Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-27
WEST INDIES.
FROM MARTINIQUE


Capt Bissell who arrived here on Wednesday
from Port Royal, has favored us with file Of
Martinique papers to the 3oih of September
They give an account OF a hurricane eXperieu-
Ced at that Island on the 2lst and 22d Sept'r
which will be found below and in a paper of
the Goth is an Ordonnance, ain the name of
the King" which announces that the exporta.
ton of Flour and Goldfish will be allowed, and
that ofIndan Meal, Rye Flour and Rice sus.
pended, until further orders. 1t had been
very sickly i'll the ports of Martinique.
Norfolk Herald.
81. PIERREs (NIartnique,) Sept'r 23.-On
Monday morning about o'clock, a heavy sea
(raz dc maree) began to break or shore, aud
increased IN violence until today, when il
appears to have nearly subsidized. Fortunately
there were no French vessels in our harbOr
except or 4 drOshers, who sailed Oh Monday
forenoon for Fort Royal, where they ought to
have arrived before the storm. The only vessel
lost was the American brig W0ng0 Park. Isaac
Lincoln, master, which was stranded Yesterday
evening, near Berten's Square the crew and
their effects, however, were saved. The wind
began to blow from NV. and shifted TO w. and
SW 1t increased last night, aud was accom-
panied with heavy rain. 1t is now iulled
but the rain continues falling at intervals.
Some houses situated in the gadrtierdu FigKier
and Bouille street (meullage) were shaken
from their foundations. The sea has swept
away several of the hangaTds Sheds erected on
the shOre.) The trees Of BertiDs Square have
been torn upor otherwise destroyed. The
shore is covered with wrecks. We are as vet
ignorant whether the plantations have received
any damage, but we are led to presume from
the small force and duration OF tie gale that
II Will not be considerable.
September 26.-As we were led TO expect i'm
our last number, our approximations respecting
the fate of the plantations, are entirely diSsipa.
ted. The damage caused by the storm il yery
triiiing tile bananas, planiains, &c. OH the
heights have suffered IN a few instances, but
no lIabitation has been injured. Tie town Of
Fort Royal has not suffered in the least, and
none of the vessels that we're IN the harbor
have experienced any damage except the FIR
schr. Pdiine, Capt. RiquieT, coming from Porto
Rico, which was cast away OH Tuesday last
on tile Point des T0urDeiles The crew were
saved.
Communicated for The Federal Republican and Bal,i
more Telegraph.
ErtTdct of u letter from Martinique, dqltd Sep.
tember ., 1913.
We have now ia tiIe prisons Of st. Pierre a
man OF the name OF Caesar FOuIuier, confined
for piracy aud as the fate OF the unfortunate
victims of hi, fapaciiy no dOUbtintetesfs many
lD tie United States, send you the following
statement OF facts
Cesar FOnrnieT, Frcuchman, waa owner
aud SupefcargO OF 4 schooner under American
coiOrs, called the Louisiana, captain Adams. an
American, all the crGN American, and q citizen
of New Orleans was the supposed owner -
they cleared from New Orleans, having taken
on board several passengers, IOT the Brazil
arrived opposite The deserted islands OF La
SIigd, not Tar from Cayenne, under pfetruCc OF
gathering fruits, lac put al his passengers
ashore aud deserted them in the uo.t destitute
situation, where thfy were d0Omed. from tbe
want Of food ana covering, 90 q long agony aud
accitain death-thg crew theH divided amongst
themselves their properly. alter having
cruized short time before CayenI ~ cApCc-