The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-06-23 00:00:00

AWFUL CONVULSIONS IN NATURE.

the The reports prevail of
es4searthquakesttii.rdi:it)yhvaaevnteydbgv7onln,c..rlitiliiire;mes
treatditpchatiyoint7stmii
st
o.stittlrndesiuelst,s.w hiitchwaisr
ye
Pe had md!
City, that the Islands of 51artinique and Guadalou
deyeennlyt, aassidexUtortaaollry ddiniasirtyp pasearieateud. l‘a'emels,olhieast hail) rumour
ionfn na
is
truth. It appears, however, from the following letter from
Nevip, that a convulsion of Nature has been e.speriencit in the
Isiah& of St.. Vincent, a great part of whirls is said to be ch..
strityed. By the accounts received at Nevis, Martinique was at
that time uniiijured.
NEviq, NAT 9.—On the night of the Ist instant, we were
al! alarmed by tremendous reports, as if large cannon were
fired oft There was also a very high surf on the shore, but
no wind. Boats immediately weEt out, thinking it came
from ships in distress, but returned without discovering any
thing. I* wo or three days after, a report was brought here,
that half the Island of St. Vincent was destroyed by a
volcano. Two days after which, a (ientleasau arrived
from Martinique, bringing an account that two vessels
had put in there., covered with the ashes which fell on theta
in passing St. Vincent, at the distance of fifteen miles. The
sulphurous smell from the island was so strong as to preveat
them putting iu, and they were obliged to wake Martinique._
The above Gentleman, on passing the island, two days previous
to the eruption, clearly saw the smoke inning from the spot
where the former crater was, and learnt that the inhabitants bad
removed. The yellow fetter prevails in all the islands, particu-
larly at St. Kites and Antigua. The people have suffered consi-
derably.. Thre shocks of earthquakes have been felt here.
A letter received yesterday fie nJericr, corroborate the above
ACCOltlit. The Friendship had arrived there from Tobsgn. The
Captain reported, that the explosion was heard it that island, in
the night beta ecu the 31)th of April and Ist of May, and de.
scribes the particulars such as have already been notic -.1. The
Friendship was at St. Bartholomew's, on the Pith or May ; and
before sailing, a sloop arrived iiiretl from St. Vincents, tile
master of which reported, that a volcano ha, es plorled there on
the night above stated. Many lives, according to his statement,
were lost on the occasion ; and immense damage was sustained
in crops and cattle.
The armed ship Emma, arrived at Barhadoes, states. that when
thirty miles to the eastward of Point Saline, Martinique, early
the schooner
..;alasrdadslr:coaomdexfpupilreertle:l.lyll:eed'niuvnehlwyniassedheianredfoaundas
(to.i
rim on
sulphurousvh
vessel
sse eimorning
iv n s
sdhouof:shortly
thei; y
t:lht sfittseur 1:t
Peggy, from Dominica, which sta'ed t:rat total darkness pre.
sailed from tau o'clot k in the morning until three o'clock is
the afternoon of the above day.

Extract of a letter from an Officer of the St. Du.
ming°, dated otf the Scheldt, June 16 :

" The enemy are increased to 18 sal of the line, besides smut.
lee vessels; hut we understand they cannot man even three of
them properly. When a row of them get under-weigh to excr.
vise, they arc obligtsd to have sonic men from each of the squa-
dron to work them; they then cat but a poor tignre with their
yahls. There are 24 sail of the line in the Scheldt altogether.--
The enemy in the Ti a .1 remain in the same state as when lad
r .commitred. Admiral FERRT Int gay off that port every spring
tide, ai.d remains three until tle tide takes off; hat it is very
doubtful if they can get ant even at the height cf the springs.—
This fleet is composed of 21 sail of the line:—off the Scheldt—
Impregnable (Admiral YOUNG), Royal Oak (Lord AMFLIVS
Watict.zeit), Marlborough, St. Domingo, Norge, Barham,
Gloucester, Prince of Wales, Sceptre, Valiant, Warrior, Pia.
tiers, Tremendous, Christian VU., Cumberland, Egmant, Tire.
SCIIB. Defiance, Inconstant, Nyu.phe,and tf!.. pet - oil the Tear&
—Bellerophon (Admiral FERRILIt), Duncan, Bedford, Eli-.
pliant, and 13ellona. The Tremendous xala to-morrow fa
Spithead.
" ' "

A Commission of Lunacy having been issued to try
whether Mr. Bowler was a lunatic or not, a number
of witnesses were examined, and the Jury returned a
verdict that he was a lunatic since the 30th of last
March.
A Court Martial was held on Wednesday last, on
board the Wadifttor. on Richal 11 Daly, caulker's
mate of his Wiesty'i ship Eliza6elh, fo.. runnirg
from his leave, awl entering en board the Cora trait.
sport, where ha was found concealed in the hold.—
lie was sentenced to receive 100 lashes rott..' the
fleet.
A Court Martial was also holden the taw, day, on
Michael Taylor, private marine of his Majesty's ship
Elizabeth, for wi Ping a threatening letter to the
• officers or that ship, and dropping it in the great
!cabin. The Court were of opinion that the charge
of writing the letter was :e.oved, but that the Pri.
sow was in a state of insanity ; and recommended
to tat. ! Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to
dispose of him as they might think proper.
Ott Wednesday last, a number of women seized
a cart loaded with potatoes, at liorbury, near Wakes
field, because the owner asked too high a price for
them, and emptied its contents into the street, where
they amused themselves in kicking about the pots.
toes ; on the appeatance of a few Hussars, this tri-
fling disturbance was appeased. Several of the most
active of these disorderly persons were taken late
custody.
Our lludtiersfield Correspondent, under the date
of June 18, says,--‘' About twelve o'clock on
Monday night last, three musket balls were fired
through the windows into the house of Mr. William
Milues, who is a Constable at Lockwood, near Bud.
dettsfield ; the windows were then broke to pieces
'with large sticks, and the persons who committed
the atrocious act, immediately made olf. It appear,
Mi!nes had incurred the displeasure of the Lad,
dites by the vigilant discharge of his daty as a Con-
stable. Similar depredations bave ahn commi'-
, tett at the house of an Excise (Meer at Ell ; "4
several pistols in his hous,.. which he was co=rn. ='+l
to deliver up.—These atrocities ha% e become
so c
Mon in this neighbourhood, that they ex.ite
little attention.
Baean.----No Court of Aldermen to-day. The
Loan l'sla-von, after inspecting the returns, ordered
it to rise 3d. per peck.—QUARTERN LOAF,
NI NET E EN-P ENCE TUBE E FA IITIIINGS
A duel, betwixt two persons unknown, was fought
HOn Ealing Common, ou Saturday morning; (..11c of
whom was woontled'itt the groin, but not dangrously.
Hitt name is understood to be Evrox.
On Tuesday last, about three o'clock, the Leeds
Mail, on its way to town, was overturned
on a - neat)
i)snigdhe,an(it,he is paocsiger; ii,,tl
by which Als• lt
ofof ‘rVu'obobiils-hst'reneeta,r UCttel)Pia.
an arm broken, and was otherwise so dreadfully
bruised as to be unable to proceed on her journey.
on,irr

I.UNUUNc Printed and P.11)11.48ed hs ai
Sr 471LIMAN Ottcc. di. Fleet4tredt.