Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-13

.isoa q Barbados tie 0,sh,oi n. 10 ins, ard 10
dead bodice leitey TO the American Consul a, Mar.
unique. dated Aususi Is h, ssys-"Ths i.f,nd much
ruined; and will be nuo,.ble for II 10 recover
$500 SoNsULArE OF THE u. s OF AMERICA }
s.; Psr.r. Msriicique. Is August, 1891
S'r:-Ths ti'h Goverpmeut b,ig, the "Daks O,
fo'k sa' nj, momsn, arrived from B,rbass~s bring
ng we paliu n,eiisenee tina, that island bad been
limo" sn'us'y destroy ed by hurricane on the 10
'ns'. For'ucs'.lY, have Obtained paper. VIII eh 1
now orwAd Il; however. gives but poor idea Of
'ac cAmsE's ard losses sustsn.d sppeas from the
memorandum on the back by gentlemen Of hgh 70.
specnoii'y Private letters es.im,'e the number Of
ivss lost at between four and vs and erea,
'esrs are entertained lest the eiuva from tue bodice
under tho ruins, (puirefas Ion Paving aieeady COM
meneed) may add di.ea,s 10 fsmin. aud wan. Many
me 'u4nties OF life, are now without elo,Lisg She
ter. k,ferrt you to he n-wsp'psr, bavs tho honor
% oe' sir 10 haste, your obrdien, servant.
JOHN s. MIERCKEN
To the Collector Of any Por, in The Uni ed S,ae,
Inc following 10 description OF the Hurricane and
!" devastation. ~hish We copy FROM the Gszae above
900 "Wednesday evening the 10Th, about 7 .'cIoek.
tho wind very fresh at North hs clouds an 10
..e.in .hiek na'e,ii The p"snx away in scuds,
a. last as mey collected, with rapiJiiv OF mo ion a.
most incredible. They continued 10 do so up II o..
c'ost, when The ky became bright, aud Almost per.
'tct calm succeeded A, about hsf pas, o'c oek the
.sme fatal night Tho wind again hogan 10 spring up
blow pE lrety fresh from The s. W. shi.ps
and iorwad' from this point TO N. W., and nctea,nx
violence every instant and continued all ssou, 1--WE
me following morning, (by which time the work OF
destruction had been completely when Il ssif cd 90 i'm
o .. r. aud blew exceeding roDR pnNI about a al,
Pss' eigat, when l. somewhs abs,ed In violence aud
gaouay died away, leaving the bole island on, uu.
varied fcene OF desoation and distress Iu
| hsre Is scarcely bouse which has escaped injury
hundreds have been rszsd TO the sround and many OF
helr tnhaoitints buried under the ruin, others un.
rooted aud partially thrown down 90 az to be com.
P'efeiy un'enaniabie. Trees OF imm.nse Gig. And
strength were ether up,ied by the root. Or If
| branches In sI;.i-s u
were driven from ,hsr moorings and thrown on sbor.
Al The oit Ports In S1.igh,s, the Hole and Ois,in,
own, every noufe has ethsr been thrown down or
rendered unite nansble-beir Inhabitants sharing the
ate o. the numNerets visms who have been crushed
TO death. Ia the country The whole fase Of nature h.
soang,c-nh' p'an'a'ion'. almoH without a si,gl.
Exception, the bu''d e, is, and negro hou.ef have
been destroyed, and many OF than have suffered me.
ierialiy in .Lv:s and saaIe. The provisions which
IN tho hsld' hAve>boon completely Destroyed a,
scarcely 10 leave vsstige behind, aud 10 add 10 The
hfar'.rendcg picture, at this moment many OF the
n'es are without single aritls Of fosd OF any knit
No f,reo of langutgs can indeed convey an id., q,
tho horror and distress where Observable
out tbs island aud whishsver way n. eye /, turned
tho hsad grove dim end the heari be a, the
s,ddening and sorrowiu picture Macy OF the opulsp,
aud respectable families, as well e, hsse Of the rnid.
d'ing and poorer, by his meianshoy catastrophe, have
| thus been driven out, destitute OF a c,veiinc-mapy
who tee day be'o-e were surrounded by their faniic.
aud .omiOrn, have no, whsrs TO lay their h.ad..
| up to tni' moment the number of killed has no,
\
hivs been rhum'd in the fallen dwelling. ,asen rom
| beneath them. The Interval Of tim. between Thur,
gay morning and The prsssnt, haze besE employed by Ire
iis'rg In oufyirg the desd. The boaee which have
osen djeov er:d hive been borne thransh ID. ste,t
10 'heir silent aud narrow homes 10 collins trs,- Ard
w1sisvsr ess could be obtained fyr thin. Amia.,
her dsfrcssing cases o. hi kidd il /, our
panfoi duy TO notice the naelapchcy lae of D.puty
Com missaryG neral Fisuncr w-o yvi,h hi.
wHe hve children bis ni.se aud two .eIvau,s wer. al
CURED uudsr the ruins OF their dwelling on Wedsss.
day night from which they taken until he
touewirg noruins-h his unhappy vile and two OF To-.
ehitren alone having survived At s.. Ann. man,
OF his Majss,y. troops hvs been killed aud up ard,
cf 100 wounded by the falling of The bsTriek- The
sea, OF government, the s.om House, the GsIs Cen
and In fact most al The public buidirg, OF his issnd
Us In mss'e' Of ruin Several Speixhs bost r,,urn.
leg irdm The loewa'd from this WIRE upset en- The r
way, and almost every soul board of ,b.n
dfewned-sm; Dg whom we segyei TO saw wers on,
| fellow labNer tho j.nt proprietor o, ms psosf-
Mr.. ). Wedding, and nj. tro'h .r, NJ. Thoua, Wood.
| ing, who Pershed, With fifteen ohers be,opgi to
the same boa', on tho fatal pgst OF Wednesday.
we eantpi conclude this appalling account, W tn
out oo'etvins that OF the many persons with whom
We nave sonvrrsed the subj set, aud who exp.,,.
.need the great storm OF 1850, all concur In the opt
len that greater injury has been on tho islaad by
hs a,tsr lhan Tie tormer-a eircums'anee which viii
more o'fioiy convey to the reader idea OF the yo-
Tense OF the storm OF Wednesday ngat Rsich LATED
hours only, when the duration OF that Of 1880 il su-
posed 20 hsve b-eo 4S hours. Tao most remarkable
phenomsDon n1ing ihs s'orm Of Thursday Ho.ncg
was the sudden gnrs Of wind, which, inqtead OF p,uf
der' Invariably aecompsn cd the most v.vii hshss OF
gh,niDg and c,me w:ih fure- not 10 b, wiihstood
nohoW suotorrSnean noises also heard and .oms
imagine we were si.o vied during the nigh, with
e"thquskes-this, however, we do not vcu.h fo, az
We wefs no, sensible OF IN.
ave have hastily ,hsown toa ether the ,e f. 70 n,,,cp
iars, amid The s-ees Of ndesst bdoIs hoIror and
'lon, aud shall continue TO furnish such
~ may reach W. The following lie liz, of The vessel,
| stranded In the B'y:-Bark, IreIam and Assihus:
brig Exchange. Q isbse, Dscagon, Mary, X .zah,
anse, An oinete Hora.io Mellon, E!rr brig IN ne.
Samuel HiGd' and Hsroiae; ssboonets Ark and Per.
sev:ranse, mail boats BWba5o, AMI Montague"
| Hsro end, Ina account In the B'rbados paper bu,
the iee< Of The 10 says Of one OF IN. vessels ab
Dsnt oned: ct le American brig Aa,onette 1. on IN.
teach With 200 Pupsbeors o. msaI eni,rIy jo,t"
| a LOUCESl Ek LUW GKOUND, tOK sAIE
~ ny the last viii oil the late DR.. Gain, Dean N.
nbserbers sre authorized TO SELL and thev pou . L
tor sell, his valuable Esisis lying on Ware Rx.r 10