The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-09-23 00:00:00

THE DESTRUCTION OF POET ROYAL.

FURTUEK P titTICULARB.I

KINGSTON (JAllit4icA), JULY ls:—Two SPRlnen,
belonging to the Carnation brig, of 18 guns, were
Milled ; a Sell/ball helonging to La Decuuverte bri-
gantine, hod his skull
.split open by the falling of a
beam, and dropped dead on the spot, Rear-Admiral.
Douglas standing near him at the moment ; a negro-
man aas killed by the falling of a wall, and two
c'tilllren are stated torn have been burnt. Several in.
diriilnals are woonded—atoong them, a seaman o$
I,u I.lecourrrte, and fete of the Royal Irtillery4
dreadfully. besides many negroes. A vast number of•
onfortueate individuals walked from !Port Royal
along the palisadoes, for this city, about fifty of
whom reached h'o't Nitgent yesterday morning in a
Most
.deplorable -state ; Wisiletrnany, completely ex-
hausted, were compelled to lie (1111W11. 011 the road,
without a drop of water to allay their thirst, and
we fear some may perish, if vehicles are not sent- to
Cionvearvthera to town; indeed, the scene of desola
tiOnand misery that this dreadful fire has occasioned,
is truly melmichely, and can only- he imagittell'ho
those Who 440,0 witnessed, it. Shocking to relate,
during this Isoroible.seene of desolation,• and while
unfortunate sufferers were in the utmost despair,
a itemiser of: rUffI4IIS (we MUd..s4llTheln SO)/ destia
tate of stil foiling and principle,. proceeded to •plun-•
der tlicinifling property that, littlish; Oh „AMMO On*
*bled to snatch-fx....-ree conflagration ; .a few of these
Cep-Waters luckily have:lreen taken and lodged its
the geersl:heose .of this-city, and some of the goods
recorerotEL-several . base Escaped, but we sincerely•
bope tine. scare:v*ol he toarle-foi4lien; and, if ap.
preliendeNthosoisey-lostl, thoseletexusfoily, if their
batbarnus crime can be brought home to them,
array reeettts:ptkiiidntreres .suitable to their merciless
conduci.o.•• • ' : . .
We atorerstlinAhat tier, which were dis.
patched from this city with great promptitude, one
from the' Ordnatose:iichatf, the Attie(' from the Court-
house, Were ;if great .sertitri• several other engines
were forwarded to the wherry-wharf, but from the
want of beratsto thent,. could not be sent off.
We rejoice to observe, that measures are in pro.
gre:s foe'atiriedinesnineielief-to 'the unfortunate
sufferers. A Meetits of
.the inhabitants of this
city, called ifonoutthe Mayor, took place
at 'the .Court-b Ase, at ten •o'llock this forenoon,
when a 'isubseriptioo Oat was opened, and we have
no doubt that slie-Stewient of it, when closed, will
be marked by that liberality which so distressing an
appeal to our feeling's requires. The Harmony, In-
dependent, and Union Masonic Lodges, have adver-
tised for full meetings of thdr Members, the first
for to-morrow evening, and the two latter on Mon-
day, for the same purpose; and an appeal to the
people of colour, noticing that a subscription list is
opened at :Ur. John Lodge's warehouse, in Harbour-
street, is also made public. We are likeiise in-
ferrne.l, that an attracting performance, for the sole
benefit of the unfortunate people olio have suffered,
is to ffe got Ofiat the Theatre in this city.

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• Jri.w 22.—A Very eneellent and affecting di,:
riktrie'vras: delivered hylltiritev. Mr. Mann', in the
Chnicir.Of 'this •City, on Suotl,:y forenoon;from the.
tri dormer aif•Sob, and 10th verse; ''What? shall '1
we receive gOorkit thi•hand of God; and shall vie nor
receive evil i" in which he strenuously ealtorfed the-
sonfort.nnate sufferers by. the.late dreadful conflagrazl
don to bear their eahmity with resignation, 'and
drew a teuching pictdre of their situation, which
*ached' Strong Sympittlty,•Wbitst he celled on the
butionaity of his ec,igypotion- to alleviate their dis-
tress,liy contributing each hii mite to a charity so
becoming a Christian?

A fire broke out again at Port Royal on Monday
aught, occasioned by the carelessness of a negro
with lighted candle, in the out offices of one of the
houses which fortunately escaped the late cotillagra-
tioNisuf being early discovered, it was soon happily
estingOished by the exertions of the neighbours.
Oa loireatlay, 9earo. Brorro,..a free blaCk man,
watt brought up aid turderwent .4 long, examination
beforejheSittiqg Vagistrateir, on.a charge of being
(6)ncestted. io plundering at Port Royal, during the
1-13 in,tfkt t0u,n,..0n Thursday ,ue'itight. Several
IwilhgtsoP,,nre, examined, whose .depoiitiona were
tokenpAßthofter Ao.,itAveatigation, which lasted till
aboit two be was iremautted to the guard-.
W.lsereameuesor,el Silent ip coolody., charged_
with eacg, *is ass to uwdeygo mud-
titatloi
- ~;,,
In consequence of a number of improper charac-
ters appearing in :Pert Kwrtii eince the- hite.c.onfiaf
gratiigt, fir hae'giarptute,, it is supposed, of Olin.
during, application wet made on Tuesday,- by the
hlngiatrates,"-to, the • iComnranding Otlicer of the
Royal Artillery,../or: aesiatance in apprehending
them, when Captain Pettey, in the absence of Colonel
iiitivediately ordered out a body of that corps
for the purpose. A range of email. buiklings, near
the Artillery hospital, were afterwards searched,
when several articles were found and taken to the
guard-house, to remain. until titer can be identified
by the owners. Notate wes also given that all.slaves,
fouad in•the town without tickets, would be appre.,
.h.nded and sent toAtiariston for confinement.—
Pat roles paraded the.utreets (luring the; greater part
of thealay •
•preserve order, and, we are happy to
say; cimseqitettct of the above -measures, a: horde
of vagabonds have quitted that alt-fated town, Who
had Otte 'hinter, no doubt; Co rob • the unfortunate
iiiliabitauti•of what little they had saved trout the
lorries:

We4tre happy to obserse that the subscription for
the s+aA•erers by 'the lire et Vort Royal promises to
be of. such an-arootrtit as t• afford them considerable
relief.. • - •

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f"
e nmlerstand;,that the cased sinall-pes has
_iately ebitwn- itself in some if North..weitern
mabitrhi.of or
,Met.ropolit,' which might .!ice .
i?bviiie.sl if -,t6e. parents of ;hestthitdien•indihe shas;
tors of the servants had in time adoptnd-the'precati-
tion.:Of va`Ciinktion. *AI4 Its utility is in full evi.:
denciefor sizteen4Matrair.si.; ts.ool).ati eitraor-
diniryitistatice ofMen-Atilieneitri4tat •..aiily 'persons
should delay its adopion''sititirlife thency; taieh it.
was given us to subdue, has Seiged possession of its
innocent victims.