The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28

MS O'clock, Pfecedea 81 n,eteorir fash
et.iight, and accompanied with rattling
noisy. resembling that of carriage passing
oyev paved pathway, and lasted about al
: minute. second succeeded, almost immc-
diately afttr, but its continuapce. Was o,
much shorter duration. A third shock was!
experienced aboac.8 o'clock il the ncrIiing-'
and another to-day about o,ie. -
Persons. from White Bluff, (about s miles,
fsori tcar) fc1t it Very. sensibiy ;. and seve-
+. saf who were Up IT the time, state that the
movement Of tie earth made them tottcr as
though they ~cre.6n ship-board in. heavy:
swell OF the sea. Trosc who were sp at the,
time, conceive it's sirection TO. have been,
/. from southwest TO northeast.
We have received several communicate;
ons on the subject, apparently hastily drawn
up. Having been promised very ,,articu-
lar, ACCOUNT by a scientific gentleman, we
have laid Joy all except the following, which
had been previously. in type.
:" AT three minutes past three, yesterday
morning, the sheck Of an ea,IhqxaEe was
.seneibry, felt in.Savannah.. The undrlating
two minutes. to the be:ief of the writer, and
appeared to be from north to south. Was
rhis accustomed by the retiring of the comet
IRON OUT sphere The mercury, in Fab
'renhcits Inermonfetcr," trembled excess
sively. AT aquarter befre nine, the .tre-
nulous motion OF the earth Continues.
:. The. observations Of others say, that, at
Sight Yesterday morning, there wero also
two DISTINCT shocks, and it is. very possible
that.a Violent earthquake has occurred in the
West-lndia Islands On South America: 4
In 1892, PStt Royal, in Jaulaica, was
totally destroyed by an. earthquake, lat. g.,
N. Lisbon, November /. 1755, lat. SO, AL
q. aud Lima, in Peru, III 1746 lat. 12, L 81
were also nearly. destroyed, and many souls!
persisted. ibis is. the second in Georgia.
(. |lspin a short period. Refau0hcan. q
-. .EARTHoUAKE. : !.
Abont two O'Clock this morning, this town,
ex erienced the shock of an earthquake.
which lasted from three to FIVE minutes, the
.Eattling Of the window glass and furniture in
hie rooms, was sd great as to rouse every ia
mi,y in to%n-A second shock succeeded in
half an hour, which continued about half a
ninutc.Between sun rise, and breakfast,
three others each of few seconds duration,
were felt.-tNe have heard of no damage be-
Dig doneAAtthe cpd of the first anu longest
Shock, there were ina direction due north,
two flashes OF light, am interval Of about a
minute between them) much resembling dis
tant iishtning.-RnarpiHe hqher.
ALEXANDRIA, Dec. IS.
The House Of Representatives adjourned
yesterday till Tomorrow, this was effected
with considerable difficulty the chairman
Of the committee OF ways and means pushed
the pdblic business with zeal calculated
+. 20 inspire confidence in the Interior purpo-
'ses which he may recommend. At this
general season ofrelaxation, the committee
OF Foreign Relations, worn down bya press
OF business and a weight Of years, have as
testimony of their devotedpess to their
country, superior to'all other wishes. set this
gay, apart to transact and prepare Tor report
the important matter now before them