Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-03-24


u TnE EAnrmouAKE At GUADALoUrE--Capiain
Knowles, of schooner Ellen, from St Thomas states
c that before he left news had been received, rom
Point Petrc, Guadalupe. that by the great calti-
quake of the middle Of February, every buldlhg
was thrown down. and from ten TO fifteen thousand
persons were killed. The American Consul was
killed at Point Pclrc.
The scene was terrific It was breakfast hour
with the inhabitants. Captain Fisher, OF an Amer
can vessel, when the shock commenced was sltiing
in the lower story Of store fronting The water, ana
sprang for his boat at the end Of short wharf In
instant he was at the end of the wharf, but The
wharf and the boat both rocked so iuriously that he
hcsitaed. just then the ground opened beneath
his feet, and with q leap he reached the boat aud
was saved Several other Captains were with Cap
tain Fisher nj the time and were all saved YES
sels-wcrc much shaken as 10 be IN great danger
Mr. Ridgcley, a comedian from Philadelphia, was
on the lower floor, Of hotel, and sprang into the
street On all sides he men throwing them
selves upon their faces the ground. ln another
instant the stone walls fell and buried all beneath
! them, except few who were so fortunate as to ind
/ themselves above them When Mr.. Il. recovered
himself, he unframed, though all the persons
he had jus, seen were hopeessly buried His little
son, lad of seven years Of age the first object
he saw, springng to embrace his father. How they
came near together Mr. Ridgeley could not un
derstnnd as the lad was nl the commencement of
the shock, in the third story Of house four squares
of. The hoy says that oil he remembers IS that
when he heard The cry-Earthquake he jumped
out Of the window. The boy was sitting at break
fast with The family, and all the family persisted
ccpt smn girl, who, after the shock, was stand
ing by the side Of young Ridsecy. Mr.. Rdgelcy
found his trunk shattered 10 pieces, thirty yards
from the hotel Ills clothes were badly torn, aud
his hat gone, but he was not injured. The earth
rocked so that could not keep his feet. 1t
opened in several places and closed again. swallow
ing up people and buildings, and some instances,
the wafer flew up sixty aud seventy feet. Many
large openings remained About two thirds OF the
inhabitants persisted. OF the garrison Of eight /
hundred men, only seventy survived.
A furious fire broke out Immediately aiter the
earthquake, which ragged for some days, adding
greatly 10 the horrors OF the scene Some persons, 7
after having been almost eXricated from the rub I
Dish, were necessarily abandoned 10 their fate, on
account Of the approach of the FIRE. The cries of
people buried under the ruins were heard for sevc
raj days and large number were dug out in mu ,
tlard aud suffering condition. Some il was hoped
would survive, but others died ailer their deliver
ance The stencil from sulpher aud from the de-
caying bodies. that had been exposed for two days.
Iniorrable.
Four thousand bodies had been dug out Of the
ruins Of Poml Prire by the sailors in the hnrbor,
and taken out to IN boats, in order 10 prevent
a pcstcncc.
The SURVIVORS were reduced 10 such awful ex-
remtcs for food, that they rushed out to intercept
cart loads Of canes which had been ordered in Tor
them from the country.
Among the killed is the American Consul He
ken, aud put on board an American vessel IN the
harbor, but he died the next day.
In Antigua almost all the buildings destroy
ed, but no lives were lost.
In Nevis, the same results occurred as in Anti
qua
Whether Montserrat was entirely destroyed or
not, had not been asccrtaned. Nothing had been $
heard after the English steamer passed, at the time
of the earthquake, and the whole island cover
ed with smoke. In St. Thomas the shock did no I
mischief beyond breaking crockefy, glass, &c. I
Margueretta, ii was known, had suffered severely
IN the destruction Of buildings, but the extent Of
the damage was not asceriaIned.-N. Y Jour Com
THE E,nruQuAKE At GuADALnurr.-A better {
ffom Capt. WIN. c. Hinckley of brig Rival of this {
port, dated Point Petre, Feb states that of
the town was destroyed, either thrown down
burnt, and II is estimated that three ioui thousand
lives were lost. Capt II. merchant store |
during the earthquake, and had barely time run
out before II all down. The United States ,
Consul was taken board his vessel, and under ,
went amguialion, but died, and was buried on the ,
10Th. We suhlun the following from the New .
ORR Courier aud Enquirer
Captain Knowles, OF the brig Ellen, arrived yes T
terday, m seventeen days from st. Thomas and as 5
previous 10 his sailing, several persons had arrived
There from Guadalupe, he has brought more de- r
tailed accounts OF the earthquake, winch has been n
with such dreadful consequences at Point Petre- :
II would appear that the rumors which have already
reached us OF tins catastrophe, exaggera- =
led The shock occurred at about ten o'clock ON
The morning OF the 9Th ultimo--being the hour at ;
which the inhabitants usually take breakfast--and '
IN n few moments every house was levelcd with :
HE ground. These being built of stone aud high 4
while the streets and all the houses fall
ing IN one direction, the upper part of those
SIDE OF The street fell against the lower part ofihose
On the other SIDE aud IA this way hundreds were l.
buried among the ruins without being instantly :
hilied, and their cries for relief were heard some
line afterwards.
The population of the town by the last census Ia
zen, was u uuo, and when those who survived ;
ehOled III The Great square, 1t was supposed, two
hifds were missing. The Notifications. which '
were massive and sirong, were one heap of RUNS 5
ma OF cUu soldiers who were quarered in them, u
'niy az remain alive. Upwards of 1000 dead bod ,
es had been dug out of the RUNS, carried out TO
yea ana SUNK, To prevent the atuos phCre being IN
ected by their decomposition The Governor had
proclaimed the place under martial law and direct c
ID the search OF all vessels for stolen property but
none was found. All American property landed II
VAS destroyed. ,
The shock was severely felt among the shipping "
lac sailors say the vessels rocked so violently they
hought they were going TO pieces, and many Of \
hem fell on their knees in prayer !
The loss OF human life in the country near Point Il
eire, was not SO great IN proportion but all the
ngar-honses were thrown down. At Basscterre O
he capital OF the island, the shock was fell but the
buildings were uniniured a
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IMPORTANT DEoIsIoN OF A CASE IN RrLArIoN II
% OHuRcn PRoPERrY.-Judge Martin, on Mon. n
lay last, delivered the opinion of the supreme l.
curt OF the state, in the of Martin VS. the {
y ordens OF the Church of St Francis in Point =
Joupee, The plaintiff was the curale of the par !.
sh, having been appointed by the bishop of the !!
ocese The wardens became dissatisfied with u
heir pastor, aud gave him notice To quit aud that II
hey would not pay him after certain time He d.
eused to leave, and the bishop declined withdraw Il
ng nm until ms demands were paid. The court f