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house was considerably agitated, the furniture all in motion ; a 
small table close to me kept striking the wall, and the lamps 
swung violently. I ran down stairs, and got out of my house 
as fast as possible. On getting on the outside, I found a num- 
ber of people collected, gazing with astonishment at my house, 
which stands alone, and was so violently agitated that I expect- 
ed it to fall down. The earth was convulsed under our feet.” 
Another thus writes from Broach : ‘‘ Such of the houses as are 
elevated, and at all loosely built, creaked like the masts and 
rigging of a ship in a gale ; the Venetians and window-frames 
rattling violently, and the buildings threatening immediately to 
fall ; a considerable lateral motion was impressed on every thing 
that admitted of it. After this more violent concussion had 
lasted a minute or upwards, it was succeeded by an oscillatory 
motion, of a more equable character, which continued for more 
than a minute and a half, making the 'whole period of the con- 
vulsion nearer three than two and a half minutes.” An intelli- 
gent native residing in Iseria gives the following account: ‘‘ Yes- 
terday in the evening a noise issued from the earth like the beat- 
ing of the nohut ^ and occasioned the trembling of all the people : 
it appeared most wonderful, and deprived us all of our senses, 
so that we could not see, every thing appearing dark before us ; 
a dizziness came upon many people, so that they fell down.” 
Besides the great concussion on the evening of the 16th, fre- 
quent slight shocks were experienced during the night, and 
throughout the following day. One occurred a little before ten 
in the morning, which shook the houses, and caused the win- 
dows and doors to rattle violently. It continued, however, only 
for a few seconds. Another, rather more severe, took place on 
the 23d, at midnight. Some houses were thrown down, but 
no lives lost. Indeed, daily vibrations were sensibly felt in the 
camp before Bliooj for more than a month after. The same 
unpleasant sensations which were experienced during the first 
shock, also continued for several days. A giddiness, and slight 
sickness, accompanied with pains in the knees, and an inclination 
to lie down rather than sit or stand. This is attributed to the 
rocking oV rolling motion of the earth, which, though not ob- 
servable, was in constant action. The inhabitants of Kutch, 
however, were much relieved from the dread of farther coiivul- 
