•226 EARTHQUAKE. 



the Bengal Hurkaru, of November 6th, 1833, 

 extracted from the Calcutta Courier : — 



" Ghazeepore, August 21th, 1833.— On the 

 evening of the 26th of August, two distinct 

 shocks of an earthquake were sensibly felt here ; 

 the first at eleven o'clock, the second at half-past 

 eleven. The former lasted about a minute, the 

 latter about two minutes, and was so serious 

 that the furniture in the houses began to rock, 

 and the doors to shake, as if done by some strong 

 man attempting to force them. The thermo- 

 meter had risen a good deal through the day, 

 which was closer and more sultry than usual. 

 The natives say there has been nothing of the 

 kind since 1820. It is worth remarking that, 

 in that year, an epidemic raged among the stud 

 horses, and carried off a great many. This year 

 (June 1833) the dreadful disease again broke out 

 among them, and carried off about fift\^ noble 

 steeds. The obituary also for Europeans fills a 

 much larger space than usual, particularly as 

 regards the children ; and of cholera cases not 

 a few." 



In another paragraph in the same paper, is 

 another extract. "A letter from Monghyr re- 

 ports that, on the 26th ult. a smart shock of an 

 earthquake was felt a little before nine o'clock ; 

 ^'.nd that in the night of the following day a large 



