Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-04
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EARTHQUAKE ATL,snoN.
letter rece,vsd by q gsntleman Of HuR ]

Letter rece'0sd 5y q gentleman Of Hull
LISBON, Feb. ., Isltr-fr idiay Norpir-
'ler fethcr-I should not have so soon dispatched
10 ., '.ho' hecn TOR the dr;lfu shock iai iast night
srlther, this morning. At about minutes h,rprr nc
isit my aed rloyt were, up and down for ahiu n M
81 us direction from side side and verv syr r vn
sudcn ceased Icanrot describe the horror f;lt
te thought Of the real cause of this disturbance came
my nind1'he very word Ear,hquaI,c On Portuc1,
seor &c era on Terra Nto') Put perfect i,>r
'vtE one IN the house, by instinct met on th, eta;rs
enlli fox light aud the oicon,ion thHt emu,d -
Is the saet pIacee aSopSe Te ,, w,S Sy ;n. hG
covered The whole city, yet Icouid the larpSn M ,r
meteor WAS seen which approached the earth AMI ,,.r
7-and all was again in darhne-s. tle.onlet Ter IN,
the room NJ 90 degrees every Thing tln ,,r
Hnet until IN ne morning, when another the more tri-
ici'g the oity of the weather; ali ,c neine dull o
AMI very eouiy-nG sun tWiI NJ r;in-:t abo; .,
E clock WIND changed TO The SOUTH blowing hurriclne and
dreadful rains Last night, rain cl,a1. Oft am, ltlo,
ne Nn't'id not change thorough calm followed. Ihe
ver, sre s,Epose that the weather was about 10 liter for
ee 1e.e MOI beng certain the length oftme la,t.
81 S w we police sentinel ~hoPaTades in front Of
or hpTc AZ ms answer about three minutes :; the.
general opinion IS two minutes md hiatt. The Oldest n.tI,
s''} ~ IS ne i"j - fo thar tas been felt IN their
n%'nory M dat city and that the very gr,ai earthquake
bS' received that have heard of excerpt tnt uin,
o. he high houses haNerecesed several cracks no
perngnssg were 50 terrified 'l', all the street,
iah 'gfhinS hurried in the ruins. The rain. since the
g shoeh has hem ine"''ant, and particularly heavy.
In OF birds, of all descriptions that filled mir u.
MOST hitieous Capt. Parker of the navy vl,,
the same hou.e with me-, sIiGh. had frlt great
br Of Niocks an Palermo, but nothing equal one
1 St@z n.gr.
r respectable families have gone already on board OF
81 Z; s ex'rnori, h ,e grand cartrqnake was on An
Ms tnis s--ow NSS,N Publication ofthe Virgin Ma
15|35 strict - jng>t the Portuguese.
isi -''s y shock felt on de otl,cr
''s iaHis. Z you i.ave ever been sea, When
81 as '"st the tee oftiie ship tint resembles -,
iorSe nen,:on that lring tie latter a, mn, a.
we're part " The graf SHOCK we III heard L''i rambling
y q 1,
W tag large square Of the Rocio wher il. rrs corI
& it Of t!5S was most it preS * most curious an
"'ahet; al me nhatlar ping the centre to avoid
<7<<l one i0'r TOW di"i g rear IN Sold street.
~ Tie troops lat mentioned in INV last have not vet
m -. bs! day desert, and 't,r situation board is
Sid N ~ trni! fr3erable. Orr vessel, besides her
D'emei. 81 men, lss1OOo bard, brs;ds wives Mar
every mor.les take place. the government, from re-
a' Ter rr know not,) having offered boui,-
S-.ilere, nearly three pounds sterling for every
who narrcs aNd follow her husband Rio Jan, r6.
alarsla! succeeded az Rio with he Prince iii his
rndatloS for promotion confirmed those
et,scy in this country made void BersJry hnseIfS
Xxx n, / Duke of Elva,"
Ftracf q a letter fran madeira, Fr6-
THary g.
There hapPenel dreadful enrtiquase hero early on
4 2d inst. IL wis very violent and continued from
ntes. according to different opiCns it has thrown
tie parish churches rcIits walls aud
efrrhfS ard lousc damaged ho.f tIe ISL
but what Jll y alarming. American IN
,ed here - sthinstihe master OF he reports, ihat
d hours y and
81 500 miles from the Azores md from
, 3 - -ot almost on end, and APPEARED If 81
s s.. wercdradidly alarmed, and sounded. hut
Etoin. They could not account for SO
Rnstance until tiOir arrival here therefore
~ "a To believe some accid' ut has Happened the