The Daily Advertiser

ROSEAU, (Dominica) Aug 2.

On Thursday last, early in the day, the weather began to wear a very threatening aspect; at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon came on a very heavy shower of rain, which was succeeded by flying drift, when the wind began to blow with much violence from the north west, shifted round to the south west, and presently came in gusts from all quarters of the compass, and continued with great violence till eleven o'clock at night, the latter part chiefly from the westward: The sea rose a great height, beating with great violence against most of the stores on the Bay. The ship Jenny, consigned to Messrs. Brades and Co. fortunately got under way about nine o'clock at night, and stood to sea; a condemned brig, belonging to Stephen Breves, Esq. was driven on shore, but fortunately little other damage was done in town, except to goods in several of the cellars, which were filled with water.

We have already received some melancholy accounts from the country: All the provisions destroyed, the canes, coffee, &c. much injured. We are informed that the dwelling house of Thomas Ankettell, Esq. on his estate in the Heights of Soufriere has been entirely blown away, not a vestige to be seen; the Barracks at Cabrits, we are informed, are also destroyed: in short this recent misfortune added to the already distressed state of the colony, casts a gloom upon its citizens and planters which the beams of hope would vainly dissipate, and adds a new claim to the fostering attention of the parent state.