Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-11-04
EARTHQUAKES


relative 10 the earthquake which has deioIa-
ted this capitol, and great part Of the king
dom.
In the morning Of the 10th, we ex er-
fenced heat much greater than the pre-
ccding days. About tx in the evening
north welt wind arsfe, bringing with it
Tome thick clouds, which threatened form,
Dut which inGenibly difpcrfed' AT half
pait eight the wind began to blow from the
uorth, which is called in Naples land wind
and which is cold and dry in winter and
HOT in fummer. 1t was on that day
much colder than ufual, and continued a
bout an hour. At three quarters palt nine,
the fea, which had been extremely tranquil
during the day, began 10 be dihurbed Sew
eral perlons who we're bathing felt the earth
fail them under their feet, and the afh
mounted to the furface of the water, and
appeared agitated i'll an extraordinary man
ner.
AT length, at three minutes before ten,
a flock of an earthquake was felt, at hrft
with flight trcmbliEg,and afterwards with
itrong undulation, III direction from
north TO Gouth, and which lated from As
10 90 fecouds. At eleven there was anoth-
er fhock, but weaker; and at three quar-
ters peit twelve, third ftill Fighter, The
Ky was perfectly lerene, but on the furface
of the earth their was fort Of fog, from
which emanated ftrong fmell Of iu!Phur.
From the iummit of Veiluyius an immencs
and very thick column of fmokc aroie, and
between the firit and Gecond fhock two ex-
po6ons were heard, fmilar TO thofc which
proceed volcanic eruptions, but weaker
The hrtt flock ihook all the bels, which
rang fPontaneouhy. All the clocks and
dia!s in the city, public as well as private,
topped 1T three minutes before ten, the
Preciie moment of the frf fhock.
We have not yet received any new, from
Calabria or Sicily. The damage done at
CaPua, is happily lefs than was itated 20
folders perlihcd under the ruins Of the
barracks of FSanra Marie ; feyeral horfes
were aiio killed. In the province Of Sal
srno. and in three provinces of La PouiIle,
The fhock was much Fighter but in the
county Of Moliie the damage done is very
incoafderable; the town Of Iferno is en-
tirely Seltroycd. From the Official reports
ofthe Governor, who arrived here yeiter-
day, it appears that more than 1900 dead
bodie have been already dug from the ru-
ins, and the tearch is Continuing.
Iferno contained about 1000 inhabitants,
hxth part of whom are fup2ofed TO have
perifhed. CampobaHo,- BafTannello, Lop-
pizutto, Pieriabondantc, Macchia, and fome
other fmall places in the county of Molife
are alio nearly deitroyed. 1t is fuppofed
that 900 perfons have perifhed in thefc
different places. Great damage was alto
done at Piedmoote di Alife, Cajazzo, Calf
erta, Santa-Maria, Capua, and Rocearoma-
ma, but no one was killed.
From an obferYation of the places where
damage has been done, itappeArs that the
earthquake took direction from iea to
fea in line wich might be drawn from the
Crater Of vefuvius, TO that of Pozuoi.
1t is feared that great damage has been done
at Brianno, the ancient capital Of the Sam
mites, which has already been Ayeral times
deftroyed by the fame misfortune.
AS TO the city of Napls the regiGers Of
the police only fate the number Of deaths
10 be four; that Of wounded in conGderable,
circunattance which isalmoft miracle in
an the midf of 70 many ruins and 10 much
rumu.t among the inhabitants. The Queen,
the Princefes, and Prince Leopold, after
the hrt lhock, took refugs in the Kings
fables, and pahdd ths night in different
carriages.-The King, who was Portici,
did the lome thing. The Hereditary Prince
Royal, and the princels were at Caferti,
and experienced no accident. More than
two hundred houles have been rendered
nninhabitable, aud thote the mott folidly
built, as if nature had taken pleafurc M
triumphiug ever the efforts Of arr.
Il is obicrva5lc, that the buildings which
have fuhered lat are thofe which are ele-
waited upon arches Bur even in thofs
which have fufered leah, there is nor
beam which remains in its ftuation. IT i.