Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-03-10
From the Baltimore 4merican
DESTRUCTION OF THE TOWN OF POINT
PETRE, GUADALUPE.
SEVERAL THOUSAND Lives Losr

LINZ, OOADAIOUGE.
SEVERAL THOUSAND LIVES LOST.
Capt Thompson of the brig Frances Jane at this
port yesterday from st. Johns 2. r.. reports the
occurrence at that place Of severe shock of an
earthquake on the 9th February which lasted
about two minutes, but did no special damage In
tellgence Of the destructive effects of the earth.
quake in various other Islands is given in the an
nexed extracts from letters, received by the Fran.
ces Jane
ST.. JOINS p. r. Feb. IA, IS43.
We had severe shock Of earthquake on the
9Th inst but IL is not the one last year.
though it lasted longer time. In St Thomas il
was very severe, and is said TO have lasted over
two minutes. All persons fled from their houses,
but most fortunately no on was hurt and no ma.
terial damage done there vessel arrived at
st Thomas from Antigua reports that all the hous-
es were thrown down in that Island, and the wind
mills were either down or so much injured that
they cannot be worked In Nevis, also every
thing except the Bath House, is down, and the
steamer passing Martinique, Guadaloque and
Montscrat, saw those islands covered with dense
cloud of dust.
No accounts have yet been received from any
other island, but we fear we shall hear of great
destruction of property and loss of life in ali the
Windward islands. We cannot vouch for the
truth of the above, but we give il as we receive
it from credible source in ST. Shomas.
ST. JOINS, p r.. Feb. Is, lsi3.
We yesterday received advces from the Wind
ward. The effects of the earthquake of the 9Th
inst. have been awful indeed The town of Point
Petre, Guadaloupe, is entirely destroyed and Ten
Thousand persons are supposed to have been killed
The loss OF property is immense. At Antigua there
has also been great loss of property, though but
few lives were lost. All the mills and sugar works
are more or less injured and the greater part Of the
crop viii be lost. Negis, Monserat, Barbudoes
NC. are all said TO have suffered much but TO what
extent is not known here yet
Fire IN Uorcester.-We learn from Mr.. Leonard
OF the Worcester express, that fire was discovered
this morning, about one o'clock, in the brick build.
ing next door south of the Central Hotel on Main
street. II was principally occupied by Messsrs.
Spear ~ Farnsworth, as arestorateur and boarding
house, which, with all its contents was entirely des
troyed. The fire had made such progress before il
was discovered that the occupants of the building
had barely time TO escape with their lives.
The adjoining building, known as the Central
Exchange, was soon on fire, and notwithstanding
the exertions of the firemen and citizens was total
iy destroyed. The building being occupied by the
post-otfce, the Worcester Bank, the printing and
publishing offices of the Worcester Palladium, the
Worcester Waterfall, lawyers offices, &c, and
the amount OF property consumed must be very
large We learn that there was an insurance on
the building of $4,000, partly in Worcester, and
partly in this city.
A livery stable, situated Immediately in the rear
oil the Exchange, owned by Nahum Parker, was
also burnt to the ground We do not learn the a.
mount of Mr. Parkers loss, or whether the building
and It's contents were insured.
The "Woo Store, a very large brick building
IN the rear of the one in which the fire was discoy-
cred, formerly used a storelouse for wool, but
attery nnoccuped except in the third story, was
also entirely destroyed.
A letter received from the postmaster at Worces-
ter says "All the letters, papers, and property,
belonging TO the post office, have been preserved
but they are in such state of confusion as will
cause some irregularity. hope to restore order in
day two"
IN Worcester for number of years, and but for the
Praiseworihy exertions of the fire department, and
the prompt and efficient old rendered by the cit.
zens, must have proved still more so, the build
lngs burned were standing in the very centre of
business, IN close proximity 60 several large and
valuable buildings. The Central Hotel was on fire
several times, as also the splendid mansion of
Daniel Waldo, which stands but few feet south of
the Exchange
r. >. Since the above was in type, we have
received letter from a correspondent in Worces-
ter, from which we learn that the books, papers.
bills and specie of the Worcester Bank were re.
moved to place ofsecurity without loss. The prln-
ting materials belonging to j. b. Ripley, printer of
the Palladium, were mostly saved-but the contents
oil the waterfall Office were entirely destroyed and
but partially insured.
The Democratic r0ies which had been printed for
the use OF the party at the polls today were unluck
ny destroyed; but our correspondent thinks that of
little consequence, the demand for votes of that
character today, will probably be rery limited We
peileVe they were not insured.-.hercaRtie Journal