Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-05
Fearful Ravages Of the Earthquake

| A paragraph recently appeared III our
columns, announcing shocks Of earthquake
throughout the Western World, Hindos,an,
DC. Fuller accounts from the Levnnt dis.
close frigh,ful degree of havoc result
ing from the phenomena:- Letters from
Rhodes, of the 9Th ult., furnish details of
the great earthquake which took place on
the 18th Of February. Rhodes has suE
fered considerable; the Notifications were
completely destroyed, and several even
have completely disappeared. AT Marmo.
rico 500 houses were laid PROSTATE. Al
Macrie oil the stone buildings have been
knock ed down. Two hills have met and
swallowed up the village of Melaskjik; and
at Egendjik a mountain was removed into
the port. The casualties arc estimated al
about 1000 souls. 1t is stated tha, earth
quakes took place ut Statalia and Tarsus
A letter from Rhodes in The Venice Gazstte,
states that the terrible effects of The lale
earthquake were not limited to tha, Island
alone, but were severely felt on the Asiatic
continent opposite. "The towns of Mnkri,
Levissons, Doveri, Sene, Carasoln, and fif.
teen villages along that coast, (says the
correspondent are now heaps Of ruins;
not house has been left standing; from
500 to 600 persons have fallen victims to
the scoIrge; the summit Of the mountain
Of Iginkik has given why. Olive planta.
tions TO an immense extent have been ut
terly destroyed. Springs Of potable wnter
have been dried up, and boiling sulphlrous
springs have appeared in several places
The sol. around Makri has cracked in eve-
ry direction, anG tie crevicss exhale fumes
Of bituminous vapor. The European colo
nists have taken refuge on the Austrian
ship [sidore. The inhabitants of the coast
and island are in state Of the utmost des.
pondency, as the shocks continue daily. and
the few houses left standing are in lotter.
ing condition." From India we learn that
the earthquake had been fel, pretty ex,en.
sively over the Punjaub, or the northwest
provinces, on the l7th and 3lst JAM, and
on the 4th, 9Th and 14th Of Feb. No in.
jury has been occasioned by them. Let.
ters which have been received from Mar.
Unique and Gaudaloupe, of the lst ult., re
port that rather q sharp shock Of an earth
quake had been felt on the 22i Feb, at ST.
Pierre and Port de France, Martinique, but
it did no damage worthy speaking OF. Let
ters from Mexico, Of the 18th ult., stnte,
that at Guerrero on the 26th of January,
there was an earthquake. At the same
moment there appeared in the heavens a
most luminous meteor, which passed from
the east to the west, accompanied by ter
rife thunder.-London Paper.
COUNTERFEIT GeLp DUsr "A number Of
the Sacramento Times, received by the
las, mail says: --fJ. .g...
sWe were shown a few days since, q
beautiful sample Of spurious gold dust,
which was manufactured with care, and no
doubt intended to be palned upon the pub
lie as genuine article 1t is in small par>
ticles, in all imaginary forms, but it pre-
sents rather too bright IN appearance to
deceive those who have handled much dust
And the particles are generally ebloDg, too
much so as to deceive good judges -
There is however, great danger from o
mixture Of this spurious article with genus