The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-03-04


JEsUs CnnIsr told n.s Disciples, that be.
forc MS sccbnd coming there should be Earth
o. ses IN divers places. this word is fulfilling
a, tne present day Yeraid G1slel Liberty.
e rtr1ct Of feffcr f-yn gentleman Oh his
1vfy 10 Frac- Crfeans, 10 q /rfend in Lrpihg-
ton, Kcntuckg, 64trd December 20, 1911.
g " eMer,d The Mississippi river on the
J'orNDg Dt the IL n, aud on thc night OF the
II ! calnc 20 tncnoc on he ) inl B.r, about
tcn N IS above tae Lii lie p airic. HILL past
NV, O'CLOCK in he lnDrnlne OF the l6 We
&c aroused tro oar sivn,ets Dy violent
sha<ng oil the boat mere were three bAI-
&C. n1 Two, kecis IN company, all Affected IN
the same way. rne alarm was considerable,
AM yArlou, Opinions as to lnc Cause were
Suggested ali found 10 be erroneous bat al
u tie second shock, il WAS IN lninousIy ad-
mnted 10 pc ~ Earth Iuakc. With the most
awiu, feeling, we watched till morning IN
trembling anxiety, supposlng all over with
u. We weighed anchor early IN the nom
ins, and IN few minutes aIter wc had start
ell there Came or IN Iuics sUcc sssiOn two 9TH
e. snocks more vIoeDt-than The former l.
was then day light, and we could plainly per-
ccivc the effect il had on snorr. The bank
OF the river gave way in all directions aud
came tumong into the water the t,ces
were more agitAted than j ever before saw
them IN the scvcrest storms, and mary OF
the n From the shock they received brohc of
near ne grpun1, - we'll as many motc torn
UP by the roots. We con,,dersd ourselves
m,rc secure IN th" y.t-e thln we shouid be
o. ad' o. t1u se " ,roccedc down toe
4Tiser a ytac led, the effects Of the
sh TX, 1et,rc d,,cnbed, were OBJ erved in
cvey p.r, Of n. DanNs of the Mississippi.
IL some places, i've, ten and fifteen acres
hAsc sunk i)wn ~ d body, even the ChIckA-
saw 81h,, which We have passed, did TOT
esclp pne Or wo of them have fallen in
c,,,,dsraoiy. The inhabitants OF the Little
2 iric ,ai its neighbourhood oil dcsered
1irir hpn1s, .nI retired back 40 the hills api
sg,nps. ave not yet heard ,hAt any lives
We t,st, - accident oil consequence han-
p nal.- i,vc bsen but twlGc on shore since
"a ,, sro X, and then mt very short TIM,
q, [ tnolgl, il unsafe, for the ground is
CAcSrd AMI torn 10 pieces In such
q wy 4, S.s 4 ,truy alar ming indeed
spnt of the islnl,in nc river thu con- ain
G ron I, 40 acres Of land have been
neaFiy III spoS, al not one yet that | have
seen pnt are cracked from ooc enl tothc OH
e. aud nAs lost some pare of H. There has
been in At, al sH,ck>, some of them have
been very iight; the fest one took ace at
hAlt past two N yhc mrrnnyof the l6'h, the
last one al eleven O'clock ~ tins nprring,
(21th) since>I com n nee wiring tnis ,etcr.
j iare Is one c,rcum>t,nce taat has occu;ed,
'w,icl il I'D not sccI win nv own eyes,
colic alrdly navc bclievcd--vhieh is, the RI
sing OF the tress that lie IN ,hc bed OF the
river. believe That evcry tree that has
bc-n d .pps,ted IN tac be! Df the river since
Noln's 4 p,d now ADDS erect Out OF water.
So nc ol thcsc saw myself du,ing one OF the
Ia 'ies, ,hock> rise up 8 or 10 feet olt OF wa
Ter. tn u,wsatiOn has D'en rendered ex-
trcnciy 'll,fi ult IN many places IN conse-
ouence ol ,he snigs beiag SO thick. lmmc-
diately t(ter toe hrst s,ock and tho3s which
took pf,ce alter d,y-iignt, the whole aimos-
p,crc WAS impres esnaied with sulphurcous
smell. :"