The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-21

The Singapore Free Press OF the 4th February last
quotes from the Java Bods the following account OF
terrible eommolion OF Mature which CONNIE on tie
10th, probably the 26lh, OF November and lasted until
The 22d OF December last
son the 10th of November about twenty minutes 10
eight o'clock IN the morning, heavy vertical oscillation
of the ground felt al Banda Neira, which soon
changed into rapidly increasing undulaon from the
NJ Il to the s. f., which lasted for more than i've min
utes Every lett his house to remain standing
impossible; people obliged TO take firm hold
OF something. or throw themselves on the ground In
The morning slight shower OF rain fell, but otherwise
the weather was not untavoTabe.
al the FIRST shock nearly all the houses were thrown
down very much shattered The government build
ings, the church. the ofscers' houses in the encamp
menl, and the warehouses suffered the greatest injury
the Chinese quarter was heap OF runs-the native
village the Ronegat was laid waste The Papenberg
fell partly in. and Two bamboo houses il disappear
and Great Banda the houses OF the park keepers
their out houses, and smoking houses for the nutmegs
underwent the same fate everything there was also
thrown down, greatly injured; nothing IS visible OF
the village Lanholr but heap OF ruins. Saru was
srribly shattered, while detached pieces OF rock lay
everywhere scattered around There were no deaths
however 10 lament, and only persons were slight
y bruised wounded
"But the misfortune did not stop here About o'clock
disturbance of the (sss beviag) occurred which
filled every heart with fear and dsmay, and caused every
to fly to The highest ground La quick succession the
bay filled and emped, and at times appeared TO be only
little river
"The ship Atat al Rachman. laden with rice, lying in
The roads, twice touched the ground aerike his Ma
eslys brig De Haai, which had anchored the day pre-
yious-haying been driven bach wards and forwards
number OF times; but this increased in fright
ul manner and thrice overwhelmed Great Banda and
Nera with the largest rollers; on the last place they
reached several feet high in the houses and hurst the
doors open. These huge waves formed The Lonnegat
and in the channel of Lanthoir and high that they
bea, Fort Nassau and reached the loot OF the NIL
which Fort Brlica bui carrying everything with
them in their refux, but al The time leaving behind
them quantity OF fishes The prahus in the roads were
driven among and against each other and carried to and
III ,.lDr Man Irpua thnI
gat where they struck Oh the shore only few could
themselves by flight These prahus belonged 10 the
Saru and Key islands and Ceram and part OF their
WIS, finding themselves Shore sought shelter IN
of the sheds the old pier but they could not Withstand
the force of The rollers, and in moment they torn
of their place of shelter and driven Stewards there
miseably to perish. Ii estimated that sixty men lost
their lives in this way.
Miserable was the condition of the Inhabitants who
saw the waves, 20 feet high rolling so rressbly to
wards them, threatening engu them the ground con-
lnualy rocking under their feet the atmosphere echons
with loud reports like shots, filling their hearts
with fear and this all destructive ndescrlbabe state OF
things lasted not merely for five minues--an hour-a
daybu for successive days. for these frighu natural
phenomena only ceased the 22d oil December, while all
that time scarcely hour passed that the ground did not
heave and shake, now III the heaviest manner, and
the lighter but awaysso that dsrust and fear renamed
imprinted in the hearts OF the inhabitants, who, partly
or wholly ruined without habiations, shelterRg in little
bamboo hus, looked forward TO the goomiesi future,
and will perhaps be able TO recover the blow which
they have received
During these edTln ana sedQudKch-"Hicn now
ever did extend beyond the north side OF Nera and
to The south side OF Great Banda-Gunong Ap was qules
cent and alteration observed IN the smoke pro-
ceeding from it.
1.-The accounts from the islands OF Rossengein and All
ragca and the destruction there not less
great The spice parks Kele and Noorwegen on Great
Banda, the last which remained standing also al esgth
fell in, and at present there not more than two hab
table houses Nera The residency house has suffered
much Rock and earth slips from the Papenberg occurred
there for length oil time.
s'The same disastrous accounts had been received
from Ceram An earth and seaquake had also occurred
there the Goth OF NoyembeF and caused great damage
The heavy rollers OF The had swept away the houses
the beach, and thrown than hundred prahns
on Shore OF which a number had been destroyed while
many persons fell victims to this terrible commoon OF
Nature
From Amboyna we also learn that on the morning
OF The 10th November about half-past eight the earth
quake was felt in a direction from N. +. TO w. 5. w,
with duration Of about five minutes This was pre-
coded on the 10Th by slight shocks. The disturb
OF the also took place, bat not 10 such de-
strucye and heavy extent as at Banda, although on the
same day. Very ule damage was caused. The accounts
from the islands Amboyna not so uniavorable
Nearly all experienced the extraordinary connection both
OF sea aud land The houses at Saparua and many ma
tive boats seriously injured aud very heavy loss has
been caused
"At 1ernate. as well as Cachian, two heavy shocks
OF earthquake felt The Goth OF November at eight
in the morning. and at the last place they repeated
for some days The weather generally calm and,
although the mountain OF Ternae did not give out more
smoke than usual, suberanean noise was heard IN IT,
but not very lound.
tenZong the night OF the 20h of December also
felt in the residences of kTawang, Mageland, Banum,
BaDy Tagal and Tekslongad, and in the Lampong
districts Cholea had broken out al Padang, and num-
Der OF persons had died"
the New York and Enquirer.