Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-15
FROM INDIA.


We are indebted MIR TOplif Tor Calcutta psner, q,
lamar! brought b! sis Indus. The latest paper. contain
colonel SSiuhoPr in The provHce OF Oaaar,ll and ,.
reduction OF che fortress OF DasaD. TIE tao ms t,mIrl
ed No'embrf -, Il Ettch Gud YcrvaiI ald te TOW r
OF Rupeu bunder, wee ataedn1ed b., the caemt Ii.
army imneiilty advanced a,d attacked Duarha Which
try obtninrd possession Of after vigorous r,istar,e, ON
w" a't al Tue garrison ) or 500 OF whom lain.
Mo'ei'i snorh OF an 'irtlqf was felt IN ,rios par
ui luna on IN hRht Cf Dtctmb-T 81. Prrs ms Walking
w Nc s,"ptItu To- soT AMI tad ky one In boat
o. Wagon ~ rapI 'nouOu. Pastures suspended fom lie,
anu u',s ~ their cages were driven from tn roo,ts aud
hfPp 'h.ir in;S yIOn y. M sgrliiun I'M ,Lok
sseu'n .aJ aes9naed ~ ,oisy se the roarirg
~ "' mug Ell wilh inc ratg Of heavily laden car
oN.s at"nsh pavement. there uuthur renar ble
IA The appearance Of the hea yrn,. 49, les IL .,s lie
ei'4iheSA oi Tue Atmo'hcrc and briaey Of s,ass
LATE FARriiaUAKRg." Da''y -i"0'
CALCuTrA, las. g. The fona;nr t,as been, ,r,,,;,
ted u IS by esteemed ani Intelligent e,rt,sa
I'M nSouIr! we eau rely! 1t IS dated Noak6oIy Eulio
List night W. were visited by an earthquake. which the
Anu persons MO have been sidInt in India for
maiy Y as de- iare to have been the severe de, err
eNpericf'et. The first shock was f.lt m about s,
la ,e T.. ~ a.u !ha yolenc- Of might continue r
SiiVe OF h'ii ablnute after which waa rno,t
'httiy ptlck uunuatg mntiUii. which lasted far -
and T i ols was l9!oNsu BY second shock. violent
an" oi '"ger uurnon Than thr first. tllS il nel at
SopuHued thtv' quarters Of minute: ths; Was 81,
asilson "i the earth and The urula,inF mo-
, ie" u area 10 me TO go oil IN four five minutes
on. az 'lIr other members OF III family aud lie trt'
AM. ~ ms, 1t was pereepube for much longer time
iHe Nvirhc 81 tie earthquake, is from the co,,
Weneement Of the FIRST sUcA until the c0nclu,iSn"
vYuu, ovenp'td, should suppose, space OF nn,.s
any q4ar"r, o. three ard haf The shocks wfre ,r -.
ed a"i aeeompanisd 10y resembling In, ~ *;
wind' mingled with tie rafting of heavily lad -,
violent at PEI void have found ' v .p"'9 was so
W" Whilst tie shocks CONTINUED. For ny own rarI 10,
as constrained 10 stand still, is sometimes rS,,r
oy persons w'en attempting walk on small hi, m "
Wagon that IS prUce,di~g with much ytlority / 'nr,
@ u 10 'hv shaking OF what heS call sbc or e,I,,
h"us5 ia LoHdon Nbe, several heavy dravs ar. ~:
Iapial haru; but this does convey am ado,
OF The ro"gneas Of tic motion. should rarIer If i
hI'U"iihe compare tlr lee ing To tnt WI lei, on, i
tNeFitiSe IN house placed upon wheels and ,,sv,
Iy rutty road the uuiulati6n between the tyo ,,,
Shoeks ami which continued for some time afier ,,n "a
passed away, lie tine motion which is Dercep,i %
1SHSsa'i Pon hs hrst going board of shin M o =
anchor i9aNery stroIS stream, and when thr l. rs
s'.3rS eau ripple upon the water; twas ren,uons ga
- H. f,ie i salne TIM rather Sow than quicE.
NaPpeaTtd Ia me tbGt the earthquake toak direc,;o,
nearly Forth ana south because t pictures, hani"s b
s ring 10 wall with awesern aspect, were moi sbai.n
galst H. bu' s~ayed 10 and flo along tEe vail l;Lc -
fu' OF e'1c', SNinging full zach and half from
Ter perpendicular position. This motion Of The MEM,
~uuu AIs9 ilad ms 10 that the iudnt;a,, -
hoylzotsi instead Of vertical although my own Gn',s
Gnetd nae To snppos the contrary White thcy la,xI
between the i.rst and cond shOcAs Tho esr,I ij ;,,
as'tAted as have observed I went into tL. y.rn,2 ~
ascertain n there was any thing unusual i'm the onL a. ~
hiEht there Was nothing however 10 excite oLyrvo,;
ueSS we're The particular crrn.Ss of Tie h1aY, and
tie extreme briilarcy The stars ther, was 20 @
Whatever OF burr tits called surrounding the Iln;nr;S
40 toe only appearances of haze low ia the horizon
where dense mi,t had seitIed which .onket DALI ]
meier o.. ~ e uielihoS
II remarkable that dueine The ,yho,e ,er;od - ,o
visitation tie .rds which were in cage, "A nae, tIeS 80
violently, struck them against d. wieier ryorI ME-
Peared much sgtatet dose on The res w. a. ~
disturltd from the roosts and exbiii,d yur ts
Sm.pig q9iek and iapPng their wings with rapid
Ihoiioh US ines do when eIdevong TO retain their fc
upon waving branch OF difficult resting pace dis Sont5
nn,d u,ii, the earthquake had passed away ;"
Januarys ~ i'''' S"% 7''e' OF
appe4rs that with Siam has been seriously dete,
III , 81 ne court Oi Ava, and great exer'ions nav been
se III progress Tor commencing it with eeet LARGE ,u,
PGs OF money had hen required from all the province
anu ih eOIs' queIee Ut the operation of ts neastre m,
Dune very scarce AZ ltangooD, and the markets were
~ 'Sig seIS uuii. body of men expected here
amounting with followers 10000, under the command -
AZ S'e'r 81 high rank. This was to be The nucleus sfa
great aiy SINCE II was 10 be augmented by man rn
very family III Pegu, and be afterwards increased fr,b
~ te saint manner, rs IL passed through other province,
~ u'e e"tmys frontier. NheSe was npract,ca,s On
se ina,i The family pay sum Of from SO 10 100
ahub by ths ard other extcons the fups neccs,rS
provided. "'S "eIe 10 Oe
9efeIai shocks OF an Earthquake have been felt al
lego, one ei TIE Cape de VeTd Islands. That un HE
tehiuafy' sajs private letter 10 The Editor of e
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