Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-09
From IKE Salem Etsiste,
FROM PERI.

From Ike Salem Register.
/ FROM PERU.
The ship Cnna this port, left Caao the S0t OF
April. Capt. Putnam informs us, that the affairs Peru
still in unsettled statc-po important occurrence
mad recently taken place, excepting the adoption Of
Constitution, which took place about 10 days before
sailed. I, adopted with but LILLE ceremony, and
not expected to add much the stability of their affairs
Don Manuel LorenZn Ndaurre late minister of State md
Presan, of the Supreme Court Peru, and late Peu-
potenary to the Congress OF Panama, passenger
the China.
Captain tutnam also informs u.s. that while he {
the city of Lima the Goth of March, at O'Clock 4. vi.
reinenduous Earthquake expe that pac
which continued 40 seconds shaking with grca, violence
the hhd3s III the city, throwing down many, and doing
more or less injury all About 90 persons killed
by tho falling of buildings and qmcrts, and ma NV
Wounded The motion earth was such tina, il
vas with great difficulty person could nd
without support Captain p. himself of doors {
the time, aud found il necessary toake hold some OBJ
-ct The churches recevad great injury. Csllao the
earthquake was equally Volcnthe s'espe of the church
was thrown down, and he buildngs generally received
damage The shipping i'll the harbour affected in
IN" same manner as the buildings shore, being shaken
with violence, which threatened immediate destruction
TIE officers of the u S. ship Viucencs observed that the
sec vas SUCH they feared her uasts would be forced
through her hoonl and the officers of British shjps of
war said that had tie earthquake lasted few moments
longer they believed thei ships would have gone pieces
The earthquake did extend far into the interior,
many towns along the coast experienced il, them
with consoles BILE damage.
The earthquake thought the most severe ore
which had taken place great eartouakr which
caused the destruction Of Caao in I7i6, {hen of 1900
inhabitants only eco eScaped and 10 have exceeded
;a in tao violence of the unduia,ons. The destruction
at that time principally occasioned by the sudden re-
Hx and wheining flow OF the inc time of the
earthquake No such effect produced on this occa-
sio" The injury 20 the city Of Lima was greater by If
At" earthquake than by the former, owing to the goats
violence Of the shaking. II
1000
Stare Tf6s.-i appears from oHci,. documrnt. re.
ce:ed iron" Rio de Janero, that the following no.
III slaves were made into that port III 826 and 1897
iGZ2' landed alive IS 966 died the passage, 1905
1877, landed alive, l,}3f-dieh the passa9e 16I3
ih' II would teem int into only port the Brazi.
and III the course Of two years, Seventy seren thousand
Hsree h"4Fed aud ffiy human beings transported
from their own county, aud placed in Of slavery
~ Bahia Pcrnamhucn and other ports in that Kingdom,
hrfe IS also active carried with the oas,
OF africa Tor slaves as well as IN OF the French and
other West India Islands and apprehcrd the pevr
Will he an extinction of this detesablc traffic, unit, more
ehcen means are adapted by this country aud Grea,
Britain for its suppression. Boston (fn9.