Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-03

bound on a crniSe-all well-and, ABOUT III days
out spoke an American brig Il days from Ma
tanzas bound to Boston, which reported the sail
ng e DAYS before she lefty of the U. s. ship Vim
cennes, Capt Shubrick, from that port for Ha-
vana, all well.
EARTHQUAKE al the Norfh.-The st. Lawrence
Republican of the 22d instant, states, that on
the evening of Sunday, the 2de, the report Of an
Earthquake was felt at Ogdensburgh at about half
past Ii O'Clock. Houses were shaken so much
as to awaken many from sleep; and the tremu-
lous motion Of every thing was painfully percep.
tible TO every person awake. The rafting OF
stoves. crOckery and windows, with the vibration
of every thing movable, together with sound
like distant thunder underneath the surface of
the earth, was distinctly felt and heard. by all who
had net retired to sleep. There were three dis
at intervals Of about half minute, and the rum
bling noise continued two minutes" The con-
vulsive movements of the earth appears to have
travelled north, as the quaking was felt at Mon
treal about an hour after its occurrence at Os-
densburgh. The Montreal Herald of the 25th,
saws, the shock was very distinctly felt in that
city, "varied in the degree of its violence, in
the different quarters of the town. In some
parts there was previous, not very loud, but
very distinct, noise for some seconds before the
shock was felt; this was the case in the st. Lou
is and in the st. Lawrence Suburbs, in which
latter quarter gentleman of undoubted veraci-
ty afirms, that his attention was particularly at
tracted by the sound, which, as he describes 1t,
was like the passing of an exceeding heavy wa
gon, crushing pieces of ice beneath its Wheels
The gentleman rose. and Immediately feeling the
shock, was induced to look out at the weather,
which was clear and perfectly serene. One lady
was so sensible of the shaking Of the bed in
which she was lying, that she could with diff
Guilty be persuaded but what large dog belong.
ing TO her son had found his way into her room
andwas bene IN ,r bed. In another instances la
dy, not yet retired to rest, hearing the movement
of the poker and tongs, actually went into the
adjoining room to see who was there. Although,
continues the Herald, we believe those convul-
sions of nature are common in Canada, yet for
great many years nothing so decided has been
felt. 1t is remarkable in this country all the
earthquakes occur in the winter"
We may now anticipate accounts OF dreadful
Earthquakes in South America. We believe, 1t
has generally happened, that when Earthquakes
occur in South America, they have been felt in
the Northern Continent. Such was the TACT, IT
we do not misremember, in 1911, when Carac-
Cas- was lalu In ruins, anu NAH tne Coptihebt oi
South America rolled and heaved like the trou-
bled ocean. The same Earthquake was felt
through the whole valley Of the Mississippi
and in some places with great violence One
town was almost DESTROYED. Passing northward,
though with lessenins force, 1t agtated the great
lakes, and ultimately died away in the valley Of
the st. Law renee.
Erfract of a letter dated Grenada, Dec. 4, 1884,
"7a O'Clock, P. NJ. We have just experience
ed most severe shock of an earthquake; sup
pose it lasted nearly half a minute. The people
were assembled in Church, and the shock was
tremendous. really think the West Indies are
devoted country; hurricanes, storms and earth
quakes follow one another in continual success
son.'
1Grenada is the most southern of the Caribbee
Islands Of the West Indies. Com. Adr.