Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-08
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FROlT TIE EAST INDIES.

ILhEGt SDER. June ~. We Yesterday experienc.L
~ THIS town ani port Of the most awful scen.. in
thst OF violent and destructive shock from AN
earthquake. "' ="
The weather was close and suliry the ibermom.,.,
sahsne At &c. at sunset and scarce perceptibIe al,
was sometimes fet from the souhwaTd.
Lieui. L. aud inYsefwere taking an evening", u aIk
oh me 'ahphiS OF tie fort, and had nearly gone a
round when Al 40 minutes past g. we observed In
oe.' now excessive close aud oppressive the amos
puefe anh I'VE minutes afterwards heard a distant
sound from the westward, not unlike that OF cannon
noe AZ sea thought had scarcely passed the mind "a
ownat could have given rise to it, when felt violent
snock beneath my feet aud instantly exclaimed an
td.'nI"ahe Ftlen locking forward saw Tie stone nara
, All, 1--WE ,aIas distance, violently b.nding In and
uu., WITH Qhick wave like molten, aud with a yIbra.
oh OF about fAOt this appalling sight extended a,
s s % cou'a see, or about hy yards in length aud
'he whole height OF the parapei il was attendeJ with
Missing, cracking noise. ~
Had the parape been made of whalebone, and shook
~ any anger by any power less than nature The aa;,,
non could not have been so great as llat WHICH ue
witnessed. 80 A' "-'Nu VIC
There was nothing appeared more surprisjpp than
maj t'iid masonry should lave received the plisby
VI Tue most elastic Cf all substances
thought 1t impossible that the works could stand
Gnu expecting their immediate fall instantly determin
60 on descending as quick possible but as the
4mpart was oi perpendicular height OF seventeen
ramp, which was ight Of stone steps al the d;samce
81 "a Yards lieut.. L. followed. As we passed ainng
t quleA run The sensation felt similar to thai
hazardous aud dsasTeeable one of running aIany an
elevated and elastic plank the ends alone Of which are
p @ eve'y Instant expected 10 fall with the
Iohs, OF pe preciplaed from them but reaching the
heps ran down as fast as could each step aupa IIv
1 sin Nv haI,sy
II did IN reality. and The whole flight was yioem,Iv
Ssiated While passing down, ! expected 10 be over
Whei,neh Wy The works which we're touching my right
snomaer, shn we're party above my head.
although The rampant aud parapei are ten feet thick
"ho tweni! two IN height. yet this wall of masonry
waves 10 aud fro, like 4
fortunately. The steps were broad: had they been
narrow, as Us frequently the case il is doubtful
WAS their agitation II we could have yot down ,yi,hoM
ndNlts oeen thrown over their side, as they Joined
lhs works, they were moi only affected by their own
motion, bat also by that OF The wall 10 wbi thev ,e,
attached. 'N" '"'' "e'e
Arrived at Tie bottom Of the hight of steps We did
noi cease running, until we had got sufficient length
from Tue works To pa vent their falling Nv us.On
stopping we were surprised 10 nd that the werks had
hot iae after having been aeitated by so exlraordn
aTy violent and sea Iihe molten.
On reaching sPut Of comparative safety for then
no piace was safe The attention directed 10 a vas,
.ouu % acA d"ft disng ~ about 400 yards distance
y Io NE sea ace 81 TIE fort, Inch right les
from ilai which We quilted The danger being pas,
fof tue shock was nov over my curiosity became
tNChed, ana app "dchiIg he CInGG of dust found n
I" proceed from tue tall Of nine towers (JO or 40 feet
nlch and large Parts of tie cnttain (22 and IS feel
5gh leaving seNty one breaches OF fntty and stx,
yards aide fhiS devastation extended for 5o0 yard.
aAd over pafi of the fort which / mad been walking
on not five minutes bef1re
do I'm 'g!np that "a tsurs' fire fyor, ton i.o
81 ht2y fdnancr, could have produced 20 extensive
Gesu"cien as vas ihus effected ia ! minute aud
on entering my houss the servant informed me shat
while making The bed II e upper apartuen; he ha1
hteDibTowh DIAN Ell the G9or recovering himself he
SHelpen 20 escape out oi tie door, but before ne
cohld teach IT, be va, thrown down seccnd ti,,e
"e',e'e 'heTe are tc" houses throughout this large
cay, which baye rot been more or less Injured som.
have aiien anJ blocked up the ia which they
WeT situated. ny
re eart' oPersd, ard water issued from the cavity
over an extensive piece Of ground IN plain distant
fourteen mites hence ~
fhe atnosphtre 10 cay has been inipregnaod with a
shons smell of su'pliur aud there had been several
idock between ten A. ". ana two u. 81 which btoucbi
tOhe Old houses a. and violently shock ,Ir scss
81 those who were sealed within doors which rau,d
tbein 20 out Of their house I'M thrss itcs,io
ll rgIau cd tffg,
phenoineuOn.
twas observed that all animals were much Tighten
90 during The great STOCK the dogs lard down on lLer
bellies and would not be moved
IheIe Is nothing IN nature more awful than to see
tue pToudett works of man, in instant, vanishing
aud becoming heap OF shapeIess ruins. -
JUNE lS-As DR.. A. and myself, Yesterday morning
~ day FREAK were riding on the borders of lake we
were alarmed W strong smell Of ,uphur, and am
apgeaance Of smoke resting Oh the still waters on The
opposite side Of the aSe Is Jungle aUuye and beyond
wheh, Is. range Of sand bills tIrugii, we saw on
these, line Of tsick Same abouithrce feet hiqh bu
lbedisace vas too great to allow our being positive
ain the inclined to believe that what ws so
was a flame, an since Informed tLat Al pIsre n
Tue 5. IL coast distance hence 40 miles tie eaith
opened, aud baDe issued from tie cavity.
Iir. 4. aud myself eXpeiicnccda pain aud weatpes.
~ tbe knee jonis immediately after the sbocks OF the
i'ib these unpleasant feelings troubled US all mai
morning
Sound sieephaslen us-we allow one eye to be sluis
but tie other is the watch.
Myself aud DI. A. have Just returned (roin a
Dis,tlot INC sand hills, op which Thought We saw
hamf, and iHngd the shfubbery which was on them
I"uCh sCOIchta5 ana divested Of its vegetation
49, Dhogj. JHRc y, 1872
ihe loss n lives has not been CORRECTLY ascenaincd
boss continue to be dug Of the runs and almost
1000 have been ALREADY found 1000 hOuses have been
,cfmned aud eW or sube ia the cts left unininred
MN ugh the whole 81 kucl has suffer ed pretty equally
iH itgard tO loss " huuses the bropcttou of tvc
let ~ different place. bears no aiiity; perhaps Bhooj
bat losi as many as The whole ~ kuic6 put together
~ Mnaa''c 40 and IN Luckpnl $780, are said to nave
huWbfT OF phenomena are sail to have occurred
- We m1mtnt, bUt oulS fe,nark those which ayp,ars
sue Hiefi sttkiag The Ran aud Bubn on The noub
~ kh'ch, betHeeH thai province AUD the nsoIaitd
I.l'iti o. haNia which Wss guile Dry was euddeuy
ivy 9 WV sheel % wdtri, The extent Of which east
aUd eeit not SHOWN buI lie breadth MAS generate
Boz" miles, aud Its depth gradually increased TO ~
Nalas ~ 60" feet, after Which, ~ few hours. tie
"st' snb'idcG to about bali hat quantity borsemep
4" tiOs'cd th tract on Tie Day following The shock
"ct0ie uhHcr VI cones NJ soi SAND elevated above
ne water the t'Js - whith we're bubblHg win viz
t'a We'ti When Iey Pa'sec. A. far IS have learn
Up sar") SO oi every o. aver kWch, WAS bliet
t'"i--p st snne "rh q GVOd % w.igf; tiicse