The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-06 00:00:00

EARTHQUAKE.

(Extract from a letter dated Bogota, June 18.)
We are all here in a state of great excitement and
anxiety. Last night was the most artful one I ever
passed. We were sitting at whist as the clocks chimed a
quarter to eleven : at that moment we were all sensible of
the shock of an earthquake, not however violent enough
to make any extraordinary. impression, and we pursued
our game. About two minutes elapsed, when we expe-
rienced a most awful repetition. The walls of the house
were dreadfully agitated, our candles were overturned,
chairs and tables thrown from one side of the room to the
other—we could ourselves scarcely maintain our erect po-
sitions, and were so perfectly paralyzed, that we never
thought of getting out of the house : indeed my own be-
lief was, that the house must fall before we could possibly
get out of it, and that it was therefore useless to move.
The ceiling was coming down upon us in large flakes, and
the fall of a large mirror at the moment, which we took
to-be part of the house, -added to the alarm. It was in-
deed appalling—never, never shall I forget it. It passed,
having lasted 40 .seconds. We then went into the street,
where crowds were on their knees praying most fervently.
A general rush was made for the square in which the palace
is. - There were found-thousands collecting and collected.
Women and men just as, they had jumped out of bed,With
the addition of a blanket thrown around them—mothers ,
in the and apprehension clasping - their
ehil agonydreno tlieirof griefb:ostis—fathers and brothers endeavour-
ing to provide them with covering—groups of females in
every direction calling each others' names, to be assured
that all were safe. Dismay and despair were general. No
one would return home, and thousands passed the whole
night in the square.
just returned from making
a round
the extent of damages.
ly t
Several houses are thrown entirely down ; many are rent
Three
of o'clock,
thelock t, op. :.
to observe
have
asunder from top-to bottom. The Cathedral, a splendid
edifice, has one of its wings rent from the base to the
tower. Scarcely a house in the city is without injury;
mine has every one of its principal walls split in several
places—the dining-room in ruins—the partition of-my bed-
room has fallen in, and had I been in bed I should have
been at least severely bruised. A severe shock has not
been felt here until now since the year 1805. About six
years ago; it is said, there was a'slight one; but no injury
was done. It appears miraculous that only three lives have
been lost. Many who are here, and were at 'Canteens dur-
ing thesay that this shock - was
great earthquake there,
much more severe; but the houses being better built here,
the injury has been 1
I Ittlf-past Fi ye.
less.
been taking another --I have survey, and
was surprised to findthathundredsof families are sending
.
beds and bedding i booths there
for the night. All into the plain, and erecting
19th, It evooek,rear another shock.
11°°Yl•— e night has ThPuled quietly,
and the alarm is subsiding.'
A letter received at Wash in ; dated Carthagena,
3d of July, states that ) ungton C.ty, f half a
million of dollars has beelnredperty to the amount o
earth-
quake,at Bogota. The countryestroyed by the recent
I.
'n the neighbourhood u
Bogota had also suffered by the i the supposition
was that it had extended along, the
and
the
g northern range of
Andes, and that Venezuelk had also suffered.

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missioner.
Hertfordshire-at Hertfcnvl,Saturday, Ott IS,
Eesex-at Chelmsford, Monday, Oct. so; at Colchester, Tuft..
day, Oct. 31.
Suffolk--at Ipswich and Borough, Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Norfolk-at Yarmouth, Friday,. Nov. 3; at Norwich and City,
Monday, Nov. 6 ; at Lynn, Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Suffolk-at Bury St. Edmunds, Friday, Nov. 10.
Cambridgeshire-at Cambridge and town, Monday, Nov. IS ;at
Ely, Wednesday, Nov. 15.
Northamptonshire-rat Peterborough, Thursday, Nov. 16.
Huntingdonshire-at Huntingdon, Friday, Nov. 17.
Bedfordshire-at Bedford, Saturday, Nov. 18,
Northaroptonahire-at Northampton, Monday,
Nov. 20.
Leicestershire-at Leicester, Thursday, Nov. 24.
Staffordshire-at Litchfield, Saturday, Nov. 25.
Shropshire.-at Shrewslinrylatonday, Nov. 27.
' Staffordshitt-at Stafferyl, Wednaadsly, Nov. 29.
Warwickshire-at Coventry, Saturday, Dec. 2 ; at Watwick,
Monday, Dec. 4.
Buckinghamshire--at Aylesbury, Thursday, Dee. 7.
SOUTHERN CIRCUIT.r-J. G. lIARRIS, Esq. Commissioner.
Berkshire-at Reading, Monday, Oct. 16.
Oxfordshire-at Oxford and City, Tuesday, Oct. 17.
Worcestershire-at Worcester and City, Thursday, Oct. 19.
Herefordshire-at Hereford and City, Saturday, Oct. 21.
Monmouthshire-at Monmouth, Tuesday, Oct, 24.
Gloucestershire-at Gloucester and City, Thursday, Oct. 26.
Gloucestershire-.at Bristol, Friday, Oct. 27.
Sornersetshire--at Bath, Monday, Oct: 30 ; at Taunton, Wed-
nesday, Nov. 1.
Donshire-at Exeter and City, Friday, Nov. 3.
Cornwall-at Bodrain, Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Devonshire-at Plymouth; Thursday, Nov. 9.
Dorsetahire-:-at Dorchester, Saturday, Nov. • 11. "
Wiltshire-at Salisbury, Monday, Nov. 13.
Hampshire-rat Winchester, Wednesday, Nov. lb ; at South-
ampton, Thursday, Noy. 16.
Sussex-at Horsham, Saturday, Nov. 18.
Kent-at Maidstone, Monday, Nov. 20 ;at Dover, Wednesday,-
Nov. 22.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.--W. J. LAW, Commissioner.
Rutlandshire--at Oakham, Wednesday, Oct. 18.
Derbyshire--at Derby, Thursday, Oct- 19.
Nottinghamshire--at Nottingham and Town, Friday, Oct. 20.
Lincolnshire-at Lincoln and City, Monday, Oct. 23.
Yorkshire-at Kingston-upon-Hull, Wednesday, Oct. 25 ;at
York City, Thursday, Oct. 26 ; at York, Friday, Oct. 27; at
Wakefield, Monday, Oct. 30; at Richmond, Monday, Nov. 6.
Durhatn---at Durham, Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Northumberland_at Newcastleon-Tyne and Town, Thursday
Nov. 9.
Cumberland-at Carlisle, Monday, Nov. 13.
Westmoreland-at Kendal, Wednesday, Nov. 15.
Lancashire-at Lancaster, Thursday, Nov. Id ; at Liverpool,
Friday, Nov. 24,
Cheshire-at Chester and City, Monday, Nor. 27.

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.
J. Stokes, St. Nicholas, Worcester, hop-merchant.
S. I) Walker, Rye, Sussex, grocer.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.

E. Biggs, Birmingham, Warwickshire, brass•fourler and wire-
drawer, from Sept.,, 12, to Oct. 20, at eleven, at the Royal
Hotel, Bittu:.-nglisrar:,

BANKRUPTS.

J. Nealor, Brightheltustone, Sussex, coal-merchant, Sept. 1',2,
22, and Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Coinmissioners. So-
licitor, Mr. Faithful', Dirchin-lane, Cornhill.

S. Hockley, Union.atreet, Biahopigate, taa-dealer, Supt. 16,
23, and 0ct..17, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Soli-
citors, Messrs. J. T. and H. Pladdeley, Lemon-street, Goodman's-
fields.

J. Hunter, Gteat James-street, Bedford-row, wine-merchant,
Sept. 8, at one, 12, at two, and Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court
of Commissioners. Solicitors, Nlessers Anderton and Williams,
Quality-court, Chancery-lane.
J. J. Hood, otherwise Wood Lingard, Southampton-street,.
Covent-gardeu, oil and colourtuan, Sept. 15, at ten, 23, at eleven,
and Oct. 17, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Solicitors,
Messrs. Tate and Johnston, Copthall-buildings.
C. and H. Marklove, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, clothiera,Sept.
10, 23, and Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners.
Solicitor, Mr. Bishop, Gough-square, Fleet-street.
J. 'Rothwell, Salford, Lancashire, publican, Sept. 18, ID,
and Oct. 17, at ten, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Solicitors,
Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner ; Bedford-row ; and
Messrs. Claye and son, Manchester.

A. Harrison, Wigan, Lancashire, shopkeeper, Sept. 25, at six,
26, at ten, and Oct. 17, at twelve, it the Eagle and Child Inn,
Wigan. Solicitors, Messrs, Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner,
Bedford-row ; and 3fr. Gasket!, Wigan.
T. Hopkinson, Ashton-under-Line, oil-merchant, Sept. 15,
16, and Oct, 17, at eleven, at the Sessions -House, Wakefield.
Solicitors, Messrs. Adliugton, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-
row; and Mr. Taylor, Wakefield.
H. Palmer, Liverpool, and J. Richardson, Dublin, merchants,
Sept. 16, 23, and Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Commis-
sionerd, Solicitor, Mr. Bean, Friar-street,
Blackfriars-road.

G. Allsup, Holywell, Flintshire, nialtster, Sept. 15, at ten,
23, at eleven, and Oct. 17, at ten, at the Court of Conunis-
sioners. Solicitor, Mr. Dims; Pope's-head-alley, Cornhill.
S. Wheeldon, Derby, wheelwright, Sept. 9, 15, and Oct. 17,
at eleven, at the King's Arms, Derby. Solicitors, Mr. Capes,
Gray's Inn ; and Messrs. Clarke and Flewker, Derby.
R. Kerrison, Cambridge-Huth, Hackney, coach-muter, Sept:
16, at eleven, 27, and Oct. 17, at ten, at the Court of
_Commis-
sioner'. Solicitors, Messrs. Freeman, Heathtote, and Osborn,
Coleman-street.

H. Stroud, Chichester, winemercluint, Sept. lh, 19, at twelve,
and Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court of ConunissiOners. Solicitor,
Mr. Sole, Aldermaubury.

W. Melville, late of Mods-street, Somers'-town, (but now a
prisoner for debt in Whitecross-street, Prison,) baker, Sept._ 6,
at one, 19, at two, and Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court of
Commissioners. Solicitor, Mr. Hodson, King's-road, Bedford-
row, London.

W. Bound, Altrincham, Cheshire, calico-manufacturer, Sept.
18, 19, and Oct. 17, at the Royal Hotel, Manchester. Solicitor.,
Messrs. Hadfield and Grave, Manchester ; and Messrs. Hurd and
Johnson, Temple.
and J. W. Gosling, Old -Broad.
strjeet,Stanmeifi3rchrtahn'ts,C.SeSpriBt°,rt.hat°one, 19, at two, and Oct. 17, at
eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Solicitors, Messrs. Deuce
and Sons, Billiter-square.
R. Holgate, liabergham-Eaves, Lancashire, common-brewer,
Sept. 12, at eleven, Oct. 6, at twelve, and 17, at two, at the Bull
lnn, Burnley. Solicitors, Messrs. Buck and Eastwood,. Burnley;
and Messrs. Milne and Parry, Temple.