52 EARTHQUAKES. ['LeSSOH XXXV. 



by some slight motion of the earth. The m most 

 boundaries of this earthquake to the south are un- 

 known j the barbarity of the African nations ren- 

 dering it impossible to procure any intelligence 

 from them, except where the effects were dreadful. 

 O 1 . the north, however, we are assured, that it 

 reached as far as Norway and Sweden. In the 

 former, the waters of several rivers and lakes were 

 violently agitated. In the latter, shocks were felt in 

 several provinces, and all the rivers and lakes were 

 strongly agitated especially in Dalecarlia. The 

 river Ddia suddenly overflowed its banks, and as 

 suddenly retired. At the same time a lake at the 

 distance of a league from it, and which had no 

 manner of communication with it, bubbled up 

 with great violence.- At rahkin, a town in Dale- 

 carlia, several strong shocks were felt. 



In many places of Germany, the tflfe cts of the 

 earthquake were very perceptible; but in Holland,, 

 the asritations were still more remarkable. At 



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Alphen on the Rhine, between Leydeii and Woer- 

 den, in the afternoon of the first of November, the 

 waters were agitated to such a violent degree that 

 buoys were broken from their chains, large vessel* 

 snapped their cables, smaller ones were thrown out 

 of the water upon the land, and others lying on 

 land were set afloat. At Amsterdam,' about 1 in 

 the forenoon, the air being perfectly calm, the. 

 waters were suddenly agitated in tht ir canals, so that 

 several boats broke loose; chandeliers were observ- 

 ed to vibrate in the churches ; but no motion of 

 the earth, or concussion of any building, was ob- 

 served. 



