316 Account ef an Earthquake at Kutch 
and felt for many years tocome. This tremendous convul- 
sion of nature was experienced from Bombay to beyond 
the tropic of Cancer ; but the centre of the convulsion 
seems to have been in the province of Kutch, which has se- 
verely suffered. In describing this alarming occurrence, we 
shall select from a variety of letters which have heen receiv- 
ed on this subject, the most important particulars. 
The first and greatest shock took place on the 16th of 
June, 1819, a few minutes before seven in the evening. 
The day had been cool and showery ; Fahrenheit’s ther- 
mometer ranging from 80° to 85°. The monsoon had set 
in mildly without much violent thunder and lightning ; and 
there was nothing unusual in the state of the atmosphere at 
that season that could afford any ground for apprehension. 
_ The wind which had been blowing pleasantly towards eve- 
ning, at the commencement of the concussion fell into a 
inhabitants were ed to forsake the city, and encamp 
outside of the walls on some sand hills. Their situation was 
truly distressing. ised, maimed, and in sorrow, they 
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resorted daily to the city to extricate the mangled remains of 
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