DES. T. ANDEESON AND J. S. FLEET ON THE EEUPTIONS OF THE 
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during Wednesday afternoon and evening. At Georgetown and in the Carib 
Country they were so frequent that several observers stated that they gave up the 
attempt to keep count of them. The fugitives who were making for Kingstown by 
sea experienced curious sensations as if the boat were seized by something which held 
it and shook it vigorously. At Wallibu, Barrualli, Warrawarrou, Kingstown, and 
on the windward coast, all observers noticed that the houses rocked and shook with 
an almost continuous vibration. They describe the motion as undulatory rather than 
resembling the sharp shock which characterises the majority of the earthquakes which 
they experience in the island. Little damage was done so far as we could ascertain. 
I 21 Cliateaubelaii’ one or two of the houses showed cracks in the walls, others had 
shingles dislodged from their roofs; but no chimneys were cast down, and even in 
the Carib Country and at Wallibu the demolition of the factory chimneys was 
ascribed rather to the .lightning tlian to the earthquakes. It was noticed in several 
cases, liowever, that, when the hist heavy rains came, the roofs were unusually leaky, 
as if thev had been strained bv the rockinn motion of the u'round. The noises, the 
earthquakes, the dust in the air, the sulphurous odours, and the darkness all com¬ 
bined to terrify the animals at work on tlie faims, so that they had to be unharnessed 
early in the afternoon. 
The Phenomena observed in the Adjacent Islands, dc. 
The Grenadines. —In the Island of Bequia, one of the Grenadines, about 8 miles 
south of St. Vincent, sounds as of cannonading were heard, rising to a continuous 
roar, about 2.15 in the afternoon. The sky was unusually cloudy, and darkness set 
in about 5.30. A rain of hue, impalpable ash continued all the afternoon, and, 
presumably, most of the night. At first it was slightly moist, and formed clots or 
droplets, but afterwai'ds it was quite dry. These particulars are taken from notes 
supplied by the Bev. Mr. Ddffus, the Anglican rector. He states that the sea 
rose in Bequia Harljour aliout 2 feet 6 inches.” It is a curious fact that while sea 
waves were noticed here and in St. Lucia and Barbados, no one seems to have 
observed them in St. Vincent. If they took place there, the}’ must certainly 
have been quite inconsiderable, as many people were launching boats or landing 
fi'om them along; the leeward coast from Chateaubelair southwards, and anv sudden 
change in the level of the sea could liardly have escaped remark. There are many 
houses in these distiicts which stand very little above sea-level, and the incursion 
of a sea Avave Avould haA^e left traces too obAuous to be OA’erlooked. 
St. Lucia. —A most interesting account of the phenomena obseiwed by him in 
St. Lucia, has lieen sent to us by Major Hoddeii, E.E., Avho Avas in Castries during 
the eruptions. From this AA^e extract the folloAAung :— 
“ About this time (the 7th Way) Ave heard that the Amlcano in St. Vincent aa'us becoming actiA'e, so we 
obserA'ed the sky closely in this direction. About 12.30 r.Ai. on the 7th, I noticed the sky becoming 
