“Private Correspondence”

Date

12-21-1811

Newspaper

Charleston Courier

Page and Column

Page 3, Column 2

Newspaper Location

Charleston, South Carolina

Serial Number

82

Abstract

Felt report from Columbia, South Carolina. We have experienced five successive shocks of an Earthquake here this day; they commenced about 3 o’clock, and continued with short intervals until 8 o’clock in the morning; the first of which was so severe that it awoke me out of a sound sleep and my bed appeared to be going from under me; it was so severely felt at the College that all the Students ran into the yard, and indeed the alarm was so general that all the inhabitants got up. One of the wings of the College has separated some inches, and several bricks were thrown from the foundation of the Capitol.” Report from December 16, 1811

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PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE Columbia, December 16 The question has this day been taken in the Senate, on the articles of impeachment preferred by the House of Representatives against W. H. GIBBES, Esq master in equity, the result is as follows: On the first Charge, there were 17 for bringing him in Guilty, and 26 Not Guilty. Second Charge, 5 Guilty, 36 Not Guilty Third Charge, 17 Guilty, 24 Not Guilty He is therefore honorably acquitted, and more general satisfaction I never witnessed in any case whatever. The Senators from Charleston were divided on the question, Mr. Kennedy was in favor of acquitting Mr. Gibbes on all the charges; Mr. Johnson, only on the second, of the other two he was for bringing him in Guilty. The House of Representatives have passed to a second reading, and sent to the Senate a Bill restoring to the District of Charleston a Court of Equity, abolished at the last session, and a bill incorporating the Charleston Fire Insurance Company, the later was most warmly advocated by Messrs. D. E. Huger, Crafts, Lee, and Cross, and opposed by Messrs. Charles Pieckeny, Carrol, Alston, and Bennett; it however passed by a large majority, and I think there is little doubt of its passing into a law. Mr. Bennett opposed on almost every stage but finally voted for it. We have experienced five successive shocks of an Earthquake here this day; they commenced about 3 o'clock, and continued with short intervals until 8 o'clock, in the morning, the first of which was so severe that it awoke me out of a sound sleep, and my bed appeared to be going from under me; it was so severely felt at the College, that all the Students ran into the yard, and indeed the alarm [unreadable] so general that all the inhabitants got [unreadable]. One of the [unreadable] has separated some inches, and several bricks [unreadable] thrown from the foundation of the Captiol.

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