Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-05-03
Further n. svs from Mexico.

pious gleanngs from the Mexican papers
brought by the last arrivals. The papers liter.
ally TEEN with articles upon Texas, showing
that the public mind in that quarter is deeply |
excited upon the subject, and probably ripe for
extreme measures The Diario de Vera Cruz |
is one of the few moderate prints in the Repub.
lic, and that journal observes that though sin.
cerry and arden,y desiring peace, it can
scarcely see how it is to be preserved
The Bee contains the following postscript,
giving the particulars Of a destructive eart'I.
qnake at the city OF Mexico. which was merely
suded 10 by former arrivals.
POSTSCRIPT.
Since writing the above, we have been kind.
" furnished by a merchant ofthat city With the
Vera Crusano of the l2'h containing the ac.
CONT Of an AWFUL E,RruoyAKE which desoIa.
ted lhe city of Mexico on the 7th ult.
AT the moment we write, says the Sigto Of
the 9Th, the inhabitants of the capital Of the re
rablic are still under the influence Of the tor-
rors excited by the earthquake of yesterday, the
disastrous effects OF which we are still imper
feclly acquainted with.
Yesterday, at 50 minutes past o'clock, p.
NJ, the oscillation began. slight at first and then
stronger. The direction u! the motion appear.
ed 20 be North and South. |, lasted about two
III nuies. The shocks we're terrible; nothing
like them was ever experienced before. and the
condition of the buildings too surely proves the
absence of all exaggeiation.
We were by chance upon the great square
q, the time, and we witnessed a spectacle not
easily forgotten. In an instant the multitude,
bul a moment previous tranquil and listess,
were ,on their knees. praying to the Almighty
md counting with anxiety the shocks which
threatened 10 convert the most beautiful city in
the New World into a vast theatre of ruins.
The chains surrounding the purtco were v O.
lenty 70 ltated the flags of the pavement yawn-
ed open, the trees bent frightfuly, the build.
ing, and lofty edrices osclllaied to AMI fro; the
Immense arrow which crowns the summit of the
cnttlcdral vibrated with astonishing rapidity.
At iiity-s,x minutes past three the movement
had ceased
1t is impossible yet to ascertain the extent Of
destruction. No, house or a door but bears
the marks of this terrible calamity. Many of
them are cracked and greatly injured, others are
to,tering. and others entirely fallen. San Lo.
rrnzo, La Misericordia. Tompeste. Zapo and
Victoria streets, and the Grand street have par.
,cularly suffered. The squcdncts were broken
N several places. The bridge Of Tezon,Iale is
demolished The Hospital of Saint Lazarus is
IN ruins and the churches of San Lorenzo and
San Ferdinand greatly injured. The lnagnifi-
cent chapel of Saint Teresa no longer EXISTS
A, the first shock the cupola, n building OF as
tonishing strength and great beauty tell, and
was soon followed by ;he vault beneath the ia
bernacle and the tabernacle itself
Fortunately all those in the church SO much
frrquentrd succeeded in escaping. Al o'clock
last evening, seventeen persons had been taken
from the ruins Of other buildings, and carried to
the Hospital.
At three quarters past 6, and quarter past
Z, Two more shocks were felt They were.
however, slight, aud occasioned nothing but a
temporary rene wal o: terror.
The authorities did every thing that zeal and
humanity could suggest, 10 carry help to the
victims, and restore the aquedtic,s which fur.
n!sh water to the city.