VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE.
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We are all here in state of confusion and
excitement. Last night was the most awful
one ever passed. We were sitting at whist
as the clocks chimed quarter to eleven: at
that moment were all sensible of the shock
of an earthquake, not, however, violent e.
nough to make any extraordinary impress
sion, and we pursued our game. About two
minutes elapsed, when we experienced a
most awful repetition. The walls of the
house were most dreadfully agitated, our
candles we're overturned, chairs and tables
thrown from one side to the other-we could
ourselves scarcely maintain our erect posi-
tions, and were SO perfectly paralyzed, that
we never thought of getting out of the house;
indeed my own belief was that the house
must fall before we could possibly get out
of it, and that it was therefore useless to
move. The ceiling was coming down on us
IN large flakes, and the fall of a large mirror
at the moment, which we took to be part of
the house, added to the alarm. 1t was in
deed appalling--never, never shall forget
it. 1t passed, after having lasted 40 sec
onds.


We then went into the street, where
| crowds were on their knees praying most
fervently. A general rush was made tor the
square in which the palace is. There we
found thousands collecting and collected
Women and men just as they had jumped
out of bed, with the addition of blanket
thrown across the shoulders-mothers ir
the agony of grief and apprehension clasp,
ing their children to their bosoms--father.
and brothers endeavouring to provide them
with ceverlng-groupes of females in every
direction calling each other by name to bt
assured that all were safe. Dismay and de
spair were general. No one would return
home, and thousands passed the whole nigh
in the square.


3 3o'clock, p. MI have just returned from
making round of the town to observe tn,
extent of damages. Several houses ar,
thrown entirely tlown-many are rent asun
der from top to bottom. The Cathedral,
splendid edifce, has one of its wings rem
from the base to the tower. Scarcely
house in the city is without injury-mine ha
every one ofits principal walls split in sev
eral places-dining room in ruins-the par
tition of my bed room has fallen in, and ha
! been in bed, should have been severel