Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-04-15
From the Pennsylvania lnqoirer1
THE LATE EARTHQUAKE IN IT,
INDIES. a, -, ,i,r,

ing friend furnished us with a c6fs
"Courrier de Ia lfarfiaisuc'" Of Feb. l4,x
ing full particulars, in an. official form, Of
dreadful calamity al Point Petce, 0uadaiou,
other pnrt of the West indies All the
awful detail already published in our colup
fully confirmed. We find tie following
addressed by tho Governor Of Guaduloupe
Governor Of Martinique, dated -
y 'PolSrE-A-PIrss Ten ra;nes)
le 8, Fevrier, 1919.
Governor-A frightfui earhquako ha
plunged the colony Of Guadaloups inio;c
nation. = sil'RfN
! write to you from the midst Of tho n
Point-a-Pitre, which no longer exists.
If you are more fortunate tlmn Us, sends
visions. biscuit above all things, FOR we hr
ovens. Every thing is destroyed.
writo to you in the midst Of $1,000
who want sheior and bread. ,in1,
Hasten The people who are hungry,
not time to wait.
Votre tout devcuc, 3i
Ls Contra Admiral,
GOURBEYRE.'
Tho Governor Of Martinique acted viii
most prompt humanity, forwarded nil the rel
his power. and immediately caused a subscril
TO b. opened. which was responded to 10 the
liberal manner by the inl,abi,ants. ~
The Editor Of the Courier writes CLOWN;
thrilling description ofthe scene of suffering
desolation, sa ying 10 ono pal of his article
pen asesarsss'srncf * $ 49, a:.! q.
ton Of tho ) Of which not a single house i
left standinsNji one.
Aud the fcontinues 10 ragc!''
lie adds The very woodeu houses which IN,
snrtEquakep spared. became ptey 10 In,
aames. Will have mado rs many victims, If moi
more than Earthquake itsolf. Un0rtunatc be,
ings who w1baricl bcnsati tho wrcjks. not b.,
ing able t$engnge themselves fr@n under tb,
mountains fuils, reached by the 10. soon sa "
every charbf safety vanish. Yotg girls. old
men and IPn, half inferred by hicks Of wall.
demanded Iossible succors--for Jb fire. wh;cf
advanced a sea in is fury, f6shed By on.
gul6ng thl Tho violence Of t4conAogmtion
at Iongth fc away those WHO'D courage and
devotion ded them TO dare sv& thing possi-
bic, to snjthese unforlunate ngs from this
horrible d !" hs
"On S9aay evening. th, Il q was soshing
but an nbse furnace" -
A mer4t writes thus to BIZ Friend:
81 ha Iceived your letter. II:hanks sor this
remembrb. ] am we'll, A IS ruined or lost
-ah-ad This evening wdmploy artillery
to compldthc fall Of the VI in order, thut
The workh may b. saved frq probable injssy.
Since }erday oveninH sAefn no IongerSc ear.
ry awaYr corpses. Their re too many Of
thein." Ter yours, u.
III Ffer. 8a
P. S. Fr,te to my wifs.1
Anotj letter over tho lature Of Z. &.
states ifec.ing terms, three prominent
things fe the bcholder of ruins Of ~ vas.
The fade Of the ruined urch is ssssdisg:
with Tidal, IS minutssI y 10, abe Ndur st
which ruin of tho city. annihiIutioa of The
popular was accomplish ~, Z; 5ssi.
On picco Of the wal a ruined houss, l.
seen aicture; preserved wors by miracls.
reprc4ing tho Ruins ofHylon, Singuiur COO.
trast The traditions oil Past in face e the
reali,tof lhe present. ficture Of hnasas Dc.
struc& in the preseaccl livine dcstsucl1>a.
Fu)er On, sin an id position, 16as8 tho
samefter ''is portra5 he King. xhqs spems
to prise succour 10 thS 10 havo' 'hi1 q fnp-
pineSto escape the dr. Yea kis6@7 You
will tne ia aid Of this H3sltwishmt9ll llum
-rI yesterday, ruiu{ y-with6at tread.
wit I2t clothing. Sir4 has spared yoes i'm
age src, as he has spateur lifs, in or3e5 shat
yo,Aight send succoun unfortunaas oeoplo.
rs u have brought a eiy for the evjl, e tho
cotry; for Cod in b ilAe justice ~ eilIed
to sve you tho potal ssoo Of sucooestnx 90
gr3 fnisfoEtune, spsr Portsai2 ~ 1cted
anl this frightfui csGPte .ss there seii
thl unhappy, thar Chi rs ios cvqsI kisx.
III they lad still alr .