Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-06

better, than the body of man. How
monarchical countries put US to the
blush in this very particular! Ours is
orofessedly a freedom, in the enjoy
ment ofevery blessing that Government
can confer, whilst the mind is too often
weighed down with the worst letters of
ignorance and superstition. Away
with such things forever from this hap
ply land, prays one whose works have
demonstrated his faith in this truly en-
crossing subject of the first interest to
man. N.
-eSe-
From the n Y. Journal Commerce, Oct. %.
AN EARTHQUAKE.
On Sunday evening rumbling
noise as of a heavy carriage, lasting
about half a minute, was heard at near
'ly the same time about quarter past
six o'clock) over a large district of
country including this city, the west
end of Long Island, and Westminster
county, and perhaps farther.
A gentleman from Norwich, Con,
says the shock was quite severe in tina:
village, 'the noise was like the rolling
of cannon ball over chamber floor.
The whole earth seemed to shake so
violently that a gentleman standing
near his house was nearly thrown off
his feet. Whole families ran into the
street in CONSERVATION. The people
in the church (for evening service)
supposed the bell had fallen fiom the
steeple. The steamboat lying at the
wharf ~tre r1ruveu anu the motion SEN
sibly felt by the hands on board.
AT the hour mentioned, Quarter past
six, one of the editors of this paper
was at quiet residence in the outskirts
of New Haven, but no unusual noise
or motion was perceived by himself, or
other members of the family. The edi-
tor of the Evening Post was at a
place called Roslyn, Long Island,
and thus describes the phenomenon:
'The buildings began suddenly to
shake with great violence, SO that the
windows ratified and the rafters crack
ed. Our first impression was that
somebody was endeavering to move a
heavy stove on the floor below; then
it was suggested by one of our COM
panions, that violent wind had sprung
up; but as the shaking of the house
was soon followed by deep hollow
sound like the rolling of thunder under
the earth, it became evident that it was
the effect ofan earthquake. The trem-
bling and sound must have lasted about
two minutes. The movement of the
soand was very deliberate one, and
seemed to US to be in direction from
South to North, or perhaps a little TO
the East Of North. We afterwards
learned that the shock had been felt in
all parts Of the village, and the persons
who spoke of the noise, compared it
to the rushing ofheavy chariots along
a hard stony street. Some of those
who were out of doors pretended to
say that the shock was acompa-
MED by brief electrical excita-
ton Of the air, but of these appearan-
ces we could get no confirmation from
others.
Coming along the line of the rail-
road this morning, we aecertained that
the shock was distinctly experienced
in several ofthe towns on Long Island.
At Oyster Bay, friend informed US,
the agitation was so perceptible, that
the people in his house ran out into
the yard, under an apprehension that
he building was falling down, and the
women and servants uttered shrieks
of alarm. At Glencove, Hampstead
Branch, Hampstead, Jamaica, &C.,
similar impressions were produced.
I'm Brooklyn the noise was also
heard, though most person supposed
it to be the ratteing of carts or heavy
laden wagons passing through the
streets.
Judging from these accounts, this
must have been the most violent earth
quake felt in this vicinity for a great
number Of years. We fear we sh-H
hear disastrous intell;esnce from
the West Infl'~~9i SCUM America or
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