“From St. Bartholomew’s..”
Date
6-10-1812
Newspaper
The Georgia Journal
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 4
Newspaper Location
Milledgeville, Georgia
Serial Number
609
Abstract
Report that a volcano had erupted on the island of St. Lucia on May 6, 1812. The eruption destroyed a village.
Transcript
Baltimore, May 20. FROM ST. BARTHOLOMEWS. From captain Daniel, of sch'r Eagle, information is received from St. Lucia of the 6th May, that on the first of May a volcano broke out in the island of St. Lucia, which did great damage among the inhabitants. A small village at the distance of about four or five leagues from the place where the volcano broke out, was mostly destroyed, and likewise several of the plantations. A great many of the inhabitants became the victims of this dreadful event.
Recommended Citation
"“From St. Bartholomew’s..”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 597.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/597
