Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-12-12

.,.,r,-,.:F .he hurricane in the West
/ hs, - ..:e 2Ist Of October. hOm An
on, and II. Trncent's papers. and by
i ,a,e letters from BarbadVes aud Tin
Slomiaigrs.-Provision grounds on The
4 r,r,a,inns totally DESTROYED, and great
.m,pe done 10 the different buildings
'ronShout the island. This colony had
!, vet recovered from she disastrous et-
ct; of the hurricane Of September, 1916.
. A. excelIency Charles William Max
,en, T.. b. governor, &c. &c. &c. issued
proclamation on the 29th October, per-
,,,iag the importation, for the psriud OF
months. in fureisn vessels OF all na-
Ian, and descriptions, these are the
.ords Of the proclamatiOn) 81 flour, bread,
,cuir, rice beans, peas, oats, corn, corn
,,sL live stock, horses, mules, horned
aide. roots and fruits Of all kind, boards,
|.,aks. Scsntliny, shingles, slaves, head
|as and hoops; and permission IS gwen
he the yesse!es Importing such articles,
|S any Of them, to take away sugar aud
|cofee to the value Of one third part OF the
,rdcles 50 imported, and ot rum and mo-
asses for the remainder.
Martinique This colony was made q
|yene Of desOlstion and misery from the
destructive effects of the hurricane. The
uind commenced blowing furiously at $
o'clock in the mOrRing, aud continued to
iscrease in violence till o'clock In the
ihernsOn during which time tbs rain
fell in torrents. Devastation exhausted
Itself throughout the country; aud at .
uoGerate calculation, it Is affirmed, the
matters alone are sufferers 10 the extent
III ss,OOO,OOO hVres. The government
have adopted measures to soften the
pessure of these evils on this class Ut in
tabitauts, by opening the port for one
year, it IS stately to all nations, tor the
Importation OF PROVISIONS Of every kind,
and tree expectation Of every description
Of produce. Many lives were Lust. For
:, or fifty vessels we're driven to sea from
& Pierres-sOHe without ballast, aud o.
tuers Withuat Provisions or water; no
ailngs had subsequently, bren heard Of
them. Many bulls Of vessels, however,
have since been seen In those seas; and
sOme surviving hands were taken. OF the
wreck Of an American vessel a she MAS
drifting to Ieeward past the bay, the day
following the gale. Some. small vessels
which arrived from the southwark, we're
~ 1nder regu ,,tion BY the government,
aud despatched in quest vi the vessels
that were driven otf to aHo.d requisite
assistance to ali those they might tall N
with, AT Fort Royal, notwithsta ding
the advantageous nature Of the BasiD, aIi
the ships there, and property saOat, were
driven ashore and involved in complete
havoc. The French men oil war were
wrecked in the Bay; and transport
from France foundered to windSsrd,
and, with the exception OF few hands,
Iwery soul Oa board perished. 4,
! So. LHcla---At this island the govern-
|aent house, military barracks aud hos
pital, were blown dowhN lhe governor,
gen. SeymOur) his lady ssd chid, and
major BardeJI, his lady and family, are
said to have been killed, with many o,her
officers and soldiers; and about $50 were
wounded ia this dreadful war of the ele-
ments. The destruction of property was
immense. A gentleman who arrived at
Antigua, in vessel which passed by ST.
Lucia after. the gale, states that they
could see no houses standing on that is
land. o.. =, ,,...s. .a. y
Sc. Viacsnts The tempest was pre-
Csded at early dawn by J. violent swell
.rOR the ". w which was followed by a
glle from that quarter, attended With, q
deluse Of rsia and an obscure sky -Four
schOOaers aud slooP were driven on the
beach; ship, a brig, tive schoor1srs, aud
other craft, rude cat the storm. Eve
IchU0ners were driven ashore at Callla-
qua, aud one s!oOP brOke her cable and
IIOOd to sea. los,
Barbados Vary little damage done
On the land. Aboat II or Is vessels
we're driven ashore, and five of them are
said TO have beenylost. None OF them be-
laused to Bermuda. Ready assistance
was afforded the distressed vessels oy IL.
NJ 5. Seamander and brig Chiide,s. =,
Grsaaia A letter from lrlnidad to
tie editor of this paper briefly says,
News has been received to-day (OctO-
Der 2o) that there has been 4 hurricane
Al Grenada, which has destroyed halt tie
@wnj aud also at st. Vincent terrible
sa!e, in which seven vessels were lost
In GSeusds the planters have suffered Sc
'erely. for some estates have been lnjdr-
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