Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-26
WEST-INDIES.
From a File Of barbados haters receiued
al the Herald Office, fier the sc1r. Fame,

from the War Office, the Prince Regent
has been pleased to direct that the 2nd
or Queens Royal Regt. (now here) and
others therein mentioned, shall have
Salamanca" added to any other de.
vices on their colours and appointments.
as token of their valient conduct in
the operations of the Army at that
place.
The ship Count de Palma touched
| here, on Thursday last from the South
Pacific Ocean.-She had been one of the
Squadron of the Republican Government
of Buenos Ayres, and is commanded by
Capt. Brown, to whom they gave the title
of Commodore or Admiral. Whilst in
their service he had been particularly en-
terprizing, and was on his return to that
port, from long and successful cruize,
when he received intellg ence of the Por-
tuguese having taken possession of Monte
Video (probaby in behalf of SIP in,) which,
of course would be followed by their
other operations against the Republicans,
so that, if he had continued his voyage,
he might have exposed himself TO Cap
turc, eand therefore, as he cou d no lon
ger be of service to the cause that he
had espoused, he SHAPED his course for
these Seas, and has proceeded to lee
ward, perhaps to obtain supplies or dis
pose of the vessel in some neutral Isl
and.
BRIDGETowN, Oct. I.
We understand that the earthq
was felt at Demarara at the same
time that it was experienced in this ISL
and.
Carlisle Bay, September 81.
The Inconstant frigate, Commodore Sir
James Yeo, from the Coast of Africa,
touched here on Wednesday last, and
proceeded yesterday for England
The ship Henry Cert, that arrived on
"Wednesday last, from London, and is bound
to Trinidad, experienced the shock that
was so sensibly felt here on the preceding
day, being at that time probably not less
than 80 or 100 miles distant from this
Island.
Roseeu, { Dominica Ssflf. IS.
Between and O'clock of the morning
OF Monday the 18th, the inhabitants
throughout this i'll. starred and devoted Co
lony, were awakened by the violence of the
wind. the falling showers of heavy rain,
and the most vivid flashes of lightning,
without thunder indeed the atmosphere
appeared to be charged with electric
fluid pouring in streams from the clouds
the darkness was thereby made more
hoIrid, by being rendered more pisi..
Die.
The wind came first from the Eas-
ward, but afterwards changed to n. w.
and W. then S. and continued to blow
with increased violence. Between and
S o'clock it was tremendous from the n.
w. and most OF the mischief that has &C.
Cured was owing to the dreadful blasts
from that quarter-towards day light it
changed again to the East and for
quarter OF an hour blew with accumulated
rage-it then became little more mo-
derate, but at inservals continued blow
ing and raining until late in the evening,
when 1t seemed to have exhausted its pow
ers.
In the town and environs, some hous-
es and out houses have been blown down
and some damaged, fences in general laid
low, and many trees if not down alto
gether, much torn up by the force of the
storm.
1t is not yet understood to what extent
the injuries are done in the distant part of
the Co!ony-By sume reports that have
come IRON along the coast, we learn that
the Canes and Coffee treesare greatly des-
troyed, and the devastation of provisions
and vegetables of all kinds cruel and ne
lancholy; and if there should be by this
calamity universal privation of these in
ternal resourc es for the supply and nourish-
ment of the inhabtats of all classes and
descriptions, we may envisage the terrific
prospect OF famine. visitation nearly ex-
perienced in the year 1913, after that hur-
ricane, and which was only averted by the
general opening of the Ports, and let us
gratefully remember also by the kind relief
of our Sister Colonies, particularly the pc
nervous succour of the inhabitants of S..
Vincent.
Every vessel in the Bay endeavoured to
get to seattle surf having risen to
great height, the sloop Retrieve, beisng-
ing to Messrs. Cunningham & Wings. did
not succeed, but was unfortunately driven
on shore below point Michel, and rendered
complete wreck, her cargo consisting
OF near so puncheons of rum, bou.d to
Roseau, from the windward estates. hath
nearly been all lost to the proprietors, the
plundering by some people in the neigh
bOurhood, after a grea part of it was got
on shore, was sCandalously great. Wretch
es of the vilest description, who instead of
ass sting the sufferers we're actively EN-.
pioyed IN robbing them of what the angry
elements had spared We sincerely hope
the perpetrators brought to condign punish
ment. -Four of the Retrieve's sailors lost
their lives, three bodies have been driven
lifeless on shore.
a small French schooner from Gua>
daloupe, with cargo OF assorted prov-
sons, only arrived the evening before,
was also driven on shore near the mark
ct, most of her cargo ilodted to the beach,
where some plunderage took place by the
negroes; the Halifax schooner nc .dian,