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lamities, \vhich seemed to mark it out as a devoted 

 they removed the public offices from thence, and forbade 

 any market to be held there tor the future. 



. Lima, in Peru, contains about 60,000 persons. In 

 an earthquake laid three fourths of the city level 

 with the ground. 



17 Callao, the port of Lima, containing 3 or 4(. 

 inhabitants was totally destroyed. Only one man esca- 

 ped, and that by a very singular providence. He was 

 going to strike the .*.g on the fort, that overlooked the 

 harbour, when he saw the sea retire to a considerable dis- 

 tance, and then return, swelling mountains high. The 

 inhabitants ran from their houses, in the utmost degree 

 of terror and confusion. A cry for mercy arose from 

 all parts : and immediately all was silent, the sea . t-id 

 quite overwhelmed the city, and buried it for ever in its 

 bosom. But at the same time it -drove a little boat to 

 ti si< of the fort, into which thernan leaped and was 

 saveu. 



18. Perhaps we have not in history, many more re- 

 markable deliverances than that of this good man. But 

 more remarkable if possible, is the following deliver- 

 ance, from a danger of a very different kind. 



In the neighbourhood of Demonte, as one descends 

 through the upper valley of Stura towards the middle of 

 the mountain, there were some houses in a place called 

 Bergemoletto, which on the l^th of March, in the mor- 

 ning (there being then a great deal of snow), were en- 

 tirely overwhelmed by f wo vast bodies of snow, that 

 tumbled down from the upper Alps. All the mi abl- 

 auts were then in their houses, except one Joseph Ro- 

 chia, a man of about 50. Tw@ and twenty persons 

 were buried under this mass of snow, which was sixty 

 English feet in height. Many men were ordered to give 

 them assistance ; but were not able to do tSiem the least 

 service. After five days, Joseph Rochia, got upor* * 

 snow, (with his son, and two brothers of hu wife; to 



