The Sun.
London, England, 1807-07-10 00:00:00

LISBON, JUNE ig.

[EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.]
ef oh the 6th we-felt a
.very severe earthquake
here, which it is said was as violent as any of those
111'1765; had it continued a few 'moments longer;
the greater part of the city w:ould probably have been
Again in ruins. The Stst happenea ten minutes
befere four in the'.atteinoon,'lut continued about
nine or ten seconds ; a viol-nt rumbling noise was
di,tinalybeard aPproaching from the West, which
lasted two or three seconds; then followed Lila
shaking, which was much more forcible towards
the latter end; doors, windows, chairs, and tables,
the earth, every thing was in motion ; the noise,
also increasing, and bells that were not hung per-
feetly perpendicular, began to.ting. As'l happened
to be seated enietly, I sensibly perceived its etTeets
from the comnitlThernent, and lost' no time in
getting into our courbiard. The Streets • also
were filled .with people who had escaped from.
the houses, . which they expeded every moment to
fall upon thee). 'Having never befOre telt an earth,'
quake, IL not itrunediately understand from:
whente the noise proceeded, and had no other idea
than that of the ,fonntlatitin 'of our house' giving
way. Ishould, perhaps, he less frightened again oty,,
such an occasion, but the sensation is by no means
so pleasant as to desire a • recurrence of it. The
weather was tea at the time ; the morning had
heen.cloudy, and about noon we had a few drawl of
rain, accompanied with thunder. At three
the clouds geared, away in the south, and it wig a
fine afternoon, with a light breeze from the N. W.
The therrnometer was at GB. The atmoSpliere
was very,evidently.charged. with a great 'quantity of
eleftric matter,! which, however, Is common Ht this
season of the .year, and the lightning for 'two or
three preceding evenings had been Very vivid. No
considerable damage has been occa,iweJ, thcitl;ll
Scarcely a house has escaped without its walls being
cracked. A few people tell _front 301-biding, &O.
and were brUised. On the folkiwing day the at-•
mosphere exhibited strong symptoms of a violent
storm about the.saine hour in the afiernoati ; it how-
ever cleared entirely away, and the evening was ex-
tremely tine."

Yettetday,
at St. rt.qnent's, ..Richard naytekl, Esq. of
I.illiss!uire,DiryrelLi 'rival, to klissiDax, ttAitgliterof Jolla
Di% laq of
04t I'utirAl.4 lAA', at St. Cet)rge's 'Church, 1-butaer-
V. N.. Norton, -.Estri. to 111.1.,0 Mstit.k
L es up the late C 4 tae ius Latutder, Esti. of N.
Lti ittghqot..
Ya) ,' Abb t's 1-;:is, r. rosePti
Maria., dt Ireacogsfield, Buck's,. to Mrs. Macy talat
of AA ireW' lilan, EA of Walworth.
.I.4.lptsitay.tite, ad in4t, at I.;;riton, in Silifolk,ll.lt,
fiii;h,- of Wijvclt, tq Alis, Mar r "V,ltett, ttecoiid daughter
,of Mt fre/t1 Willett. IlLuilt,r, t i 11:antiou..
On Ti.e.ttay last, at IVll...t.thaut, Canthridges!tire,
ander Powei4 Ehq • of Harckott-House, to toattoa,
second daughter or the Rev. M. Law; 11‘,Jendary of
ie.

Last week, at Clifton. Captain Northey Hopkins,• of 'the
sid ttegintvnt, sun of Nidjur.General 10,1•Irenoy 1-toßkins,,t4"
N 1135 Fotteacue, d ,ughter of the late Gerard liwtescue, F.sq,
and niece to the MiffpiiiSCl of Lothian and Wellesley, and sir
C. Fotteseuc.