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GREAT EARTHQUAKE IS JAVA. 
Great Earthquake of the 16th, November. 
On the forenoon of the 16th November, two very heavy shocks of 
earthquake took place at Batavia, the one about 10} and the other 
about 10| o’clock. It is stated that, with the exception of that of 
October 1834, this is the heaviest earthquake that has been felt at 
Batavia during the last 30 years. But notwithstanding, no great 
damage has been caused by it; in some government buildings the 
old cracks caused in 1834 have re-appeared, while the walls of dif¬ 
ferent private buildings have also been split. 
The spire on the council house at Batavia appears to hare suffer¬ 
ed from the shock, as it now inclines to one side, while the figure 
placed on the iron cross of the side building is totally bent down, and 
the cross itself inclines to the left. Some think that they observed 
three shocks, but one of them must have been very slight, as gene* 
rally only two shocks were left. 
We can only give the following, amongst the reports received, 
which has been communicated to us by the Rear Admiral Van den 
Bosch 
tt During the earthquake which took place on the forenoon of the 
16th, the Rear Admiral was just standing at the time ball, where the 
following observations were taken on the astronomical clocks. 
<( The first shock took place at 10b. 18m., being a shivering, up 
* and down, which lasted about 8 seconds, and in comsequence ol which 
the clock of Hahvie No 12, which stood on a pedestal fixed in 
the ground, sprung forward 25 seconds, while the clock of Ktwbel 
No. 60, having gradually decreased in its motion, stopped in 3 mi¬ 
nutes afterwards. 
“ At 10th. 25m. the second shock took place, in the direction of 
east towards west, more heavy than the first. It had no influence 
on the clock of Hohvie y which stands east and west, while the clock 
of Knebel, which had previously been again set agoing, did not stop. 
“ Nothing remarkable was observed in the state or movements of 
the river. 
“On the island Onrust the two shocks were observed at lOh. 16m. 
and at lOh. 22m. continuing for about 4 seconds. The second was 
