“Extract of a Letter”
Date
5-4-1812
Newspaper
Mirror of the Times
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 3
Newspaper Location
Augusta, Georgia
Serial Number
640
Abstract
Report of a earthquake on the Spanish Main on March 26, 1812
Transcript
Extract of a letter from a respectable gentleman at St. Bartholomews, to his correspondent in this city; dated 12th; April. "By the arrival of two vessels we have accounts of a dreadful Earthquake on the Spanish Main on the 26th March. It being one of the catholic Holidays the churches were crowded with people, and they were all buried in the ruins of the edifices that fell over their heads. Accounts say, that sixteen thousand souls were lost in Carracas & Laguira; in the latter only ten houses were left standing.-Great damage was done at Portocavello; we, also had two shocks of Earthquakes here last night, but not very severe. An account similar to the above but less particular, has been received at Charleston by the arrival of capt Pierce of the brig Caroline from St. Bartholomews.
Recommended Citation
"“Extract of a Letter”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 627.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/627
