The
Earthquake
Again forces itself into our
columns. It is now the 41st day since this phenomenon
began — and for the first three weeks every day witnessed
its effects in one or more shocks. Since that time we
experienced intervals of one, or more days together, in
which the concussions were perceived; or, if perceived,
not generally known. The awful phenomenon has again
begun to alarm the fears of our citizens for on Thursday
night, the 16th inst. there were 3 shocks (one so smart to
throw off a brick from a chimney) between the hours of 11
& 1 o’clock; on Saturday another shock was felt and on
Sunday, one of many others. No other concussions were
noticed till 9 o’clock on Thursday morning last, the
weather a dead calm & hazy, with snow upon the ground,
when a very smart shocks occurred, equal in violence, say
some, to that which happened between 2 and 5 o’clock of
the 16th ult. It lasted about 3 minutes, and, in 3
minutes more was succeeded by another but slight and short
shock. These two were accompanied with a tremulous
effect on surrounding objects, of nearly 40 minutes
duration, saving a few short intervals of rest. The
preceding 3 or 4 days were intensely cold — but now the
weather was a moderate temperature, and the snow began to
thaw a little, the same day. About 9 P.M. there was
another concussion, but too slight to be generally
perceived, and yesterday morning, at the same hour,
another shock took place. Others are expected in the
course of the day — the atmosphere is charged with hazy
like vapors; the temperature mild and the thaw general and
rapid.The Southern mail, due on Wednesday last, arrived
last night, brings nothing worth noting only that several
shocks of Earthquakes was experienced at Natchez, the
Eastern mail brought no papers east of Marietta — they
contain nothing new.
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