American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-02-21

h n the east of DIabekir, and north OF Kills,
mt we'll informed how lar the effect extended IN
70. radii of the circle. The shock was ieit al sea
v;olen,ly within two leagues OF Cyprus that 1t
! thought the ship had grounded. fiasnes OF inc
we're perceived at various times throughout the
M, resembling the light OF the full MOON put al
nlace to my knowledge has Il lett chasm OF any
trnt. although IN the low grounds slight crevices
I every where to be seen, and out OF many oil them
,sr issued, bat soon after subsidized.
a There was nothing remarkable IN the weather
sate Of the atmosphere. Edlhces on the summit
,he b,ohest mountains, were not safer than build
situated on the banks oil rivers, or on The beach
the sea.
n. # is impossible to convey an adequate idea OF
"A ecenrs Of horror that were simultaneously pass
on the dreadful night OF the 18th August. The
mi darkness, the continuance OF the most violent
rls at short intervals, the crash OF falling walls,
4 sbreks The groans, the accents of agony and
splr Of that long night, cannot be described.
hen At length the morning dawnrd, and the re-
In Of light permitted the people TO quit the spot
NJ which they had been provdentally saved a most
1ecng scene ensued.
Al" You might have seen many unaccustomed TO
liz Maker. Others there were running into one
So,ber's arms rejoicing n their existence. An air
u cheeriulness and brotherly love animated every
&uDlenance
AZ In a public calamity, in which the Turk, the
NJ the Christian the ldolator, were indscriminate
films, or objects Of the care of an impartial Pro
Hence, every one for time forgot his religious
$imoses and wha, was still more universal feel
y Al okadt
= heaviest losses with the greatest indifference.
< as the suns rays increased they were gradual
II reminded of the natural wants of shelter and Of
Nd and became at length alive to the full extent
d the dreary prospect before them, for greater
hss Of human misery has not often been produced
Il any Of the awful commissions of nature. month
Is now elapsed, and the shocks continue TO be elt
N to strike terror into every breast, night and day
BE- fear that they may not cease before the rainy
<ason commences, has induced those whose busi-
IS cannot allow Of their quitting the ruins Of their
T@ns instead Of their rebuilding their houses to
3nstruct temporary novels Of wood without the
kils, and many families, who thought themselves
fore this Calamity, straitly lodged IN dozen apart
4 enis. now exut in the prospect of passing the
Bnter in single room 20 feet square,
n The spacious mansion that has been the resi-
Snce Of the British Consul al Aleppo for $50 years
completely ruined The houses of all the other
&blic agents and private individuals at Aleppo have
sen entirely ruined. At Aeppo the Jews suffered
mos on account OF their quarter being badly
sIi with narrow lanes. Out of population Of
Rl00 souls, GOO lives were lost. OF the Europeans
Ny one person Of note, Signor Esdra d Picoiotto,
sustrlan NoEsul General, and 10 or 10 women and
dren persisted, but the greater part are now sui
Fms from ophIhalmia and dysenteries, occasioned
their being exposed 10 the excessive heats OF the
" and the cold dews of night. When it is consi-
pee, that othirds Of the families in Alep pc have
\ theF the means of making long journey to re-
#ve to town, out OF the effect OF the earthquake,
u OF building shed to keep off the rain it is i'm
ssslble to conceive all the misery to which they
h doomed the ensuing winter, or erer to ind
Sre deserving objects Of the compassion and cha
Nv q TIE oputent, ctom IL has pleased God to
fce IN happier regions Of the Globe.
n Here planks and fuel are cheap, and the people
I've The resource Of tiles, which they were taught
Inc crusaders in their long residence at Antoch
IN Aleppo, where wood is very dear, they have
4 eohtlyance to keep out rain but ireestone walls
II Lat roofs, made OF very expensive cement"
\" ,Near the ruins Of .aniioch, Sept. 90, 1891
4 sorry to say that shocks of the earthquake con-
gue TO be felt to this day, the 38th after he prin
Fal shock and no change has taken place in the
r. OF desolation which that dreadful catastrophe
Rs pToduced.''
4" 0ctober Is, 1822.--Till the 9th inst. slight
Roeks OF earthquakes continued to be felt since that
~ they have entirely ceased, but confidence in a
Pn'lnuance Of safety ON that dreadful calamity is
\ restored and although the rains and cold wea-
IT, render our sheds very inconvenient habiatons,
poooy IS yet inclined TO sleep under roof supper
ID by walls.''
pom English Papers received at New York, by the
James Cropper.