1843.] Memoir on Indian Earthquakes. 279 



Darjeeling, June Ath } 1842. 



My dear Sir, — I have seen your account of the Earthquake of the 

 19th of February last in the last number of the Journal of the Asiatic 

 Society, and in compliance with your desire therein expressed to be 

 furnished with notices of Earthquake shocks occurring in all parts of 

 India, I have to inform you, that a slight shock was experienced at this 

 place on the morning of Saturday, the 21st of May last, at or nearly about 

 10 minutes past 9 o'clock a. m. I call the sho*k a slight one, because it 

 was not sensible to every person at the station, and because there was 

 no damage done to houses or other property. It was experienced by 

 a person in my house, although I was not aware of its occurrence. I was 

 engaged dressing at the time, and standing, while the other person was 

 sitting in another room reading. The sensation is thus described : " I 

 was seated on a chair opposite to the fire when I felt a hitching motion 

 sideways. This was repeated two or three times, and was not accom- 

 panied by any noise." The chair was placed East and West, so that 

 the course of the shock would appear to be North and South ; but 

 whether from the South to the North, or vice versa, the person describ- 

 ing it cannot say. A gentleman at the Hotel, one mile North from 

 my house, describes the shock as having been more severe. He was 

 also dressing at the time, and staggered into his bearer's arms, after 

 which he had a feeling of nausea which continued for some hours. At 

 Mr. Maddock's house, one and half mile to the South of mine, the shock 

 is described as having been more violent than it was felt at my house, or 

 to the North side of it.* ***** Your sincerely, 

 To R. Baird Smithy Esq. A. Campbell. 



I have had frequent cause to be indebted to Dr. Campbell for de- 

 tails of Earthquakes experienced at Darjeeling, and I take this oppor- 

 tunity of acknowledging my obligations to him, not only for the 

 assistance he has afforded me, but also for the general interest he has 

 taken in the subject. 



Correcting the time at Patna for difference of longitude, and assum- 

 ing that observed at Darjeeling to be, have 



h. m. s. 



Time of shock at Patna, 8 48 40 



Time „ at Darjeeling, 9 10 00 



Difference, 21 20 



