The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-25
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKES

thursday morniDo iase,aboat9 o 'clocs. come
lcr,cns were rocked ia ihcir char. Some
.taggered as they stood. Hanging KEYS osch-
ated. poars and windows iapred. iscd-
steads and tall articles OF furniture werc
moved to and iro. Those WAC were a .oreal.-
iast saw a violent ripple on the SURFACE Of
eea < voice. a few ran out of their tt.cs IL
great alarm. The ConvulsiDn was more sclisi-
bly, ieit ON the hill than below it !; ia ri, n man
in low houses.--ivc distinctly tcIr two of
these convulsons, with the lapse VI Is or &c
inmates between them.
These are indeed times of wonder. CO.
metS--cchpSc ornaCCes-earlh iuakcs-
IN the age OF superstition, there were held
90 be portentous signs. Powers OF the rhysi.
cal world, are yet not satisfied . Arc not
your omens already out : Does no; tie con-
naSration OF the theatre verify yolr super
stltious anguriese Are not the ashes Of cur
citizens enough f-Sut fh,s is the language
ct superstition. To the eye Of the got, inc &c
seems to DC a mysterious sympathy between
che revolutions ot the mora and piiys-
.cal world. But truth abjures such absurdi-
ties. was SO large mass a. The Comet
whir!ed from IT'S Immense circuit speak to
the inhabitants OF this smaller glove! Was
tlc moon qaic.lcncd liz her urot 4? No; it
was tie regular course other motion, fer On
these data the astronomers had predicted the
was once prophecy from their lips The laws
OF earthquakes are Just as regular, bat N nc
Unknown to us because these work cut Q.
sight, III the very bowels of the earth
Away then with these chimcras They
are only worthy OF those ingenious DAYS of
witchcratt, when II an I'D woman sank IN
water, She was innocent if she swan, She
was guilty and was To BE burn, for witcn
Away with all the tress Of those '.JieSc-
nerate days. Whether they are tho taics
of the nursery or OF old women; whethe
we are told Of the fate OF nations in ;.n~e
cllpse or OF friends death III the wnding-
sheet OF candle; whether 1t be d dream,
or the vision OF n bigot, just let loose from
PRISON, they are equally IT war with tin:
lessons Of philosophy. Where is the COZ
nection between the sign and the eycuts
What Is nat links them together Where
rs the e. Sc or where the .Sect 2
col1e'fors on the northern frontier be on jour
Winnie ye sleep, the Midnight snngger may be a.
wake AZ this wmtery season, British goods NAV
easily slip IA over SHOWS and ice in the smooth anil
noiseiess Sieishs.
Winter has laid an ef!,,cual Embargo on our port
onr own river. we suppose those to the north of u.s.
are eifectuaiy blocked up with ice-The last seven
days were the coolest we have had for several win
uers' speak III character, the ink literally froZe
rs it fell.
AT this Indictment moment, when all Nature has
pat on the livery OF the season. when the pucl,ine
cod & hunger pee larly felt by the poor, QUILT
not Charity To 60 forth amongst the aged the Or
pian and the distressed
roor NAKED wretches, wheresoe'er you arc
hat bide the pe'ting of this pitt ess Storm
Flow shall your house!ess heads and un!eii si!cs
aopr ioop'd and winuow'd rtsgeiness, defend YOU
rom seasons such as these y, we ,iay,. l.. en-
loo little care of this! Take physick, ,oo,nb
Expose thyseif 10 feel what wrelches feel
hat thou may'st shake the sulcrhux to Them
Ana show the Heavens Uorc yust
'iiei' we fear, that these fn. words of Lear have
too much application this city.
new Mather-Bank in this citv- NJ
branches IN Nolt2tk; Eynchburg. &c. -suc,,
we learn, IS the substance Of the Resoiat-
2ns yesterday agreed to by the House OF
Delegates.
~ The II. of r., in committee of the
moe, nave agreed to the appropriation i
i'm OF money for equipping our present
avail force-and, on Wednesday last, they
rJectcd, by ,naj orily of i've votes (in the
stme committce,) motion 10 strike out the
'cction for building 10 additional frigates
WINCHESTER, Jan. 10th. 1912.
3eyamip Iate, Esq. Mayor Of Richm2nd.
IN Cph IjiidhCe WITH tie Co N rs
%! me citizens OF Winchester, | hasten t.
communicate to yod, and through yol, e
me citizens of Rich nond, their express Dis
VI coincidence and sympathy, under the late
awful visitation OF Divine Providence, by
which your city has been bereaved OF lis
brightest ornaments and society, many of
its best friends
have the honor to be,
With the sinCcrest regard
Your obedent servant, q
JOSEPH GAMBLE.
At meeting Of the inhabitants of the town
OF Winchester, i'll Virginia, at the Court
House, on Wednesday the l5th DAY OF
January, 1912, for the purpose of adopt
ing some mode of expressing their sym
parhy and coincidence with their fellow
citizens i'll Richmond, on account OF the
late melancholy and dcplorable conAagra-
tor, by which that city has been s.:1dcn-
iy deprived OF a great number of her most
valuable inhabitants.
JOSEPH GAMBLE, Esq Mayor, was a,-
pointed Chairman, and LEMUEL BENT,
Secretary.
rhe object of the meeting was stated in d
very impressive manner by the Hon. Judge
White.
The Joilowiag adHrees ~ tie ciizrH3 Ut
RichmUid, 7VaS hy5aosed BY the HJn.
Judge IIgLlpes, and unanimously 0dcbted.
" THE CITIZENS OF .wINcHEsrER 70
THE CITIZENS or RICHMoND.