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THff LATE EARTHQUAEN IN INDIA.

The following remarkably interesting details of
Ow phenomena accompanying the above event, are
extracted from Me Bomar Courier :
. .. . 1P.0114‘11111,1111. MULL i 7.
We minds/ experienced in this town and fort,
one of the mostiiiitut scenes in nature, that of a
violent assil.sleetructive thock earthquake
171)e weather was epic lewd 8011,1, the, thc7isla!
'titer ranging at .86 40,q,,1t mod a scarce
pie'receptible air was soieeligem felt from the south-
wiseagft
ieutemint L. and iCWIF'. were taking on even-
; illes walk on the roalpitog of the fort, and had
overly gone all
,rowitel, when at forty minotes past
we observed to each other, 4. how excessive
s :use and oppretsive the atmosphere I" and five ini-
notes afterwards. I shroud a distant mend from the
westward. not unlike that of is ammo& et ;
thought had scarcely past elre,fandleise to *hot
ircold have given rise to it, wilmin I t • Sintent
shock beneath my feet. and imitently exelainsed,
"..au earthquake !" then looking forward, paw the
stone parapet, at two ye+ distance, violestljekeod..
iogin nod one, with • quick ware-like modest, and
pith • vibration of about a foot ; this appalling
Nib' extended as far as I could see. fur about fifty
yards in length. sod the whole height of the para-
pet; it was attended with a hissing, cracking noise.
Had the parapet been made of whalebone, sad
shook in anger by any power less than nature, the
agitation could not have beets so great as that which
we witnessed.
There was nothing, appeared more surprising
thau that solid masonry should have received the
pliability of the most elastic of all substances.,
.1 thought it impossible that the works could
stand, and expecting their immediate fall, instantly
determined on descending as quick as possible, but
as the rampart was a perpendicular height of seven-
teen feet, 1 was obliged to run back towards the
horniest ramp, which was a flight of stone steps at the
distance of 76 yards; Lieutenant L. followed. As
we passed along, at a quick run, the sensation felt
was similar to that hazardous and disagreeable one,
of running along an elevated and elastic plank, the
rods oft:filch alone are supported. I every instant
expected to fall with the works, or to be precipitated
from them ; but reaching the steps, ran down as
fast as I could, each step apparently meeting the
descending font, which I sincerely brlie.e it did in
reality, and the whole flight was violently agitated.
While passing down, I expected to he overwhelm-
e.l by the works, which were touching my right
shoulder, and were partly above my head.
Although the romped and parapet are ten feet
thick, and twenty-two in height, yet this wall of
masonry waved to and ho like a sea.
Fortunately the steps were broad ; had they
t.-en narrow, as is frequently the case, it is doubt-
ful, so great was their agitation, if we could have
gat down without having been thrown over their
stile, for, as they joined the works. they were not
only affected by their own motion. but also by that
of the well to which they were 'niched.
Arrived at the bottom of the flight of stew, we
did not cease running until we had got a sufficient
length from the works to prevent their falling on
iv. On stopping, we were surprised to feud that
the works had not fallen, after having been agitated
try so extraordinary a violent and sea-like motion.
On reaching a spot of comparative safety, fur
" tlwn no place was safe, the attention was directed
to a vast cloud of black dust, arising at about
$O yards distance, and from the sea face of the
tort, which ran at right angles from that which we
quilted. The danger being past, for the shock
oval now over, my curiosity became excited, and
iipproaching the cloud of dust, I found it to pro-
cs4d from the fall of nine towers (I) and large parts
of the curtain (2), leaving twenty-one breaches of
forty and sixty yards wide. This devastation ex-
tended for 500 yards, and over a part of the fort
wtich I had been walking on not five minutes
before.
I do not imagine that a twenty-four hours fire,
f•om tea pieces of heavy ordnance, could have pro-
n Jeer, an extensive a destruction as was thus effected
J.* a minute and a half!! !
We conjectured that the shock had not !sated
more than the above short period. But its effects
were sufficiently powerful to have destroyed the
wnik of ages.
We now directed our attention towards home,
er:l the first occurrence we met with near it, was
the horsekeepers with our hones in their hands,
standing in the open air, having, as they said, been
apprehensive. ',that the stables would have fallen
and killed them."
On entering one horse the servant informed me,
Vest while making the bed in the upper apartment,
lee had hero thrown down on the floor; recovering
•Intarself. he attempted to escape out of the door,
but before he could reach it be was thrown down
hecond time ; he then et up, mad ran quickly into
tie oven air.
Doctor and Mrs. A. as baring al their tiles via.
lertly agitated. and cracking as if in a fire. sod
onsersing the whole of their furniture in sr radio.
• seolMn. immediately ran down iuto the open air;
tie former with his infant in his seines He is.'
twined me. that though his stairs see bread, sod
boat of pukka masonry, yet he experienced much
II Tculty in descending, from the violent agitation
of ll.steps, and that of the house, to which they
were joined.
Lieut. L. 'e house is • strong pukka stone build-
ing, of *bunt forty feet high; it stands by itself;
tLe shock appears to have ehakes it more tlnin
• mart other booms. The 'repays det.cribe it as 44 hay.
itsg rocked, from aide to s.itte." like a Si tree in a
1..44 sis;nd." Os exsaiiiiatiois, there were found lin
ens. y wits in itiwoollo. that it VMS deemed ail..
s.sista:e 'foe Lieutenant L. not to sleep beneath it*

• /oaf:. •
:1 believe there are feet heron, lbeeeleiliot this
istrevity 'Web tsars net hero ism or MO Wilted;
wine have fallen, and blocked up the streets iu
winds they .were situated.
dm happy to say. that but one life has beat
Wet au this town. a circumstance which appeals
eit Isom miraculous, train die &auger winch existed.
'foe liajah..and principal ialuibilants sua.bad,
eu-
raYilred ouniide of .the fort, rather ilia* trait them.
eel fnir *beneath their unsafe. roots. which. alapsid

(I) The home were 30.104Allikierl keg.
Ct; The caucus tt ta es.

they fall, would prove mat dastrative. sine, tiger •
am made (as i* the eae a all upper gars sloe)
of a thick terra, supported by stone, an large
timbers:
The earth opened. and water issued from the es-
vity. over an ostensive piece of ground, in a plain,
distant fourteen mike hence.
The atmosphere to-day has been impregnated
with a strong smell of sulphur; and there have
been several other shocks between 10 o. as. end 2
p. tn. which bronchi some old houses down, and
violently shook the seats of those who were seated
within doors, which caused them to ruts out of their
houses; but these inferior alarms are not to be
compard with yesterday's awful phenomenon.
It was observed that all animals were much fright-
ened during the greet shock : the dogs hid down
on theirhellies, and would not he moved.
The earthquake has been felt fir and wide; hut
its effeeta appear to have been lees violent in the
interior than on the era shore. I fear that all the •
line of towns and r,rtresses situated immediately se •
this coast hive suffered much. lam this mornent
informed that 50 men were killed by the fall of
wells at Msngrole, on this coast, which is distant
60 miles, in a S. ft. direction.
The great shock uppers to have proceeded front
we.t to east.
The injury which this fortress has sustained is
estimated et half a lee of finites.
There is nothing in nature more avrfol, than to
see the proudest works of men. in an instant. re.
nishing„ and becoming a heap of shapeless ruins.

FORIOGN 1147 ELLIUE.VCII.

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS. JANUARY 2.

Yesterday, the first day of the new year, the
King received the respectful felicitations of the
Chambers of Peers and Deputies, of the members
of the Royal Family, the Ministers, Officers of
State, the Foreign Ambassadors, and the Maishals
of France.
His Majesty answered the congratulations of the
Chamber of Deputies iu nearly the following
terms

.-...._ .
" We are at pellet with all Europe; but we have
an enemy to combat : it is anarchy. Our position
can present no danger while I can reckon upon
you, as you may upon me."
The Ambassadors of Spain and Naples accom-
panied the King at mass. There was a grand
Court.
At ten o'clock at night her Royal Highness Ma-
dame the Duchess of Orleans was delivered of •
Prince, who will bear the name of Peathievre.
A deputation from the Chamber of Peers pre-
sented their coogratulatious on the new year to
Mons;eur. At the head of the deputation was the
Prince of Eckasnhl (Davoust). Mansion, replied
to the deputation with the benevolent affability that
distinguishes this Prince:—
" I am deeply affected by the sentiments ex-
pressed towards me by the Chamber of Peers. I
have never doubted of them. The proof that they
gave me of them its the last silting liar touched me
to the heart." - _ .

Monsieur then addressed the Prince of Eck-
mull! :-41 Monsieur le Marechal," said he, " 1
snake my compliments to you for having been on
that occasion the organ of the seatinseuts of the
Chamber."

" Monseigneur," replied the Marshal, " I only
expressed what all these Gentlemen felt."
" Monsieur le Mareclial, I am particularly
happy that it was you who *poke on that occasion."
The celebrated painter, Sir Thomas Lawrence,
whom the amateurs have n..med the Euglish Ti..
flan, has completed the portraits of Pope Pius VU.
at the commend of the Prince Regent of England.
The artist, previous to his return home, obtained
an audience of his Holiness, who received him in
the most friendly manner, and desired from him a
copy of the portrait of his Royal Highness, which
was executed a few years sioce iu London, by Sir
Thomas Lawrence.
A letter from Lisbon, of the 13th of December,
says—" The amateurs of the arts succeeded iu in.
ducing Mr. Robertson, before his departure, tu per-
form a descent in a parachute, which had never been
witnessed in this capital. Yesterday (Sunday, the
14th) Mr. Eugene Robertson, the son, ascended
in presence of the first Nobility, who had subscribed
for his inducement, and of an immense concourse of
.tbe inhabitants of Lisbon. He rose with great ra-
pidity to a height alii,2oo French feet. Imme.
diately the aeronaut separated himself from the bal.
loon, and the double parachute, which his father in
in 11304. expanded majestically, and depo.
sited the intrepid traveller in safety about half a
league from Lisbon, after a descent of about twenty.
five minutes. This hardy experiment excited su
much curiosity that the receipt exceeded 6.000
piastres. Mr. Robertson proposes to set out imam.
diately for Madrid to retreat his experiments."
•COEBERG, MCCLURE& 41.
The benevolent efforts made by M. Maurice de
Funtenwaerter to relieve the distresses of the Ger.
man emigrants to the United States are well
. known. The following is the letter addressed to
him on this subject by Mr. John Quincy Adams,
in the tonne of Vie American Government
W ashi ngt on . him 14, 1419.
" Sttt^t harebe the honour of receivirig your letterer
Iles ltbd of April, elish the taidusure of the Diem As (ila.
germ, your rtlativi, oits.ebpf of your rioted 'Report ;
hope, sins hiderd elands% vii dlabt that the hitter rosy be
of great utility to such of yaw sosserysees as soy have
hoots' enessitis ideas 'with iegsr4 to emigration from &t-
-rope to this couatry. It los beet dead) sheers to yes, sad

yen have segnestely 'gibed the Willa pi& Waite, that OA
Goverousest of the United Rases has neat taken say sleeps
I. 41"4" (ie toseer•li migrants to eats from any part of
Romps to Awake. It has sever held teue say isdelasurste
to draw to this cesestry elm subjeta of a POMO State.
Motives of Inesmaity bore seseetiuses determined it Islam,
arta% facillrles he awn enigistells woe story have altiiveßbere
with lb. immense of alehlishisg ilermalsete WI., and who
had seed of particular assisasee fee estestiog their isles.
then. Reithet the Govenimeat of the Unites, nor the dif.
forest Stales that compose ft, Aviirise oe disdain the increase
of smuggle sad prosperity which the solos weight receive
from • sass of new inhebitsote, healthful, Isherioss, and
temperate—Yam' ars they more isdiferest to the great ad.
vantage, which this eosntry has derived, sad is still Jr.
riviag fesue the esereouree of adopted children coming from
Germany; bet there is teas principle co which 411 the initi.
tattoos of this Republic are fassuled, sad which is a per.
eminent object to graeliag famous to sew comers. This is
at • esoutry of privileges, but of es tonality of rights.—
/lee Sovereigns of Rarer grant to certainntasoes of iedivi-
thuds &Tilsit' privileges, which have some object of political
utility; but it is the gases' opinion here, that privileges
grouted to Doe clam of people are secesserily as injury to

some other.
6' Emigrants from Germsty, or from any other country,
ham not on arriving here say favour to expect from the
Goverookarts, but in ease Hey shooll desire to become ci•
thorns of the State, they may latter themselves with enjoy-
ing t►e same rights as the satires of the ossuary. If they
remove property, they may reckon upon lading the means of
iseressiog It with nusierstioo, but with certainty ; If they
are poor, but laborious, hems% sad know how to be satis-
fied wish a little, they will succeed in peeing enough to sup-
port themselves mod their families ; they will pass an lode.
rendes% hot a laborksos and painful life, and if they cannot
accommodate themselves to the moral, political, sad physical
state of this country, the Atlantic Ocean will always be
open to them to reform to their native countries. They
must Mud their characters to necessity, or they will motored-
ly fail as America's in all their 'schemes of fortune ; they
must throw off, as it were, their European skin, never more
to resume it; they must direct their thoughts rather forwards
towards their posterity, than behind them to their ancestors ;
they must persuade themselves that whatever may be
their owl seotimeats, those of their children will assuredly
approach more to the habit* of the country, and will catch
I something of the haughtioess, perhaps a little contemptu-
ous, which they have themselves remarked with surprise in
the general character of this people, sod perhaps still more
pertiesderly is the individoela of German origin, who are
bora in this esootry.
" This sentiment of arsperiarily over all other saliva,
which serer leaves them, and which has been se very dia.
pleas's( to foreigners who have visited our shores, proceeds
from the orioles ealaelsiasd by each individual, that in qua.
lily of s member of society, there is au person in (Isis coun-
try superior to him. Prised of this forties, be regards wit►
some Issogistioess throe mistime among whom the masa of the
people are regarded as sabordioste to certain privileged
classes, and where me. are moot or imigoificsol by the
be-
'Ned of their birth. Est front t►is it also happens that no
Government lo the world has so little mesas of bestowing
favour as that of the UaitedStales. The Omerasseeds ore
eke aerraals of On people, sad they are regarded as such by
the people, who creutqapd depose them.
" They are elected to ofindaister the public affairs for a
short space of time, rood whets the people are not satisfied
with them, they cease to maintain them is their functions.
Bert if the mesas of the Orsvmmeat to do good are limited,
the means of doing ill. are limited also. Depeadaace here in
the affair. of Government is precisely in the inverse ratio of
what takes place is Europe. The people here do sot depend
wpm those that powers them—but the latter, as such, de-
peed constantly upon the good will of the people.
" We know very well that of the quantity of foreigner
who every year come to our tawdry to ix their abode, mole
of them come from taste, or from any regard to a country
to which they are totally misusers, and of which the Ger-
mans do sot ussilerstaud ems the 'Maar. We know that
they come here not for our advantage, but for their own; not
to labour for our prosperity, but to ameliorate their own
condition. Thus we expect to see very few individuals of
Romps who enjoy is their own country ease, happiness, or
eves say gratiffeatioa, come sad settle in America. Those
who are happy and coutsated remain at home, sad it requires
o principle of motion sot less powerful than mut to remove
a man from his native euentry,sad the place where t►e tombs
.of his &mestere are Mama. Of the small number of emigrants
of fortune who mdsommered to settle in our misery, m con-
siderable portion were dissatisfied with our singular customs,
and after a certain residence, regorged home. There are
mrlaioly some eseeptioes, and is the most opulent and dis-
tiegoished this of oar fellow.eitisens, we ham the good
Nelms to comet some individuals who would have acquired
fortune and distinction% area had they not passed into a
new country, sod another portion of the world. We should
feel great satisfaction in seeing yourself among this num-
ber, and that it would accord with your dispositions and
sentiments.
" I have the honour to be, Sir, Sic.

" JOHN QUINCY ADAMS."

Eibesimm.—Heliday at the Reek. Iltaelagaer, East ludia,
sad Stalk Sea Mime&

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 6. ilio.

Paris Papers of Saturday and Sunday last have
arrived at our Office. The Legislative Chamber►,
the Municipal Body of Paris, and all the distin-
guished personages of the Court, offered their
congratulations to the KING upon the new year.—
His MAJZITT'II answer to the Address from the
Chamber of Deputies, is remarkable :—'< We
are at peace with all Enrols., but we have .till
one emus); to combat, which is anarchy." To the
existence of this formidable foe the KING strongly
alluded iu his speech to the Legislative Await-
blies. at the commencement of the present Se.-
slot), and the apprehensions then expressed from
the throne were reiterated by both Peers and
Deputies in their respective address'''. We Slid
it wow again noticed, bet a mystery wait to
be affeeted..for diking the debates which have hi•

1

Owen to place in the Chambers, be teMillute
has been made to the *object; and were it sat Tee
the circular letter addressed by the Secretary of
War to thew vent military Commanders (published
in skis Paper on Monday last). recommending Id
thews doe diligence in preventing the circulation of
sedulous writings among their troops, we should
still remain unacquaisited with any one weapon of
offruce tared by the disaffected.
Similm congratulations were offered to the se-
veral m embers of the Royal Family ; but Court
ceremonies are seldom matters of any interest be-
yond the walls of the Palace, our should we now so
particularly notice them, were it not for an mew.
niter that took place on presenting the Addreve of
Congratulation from the Chamber bf Peen to the
Count d'Arrott. It may be remembered, that in
the sitting of the Peers el the 28th of last month.
petition was presented from one Va ems', in favour
of the Regicides.and detionockg as uuconstit mime!
the law by which they were banished. The Peers, it
seem% writ very indignant at the terms of this pet'.
ti tttt , soil on the 'mina of the Prince of ECILISUNI.
(Marxist Davison.) the 'petition was ordered to be
torn to pieces outside the doors of the Chamber.
and that Ito similar petition should ever after be to.
ceived. This conduct of a man so distinguished as
Davouse has highly gratified the Court party,
and MoNSICUtt took this public opportunity offer-
ed by presenting the Address of the Chamber to
thank the Marshal fur this proof of his affec-
tion
to the House of Ilouutou. A similar peti-
tion from the some individual will at the next sit-
ting be presented to the Chamber of Deputies,
but its fate may be collected from this public avowal
of the feelings entertained with respect to it by
the heir presumptive to the throne. We do toot re-
gret the fate of the petition, but such conduct,
on the part of the first Prince of the blood.
might. on a more questionable topic, exercise an
improper influence over the opinions of the Legis-
lative Assemblies.
A sou was born to the Duke 0f.011.11111111 on
the first day of the year. The infant Prince is to
bear the title of lievithierre.
The French Five per Cents. are at 71 f.—Bank
Stock, 1,380. _

The report of a case heard yesterday et the
Board of Excise is given in another part of our
Paper. It strongly illustrates the severity with
which the Excise laws operate upon trade. The
personal convenience of the party, it would seem.
had beers very little considered by the Legislators
who framed those laws.

We have received letters sad papers from Dab.
lin of the lit instant. They contain ■ correspon.
deuce on the Catholic Claims. in which Mr. GaaT-
T•N appears to entertain sanguine hopes or their
success it. the present Session of Parliamen►. The
body of the late lamented Countess TALIWT
will be removed from Dublin on the sth instant,
for interment in the family vault in Staffordshire.—
An Evening Paper says. it is understood that Lord
TALItoT wishes to hive 1.011111 Justices appointed
for the administration of government in Ireland.
while he attends the obsequies of his late Couutess
here.

For some time past the Funds have been prowess
sively improving. The Thu., per Cent. Couto!.
hove advanced, within two week., from 67 8.69.
Exchequer Bills. which were at 13 and, 14 die-
count, are now from 3 discount to par. It is also
to be observed, that notwithstanding the Batik of
England have reduced their issues during the year
1819, bum twenty.seight millions to twenty-two,
yet that money remains plentiful. sod just now is
tinprecedristedly so. It may, therefore, be inferred
that when them is an alarm in the country. the
monied men withdraw their capitol, and thus add
considerably to any temporary distress; while the
circumstance of the plentiful supply at present de-
monstrates a returning confidence. and the well
founded expectation that there will be a great and
immediate improveuient in our trade and mann-
factures.

Two defaulters have been declared at the Stock
Exchange, one Tuesday afternoon, and another yes-
terday. They were persona of some credit, but
we do not think that their deficiencies are to
large amount. These are the first that hsve oc-
curred during the January account.
Extract of a private letter, dated Halifax (N. S.),
December 4

" We have bad accounts still of the cootiosance
of fewer at Bermuda . an much so, that Admiral
GRIFFITH does not think it necessary to risk the
health of the squadron, by proceeding there imme-
diately. His Majeety's ship Mersey, Captain Cot,
LULU. sailed fur Bermuda this morning. in order to
obtain the necessary information. The Carnation,
Captain lIALL, and liellette, Captain PRI:WELL,
are already there. Remain here. the Neweastk.
Rear.Ailiuiral GRIFFITH, Captain FAMSHAW, end
Cyrene, Captain Torta.
•"11se determination of Ceptain.C;emrsl the
Earl of ..-nALHOVIIR to reside here instil she spring
(*lien he proceeds to Canada). has given great sud
universal satisfaction.

" At the North British Society's Dinner. on
St. Andrew's Day. the toast winch °blamed tits
most enthusiastic applatire. with shunts and buis4s.
wets. • May the wisdom of l'srlirsuesit devise mesas
to roar out the /Wien's."

Notwithstatu the prohibitory laws of the Antes
rican Legul .lure. two ‘esorls sailed from New York
on the Ist ult. wholly laden with arms and animas
notion. 'mown to hr ikof Lard CUCH RA N ies squadron
and other Patriot summands. The cargoes were

lend ter in herd dollars.
The Insolvent Debtors Court otijourced oa Teer
day to the44tii instead.

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silk as the knit have rack their appea►ance, sad yet 'hi
have U.S M this Meat failed their way amens Ow ra-
%ante. Masbate astliratellisisse are no long. r is. the wise,-
:ices of thearersorl order. Bosse toque* of Mark ',lv. t have
the edge est all rimed, bat instead of Airraisie f.e.sewena, the
teeth of this enttiter are In Male. Sy MI n.b•a, ■rd
all the speceers, have small skirts like the ANNUM halal..