1hEAF HuRRlCANE-BARBADOEs IN RUINs

 IMMENSE Loss@oF LIVES.
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From he Bar6aaoes Mercury Erira, Aur3

 On Wednesday evening, the 10th, about s

 o'clock, the wind very fresh at North. the

 clouds began to collect in thick masses in inc

 W. E. passing away in scuds, as fast as thev

 collected, with rapidiy of motion almost incredible. They continued to do so until a.

 bout o'clock, when the sky became bright

 and almost perfect calm succeeded. Al a. bout half past 10 o'clock, the same fatal n;gbt 'ne w'nd asaIn began to spring up, blowing pretty fresh from the s. w., and increasing m violence every instant, and continued in a. bout hVe the following morning. (by which time the work of destruction had been com pieted) when it shifted again to s. D. and blew exceedingly strong until about half past e'Snt' when 1t somewhat abaied in violence ana graduated away, leaving the whole island one unvaried scene of desolaliOn and d;stress m bridgetown there is scarcely a hnmsa which has escaped injury-hundreds have been razed to the ground, and many of tha;r innahlfants buried under the ruins. others mn. fooied and partially thrown down SO as to he completely uDtenantable. Trees of immenso slze and strength were either uplifted bv fine roots or berett of their branches. All the ves- seis m Carllsle's Bay were driven from their moorlngs and thrown on shore.

 At the Out Ports in Speights. the Hale and O'stln's towns, every house has si,her hsen thrown down or rendered untenants tshIs-the;r 'nnao'tants sharing the fate of the numberless ~ .'c''ns wh0 nave been crushed to death. In lI ne coun!ry'tne whole face of nature is chang. the plantations, almost without a sin ''e exception the buildings, mills and negro !.