"932. Earthquake in South America. 
vation of chemiftry in Germany ; and in which he gives; with” 
fidelity, not only the opinions, but even the language ‘of the’ 
authors, He till finds it difficult to adopt our principles 
but at the age of that refpectable literary veteran it-is ‘not 
eafy to abandon old ideas.. Befides, Crell has among’ his 
fubferibers and correfpondents fome area of 7 ‘who 
fupport he muft endeavour to retain.’ 
EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH AMERICA. 
A letter, dated Quito, February 20, 1797, contains the 
following particulars refpeéting this dreadful cataftrophe, 
fome account of which has already appeared in different 
‘gazettes : | 
“© Hiftory affords no example of a devaftation like that 
which lately took place in the provinces of ‘Taninga, Ame ' 
bato, Riobamba, Alaofi, part of Chimbo and Quito. Not 
a houfe has been left ftanding: every thing is levelled with 
the ground. We are affured, that the volcano of Maas 
made a moft dreadful eruption, and fplit in. two parts, which 
feparated from each other. An earthquake, which took 
place at the fame time, fhook the mountains with fuch vio- 
lence. that they were dafhed againft each other, and threw 
up fometimes ftones with clouds of duft, and fometimes 
ftreams.of burning lava, or water. The mountain Youalata 
_in falling threw out a ftream of lava which rolled along with | 
fiery waves, and which in its courfe totally deftroyed Capalpi, 
San Andreas, Ouaono, Emlyies, Guanando, and feveral 
other places. The mountain Moya almoft diffolved into 
-water,'and fwept away Pelileand the celebrated plantation 
of St Hdephonfo, where a thoufand perfons perifhed. The 
nrountain! Euvero fell on the village of the fame name, without 
leaving a fingle’ witnefs of this melancholy cataftropbe. The 
mountain Yatagui fell upon Maforo, and opened fuch a 
dréadful’ gulph, that everything, houfes, churches, and in- 
habitants, all but two perfons, were fwallowed up by it. | 
bins ‘place’ was converted into a bituminous lake, which — 
emitted 
