Information from below still continues to bring us fresh tidings of disasters experienced on the Ohio and Mississippi in consequences of the late earthquakes. - - Mr. Carter from this place writes, that his boat was sunk on the 23d Feb - - by great exertions, part of his cargo was saved, no lives were lost - - and that it was reported many other boats had been lost and many persons perished.

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How to cite this article:  “Earthquake,” Western Spy (Cincinnati, Ohio), 21 Mar. 1812, p. 3, available at http://history.hanover.edu/texts/1811.