Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-03-16
From the N. Y. Courier & Enquirer
The Earlhalua he.

The British brig Zephyr, Captain liick
man, arrived on Ss,ur day from Barbadocs.-
Captain II. states that the earthquake OF the
9Th ul,. was but slightly felt there, and did
no damage. We have, however, been iavore
with an Antigua paper brought by him, which
c contnins the following account of It's disas'
trous effects on that island Montserrat, II
will be seen, has suffered in like degree
though il has not been swallowed up by the
ocean, as one report stated. The volcano
seen in Guadalupe renders more probable
the report Of The terrific disaster at Point al
Pcirc.
AT about siytccn minutes TO II a, M. the
inhabitants were thrown into state 81
alarm and Glsmny, by the most dcsolaiIng
calamity that has been experienced IN tins
portion OF the globe-unparalleled IN lis
severity extremely protraclcd IN It's dnra'
lion-and very destructive IN It's effects
having ~ less than three minutes land pros
iraie or otherwise seriously dCieroralrd al
most every windmill, steam engine, and every
set Of sugar works on the island, rendering
useless almost every church and chapel, as
the few that are left standing aro 80 serious
,ly rent and Injured as to be unsafe even as a
temporary shelter, and Therefore dangerous
N the extreme for public worship.
The court house, public arsenal, police
Office, lunalic asylum, common lall, house o
correction, military barrack, her Majesty.
custom house aud several warehouses, hay,
been so seriously injured ns To require very
A.. .huil nd
The immense loss OF property occasonet
by tins visitation will require several millions
vi pounds sterling TO replace. The pscsen'
most luAurlant quantity Of canes whIcl
crown the fields, will unayoldably be sucrl.
feed for want Of mills To grind, and sugar
works to manufacture the present 5ounliIu
standing crops.
We have been informed that lIer Majus,y''
dock yard has suffered cnIa.Jcrahly. III,
massive pavement al the wharf has sunL
within lew inches Of the level of the sea-
several OF the buildings have been much in
jured, and some tanks burst.
The buildings composing the ridge bar
racks have been injured To such an extent a'
TO render their occupation by the troops dan
gerous. The commanding officer (Mnp
Creagh) has very judIclousIy eucamped then
III ttnls.
THIS sad catastrophe was preceded by al
extraordinary Iise OF the tide 10 the exicn, u
tour feet above ITS usual flow.
We believe that there Is not oue building
consisting OF mason work IN tuwu or couhtr,
hat has not been injured more or less.
We have not been able 10 ascertain Tho
number Of lives that have been lost. W,
have not heard Of more than eight.
Between "Wednesday forenoon and ihi,
morning ut 3 o'clock, the earth has undcrgon,
several oscIila,ory movements; hut We ar,
happy to say they have neither of them par
taken OF The awful seventy OF their precursor
We have Jnst learned that the GrilInn la,
arrived, wnn intelligence from Monlscrral
The inhabitants of winch island have sutirrc,
~ proportion with ourselves.
The captain of The Grltiou reports that II,
saw volcano ut Guadiloupc issuing ihlcL
and successive volumes Of ilamc. We ma,
therefore reasonably conclude that the awiu
calamity originated ~ the eruption from tn,
naove mentioned volcano.
We are very sorry to learn that the EN-.
trance to English llarbor has been rendered
mpassable to ships ct any considerable bur.
then, by the falling IN ct considerable por-
,ions of the two hills by which the entrance
was protected.
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