Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-30
ElGN NEWS.
Aiflandfia, Orr. %.
LATEST FROM THE VEST INDIES.

Df6adfHl Hurricane al DOmfaicd.
BY the Brig Edwa,d, Capt D b. SMITH, nrri-
we'd a, this porl from Barbadoes, whence she sailed
on TIE 9Th, we lmvc received files Of Barbados pa.
pe,s 10 that date.
The Islands generally continued quiet. bu, the
L~AsoRrss were very lazy, and no, inclined 10
work when they could avoid il,
These papers give US an account Of a most
dreadful and Destructive hurricane, which occurred
on the night OF the Goth September, on the Island
Of Dominica The wnlks on two-lhirds Of the
principal Sugar Estates were levcllea to The ground,
The canes blown Hat 10 he earth, and in many in.
stances buried ii The m I'd and blown from DIR
soil every description of provisions above ground
completely swcrtaw ay, aud the lace Of the conn
Try, which exhibited before the utmost luxuriante
OF vegetation, changed TO the appearance OF a gene
rai connaera'ion having passed over IT, There are
not $4,000 sect OF lumber IN the Island, no, LOG, 900
shingles. Every vessel hat was in the roads at
the time shared the spme fate, VIZ the sloops Dol.
pAln and Antelope, and u small sloop from Mon
serra,. An American schooner WINS driven on
shore, bottom ur, on The south end OF the Island up
posite TO Martinique. The Offices, Barracks and
Hospital At Morno Bruce, are mostly blown down,
and hose standing II such a dllapidatcd state us
mako Ihrm ussaie 10 occupy. Every building on
the garrison has either been crushed to runs or has
suffered considerably = he spacious Hospital, late
built on an improved plan, has bern partly I'M
rooted, and the Barrack Masters and Adjulani's
ofl 'es have brea entirely destroyed, and 1t was
with grsnt dliicnl,Y ,hat'h he troops escaped without
loss of lfe The left side of the Government
House was blown down, and the other parts OF Tho
%balld'ne partially dam ged-Tho ofice OF Inc Aux
iiary Cemmiseioneis Of Compensation, adjoining
those premises, has been materially injured and n
great many of their original documents destroyed.
The new Commissariel buildng-thc Custom
House, The Court II nusc-Ma rkel- House-th the
Jail and the Protes ant Church, and almost every
other building in town, have suffered considerable
injury from the eff cts of,hc Hnrricenc-The Mcr.
een,ilo Houses Of Messrs. Tom,s lang & Co.
VI ssrs ia Ocs Garraway q Go. ead Thomas
". poytr, Esq on account of,hcn proximity ta
he sea, hive also experienced most heavy losses.
Throughout The whole island, aud on every cs
taie, the most dreadful destruction took place, tbs
| full account. Of which would fill n column.
he northern par, Of Martinique has suffered SC.
screly; ard many vessels have been lost. ST
Pierre did not escape, and considerable loss las
beer sustained at Fort Royal.
Gical fears were entertained TINT the people
Of Dominica would suffer for The want of food,
and measures were taken at 3arbadocs AMI
elsew here TO send supplies 10 the suffering Inhabi.
tanis.
All accounts 90 to show TINT this Inns been one
Of the most destructive hurricanes ever experienced
IN the West indie IS.
E1tract ofa iettcf from Bnrbadocs, veoeieed By a
commercial AopSc ~ his place.
The great measure Of smanci patton is work
ing better than tho warmcst friends Of thst law
could have anticipated aud from the noighborlng
islands we continue 10 receive favorable accounts OF
lin conduct Of the laborcrs with the exception OIL
tho colony of Demarara, where n great deal oil
Incidence and apathy have prevailed
Latest from Lipe,poR-We are iudeblcd 10
Capt. Page, Of the ship FrcFonin, for Liverpool
papers to Sept l2gh, inclusive.
~. y. Jonr Con.
Iop0,t Of Catton-Thc numhcr Of bugs OF cot
ton imported INTO this country from America, from
the Ist of January to the 29th of August, 1884, was
663 356. The total number imported IN the whole
Of 1893 vas 652 S2l being nm Increase Of 10 42i
bags imported IN the fl :, eight months Of 1884, o.
ver the whole imports Of 1899.
MuSiou Aug 20. Yesterday the Kings palace
and two barracks were set on are. The first was
got under bu, the police anticipated the renewal Of
similar acts, and the patrol were paradlng every
street.
Etyes in Russia. The accounts received yes
icrday fro ST. Pelersbug mention that here has
BEEN a great hac at kr,me ntroag the date was
July III, from that place, when % wooden houses
were drstroyed-Ouly one life. was lost, and tina,
n chIbl IN infancy The use wes attributed TO
lcrident. Anolh, ffe hal taken place OF Elznbetl
grad, wnich fom some circumstances, was rhoug Il
10 have originated IN design the cause was IN
tact unkno vn. Itlnstcd from 3 in the afternoon
TIL midnight. Tho thrro was no wind The fire
spread very ropidiy, and from the narrowness oftbe
streets, easily crossed mem. The hefcencss of he
flames and he d nsoness Of the smoke, rendered
assistance Impossible. The houses consumed
were fully three hunnred, including thnt Of The Min
,sier of Commercc, whlci, was tic ornament ofthe
town, several Of those OF the fist merchants, the
public dispensary, post offeo, sc. 10 lives, how.
ever, were lost.
Wednesday night, Sep. 3, dnrng tic performance
at his theatre, the audience were tlro VIZ INTO Ihr
creates, confusion in cons qisnce of the report OF
fire. A the end Of a piece entitled One o'clock, or
the Wood Demon aficr the explosion ofa train,
the cur, IN { Il. Tbel e on this oc ,usion camo
in contact with a ortion Of The scenery, which be-
ing made Of light materials, Immediately nltcJ.
TN flames communicated themselves to other parts
of the p,operties, and tho r,nrction Of lignt vas
| plainly perceived by the uu'itence through the cur
taln,-M. Coppenier, mo carpenter, and the whole
Of The parties connected with the establishment,
were instantly called IN roquisition, md the alarm
Of Fl C was soon spread through the theatre. The
scream, of he female par, of the andicnse were tel
riff, and several, in their anxiety TO escape, fell ..
yer each other down the gallery stoir-, Wills, 9th
crs f, tinted away. A,lens,h through the excri,ons
of the persons on tho stag, the fire was go, under.
Considerable damage, II is SAID, was done TO the