Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-04
(Salem Pegister.)

The persons at the Florentine Theatre
felt the two first aud long shocks. The
magistrate who was present gave orders
that no one should leave his seat. The
spectators while they felt the shock, found
themselves at the mouths of the guns Of the
soldierv. AS soon as quiet was obtained
every man retiredwithout disorder. Thro'
the night the streets were filled with IA
mentations, and enquiries for children, pa.
rents and friends, as if the world had come
20 an end.
AT three quarters after ten alighter shock
was felt, and another like it after midnight
The number of persons killed is very
small. The number of wounded is not
known, it is said sixty or seventy persons.
we hear of Ave hundred killed at Campo
Basso s he town of Arienzo isentirely de-
stroyed, & We are IN communal fear of other
shocks. Aversa, atown near Naples, is IN
ruins,as we'll as Avelllno, Benevento, Mon
te-Feseo, CasteIlone, Mola, Gaeta, Sora,
Sessa, Santa Agata FEgoti, Cajazzo, and
many other episcopal towns are much In
iured. Their houses are In danger of fall.
ing, and many have been entirely thrown
down. Az the moment of the earthquake
the air also appeared convulsed, and the
windows of the houses made a noise as if
struck with hail. The wind before this
noise was strong and cold, aud ceased after
the first shock. Vesuvius was entirely still,
and but little smoke issued from it. Fhe
inhabitants near it say, that for the whole
day before the earthquake deep SQUAD
was heard within, as from boiling substan-
ces. The damages done TO Naples by this
calamity are great and innumerable. There
is not house, as | told you, which has not
suffered. My house, thanks 20 Its age,
has suffered less than others. Such as were
new, aud more solid, experienced the
greatest injuries. Such as the Castillo
Nuovo, the royal academy, the royal hos.
pital for the poor, the old Jesu, the famous
bridges of the Aquedacts of Caserte, &c.
Tothe palaces, OF which have spoken as
most damaged, | must add the palace royal
of Portici, that of the prince of ST. Mean
der, which is rendered utterly uninhabita-
bles the palace of the prince of NADIA
lone, Of iAngri, of Rocella of Sangro, of
the duke Della Regina, and naay otkersin
the quarter of Plzzesalcone, which are seen
only in their ruins. There are many
streets in which it is impossible TO pass, on
account of the ruins, or on account OF the
falling buildings, and those ready TO falls
In many places troops are stationed 90 pre-
vent any attempt to pass. They, whose
houses are yet inhabitable from fear of a.
mother shock, do not venture to lodge in
their houses, but lay iii open places, onthe
ground, oi In carriages. Persons who can
support the expence, have provided tents IN
the fields. and great number has gone on
to Chlaga. Last night, around the new
castle, were not less than 10 600 persons
and very great number of carriages, SO
that there was no passing. almost all the
churches have suffered considerably, as
have already Informed you. shall here
only add, ,ha: the cathedral church is much
damaged, as are the following churches
of ST. Augustin, St. Demetrius, and many
others. However, the great church of the
Holy Apostles, and the grand convent OF
the Theatins, remain untouched. We've.
nv where meet the workmen who are visit
ing the buildings, and repairing as far as
thew are able.
Notice Is taken of many extraordinary e.
vents in different places. / shall only men
ton one, which respects fountain situated
near San Germano, whose water before
was sweet and pure, but since the shock
had become Instantly sulpherous, sc.
Disturbances at Vienne.
The following copy of circular note adj
dressed 70 the magissracy of the Austrian
Bailiwicks, corroborates the suspicious en-