‘From St. Bartholomew’s
Date
5-25-1812
Newspaper
Norfolk Herald
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1
Newspaper Location
Norfolk, Virginia
Serial Number
1009
Abstract
Report from St. Bartholomew’s at St. Lucia’s in the Caribbean
Transcript
From St. Bartholomews. By Capt Daniels, of the schnr Eagle, information received from St. Lucia on the 6th of May, that on the 1st of May a large Volcano broke out in the island of St. Lucia, which did great damage among the inhabitants. A small village at the distance of about 4 or 5 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. Thirty-four Droghers and American vessels have been captured off St. Barts. by his B. M. brigs Lopa and Maria, which have been blockading that port for some time, and sent into St. Thomas and Tortola for adjudication, among which is the ship Ceres of New-York which was taken on the 1st May, within two gun shots of the harbour. A French corvette fell in with one of his B. M. gun brigs between St. Barts and Antigua, on the night of the 1st of May, and after along and severe action the latter made her escape and arrived safe at St. Kitts, having sustained a great deal of damage, together with the loss of a great number of her crew.
Recommended Citation
"‘From St. Bartholomew’s" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 979.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/979
