Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-09-29

pcared firm and composed.
BRIrIsH WEST lNDIEs.-The editor of the Neuo
York Standard, has received BY IL lato arrival a file
ofthe Bermuda Royal Gazette to the 9th inst inclu
sivo. The following are extracts.
The Barbados Mercury, of the 10Th says 1--WE
are sorry to state that the Island fist Vincent has
not escaped the hurricane. An arrival from thence
both to the Island and the shipping" The ac
counts from the country are truly distressing In
the windward and lecward quarters the effects of
the hurrican beggar all description. On many cs
tates every building has been icvclled, and not a
tree remains. Houses were lifted up entire and
thrown to an incredible distance. The property
destroyed is estimated at half Il million sterling
The Br. ship Sarah Ward, of 500 tons, was totally
lost III the harbor--sho had board 400 hids. SUI
gar and 800 puns. rum. Five vessels were lost at
st. kits, during the late hurricane. Dept A. G.
q. Flanncr, his wife, children, his niece, and two
servants, of Barbados, all buried under the
ruins OF their dwelling, and from which they were
not taken until the following morning-his unhap-
Ply wife and two of the children only having sur
vvcd- y letter from Dominica, informs that the
gale was felt in that Island, but lives lost nor
any very serious injury sustaincd the town of Ro-
seau was however almost inundated by the breaking
in the
The schr. Perseverance, returned from Guada-
loupe this morning. The gale was felt in that Is
land ALSO and some trifling damage done.
Destruction Of tie English brig Maria, and ,nur
from Barbadocs, private communication contain
ing the particulars OF the destruction of the British
brig Maria, of Liverpool, and the murder of her
Captain, George, her mate and crew, on thescoast
OF Africa, IN May last, by pirates. The account
gwen by a krooman, who afterwards escaped from
the vessel and reganed the coast, is-that he went
on board the Maria at the Island of Princes ac
companied by countryman, for the purpose of be-
ing conveyed to krOo country; that on the morn
ing of the 7th day after leaving Princes, and when
out of sight of land, fallen in with by LARGE
brig, from which they were hailed in En- gsh de-
handing to be informed the name of the vessel,
cargo, and business on the coast; to which several
questions captain George satisfactorily answe red
Capt. George was then asked if he did not know
that ii. NJ. ). Primrose, had tkon Il vessel of thcrs
the answer given was, '';hat he knew nothing of
It, but that if they wanted to know they had bet
ter go to PrmccS, where the men of war Wcrc."-
At this reply the pirates became enragcd, and said
that "they would show Captain G.. the way TO
Princes"-tircd shot into the fore part of the Ma
ria-directcd Capt. q. to 60 board, and lowered
SIX boats into the water, filled with men, which mn
off to board the Maria. Exertion was now made
on board the Maria 20 escape, but without success.
The boats having soov reached her, boarded-thc
ff~a'"s being principally armed with long knives
immediately commenced To slaughter the uufort,,
nate crew, who without the means OF rmnfgimg
an ehcctuai resistance Capt. George was shot
through the forehead by the leader of the boarding
party, as he came up from his cabin.
The kroomcn having escaped to the rigging,
soon discovered, ordered down, and with four black
men of Cape Coast, who had hid themselves below,
Zone OF whom had his arm cut off with Il sabre for
not leaving his hiding place when desired by the pi-
ratcs,) were, with the ivory, guns, CLOTH gold,
&c. found on board, removed to the pirate vessel:
after taking all that they required from the brig,
they fired brOadsidc into her, which done so much
injury that she sunk about two hours after Two
nights after this occurrence, during tornado, the
krOomen escaped from the pirate in one of her
boats which was towing astcrn-having previous
ly supplied themselves with small quantity of
bscuit-aud in Ia days fortunate as to
reach the Coast OF Guinea, at Wydal, at which
place the pirate brig had been Il short time before
fora supply Of water.
The only description of the pirate vessel given,
is, that she was brig, with poop, masts rakcd
a little-not painted, sides white, inside of ports
red; carried ten large guns, similar TO those of
sloop of war, each side, and two pivot guns,
one amidships and one forward; the two after guns
were brass; carried flag whilst capturing the
Maria, but afterwards hOistcd Spanish with Il crew
upwards Of one hundred in number, composed of
people Of varions acknowledgements, Spaniards,
Americans, and some who spoke English. The
master tall stout man, with large red whis-
kers and red hair, spok English wcl said that he
was bound for the Ilavana.-'Fho statement, from
which we have copied the foregoing, was given on
oath before The Justice of the Peace at Frcctoyn.
OH the Sd of June last.
The pirate alluded TO as being captured by the
Primrose, CALAMITY carried by boats crew
from that vessel, commanded by Mr. George Rose,
master; the pirates making most desperate resist
ancc, the BOAT having, after very long chase, to
approach her under Calling fire from two long
guns; the pirates loss was, out OF crew Of IS
men, Is killed