I :ISTOi;:CAL SKETCHES.
Brftrutlicn ly Cavil quake:—dur
ihe I aft Century.
Arr, empire, earth itfdf, to
change are doom’d :
‘Earthquakes have railed to hea
ven the humble vale,
*nd gulphs the mountains
mighty inafs entomb’d.
And where th* Atlantic rolls
v/idc continents have bloom’d.
33 E A t T I E .
In the beginning of the Lift
century there was a terrible earth
quake which in a quarter of an
1.-jhij laid the whole country of
Peru in ruins, to the extent of
joo leagues long and 90 wide.
Palermo, in Sicily, was nearly
cdlioytd by an earthquake,
and 600 people loft their lives.
A. D. 1726.
Four whole provinces in
China were fwallowed up by an
earthquake, A. D. 1731.
Avelino, a city of Naples,
was deftroyed by an earthquake,
A. I). 1732.
Almoll the whole kingdom
of Chili, together with its capi
ta!, St. Jago, was fwallowed up
by an earthquake, A. I). 1730.
CaJoa, in Peru, was deftroyed
by an earthquake, when all the
inhabitants perifhed except one
man, who flood on an eminence,
and to whofe relief the fea pro
videntially threw a boar, A. D.
U4O
There was a terrible earth
quake at Lima, which entirely
ddlroyed that city, and in which
s>ooo people loft their lives;
this earthquake continued from
October 27th, to November
20th, 1746.
T he city of Ccnftantinople,
in Turkey, was in a manner de
ployed by an earthquake, and
jooo inhabitants killed, A. D.
3 754-
Two thirds of the houfes in
Grand C uiro, and 40,000 inha
bitants were fwallowed up, A.
1 754-
In the year 1755, mod of the
houles of Lifoon, and 50,000
inhabitants, were deflroyed by
an earthquake, in about 8 mi
nutes, This terrible earthquake
extended no lets than 500 miles,
and at the Azoral Iflands, ten
thou land people were buried by
it.
Dames, in Barbary, was near
ly deftroyed by an earthquake,
when 6c,c00 inhabitants perilh
ed, A. D. 1759.
Truxillo, in Peru, was fwal
lowed up by an earthquake, A.
i). 1759.
There was an earthquake at
Martinique, which deftroyPd
x>6co perfons, A. D. 1767.
Guaumali, in New Spain, was
entirely Iwullowed up by an
earthquake, and many thoufands
of its inhabitants perifhed, A.
D. 177,7.
At ']'aim's in Perfia, 15,000
houfes were thrown down by ,m
earthquake, and a great part of
the inhabitants perifhed, A. D.
17S0.
A great part of Calabria, in
the iflartd of Sicily, was deftroy
ed by an earthquake, and
30,000 people loft their lives,
A. D. 1783.
Ardfchinfcham, in Turkey,
*va '• Proved by an earthquake.
li d : :,rco ct tl e 1,1 i-VtT.m
were buried in the ruins, A. D.
17.(8.
A part of the Bland of CT;La,
end 3,cco perfohs were deftroy
ffl by an earthquake, A. D.
1 79 T •
The aforementioned inftances
of deftrudion by earthquakes,
within the period of a lingle cen
tury, juftiPes the fuppofition of
the poet, that (C wide continents
once bloomed, where the At
lantic now mils A and the Pe
riods mind Is led to exclaim with
the Pfalmifk, Come, behold the
works of the Lord, what clefola
tions he hath made on the earth!
CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF LAKE
superior:
This immenfe lake, or rather
inland ocean, is faid to be the
largcft body of frefti water in
America, if not in the whole
world. Itapproaches nearer the
form of a fquare, than any of the
largeft lakes on this continent,
and has a coaft of more than
1,600 miles, the greateft part
of this coaft, however, is bound
ed by mountains and rocky land,
and the lake itfcdf lies upon a
vaft bed of jocks, which at cer
tain feafons, from the limpid
clearncfs of the water, may be
feen at a great depth, huge, vaft,
irregular, 0 in feme places exhi
biting an appearance of having
been hewn, inclining the fpedla
tor to believe that large cities
had been funk in the cpnvulfion
of nature, of whofe foundations
theft* were the remains.
In the funimer time the waters
conftiiuting the fuperfices of the
lake, are tolerably warm, but if
you take up from the depth of
only a Tingle fathom, it is equal
ly cold with the ice; the long
continuance and extremities of
the winters, cold prevailing on
the temperance of the waters
over the ihort and tranfient
heat of the fummer atmofphcre.
1 ake Superior is, in extent,
about 290 Englifti miles from
north to fouth, and about 360
miles in length from eaft to weft
—the 48th degree of north la
titude palling through the mid
dle of the lake, and its we ft ward
extremity lying in 93 degrees,
30 minutes weft longitude, from
the meridian of London.
This lake includes feveral fine
iflands, the undifturbed haunts
of the native quadrupeds of the
forefts, fecludcd from other parts
of America by the vaft extent of
the lake, and far out of view
of all other land. Thefe iflands
feem never to have been inha
bited by men, a fuperftitious
notion having prevailed among
the Indian nations, that
they are haunted by invifible
powers, inimical to the race of
man, avenging with the utmoft
feverity every attempt to pene
trate thofe lonely forefts.
One of the iflands (Royale)
is at leaf! one hundred miles in
length, and about forty-five in
breadth. Maurepas is fome
thing ids; both are covered
with thick woods, and inhabited
by deer, foxes, rabits, and a few
other quadrupeds. How thefe
came there is a queftion not ea
i'y to be folved, unlefs we fup
pofe withfome free philofophers i
—that the earth iticlf is alike
j it iirciive cT vegetable c:.d £. 1-
rr.al life.
r ] he w?tc r in a large extent
of this lake, is 80 or ro fathom
deep, and in feme places is faid
to he unfathomable. The navi
gation is equally if rot more
hazardous than that of the At
lantic; the waves fuelling to a
vaft lieight in gales of w ind , and
at the fame time fo flinrr, that it
is difficult for a veuH ro rife
them. Fifh abound lie re, par
ticularly the fturgeon and trout,
which grow to a fize unknown
in the more eaflern parts of the
United States. Many rivers
empty into Lake Superior, of
which two are very large on the
north-cad, and are partly dif
charged through St. Mary’s
drairs into Lake Huron, and
partly through fubtcrrancous
paffages.
Notwithdandlng the pretend
ed influence of the moon upon
the waters of the great ocean,
fo as to occafton ride, die is
found to occafion no Inch in
fluence over the waters of Lake
Superior; which (he furcly
would to a fenfible degree, if
there were any truth in the
Newtonion theory of the tides.
There is a graducl fweil, howe
ver, in the lake, which rifts'to
about 3 feet 4 inches in feven
years and an'half, and in the
fame fpace of time again falls
gradually to its former level ;
nearly the fame thing is obferv
ed of the Cafpian Sea in Afia,
G E O R G I \
Wellington County,
vy 11 K K EA S Stephen Ste
phens, and 1' lij-abeth An.
derfon, bath this day applied to
me tor letters of adrnimflration,
cn the eflateand cffe&s of John
Andeifon, late of the county
aforefaid, deceafed ; tlicfe are
therefore to cite and admonifh
all ar d lingular the kindred and
creditors of the Lid dec. 10 hie
their objections if any they E.ve,
in my office, on or before the
nth day of Augult next, other
wife letters of adminiftr*tion will
be granted them.
Given under my hand this
11th day of July iBoi,and
in the -25th year of Ame
rican Independence.
)♦ WATTS, c. c. 0;
GEORGIA,
Wojhington County.
"11/nEK EAS Jane Robinfon
hath this day applied to
me for letters of adminiiliation,
on the eftate and efft 6bs of John
Robinfon, late of the county
afurelaid, deccaled, theie are
therefore to cite and admonifh
all and Angular the kindicd and
creditois ot the faid deceafed, to
file their objections if any they
have, in my office, on or before
the iith clay of Auguft next,
otherwise letters of adminiflra- |
tion will be granted her.
Given under my hand this
1 ith day of July 1801, and 1
in the 25th year of Ame- 1
ncan Independence.
j. Watts, g. c. o.
FOR SALE , the I
ACTS
PASSED BY THE LAST
GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 1
g rope r *,
IVcfhvgtcn Ccwhh.
Hi. REAS David Flulcr
hath this day applied to
me for icft-rs of adminifiiation
on the eh ate and eflTefts
John Sheppard, late of f > e
county aforelaid dere?frd; the 1o
am therefore 10 cite and adr.io,
nidi all and Angular the kindred
and r*editors of the End dtc. to
hie (heir objections if any trry
have, in my office, on or' before
the urh day of Auguft next
otheiwife letters of adminilua
tion will be granted him.
Given under rry hind this
i itb day of July 180 1. and
in ihe 25 h year of Ameri
can Independence*
J* VV AT I>, c. c. o
G EG R GT A~
Wojhirgton County,
yyHEKtA S John Irwin and
Willy Smith, hath this day
applied to me for letters cf ad
mmiflration, on the eflate and
effects of Robeit Smith, lace of
the county aforelaid deceafed ;
thefe are therefore to cite and
adrnonilh all and Angular the
kindred and creditors of the faid
dec ea fed, to hie their obje&ions
if any they have, in my office,
on or before the 11th day of
Augufi next, othe/wife Jetts r* of
admimffration ivili be granted
them.
Given under my hand this
llth day of July
in »he twenty-fifth x ear of
American Independence,
f. WATTS, cic. o.
* <1
G h, O R G I A,
WaJliivgtonC
yy HERE AS Francis Ten.
nelle, and Mathew Har
refs hath this day applied to me
for letters of adminift nation on
the eflate and effeds oil Alexan
der \\ ilfon, late of the coumy
aforelaid, deccafed ; tfhe'e a e
therefore to cite and adfiK r. fh
all and lingular the kindred and
creditors of the faid drceafed, to
file their objections if any they
have, in my office, on or before
the 1 tth of Adrift next, other
wile letters cf adminiffration will
be granted them.
Given under my hand this
1 ith day of July 1801. and
in the 25th year of Ameri
can Inde perrdence.
f. Watts, c. c. o,
GEO K G 1 A, ’
WoJJnngtcn County,
WH£K EAS Elizabeth An
ders hath this day ap
plied to me for letteis of admi*
niflraiion, on the eftate and tf
fedfs of Jcfeph Andets, late
of xhe county aforelaid deceafed,
thefe are therefore to cite and
admonifh all and Angular the
kindred and creditors of the faid
deceafed, to file their obje&ions
if any they hare, in my office
on or before the 1 ith of Auguft
next, otherwife letters of admi
nifliation will be granted her.
Given under my hand this 1 ith
day of July 1801, and in the
25th year of Ametican Inde
pendence.
J. WATTS, c. c%o._
PO R S A LE,
At Mr. M*Cormick’s Store,
A Quantity cf
BAR and EYE GETTER
PLOUGH IRONS.
April 4.
