“Extract of a letter”
Date
2-21-1812
Newspaper
Alexandria Herald
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 3
Newspaper Location
Alexandria, Virginia
Serial Number
1169
Abstract
Felt report for a earthquake on December 6, 1811 at Gosport, England. It shook houses and ships in Portsmouth harbor.
Transcript
Extract of a letter dated Gosport, (England) December 6, 1811. We had a terrible shock of an Earthquake on Saturday last, about 2 o'clock in the morning-It alarmed almost every body around us within 20 miles-I was one that jumped out of bed, and thought my house was coming down.-There was no wind at all, but a shaking of the earth, so much so, that it shook my house, and all the ships in Portsmouth harbor.
Recommended Citation
"“Extract of a letter”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1122.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1122
