[ 423 ] 
<£ the laft earthquake falling heap upon heap, and, 
<£ turning round, beheld the rocks on the oppofite 
cc lide falling from the mountains, followed by a 
u continual cry of the people; the buildings eredted 
££ lince 1755 damaged, to the amount of 20,000 
“ moidores at lead:. It lafted about five minutes, 
“ fome fay feven ; the water in continual agitation all 
“ the afternoon, ebbing and flowing three or four feet 
‘ c in a very fhort time. At twelve at night, another 
<c fhock, of fhort continuance. The next morning, 
££ great fogs ; that night, three more ; did no da- 
<c mage. St. Ubes, [ten. leagues diftance to the 
“ fouth j we hear, has buffered much ; and the vil- 
{C lages to the north, as alfo a large convent. During 
£c the confuflon in the city, 300 prifoners, in the fe- 
<£ veral gaols, gained their liberty; but all except 
“ fourteen were fecured again (10). The fhock felt 
££ at Oporto was very flrong; but did no damage. 
<£ At a village about twenty miles diftant, three or 
££ four houfes were thrown down, by which feverai 
££ people were killed (1 1).” 
It is laid, that the government of Portugal inter- 
pofed; and, to prevent the confequences of terror and 
fancy, (oftentimes as pernicious as realities) prohi- 
bited particular accounts, and even public thankf- 
givings. 
At Madrid, the violent fhock lafted two minutes Madrid, 
and half, fhaking the houfes, and throwing down 
the furniture; the inhabitants left their houfes, for 
(io) London Chronicle, p. 376. 
~(n) Ibid. p. 426. 
Vol. LII. Iii 
fear 
