4'64 was going off to the assistance of the-sloop Retrieve,
sod one or twonegroes, who accompanied hint, were saved
• 'th resat ditaculty.
4scveYsingapproached the gale gradually subsided, the
Rind becoming more southerly.
sr: the accounts front all parts of the country represent the
aLMLifse sUstaiued to have been considerable, particularly,
the plantain-walls, great part of which are destroyed
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to whidward and leeward, and the canes in many places
e lunch lodged, though we stilt apprehend upon the whole
that
mischief which has befallen this island will prove
"let when compared with what 'has been suffered in those
t
the northward, from which we fear the ptost distressing
• 4ccounts. Vessels that were at sea during the gale, and since
e,,n.use in, represent the tempest to have been most severe to
Inawara of the island, as also throughout the Grenadines in
this Govtrnment ; but from Grenada we learn that its effects
*etc but partially exper'ienced there, and that no injury of
ZnY consequence was sustained."
The following are from the Barbadoes Pa-
. Pees
11.112.11ADOES, OCT. 28.—His Excellency Lord Comber-
re gave orders for dispatching the Dite of York to St.
Je, with such articles ai. could be procured for the imme-
4te relief of the sufferers.
and IlAkuAnuEs, OcT. 20.—0 n Monday night, between 10
o'_elock, a violent gale commenced from the west,
''ehoeitated the sea to an alarming degree, by which the
F)i wing vessels were east on shore between Martitrale's
4:trill-place and the pier head:—Sloops, Earl Sandwich,
rttst''rs Thomas Spencer, and Economy; schooners, Mat-
kngt Eliza, Lady Nelson, Fly, Hazard, Greyhound;
bt•j°, Atlehthia ; and bark, Crown Piince. We understand,
`'wever, that several of these Vessels will be gotten. off and
41),air,d.
,:t.'t'TADA, OCT. 9.G.—On the 21st inst. %t. werelliTedtbhey
oldsinitiatitsatnl"olf"Lt. storms!,lsoicisoloti
Manyy. I,*er
owitnessedf t
e housyes in
testi? hare been mucli'dainz,,,,ed, much property has. been
41 "Yeo- . The effects of this dreadful storm have been felt
iiti4itscalcimitous degree. all over the island.. In the Negroe
:gardens luxuriant cane pieces have disappeared,
fitei.s, and bridges destroyed, and cattle and Staid; of every
their :1'11114" 'went away, many persons having lost nearly
•
1,,1411:.;(1, CoMBERNIERE, and arrised at St.
use lAut i.kutigua, on
.the 16th et: November, ink
a; el°Pe, Admiral HARVEY. A slight shoe
nett .„t 4"l"zinake had 1/tell felt in St. November.abou
einck to the night of the 14th of