Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-15
LvNDUN, MITCH 70.
Ear'hounSe in Enol1nd

LoSnoy, March 90.
Earthquake IN England.
On Sunday morning last, during divine SER
vice, about twenty minutes past twelve o'clock
slight shock of an earthquake was felt at parish
church of Wha,ley, attended with a vibrating
motion. for nearly half minute It was also
perceived in many houses in the town. B,ack-
burn Mail March, 10.
| On Sunday last, about half past twere O'clock
a violent conclusion of the earth was sensibly
felt at this place, and at Bawtry, Blyth. Carlton
WORKSHOP, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Mansfield. Not :
tingham, Lincoln. Gansborouhg, &c. In some
ot those places it caused great CONSERVATION and
alarm amongst the inhabitants, by the shaking
OF buildings, pictures, and other articles hang
ing on the walls, but we do not hear of any da.
mage beng done--[ Dorcaster paperJ
On Sunday, smart shock of an earthauare
was perceptibly feltin Lincoln, at about ten mi
nutes before one O'clock III the day The Indu-
lston appeared to be from west to east, and last
| Ell from abouta minute and and a half to two mi
nutes. The wind was at that time southeas, 4:
cold, and with every appearance of rain. Pic
lures & other articles hanging on the wall were set
IN swinging motion Many persons were so af.
'ected by 1T as TO think they were taken with
sudden illness. a person who was dressing at
the Eagle inn,--at The upper part of the
house, was so much alarmed as to run down
stalrs.-At Newark, also, and the neighbourng
vIlisge, the shock was distmc ly felt, as well
as at Leicester and Loughborough.
At Gsinsborough it occasioned great conster-
nstion.--C Stanford PAPER
Nottingham, and we understand the ne:ghbor-
hood within acrcuit many miles, were cast into
lSreat Consideration, apout half past twelve a.
clock on Sunday last, by n seriou. shock of AN
Earthquake. Divine service not beng over. the
congregations at st. Peters aud 81. Nicholas
Churches particularly the later were thrown in
o,,I, I 4
III state OF nsensibility Had the CONSERVATION
been equally great at ST. Mary's Church, the
Iconselluence must have been fatal as IL was very
much crouded, on account of Il being Assize Su !.
day, and the Judge and his retnue being there.
Tins however, was fortunately not The case.
thongh The church was perceived to shake very
huch. The underlations were distinctly felt and
| 'eeal, III the motions given To The buildings. din.
ring about three or four seconds and we know
a gentleman that saw the hasp of the window
'aseIhent vlbrdte so much as to strike the plas
J" eaeh slde repeatedly but no part ;cular da
mage was done There is another rerna, lrobIe
circumstance which we will mention. MS descrip
tive OF the shock The mistress of family HAVING
Selsohe hour upon shell in vessel called Dlat
eE,'ne hour during the mo ions of he earthqlIart
vas partly thrown from the vessel upon anothe,
; shelf at east ~ iuches above the rim, and wba,
remained was placed in two opposite elevations
reVeral inches high, which were uniformly diyi
, led oy corresponding valley The appearanc,
could not have been produced by undesignina
human agency and we saw it immediat civ al
GER the shock was over
AT hoober's mill. near this town, the shock wa
s'rohg as 10 shake some glasses out of
cupboard the door of which was omen. At Mans
held, The congregation were in tue church wheI
the noise was heard, the place shook, and it ws
Isuppased, from the dust and lime falling from
the &c ling that abeam had given WY the DeopI
instantly sought 10 make their escape. and from
ne pressure, several persons were thrown dow
md some OF them much hurt and trampled upon
, There was scarcely steet which bad nor sever.
chmneys thrown down, the houses cracked nj
otherwise injured The church at Mansfel,
Woodhouse was muck damaged AtIoughbo
= rough The earthquake was felt, aud alsD ut Der
byi glass iustre which hung in gentleman
breakfast room in that town, was put in motion
, and the chairs aud tables were very perceptibI,
shaken AT Shpley Hall il caused the bells I,
rings and the body of a manple in one OF IN.
upper rooms moved on its rollers several feet
II was also perceived in the chuches of All SAINT
and ST Peter, Derby, and caused. in the latter,
piece of plaster to fall from the rolf MO the bo
dy OF the @hureh. At WorEsOp Sheffield, Leices
ter, Boston, and Gainsborough, we learn that IN,
shock was felt much about the same time.-Not
f'ngham Reuiezo, March 90
~ W S ThebaH, 81. Helena March 10, 1916
x
beri ON our passage we lay at the Cape of C;nof
Hope three weeks, from whence we proceeded
: TO ST. Helena, where we continued hree DAYS
Bonaparte had got a number OF persons from
ii. NJ. S Northumberland, ~ with the cousen
OF the Admiral lie wanted also eight able sea
men, and one of the ships boats to amuse him
i self round the island, but his was immedia,eI,
refused Sentinels are placed at different stati
: onsi and one night IN a studous mood he over
!, reached the boundary assigned him. In this ST
I tuaton, he sentinel on du'y stopped him. Sur
prised TO be somewhat roughly addressed. h,
& asked the man If he knew who L was be detain
ed, and was answered by the sentinel in the afir
c native. Bonaparte regardless If the caut;o,
fl OF sentine, advanced further beyond his limits
when the latter discharged his miIsket at him
e but missed him or this conduct of the soldier
Gi0naparte complained TO the governor. and IN,
4 man was asked fhe meant to kill Bonaparie
( when he replied that he did he was HONORABLE,
acquitted.
y LovDoN, March 10.
Il Letters from Paris, received yesterday. nenfi
/ on, that the Frence Police had not only sfoopef
81 The circulation of English papers, bat had ref,q
i ed to deliver American papers which arrive
e at the out ports.