North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-10

TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN Turkey. Great Des.
trsction Of Life and Property Accounts from Malta
announce succession of terrible earthquakes which
have been felt at Makr, city of Adoa, Turkey, on
the Mediterranean and the famed city and island
OF Rhodes, which is situated fifty miles out from
Makri and the Turkish coast. Rhodes is nearly in
the same latitude New York. and is distant from
her SIX thousand miles. Its population is O0O The
English mail steamers connecting with the overland
route TO China, pass near Rhodes. The first shock
was felt on the 29th of February, between i've and a
half past five Ms when at Rhodes the upper part of
the castle, which is the of the town, fell
with an awful crash, overhowing the Offices of the
Austrian Lloyd's Steam Navigation Company, whilst
the tower of Arays-Kuie, which commands the en-
trance of the habor and seveaa other parts of the for
thcatlons stained great Injury, as did likewise many
dwelling houses, some of which shaken to their
very foundations the rock others cracked through
out. The oscillations were from west to east. Mrs.
B., the lady of foreign vice consul, alarmed,
that she rushed, with infant in her arms from her
dwelling into the sea, made her way boat whilst
another daughter, who attempted to follow the moth
er, got buried in the ruins but from which, through
the humane exertions of the neighbors, was happily
extrIcaed, and, marvellous to relate, with other
injury than bruises. Slighter shocks succeeded al
most daily up to the 7th March.
At Makri, the main land, and its immediate
neighborhood the consequences have been most dis
aSrouS and heartrendlng. The whole of the houses,
dwellings and stores lately erected III the have
been lcvelled to the ground assures have been form
ed in the very Streets from which btumnous vapors
exude continually almost suffocating the inhabitants
many springs have dried up whilst in arid localities
new have gushed out, changing the whole feat
ure of the eaTth's surface.
The town of Levissy, which contained 1900 hous-
es has not one left standing, and no less than six
hundred human beings reckoned to be under the
ruins, which number would have been awfully aug
mented, had the shock been after nght-al hen the
inhabitants retire to their homes, after the labors of
the day. The Chiorge has nearly met with the
fate, the upper part of huge mountain having fallen
into, and blocked up, the small port of Ensemble,
overwhelming the dwellings round about its base,
Another village, more inland, has been buried from
the fall, in opposite directions of two hills, between
which 1t situated.
The survivors of Makri, alarmed by the repeated
shocks which were still occurring for five days AFTER
though of much slighter nature, had fled for safety
board small craft and fishing boats, carrying with
them what property they could, from time time,
dig out from beneath the ruins of stoehouses, of
which has been removed to SINH, Rhodes and other
islands.
At SAMSON, a Turkish port of some note on the
Black Sea, 200 miles this side of Trebizond,
shock felt the 25th of February, but caused
no damage. Our readers will remember that the ia
nous Colossus of Rhodes, which in its day reck-
oned one of the wonders of the world, was
thrown down by earthquake 234 years before
Christ, and Sc years after its erection being the
nous weight of Tia, 900 lbs, To some such event is
doubt, also attributable the extensive magnificent
ruins of many cities which exist in Lycia and the
valley of the Xanthus of which Makri is the port,
and from which the British Museum imported the in
terestng works of which adorn its saloons, dis
covered, more properly speaking, recovered, by
Mr.. Fellowes, some ten years ago.
Since the foregoing was in type, we have seen let
tiers from Trebizond, another city of Asiac Turkey
(the ancient Trapesus,) down to the 5th of March,
which make mention of two smart shocks Of earth
quake having been experienced thereat. Stove pipes
got detached from the walls of the houses, doors flew
open and many old tenements Threatened to fall
about the of the inmates. but accident of con-
sequence occurred. Earthquakes are of very oc
currence at this seaport. Trebizond is the Black
Sea- 600 miles east of ConstantinOple.
EXPENSES OF LIv1NG-WoRLD's FAIR. In refer
ing to the anticipated influx of strangers at the
Worlds Fair, the London correspondent of the New
York Commercial .4dyer.iser says, that stranger
London life is almost always expensive, and especial
ly to an American. If he continues, ''any one
asks why to American more than Frenchman,
Italian or Prussan, can only say, that while each
of the latter expect live in London, and every where
else according the habits of life o. his class,
American has no class except the very highest knows
superior not even in the Duke of England, and
feels that he is good, and to live well,
as any lord in the land"
The same writer says that, in the American sense
of the word, there but hotel or tavern in Lon
don, but that the eating houses vary from the highest
and most sumptuous style of living to the very low
est. OF hotels, in the English sense, Mor!ey's is
said to be the most famous. The charges here for
from four to twelve shllings sterling per
day, and the table bills from to two guneas,
Just as one is disposed to indulge his taste for good
eating To this is to be added, two shillings day
for servants. Good boarding houses to be found
in the city, where the charges are from two to three
guineas week, excepting always asight gratuity to
servants.
The correspondent adds, and perhaps his expert
may be of advantage to some OF our countrymen
visiting London: " | found another and better and
cheaper mode of fe and my experience may be worth
something. There were four persons In our party all
of US expecting to spend the summer in London. In
the search for lodgings, finally found quiet house,
in the West end of the city, some light minutes walk
from Hyde Park, where parlor on the second floor
and three bed could be obtained for six MONTHS
at the rate of two pounds ten shiings per week.
These secured. They were furnished and were to
include attendance, meaning a servant. Two pounds
week. gave for our party, breakfast at nine
o'clock in the morning and tea at eight o'clock in the
evening. Occupied all the day in business, each
makes his djener where he Pleases, at general av-
erage COST as find upon inquiry, OF one shilling
and sxpence. TO this add laundress. fuel-which
shillngs each per week, and our individual expenses
will not be tar from one pound fifteen shillings or
SO so per week.
MEXICAN CLAIMS. The board of Commissioners
appointed to adjudicate the claims of American citi-
gems against the Mexican government, Git having
been agreed that the United States should pay those
caims closed their labors and dsbanded on the 18th
ult. Excel. Paine of North Carolina was of this
board.
Among the list of awards. we find one In favor OF
Mrs. Rhoda McRae of this town. for 81 900.
On inq uiry we learn that this award was made tor
her under an act of the MEXICAN Congress- In coDsId-
Grafton of the services of her son, Alexander Haml-
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