1845.] for the year 1843. 621 



" With reference to the Volcano, which left a transient Island forma- 

 tion, it took place in July last, and continued in an igneous state for 

 eight days. The water in the wells on Flat Island rose considerably, 

 and no noise or agitation preceded the eruption, or was experienced 

 during the period of its action. The native from whom I gained my 

 information, describes it as having been a most magnificent sight, 

 particularly at night ; flaming forth with fierceness, as to cause the 

 columns of smoke to ascend till lost in the heavens. The Island which 

 is mentioned as having been thrown up out of the sea, and subse- 

 quently disappeared, could have been nothing more than an accumula- 

 tion of ashes, cinders and lava, ultimately removed by the influence of 

 the tide, and the severity of the South- West monsoon. The situation 

 of it appears to have been a little South of Flat Island, in the intersec- 

 tion of two lines, one drawn through the two volcanoes in Cheduba, 

 and the other through the volcano near Kyook Phyoo and Flat Island ; 

 this leads one to the supposition, that it might have some relation to 

 the two former volcanoes. I have seen a number of geological specimens, 

 which were subsequently brought from Flat Island, among which I 

 could recognise quartz, limestone, iron pyrites, shale and scoriae, 

 besides some others of an igneous nature, the minerological composi- 

 tion of which I could not ascertain." 



19. Earthquake of the \4th November, 1843. — The following extract 

 of a letter, under date the 25th November 1843, from Major Jenkins, 

 gives an account of a shock on the 14th November, as felt in parts of 

 Assam : — " This is just to mention, that a smart shock of an Earthquake 

 was felt at Gowhattee and through Kamroop on the morning of the 

 14th instant, about from 1 to 3 o'clock; it was so severe as to awaken 

 all the gentlemen out of their beds. 



" I did not feel it in my boat, nor did any of the gentlemen at Sib- 

 sagur (Rungpoore) feel it. Mr. Masters now with me, among others, 

 neither felt it, nor heard that the natives had perceived it." 



As far as Assam is concerned, it has been partial it would seem, as 

 no intelligence of this shock having been experienced elsewhere than 

 above stated having reached me, Major Jenkins's reference as to its local 

 character is probably correct. 



20. Earthquake of the \%th December, 1843. — This shock was also 

 confined, so far as collected intelligence would shew, to lower Assam. 

 The following extract of a letter from Captain Butler to Major Jenkins, 



