Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-17
cALAMiTIEs, ACCIDENTS, &c.

The Earthquake. Accounts received from the
West lndies give us further particulars Of the dis
nstrous effects ofihe Earthquake, which occurred
on the eighth Of February.
BY the arrival of the schooner ChappelIe, Saw.
yer, at Wilmington, N. &. from St. Thomns, we
learn that all the buildings in Point Pelre were
thrown down by the shock. Immediately upon
its occurrence about two Thousand of the inhab
itnnis rushed from their houses into the public
square, which they had scarcely reached when
tie earth opened beneath their feet aud swallow
cd the whole muss 1t was supposed lhut full
seven thousand people were destroyed altogether
in vnrious.woys. Directly nfter the earthquake n
fire broke out among the ruins, which burnt FIVE
days aud completed the work Of destruction.
The ulher parts OF the island suffered but litlle.
On The islands of Antigua and Mons1rrat, nearly
all the stone nndtfrick buildings were shaken
down. hut not those of wool. few lives only
were lost. AT English llatbor, Antigua, n high
hill overlooking the harbor was thrown into it by
the shock, filing il up. II was not known That n
ny isnnds were sunk, us had been reported Ivy
vessels arrived elsewhere.
Capt. NlcHus OF scir. Lucy, at New York. from
MnyagupI, 7. Il. which port he leG 18Th Fehrun-
ny, states that slight shock q. earthquake was
felt nj that place aboutl Sh which did no dam
age.
The Savannah Republican states that vessel
arrived there from Havana, whence She sailed ON
the 22d ultimo, the captain OF which vessel re-
ports that the British steamer OF the ljh Of Jau
mi r,,,or,s i,, ,,,,,;,'J 80, sl.h
80, .,,,,r,t 80 y = III q, 49, 1877 r.
g. Wv Wv ~" "" WI ','' "'"'" VI
gress OF the vessel mud on looking 10 the shore
the hills appeared 10 In IN motion one island dis
appeared altogether. Il will he recuectcd that
y, Na, VIZ ,bo,', W" III ~ w.,
he experienced :; .h5ck Of nm enr,hunake the same
dnv mentioned above NJ - bich linn, br surrospJ
he .as nbout ono hundred and INV miles from
that Island
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p,ra,o;lod ,hs, !, H., h.s ,ro ,;'in r. ,is ,n
ward. and that the island. of Nevis and Alou,sernt
were greatly Injured. or lheAlnrminp ncceuuis
received here uuhiuu WAS known nj s. Crnis.
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ifnx trou B,rhatops reuori that on th, 9b oi Fph.
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thou'h' N Il' oi' iot so"iH u'he just P"4r aho
SUBJECT 10 occasional arrangement, recently he'
c"'ne gre"'y "oune" ny u'o "oc'r,"eS OF manri
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boston DoHe'lh sla,eS '.a' a Jew I"ys s'hce' he
co"'"S nnPa"''," ne I'','l"e" 70 'ne 'ol Vt Tree
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Dreadfm Calamity An old woman ga years o
whose UII not lpuTtI. though