Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-06-08
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Earthquake in The Island ofSt. Domingo
by the poli,eness OF Capt. Nlorris. OF The
brig VIM. Nelson, from Pof an Prince
we nave lie Patiole" of The ilih May,
published nj ,ha, place, wfica gives au
account OF a shocking earthquake ihaf oc-
Cured in that island on the 2th May, al 0
o'clock in the evening.
The principal destruction oflife, OF which
we have an account, was at Cape Hayden,
which town vas entirely destroyed. Ii
contained abou, $1,000 Inhabitants, Two
thirds Of whom are thought 10 be dead.
The approach ofthe earibqrake was in
dicaied in Port au Prince By great heat,
and heavy clouds that covered the. neigh
boring hills, and followed the direction oi
the Southwest TO the Northeast.
The vessels II anchor, Some OF the sail
oIs report, experienced the sbock before
they saw the houses ugiialsds which scem-
cd 10 indicate that tho shock came from the
west.
There were two shocks 10 Port au
Prince very distinctly fclt, the first not SO
long as the second, which ise, endured
about three minutes. Every pessou strove
to get ou, OF the houses, afsa the streets
were filled with the afriighieA population.
A lit,le longer, says rho Patrio,. and Por,
au Prince would have been The theatre OF
disaster similar to that OF I7z0, Of which
disastrous year the remembrance was rush.
ing into all minds.
The Patriot also says that there is hard
ly house or wall 'ha, has aot suffered
liule. Some have become almost unin.
hahired. The front OF the SSDate House,
where the arms ofthe Repuli e are sculp-
'urcd. is detached and broken. The inte-
rior was uninjured.
On Saturday nigh, succeeding and on
Sunday there were other shocks. Mass
was interrupted, and the persons present
ran hi'her and thither, while many women
tainted.
On Monday morning at l2o'ciock, there
was another shock. The weather all The
while was chanecable. now extreme heat,
now rain. now fair, and nov signs Of
storm.
On Tuesday again there was another
shock,-aud since then, sayssihc Patriot,
'.il seems TO US ,ha, we walk npon aqunk-
ing car'h."
Saint .Marc.-A leire- from this town
says that The earthquake was fai, there with
violence Many houses we're seriously
damaged, and some dcsIroI oIed-but no
loss OF life is mentioned. -.
AZ Gonaivcs The shocks wete yet more
serious. The greater par, of5ihe houses
we're overhrown. a fire broke out al The
same lime. and there mas not drop Of
wafer in town. Al. the houses that were
no, burnt suffered from the carlhquakc.-
/ was in The streets that the writer OF the
letter giving this account was indiIing il,
Tue Chruch. The Prison. ih8 Pala;s Ma
tiunal, the Treasury and the Arsenal were
ali destroyed.
This letter concludes al 8 j. d., by say
ine:
"rt Is only half an hour ,has we felt a
very great commoIioG. Al present, we
are ignorau, uf lbe namben Of persons
killed or ormounded. All the nsisoners who
ure uut,burned 10 ,:se Fis:
God gran, that Port au Prince may NOT
have experienccri such disastef.'
Cape Hayfien.-The to@n Cape Hay
,ieu has entirely Disappeared and With il
Two thirds of The population. The fami-
lies lha,conld escape are 6edlb Fo'se,te,
where they were without an:asylam, cloth
ing or provisions.
The President of Hayti, has given or
ders To The physicians und officers Of The
hospitals 10 leave the city Immediately in
order TO give succor TO the distressed -
Other aid of all kinds was about 30 be dis
patched by wafer 10 the distressed.
Laier.-Iu addition TO the above disas
,rous Intelligence from the Cape, courier
arrived from the CITY few hours previous
to the departure Of Cap. Morris, who sta
ted thal fire broke out after The earth
quake, which, on Monday the 9th, destroy
ed the powder magazine, and with ii the
miserable remnant OF the inhabitants who
had escaped the earthquake. The towns
of 81. Nicholas and Pom Paix are also said
10 he destroyed. Other paris ofihe island
had moi been heard from when Capt Nor.
ris left; but ii is conjccIured lha, oil the
towns of The nurth are mass. of suins.-
Express.
Disturbance at Hayti by The arrival OF
tho a,rcrir,, srhr (,oorrc Henry from