, 1866-10-26

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ward are lost. The Schr. Royal George,
the sloops- Sea Fouer and Resolute, at
anchor within the reef at Grand Turk are
destroyed, without loss of Iives-some of
the crews swimming on shore at the COM
mencing of the gale. The deaths at Grard
Turk as far as we can ascertain are Is,
at Salt Cay, 5-not reckoning the deaths
from marine disaster-besides numerous
cases of broken bones and dislocations,
some of which are likely to prove fatal.
The entire body Of the Magistracy, with
the Ministers Of the Gospel will continue
associated, from day to day, for the pur-
pose of administering food and clothing
TO the ~labouring population, with only, it
is said, a fortnight's supply of provisions
on this Cay. Our three places of Wor-
ship are thrown open, TO afford shelter
to the population, besides which every
house standing and every cellar are, 10
certain extent, asylums for the distressed.
Such is a hurried sketch of this terrible
visitation, which, fortunately, came on us
during the day. Had it occurred at night,
as did the great August hurricane alluded
TO-, hundreds must have fallen victims to
It's fury.
In the midst of all this ruin and distress
which face one wherever he may tuln,
the Merchants and other inhabitants have
met at the U. S. Consulate which was
kindly placed at their disposal by Mr..
C%risson, the acting Consul, and have
formed themselves into a Committee for
the purpose of making an appeal for aid,
in behaIfof all the sufferers, to the Cham
bers of Commerce in the United States,
the British Provinces and Great Britain.
His Honor President Moir we have no
doubt will represent our distress to the
Secretary of State, the Governors Of the
n%eighboriug colonies, and to such other
persons as he may deem expedient /; and
we have every reason to believe that, in
due time, some assistance will be extend
ed to us.
Since the above was in type, we have
learned that the destruction and ruin at
Cuckburn Harbor, East Caicos is quite as
great, in proportion, as at either this ISL
and or Salt Cay. Out Of the number Of
houses that were there scarcely enough
remain to shelter the destitute, The
American Schr. LaM Rich, Of New York,
J, F. Barnhof, master, broke from her
moorings early on Sunday morning and
nut to sea. The Sucky of Nassau, laden
with powder and bound for this port.
was turned over. her cargo lost and broad
side stove in. The crew of the wrecBlng
Schr. Union belonging to this Colony,
were most miraculously saved the craft,
with both masts cut away, dragged across
the Harbor with the North wind and was
driven back again when the wind hauled
to Sc. Nearly all the salt and fishing
boats at Cockburn Harbor, Salt Cay and
this island, have been lost or so materially
damaged that some time must elapse be-
fore most or any of them can be put IN
working order. As at the other islands,
a large portion of their salt has also been
swept away, leaving about 100000 bush
els, which, added to the quantity at other
ports, would make about 100000 remain
ing out of nearly W. millions ofbusheis.
The Schr. Electric of and bound for
this port from Cape Hayti was dlsmasted
about forty miles to the South OF Sand
Cav, and the Schr. Prince alfred, which
touched at Salt Cay on Saturday evening
10 land passengers, was also driven to the
South and obliged to cut away her masts.
Rofh of these vessels reached Cockburn