American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-28

SEVERE SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE. There
was quite severe shock Of an earthquake felt
at Boston and its vicinity on Tuesday morning.
The Evening Transcript says:
At exactly three minutes before five O'Clock
this morning, the shock of an earthquake was
sensibly felt in all parts of our city, accompan-
led by Iumbling sound resembling that caused
by the passage Of train of railroad cars across
a short bridge. The shock was so severe us to
shake houses, and even the furniture inside of
them, and we have heard Of several persons
having been awakened by the shaking of their
beds. This shock seems to have extended in
almost every direction, and we hear of its hav-
ing been felt III almost every place within 80 or
60 miles Of us. At Jamaica Plains, chimney
was shaken down; in Worcester the doors of
two houses were rung. In Brantree, Dedham,
Concord, and various other places, we hear of
its being felt,
A smart shock, accompanied with much tre
NOR and rumblng noise, ten or fifteen min
utes in duration, was felt in Newburyport this
morning at precisely five O'clock
The Boston Traveller, of Tuesday evening,
gives further particulars, thus:--
This morning, few minutes (say three
minutes) before five o'clock, an earthquake of
very considerable violence was experienced in
this city and vicinity. We have heard from
Cambridge, Newton, Lynn, Nahant, Salem,
Beverly, Westboro' and Worcester, and IN these
places the houses were shaken, windows and
doors ratified bells were rung, and the slum-
bering were walked up. The vibrations do not
appear to have been preceded or attended by
that rumbling sound which usually accompa-
MES earthquakes. The sound, as it appeared
to US, was more like that produced by the sud-
den and violent motions of person III an ad-
Joining room, or in the chamber over head
Some say there were two or three successive
shocks, but to US it rather appeared like one
continued jar or shock Of considerable violence.
The magnetic intensity at the Observatory at
Cambridge, was greatly disturbed by the shock.
The vibrations appeared TO be in a direction
north and south, and to have continued for a
second or two. We shall look with interest for
news from South America, which will proba-
bly, bring US the intelligence of a severe earth
quake in that section of the world, the effects
Of which we have slightly felt"
The Boston Advertiser adds the following:-
The earthquake was sensibly felt in Worces-
ter, and in all the lower towns on the line of
the railroad. In Wilmington the shock was
also seVere-the houses were much shaken, and
in some Instances c.ockery ware was thrown
from the shelves A correspondent at Beverly
writes to US as follows:
Mr. Sleeper: We had heavy earthquake this
morning at Beverly, about O'Clock. 1t was
felt in every part of the town. My bed shook,
and it sounded to me as though dozen railroad
trains were passing over the roof of nay house
Vas IL an Earthquake? At FIVE minutes be
fore five this morning, heavy noise and shak
baa r1 nd fnlf hv n,,pohoy ofo oit
zens twas of longer duration than could have
been produced by a cannon or an explosion o
powder-mill. The coolest inhabitant'' does
not recollect so violent shock in this vicinity
befors.-Springfsld RePub. Tuesday.
DoINGs OF AN ENRAGED ELEPHANT. The
Buffalo Commercial gives the following account
of the feats performed by an enraged elephant
On Saturday an elephant belonging to a
managerie, exhibiting at Lockport, walked out
of his tent toward span of horses attached tc
, a wagon some twenty rods off. The horses
took fright as the huge beast approached them
broke loose and ran a few rods to the angle oil
fence, the elephant followed, capszed the wa
gon, and threw the horses some two rods ovel
the fence. One of the horses rose with severa
broken ribs, and managed to escape his assail.
ant, who fell upon the other with his tusks
tore out his entrals, and continued to toss him
along the fence some ten rods or more
AT this time, the keeper, who was at dinner
when the elephant escaped from the tent, came
, up and called the animal by name. The ele
, plant Immediately obeyed the word, and fol-
lowed the keeper to an orchard about hun
dred rods off, where he was secured by strong
chains made fast to the trunk of full grown
, tree In the afternoon, the elephant uprooted
the tree to'which he was fastened, and injured
man. The rage of the elephant, it is said
was caused by some tobacco concealed in the
food that some of the bystanders offered him.
People cannot be too cautious how they trihe
, in such way with an elephant.
LATER NEWS FROM THE SANTA FEE EXPE
DlTION-DEPARTURE OF GEN. KEARNEY
FOR SANTA FE-CAPTURE OF THREE SPIES
NO RESISTANCE BY THE MEXICANs.
All express froEa Gen. Kearney's camp, al
Fort Bent, reached Fort Leavenworth on the
! 9TH inst. The express left Gen. Kearney on
the 10Th ult. By this arrival, the ST. Louis
Republican has received the subjoined interest
ing intelligence:
Gen. Kearney, with his command, consist
ing Of several companies of U. S, dragons, the
LIST Regiment Of Missouri Volunteers, under
: Colonel Doniphan, and the Battalion of Vol
; unteer Artillery, under Maj. Clark, set out
from Bent's Fort for Santa Fe, on the LIST day
of August. The troops were all in excellent
: health and spirits-there had been but one death
, up to the time the express left.
; A general stampede took place among the
, horses two days before the express left, and al
the time Of his leaving, about fifty horses chief
: ly belonging to the volunteers, were missing
and it was feared they would not be recovered
This will operate severely on those who have
lost their horses for In the event of their moi