Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-03-11
TerribI earthquake in the West Ind ies.. Poiht
Petre destroy ed ..I o 900 Lives Iost.:


The arrival at this por, yesterday o. me bfig
Frances Jane, Thompson, from 81. johns, Porto
Rico brought the melancholy intelligence OF the
total destruction Of Point Petre, 10 Iiadai"npe'
with the loss of 10000 lives, on the S'h ui', from
tho effects Of @ earthquake. Various oiher pia-
coo were more less IN Ired, at the satne time.
Wa find 10 the Patriot the following extracts OF n
,e,,er received by the Of tho Frances Jane,
dated ST. johns, February l4th and l5ih:
1--WE have inst received adsces from the Wind
ward The effects Of the earthquake OF The Sia
inst. have been awful. indeed. Point Petre in
GuadaIoupe, is totally destroyed and ten thousand
persons supposed ia hare been killed. The
loss Of property immense. a, Antigua, also
there has been great loss OF property. but i've
lives lost. All the mills and Sugar works are
more less njlred,a and The greater part OF the Gro"
will be lost. News, Montsefra', Brbndoes, DC
81, said to have suffered much, but TO what
extent IS not known yet.
"Iere, and a, s.. Thomas. the shock was also
severe, and lasted at this place two minutes: bot
there was no na,erai damage done at either
place"
FURTHER PARTICULARS THE EARTHQUAKE
IN THE WEST iNDIEs.-We learn by clip from
the off Of the Wing. at Washington, n c., that
the disastrous earihqa at Point Petre, noticed
yesterday. also extended to the Island Of ST.. Mar
ten. St. KIts and ST. f. I,ta,ia The slip u dated
Feb'y. %, and SAYS:
rived al this port from ST. M,rteu, West ladies'
whence she sailed on the 6 h INST. By tins arri
val VIC have received intelligence Of the alarm
ing Etr,hquate. which occurred on the Sth inst.
a slight shock Of which was felt here, and IN ma
nv other places in the u States. The sub lorned
letter from ID. Atwell, brought by Capt. Brooks,
gives tho particulars, So far as they were known
at ST. Marten, when the R,eigh sailed.
Sr. MARrES, wednesday Fen. s, S13.
About 10 O'clock, A. NJ to~lty, thls Island ex-
perienced alarming E,r,hquuke. II lasted
from three to four minutes; during which period
and, indeed some time after, this town, PhIlps~
burg, Neiherland Division, exhibited distressing
scene. The heads of families out on business,
wore seon Fastening home, scarcely able 10 keep
their bilance, owing TO the agitated movements
Of the earth; some of them fading their wives,
children, relatives and servants IN the yards, 9th.
ers IN tho streets; those that rem1Ined IN their
houses, in many cases, clAspcd together, implor.
ing the . nnip,tent hand, ruling all events, for
pardon aud mercy, expecting every moment 10
be the last. The noise and Jar Of furniture NOV
ing about, the breaking of glass, sc. g.. added
70 the cracking Of the housos, and the awful roar
of an earthq filed the boIdesi heart with fear
and cons tornntion. Mtny wall houses are much
mi rred. Mos, Of tho walls lay at this time in
heaps IN different sections Of the town. Inc
sand or earth forming the shores OF our town. Is
opened aud raised N extraordinary manner;
plainly showing the escape OF contned air. Ma
leave their dwellings, 10 seek safety Oh board OF
vessels in port even after the shock, ferrng tina I
the danger HIS Honor. the chief,
J. w. nkomonds. as soon as the shock had sub
sided ordered all the boats of the port, to be sta
toned from tho upper to the lower part OF town,
To convey rs many persons "a was practicable on
board the shipping. In case of another shock; aud
here II is my d1ty notice The huntuo and friend
" feeling of Capt. d X. Books, of the Schr.
R,e,gh, of Washington. G. and Capt Dixon,
of the schr. Wanderer, of Lrverpopi, Nova Scotia,
who IN tho hegh, of our fears promptly rendered
a welcome board 10 many inh sbifants as
their vessels could carry; a further proof of
their friendship aud philanthropy although nh
vessels had cleared and were ready for sea, they
have pu, off sailing until to morrow. Sach no lie
conduct cannot but meet the APPRECIATION of ali
civilized communities and claims the heartfelt
thanks of the inh shitnnis here. Immediately AZ
ter tho arrangement If boats mentioned above.
his Honor, Tho Chief. ordered Divine S1rv,ce,
which lasted until ! o'clock A, 1 p. NJ, the Is
land again alarmed. but the shocl: was Of
short Duration; and now, as ! write past 9 p.
NJ NO have lust experienced third shock, nj
though the Two latter were not OF very alarm
inu cast, have iIst heard verbally from Mara
gal French Division. Some of the houses are
much injured. but no lives lost.
Th,rsdav 9th. Arrived this morning the schr.
Sisters Capt. Marshall who off ST. KITS at
the time Of the first earthquake Yesterday His
recital of the circumstances is pathetic IN the
treme Both ST. KITS and ST. K lstatia have suf-
fered, but the particulars are not yet know
CRIME Gao hundre and eighty Known muir
ders were omni ted in the United States durin o
the wear 1912 How MANY undiscovered ones
were perpetrated is left for lime to develupe.
The Secretary of the Treasury reports that The
receipts into tho treasury, from all sources, for
the current wear. estimated at S23 1923 400, in
elusive of s., iS0 ,OSl in the treasury the LIST
of January last.
On TRIAL-The Hon. John D. Leland, Of Mis-.
souri,. is being tried before the Legislature of
that State for Favor,ism and malpractice in his
judicial capacity-S5 witnesses had been sum
moned.
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