met a leur appreciation la veraeite des laits rapportes 
dans le susdit journal : 
HURRICANE IN THE MAURITIUS. 
•• Another of those destructive hurricanes which have 
made the Mauritius famous by Ihe frequency ot their 
occurence, swept over the Island on March 17 and 18 
causing great damage to the sugar-cane crops, the more 
advanced canes having suffered most, as is usually tho 
case. From the suddenness with which the storm set in 
little preparation could he made in consequence of which 
whole village have been unroofed, in some instances com- 
pletely blown away. Of the large number of ships in 
the harbour not one escaped injury, from coming into 
collision with each other ; many are dismated, others have 
been driven ashore, and everywhere the hand of destruc- 
tion is visible. Trees lie up-rooted everywhere : I noticu 
one to the Botanic Garden which merits special notice, — 
it is a species of Spondius and would seem to have gone 
over suddenly. The roots have lifted from the ground a 
earth of at least 80 tons, some of the roots project into 
the air a height of from 25 to 80 feet. Here also tho 
tine avenues of Stevensouia granclifolia and Vers chcijfdtia 
rplendida have been all but destroyed ; very few seed- 
bearing plants arc left standing. Several fine specimens 
of Daminara Araucaria and Poclocarpus have been snap- 
ped in tho middle. A beautiful avenue of Caryota urens 
