Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-19
From tho ". Journal of Commerce, Oct IS.
HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES

particulars of the terrible Gale on the 7(h Of that
month. concerning which some mention has been
made in letters, DC. already published. -"About
o'clock Oh Saturday morning. saws the. Couranl
"tbe veal her Portended one of those awful visit lions
to which the w. Indies are subiect-A HuRRt-
CANE. The ram fell in torrents, and about O'Clock
1t began to blow with great fury from the Northward
and continued withunt much intermisslon mil n
Q Clock, when 1t began To moderate. The scene
from the wharves was traiy appalling The sea in
the barber was running mountain high; aud eyery
vessel IN 1t was exposed to its reler less f,rv" A.
might be expected, the effects were disastrous Tho
sioops GEORGE Mari and Thames and schr Juanete.
sunk at the wharves of Kngsto The sloon 0nat
was totally iost-caryo OF rum saved. A number of
o.nes vessels were bad; damaged, by running afoul
OF each other, or das.ng against the wharves' Sc
vcral or the wtarvrs were also injured The total
damage In tho harbor is estimated at upwards of
SAo,ooO. Tie brig George the 4th," Which sailed
o .ne CAV before the gale for England was capslz-
cd OH the Eac. End and went down carrving tciah
her captain Rogers (the MASTERY and seventeen other
persons, several Of whom were passengers. The
pilot boat Mary Elizabeth was also lost off the East
End, and ten persons persisted Other disasters of
the same distressing character mentioned in the
paragraphs subjoined. 1t will also be seen that the
p'mento and other crops have suffered severely.
The military stations at Fort Augusta, Port Roy
al and Stoney Hill, suffered considerable damage.
at the last mentioned place some of the barracks
were unroofcd, and others materially injured
Board of Special Commissioners met on the l7th by
order OF the Governor to take the subject into con-
sldcrati"n, and were unanimously of opinion that the
occasion was one Of emergency, and that NO time
was 10 be lost in repairing the barracks"
letter from Clarendon says, "A the high canes
m the parish have been entirely leveled with the
ground and large trees, which hs been standing for
centuries, are torn up by the roots" It mention.
also the destruction of several buildings
a letter dated st. George Aug.s OH saws ..The
damage done Throughout the parish Is dreadful and
the plantains and other provisions have been de-
sroyed."
PApIsu oY ST
Large bullet trees, pear trees In full bearing and
plmento trees in full blossom, have either
been torn up by the roots, their branches
topped off or completely stripped of their
foliage, leaving merely the naked trunks stand
ing' TO remind their owners OF the valuable loss
they have sustained in the rich fruits they had prev-
ously Promised themselves the qualification of gath
eiing Almost oil the plantain trees, either loaded
Win blossoms or young FRUIT and yam vines are w.
ing PROSTATE with the ground scarcity of proyi-
sons must IN few days necessarily be felt. MANY
OF the negroes even in their huls not sheltered
from the fury OF the storm; but were exposed to IT'S
olas's their nuts beng torn from their foundation.
and carried suddenly away by the force of the wind
to considerable distance leaving their inhabitants-
some sPecchess from arnazement and others ryetted
TO the earth from helpless fear
The narrow roads leading up TO the several noun
tain residences, were OH Sunday quite ilnpassibe
10 some parts large bullet trees were lying directly
across the pathin other precipitous parts the
road was completely choked with brush, rendering it
A'PoSoioie " trace Inc tI9Ck without I'M
Innent rsk;-and in other places large stones winch
nad oeen disturbed by the falling of some formidable
trees, were rolled down and either lodged in the mid
die OF The road, on trenchng rolled on to the bot
tom.
The following instances of tho extraordinary vio
fence OF the storm may afford some inter, at At
avery estate' the bodies oil two large Wagons had
been placed upon two stands for the purpose of being
Repaired but such was the violence of the blast thai
these immense burthens of conveyance. were to the
astonlshment OF many individuals, forced from their
stands and thrown to considerable distance.
al SwansPring Mountain, the properly of Charles
hatcheii' esq pile OF heavy cedar boards 26 feet
Ia length and OF moderate thickness, each regularly
arranged and properly secured were all scattered e.
ven the bottom boards, like many feathers and
thrown to distance offrom 30 to 40 feet
AT Stony Hill, the roof OF the hospital, building
OF considerable magnitude, carried off and blown
Ten chains from the house. The roofs of almost eve
ry building at Stony Hill have been more or less in
ured; and trees torn by roots in all directions
n that vicinity, as we'll as all through the Alyoe
Rocks and In Liguanea. :.
ST. CArHARINEs.
The storm has done great damage to the pimento
10 THIS Parish,-alnost every grain having been
blown OH the trees numbers of which are torn up bv
The roots. The growers of this article will feel the
1ss seVereiy;-last year bad prices,-hs, crop at
Ill., Several small houses have been blown down.
hey have however, been principally old rookeriss.
Which are much better down than standing.
ST GEORGE AND Sr. DAyIps.
We have seen letters from these parishes, which
ave sePiorable account of their appearance after
ne gale. The young coffee, it is said, has been
o"n OH the troes, and many instances the trees
re torn up by the roots and destroyed. We hone
nave more favorable accounts from the other par
shes 'n the island, as we inclined believe that
ne gale did not extend its ravages over more than
Small portion OF the North and Eastern parts of it,
ETtract Of a letter from JNorart Bar
ABOUT b clock got up, and had scarcely time
o dress, ere the wind increased 10 such hitch 40 To-
make me very apprehenslve the house woBd not lone
tand 1t. AT this moment, looking out, the appear
NICE was aWiui IN the extreme; branches and leaves
II trees old stamps and boards flying about in eysJv
direction About 6 o'clock the public schoo. house
gave way and was completely destroyed. In a min
iee OF .~o afterwards long line of new negro
rooms lately erected by Messrs. Berwick ~ Reeves
the building being 30 feet long and Two stories
n,ghl gave way with tremendous crash, being COM
pieteiy overturned from the foundation and thrown
INTO the street. But the most awful and DISTRESSING
ght was TO behold the sloop Perseverance, belong
ng to IL Taylor g. Co. drifting from her anchora &c,