, 1876-10-07
N Evils.
from the Nevis Tsmes.)

renee OF one OF those atmospherical phe-
nomena which invariably ravages the
islands of these ATTITUDES, after the lapse of
a yet undiscovered, cycle of years, and
which often is preceded by devastating
hurricanes for several successive years.
On Tuesday morning the 10Th instant, q
steady breeze was blowing from the N. E.,
and In the same direction in the sky heavy
rain clouds were piled. There were but
few glimpses of the sun before midday,
and every indication of the weather clear
ly bespoke a heavy down pour of rain, ex-
cept the sea, whose agitated state, gave evil
dent symptoms of the pressure of an APP.
: preaching storm. At1l,3O, q. M, a terrific
squall burst suddenly from the North, and
for a time seemed to have relieved the aerial
regions of some great incubus the sun
shonc forth brightly, and the wind became
steady at North. The breakers, however,
became successfully heavier and heavier,
until 4 p M, when the waves commenced
to dash against the shore in such furious
grandeur, that the least imaginative mind,
would have pictured the ocean as being
inspired by the great sea god Neptune, to
give q display Of its majestic power, 10
honor OF Nereid, or some of the other
tabled godJesses OF the waters.
At 40, the report got current that the
mercury, 10 the various Barometers about
town, had fallen to 29.7O,-only 4 terths
above what it ranged during the hurricane
of 1972,-and this rumour served so to
intensity the minds OF the Charlestownians
with the apprehension Of approaching bad
weather, that shortly after, in every quar-
ter of the town, were to be heard the
sharp crack of the carpenters hammer in
. collision with the nails that were to Sc
cure the trail wooden barricades of safety,
that were put across the doors and win
dows Of innumerable habitations. At
this time the wind was strong, but steady,
at North, and continued so until $50 when
1T veered to every point Of the compass
between that and S. w, and when the
latter point was reached, then came the
roar Of the tempest, accompanied by vio-
lent ftful gusts, which increased 10
strength until IL p m. when it blew a
smart hurricane, but fortunately not long,
for at 1 a. M, on the 49, it had abated,
and was succeeded by several hard showers
of rain between that hour an sunrise at
6 q. m. the weather had cleared, a fresh
"SOuth Easter, " was blowing, and tho
elements had assumed a placidity, which
belied its midnight vehemence.
1t is evident that only the outer edge
of q revere hurricane came in contact with
us, the centre of which must have passed
Northward, and but for that circumstance
we would most assuredIy have had TO
report far greater damage than our duty
compels US to do if this issue.
III town the amount Of damage sustain.
ed, is centred in the blowing down of a
number Of fences, and the destruction OF
"a few fruit trees. From the Country wa
hear that the Points, Stocks, Shaft, and part
of the Round House of the Wind Mill of
M9dden's Estate Were blown down by the
South Western blasts. We are sorry to
state that our sailing packet, the Kate, of
Antigua got on shore at "Clarke's Bay "
during the Egyptian darkness which pre-
vailed during the gale. The Forsnce
Nightingale of Antigua, shared the same
fate, south of the Jetty ; the Tagw one
of our large cargo boats, was driven
against the piles of the wharf, and smashed
to pieces by the breakers.
The " Florence Nighting gale was got
of on the 18th instant and the " Kate" on
Wednesday afternoon last, the former lett