364 Notices of Earthquakes. 
May I not now suggest a plan by which valuable information, 
relative to the time, center, and progressive movement of these 
ee eens might be obtained ? Suppose there should be a 
correspondent at the county seat of every county in the vicinity 
of the region of earthquakes, whose duty it should be to note 
all the facts of each convulsion, its direction, its duration, &c., 
and forward the same to some scientific gentleman for compari- 
‘ son ~~ analysis. Could not something be obtained by this 
mean 
Iam told that the most graphic description of the earthquakes 
of 1811 and 1812 is to be found in the works of Lorenzo Dow. 
This description is from the pen, and in a letter of Mrs. Eliza- 
th Bryan to that reverend gentleman, Mr. Dow. The old 
lady was residing here at the time, and is still here, in her 88th 
year. Perhaps you might glean something from that letter. 
I would further remark that I did not conclude the above last 
haaliog and just as I was writing the line above my signature, at 
a quarter past 8 o'clock this morning, the 7th, we had another 
shock, shaking houses, &c. considerably. It was not accompanied 
with cae noise—came from a westerly direction, and last ted 
about half a minute. 
If, Notices, received from Dr. C. F. Winstow, of Boston. 
1. Letter to Dr. Winslow, from Mr. G. PEN DLETON, dated Roch- 
ester, Sept. 10, 1865.—In accordance with my promise I here- 
ha send you the facts about the sp ae Sh I have experi- 
need during my voyages in the Pacific oce 
: “a Earthquake of Kamischatka in 1845. ~The first case was 
____ as follows :—On board the ship Charles Phelps, at sea, Septem- 
_ ber 22nd, 1845, Cape Kamtschatka bearing N.W., distance 15 to 
werk the weather clear, wind light aad baffling from the 
, 
the ate of a vibes ack fore and aft the deck. It lasted 
about 15 to 20 oo and then passed off, and left all quiet. 
Pago { quake at Guam m, one of the Ladrones, i n 1849,—The 
“ee quake journal gira 
a Ship May as ge of Stonington, at Ulmata Bay, Island of 
Gua uary 24th, 1849. At 2°30 P.: ane 
of an 7 ear ake which was far beyond anything I have ever 
opal before. It lasted for about one minute, and was followed 
- en other shocks during the night, the last eis at day- 
Hse of the 25th. The last seven shocks were muc lighter 
than _ At the time of the first shock, and during 
osphere was a little hazy, and had a very strong 
gots carlieat i ntimation we had enc’ first 
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