Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-03-08
Ese.truction OF The Town of h'Oitst
s'etr., GuadaIOupe--Teaa ThOsssa.ad
Lives Lost,

Captain thompson, OF lac orig
Frances Jane, arrived at Baltimore on
Thursday, from st Johns, Porto Ri
co, reports the occurrence at that
place of a severe shock Of an earth
quake on the Sth February, which
lasted about two minutes, but did no
especial damage Intelligence of the
earthquake in various other islands is
given in the annexed extracts from
letters received by the Frances Jane,
published in the American.
ST.. JoHN, p. r.. Feb. Ii, 1873
We had severe shock of an earth
quake on the Sth inst, but it was not
so severe as the one last year, though
it lasted a longer time. In st. Thom-
as it was very severe, and is said to
have lasted over two minutes. All
persons fled from their houses, but
most fortunately no one was hurt, and
no material damage was done there
A vessel arrived at St. Thomas from
Antigua reports that all the houses
were thrown down In that Island, and
the windmillS were either down orso
much injured that they cannot be
worked. In Nevis, also, every thing
Except the Bath House) is down, and
the steamer passing Martinique, Qua
daIoupe and Moniserat, saw those is
lands covered with a dense cloud of
dust.
No accounts have vet been receiv-
ed from any other Island, but we fear
VIC shall hear of great destruction Of
property and loss of life in all the
Windward Islands. We cannot vouch
for the truth of the above. but we give
it as we receive it, from a creditable
source in ST. Thomas.
ST JOINS, p r., Feb. Is, l843.
We have uSt received advices
from the Windward. The effects of
the earthquake of the Sth inst have
been awful, indeed. Point Petre, in
Guadaloupe, is totally destroyed. and
ten thousend persons are supposed to
have been Killed. The loss of prop
erty is immense. At Antigua, also,
there has been great loss of proper
ty, but FIVE lives lost. All the mills
and sugar works are more or less in
Jured, and the greater part of the crop
will be lost. Nevis, Montserat, Bar
BADGES, &c. &c. are said to have suf-
Tered much, but to what extent is not
known YET.
Here, and at St. Thomas, the
shock was also severe, and lasted at
this place two minutes, but there was
no material damage done at either
place"
Thc earthquake, whose effects have
been so feartuIly experienced in the
west India Islands on the sth Febru-
AIRY, was indicated by the slightshocks
which were felt on the same day at
Washington City, Newbern, Raleigh,
Charleston, and otherpoints along the
southern Atlantic coast as far as Saw
annah, inclusive. It will also be re-
collected that the L. S. brig Decatur,
at Norfolk, and the barque Inca, at
baltimore, reported that they had dis
tinctly felt the shock of ar earthquake
at sea, on the 8th of February-the
former in lat 20, Is, \ and long. 81,
20; and the latter In lat II, 80, n.
aud long. 60 The same shock was
also felt at sea, by several vessels
w..leh have since arrived at New
erk, Boston, and elsewhere.
There was a distinct shock of an
earthquake felt on the 4th of January
IN the valley cf the Mississippi; and
another on the 10th February 1t
remains TO be seen whether these
were connected with more violent
conVulsions at distant points.
Ese1utEeF,s Sa..ti.oa,,s