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The flood swept over the whole talook of Deevi and breach- 

 ed some of the tanks. But the majority of them have received and 

 retained a full supply of water for this season. 



The river embankment was breached in two or three places 

 in the Salapully estate, and flooded some of the Zemindars' vil- 

 lages. 



The freshes extended to the town of Masulipatam which was 

 quite surrounded by them. 



I have not heard of any serious damages having been sus- 

 tained any where, in consequence of the fresh. 



III. Account of an Earthquake in Guntoor, July 1859. By J. 



W. B. Dykes, Esq., Officiating Collector of Guntoor. 

 ( Communicated by Government.) 



I have the honor to report for the information of Government, 

 that the District of Guntoor was visited by an earthquake, dur- 

 ing the course of last week. 



As far as is yet known, I am happy to state that no injury 

 has been sustained, with the exception of the Travellers' Bunga- 

 low at Commalpaud,* 4 the walls and arches of which have been 

 cracked in several places. This Bungalow is situated in the Ta- 

 look of Martoor about 40 miles South West of Guntoor, and in re- 

 porting the circumstance, the Tahsildar of that Talook further 

 states that on the Boggoola Hills in the neighbourhood of the 

 Bungalow, in question, large stones had been roiled down into the 

 plains, and that the shaking of the earth accompanied with a rum- 

 bling noise had continued at the town of Martoorf at intervals dur- 

 ing the whole of the 21st and 22nd Instant. 



The shock was also felt at Condaneedj; on the morning of the 

 21st Instant, about 4 a. m. The shaking of the earth was accom- 

 panied there also with a rumbling noise, but the earthquake did 



* Latitude 16° 2' North, Longitude 80° East, 

 t Latitude 16° North, Longitude 80° 20' East. 

 \ Latitude 16 Q 15' North, Longitude 80° 18' East. 



