New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-01

From ST. THOMAs AND BERMUDA The
Brush steamer Merlin arrived here on Saturday. IL
three and a-half DAYS from Bermuda. and nine days.
from 81. Thomas. The Merlin brought ~ pa>sea.
gers While lying a, st Thomas she experienced
very severe gale from L. :. + to T.. which lasted
about IS hours A ST Domingo schooner in port was
capslzed, and some other Sigh, damage sus
tanned The gale was also severely ici at ;, Cro1.
Al BaSsin the vessels got foul OF each other. and
did considerable damage Al West End the brig
Julia Moulton, Capt. Donnell, WAS obliged TO pu, to
sea as also the brig Roberto, partly loaded foe
Boston
The 81. LUCIA Palladium has the following accoun,
Of ayolcanlc eruption IN Martinique
We have Just received Martinique letters OF the
9th instant They bring the startling accosnts Of A
frghtful eruption OF the long dormant volcano OF
the Pelte Mountain Al that Island, which too. place
during the night of Tuesday last, the oIh instant
Like the great and memorable eruption Of the St
Vincent Soulrlere IN 1912, the phenomenon At Mar.
Unique Is described as having been accompanied
with "a noise similar to the approach Of thunder,
still nearer and nearer with vibration thai affected
the feelings and hearing II appears. however,
that, beyond layer OF grey sand, gritty PARTICLES Of
calcined earth and fayilla, found m the morning
upon the streets. houses, and shipping. a having
been thrown forth by the volcano IN the night, the
people OF ~. Pierre were. up to our las, accounts,
uniformed of the effects OF the phenomenon
The following extract oi private letter may, IN
the absence of more collected particulars, give some
IDEA OF the eruption
"Sr PIERRE. Aug 9, 1851
A strong umbllng noise was heard last night,
which continued from about midnight 10 four O'Clock
this morning. Atdayhght this morning, we observed
three streaming chimneys OF SMOKE on the Peee
mountain. One of these was of black smoke, resem-
bling the smoke from steamship though ten times
more volumneus than the chimney of our steam
frleate The other two were formed OF whltish
smoke. ! assure YOU never before saw anything ~
grand The town Is all covered over with gray ashes
\ great many persons have gone 10 the Mount, but
cannot reach It before night There has been no
shock OF earthquake felt but persons living IN the
ne ghOorhOOd declare that they were driven from
their homes by the strong smell of sulphur. and the
fear Of danger from their vicinity To the eruption
Another letter OF the same date says
We had during the night an eruption OF the vol
cano Oh Mount ptice. The whole town. far As the
MouIlaRc as well As all the surrounding county -
covered over with ashes The population OF Pre-
come the whole Way to 81 Pierre A. for my family.
II vas not until TslnR tins morning Ne heard Of the
occurrence, there not having been, thank God, any
earthquake. II D. not possible as yet 10 give you any
plTtcu of this phenomenon or Of IT. effects yo1
snail soon have them IN The journals Ii may, how
ever be inferred that no caamltous result has arisen
from IT, tor. had there been any, We should have
known Il by this time"
The Pelfe Mountain, which n the highest land Ia
MARTINIQUE, stands al the north of the island, and.
according the map published by royal authority IN
1881 Il represented as bearing an altitude of i1B
English feet from the level Of the II A. from
this mountain chiefly that the numerous springs
issue by which The island IS waered and, although
stnkinely characterized With The indehDle marks d
on ancient volcano. We do not remember 10 have
ever ALLEN m with the record of any Of rs
eulptons."