began to give way; the barracks of Fort Shirley unroofed; the house called Government House, and the Octagon, the same. The quarters of the commanding officer,(Major Eden, who was confined by the gout) were about one-half destroyed; himself unable to move, but luckily not wounded. Two ranges of officers' rooms were blown over the hill; in these latter buildings were Lieutenant M'Clean, of the 4th West India regiment; Assistant Surgeons King and Donaldson, and a female, who unfortunately went down the adjoining precipice; Mr. Donaldson was killed outright; the others, although miserably bruised and mangled, miraculously escaped with life. Three privates of the 60th were killed, four others wounded. The public buildings have experienced their full share of this calamity; the Kiug's house, and erections at King'shill, used as the Quarter Master General's quarters, levelled with the ground: the Government-house, with the outbuildings, and all the other offices, prostrate: scarce a tree of any description left standing in the grouud. His ExcelJency, when the house fell in, repaired with his Secretary, Mr. Bruce, and Mrs. Bruce and children, to the Fort in town, where they were sheltered. The Courthouse is levelled, as are also the Custom POETRY. On the Manifestation of Christ. To the Editor. The following lines are from Montgomery's beautiful poem, "The World before the Flood." You will perhaps think them worthy insertion in your interesting Miscellany. Yours, in the Gospel, J. W. GREEN. Tunbridge Wells, Oct. 29, 1813. "Hail to the day spring! dawning from afar, Bright in the East I see his natal star; Pris ners of Hope! lift up your joyful eyes; Welcome the King of Glory from the skies: Who is the King of Glory? Mark his birth; In deep humility he stoops to earth, Assumes a servant's form, a pilgrim's lot, Comes to his own, his own receive him not, Tho' Angel-choirs his peaceful advent greet, And Gentile-sages worship at his feet. Fair as that sovereign plant, whose scions shoot With healing verdure, and immortal fruit, house and Post-office; the Commissary's stores completely destroyed: the gaol unroofed: the Roman Catholic and Methodist chapels destroyed in tota; and the Abbe Canavan's house unroofed. The Grand Bay Quarter, it is supposed, has suffered most; but there is said to be throughout great desolation; works and mills destroyed; canes lodged or torn up, and coffee estates almost completely deprived both of their old and young plants, and their buildings throwndown; negro-grounds and gardens laid waste generally; plantain-walks ruined; fruit and other trees, for fruit or ornament, completely broken, and rendered for ever useless and unprofitable. Such are our short details of the melancholy morning of the 23d of July, and which we sincerely hope may not be followed, and aggravated, by absolute want or disease in the colony. His Excellency, with great humanity and promptitude, assembled the Privy Council, and has opened the ports for the importation of all sorts of lumber and provisions, free of duty, by proclamation, for three months; and, as we trust, the neighbour. ing islands, which have happily escaped this deplorable calamity, may have some powers to relieve us, and will be expe ditious in succouring our distress. INDEX. Pity the tears those mournful Sisters shed, What scene is this? Amidst involving The moonlight lingers on a lonely tomb; Ah! who lies here, with marr'd and blood- In whom no form or comeliness is seen; "Tis He, the Man of Sorrows! He, who Our sins and chastisement; his toils are o'er; But with the rich he made his bed in death. Sweet is the grave, and sanctified his sleep; When floods of wrath, that weigh'd the I On him alone in righteous vengeance fell; Death, as he struck that noblest victim, His sting was lost for ever in the wound; Shall yield him back, victorious, to the skies. When every tongue his trophies shall pro- And every knee shall worship at his name; 437 438 Remarks on Deut. vii. 2, and Numbers Remarks on Deut. xx. 10, 2 John, 10th verse, explained, Illustration of the Wisdom of Solomon, 359 Remarks on the Eyes, Remarks on John ii. 4, Remarks on Job xxxiii. 24, row on General Redemption, Luke xxi. 24, illustrated, V. THE WORKS OF GOD DISPLAYED. 40 An Account of the Indian Ichneumon, 120 Extract from Dr. Grosvenor's Essay on Philippians ii. 15, explained, 438 Matthew iii. 4, explained, 516 An Essay on natural, moral, and spiri- 593 681 750 Mr. Dodwell's Extracts from Dr. Bar- 822 909 914 519 203 On Fish, 273 On the Wisdom and Goodness of God in On the Order and Beauty of the Visible The Spring's Return, and Summer's Ap- Remarks on the Humming Bird, 439 On the bitterish Saltness of Sea Water, 919 959 Page Page Memoir of Mr. Ziba Rayson, of Pulham, 697 Memoir of Mr. Isaac Clough, of Brad- 837 Memoir of Mrs. Ann Worth, of Shrews- bury, 758 Memoir of Sarah Sugden, of Bradford, 841 Memoir of Mrs. Mary Hamilton, of Ar- magh, 764 Memoir of Mr. John Thomas, of New- 843 Memoir of Mrs. Sarah Dossey, near Lin~ Memoir of Mr. Tho. Treffry, of Gram- 769 pound, Cornwall, 845 Memoir of Mr. Josiah Gregory, of Paul- Memoir of Mr. David Mailin, 920 834 Memoir of Mrs. Ann Smith, of Taunton, 926 VIII. MISCELLANEOUS. Copy of the late Act of Parliament, in Address to the Members of certain The Traveller's Soliloquy, 616 Lodges, 66 The upright Christian discovered, 619 An Address relative to Prostitutes, 71 Dr. Doddridge's Letter to a Lady, 625 A Reply to some important Queries, 139 On asking a Blessing before taking Food, 629 Remarks on Mr. Bromley's Plan to avert Theology of the Theatre, 632 the National Calamities, 141 A Mother's Letter to her Daughter, 703 Concluded, 297 On the Recreation of Shooting, 703 Account of the ancient Druids, 148 The Golden Harvest, 774 A further Account, 804 Paffions admitted into Religion, 776 Account of the Proteftant Union, insti- Mr. Drew on Absolute Predestination, 784 Letter from William Cowper, Esq. to 223 Mrs, Cowper, 789 Strictures on the Catholic Magazine, 228 Parliamentary Discussions on Christi- 848 Observations on Catholic Oaths, 865 233 Thoughts on the Use and Abuse of Pliny's Letter to the Emperor Trajan, Importance of Catechising Children, The Algebraift, 460 Frey's Hebrew Bible, Parts VI. and VII. 472 Mrs. Mather, of Leeds, 289 Reason, 867 295 Extracts from Cecil's Remains, 868 299 309 386 Example of Honour in an African Negro, 870 871 871 471 Extracts from St. Austia, Luther, &c. 872 935 946 A Christian Minister's Soliloquy in his 947 472 |