VVE have now received a more particular Account of the EARTH-QUAKE that lately happened in this King­ [...]m It was felt here on the 8th Instant, be­ [...]n 17 & 18 hours, and lasted about half [...] [...]nute, shaking all the Churches & Houses in this City, throwing down none, nor kill­ing any body. The Cathedral Church, with those of St. Lorenzo, and several others; as also the Palaces of the Dukes of Madaloni and Monte Leon, received the most damage; And part of the Hill without the Gate of the Town, fell in; But it was much more terri­ble in the Country: In the Districts of Lauro and Magnano, and at Lipari, and Mercogliano, several Castles and Houses are thrown down, and some persons killed; At Nola, the Bi­shops Palace, and a Monastry of Nuns: At Naia, Tore [...]o Avellino and Ariano, most of the Houses, in [...] at Ottaiano, the Cathedral Churches and Bishops Palaces are quite ruined; And at Mercogliano, the Church, and at Capua several Houses; At Ares [...] the Roof of the chief Church thrown down, with some other Churches, and a Monastery; at Vico, all the Houses ex­cept 40; at Cara, the Bishops Palace, and 3 Chappels, are laid in Ruins. In the Princi­pality of Citra; at Recigliano, all the Houses are down, and 220 persons killed, and divers wounded; At Belvano 70 killed, At St. Gre­gorio, Lavigano, Romignano, Coliano, Sala, Val­vano, divers Houses destroyed, and the Marquis de Valvano killed; At Vietri, St. Arstori, Diano, Atene, la Pella, Buon Abitacolo, and Padula, few Houses are left standing; and at Luffo, none. In the Province of Ul­tra, at St. Mauro, Valetta, Torella, la Torre, Zuncolo, St. Guglielmo, and Suosso, there are no Houses left, and very few at St. Agente and Trivigo; At Guardia Lombardia, all the Houses destroyed, and the Dutchess Pignatelli killed, and the Duke wounded; At Paterino the Church of St. Nicolas is thrown down, and that of St. Michael very much damnified; At Grotta Minarda most of the Houses, with 10 persons; and at Mirabella most of the Houses down, and 23 persons killed; At Gesualdo part of the Bishops Palace is down, and 5 or 6 persons killed; and several at St. Angelo; At Conza all the Houses and Churches destroyed, and even the foundati­ons of the Church of St. Giberto are not now to be seen; At Menna the Church of St. G [...] ­etano, with the Arch-bishops Palace, are quite ruined, and about 300 persons killed; at Calitri, the Castle, and all the Houses, with 1200 persons, and among these several Per­sons of Quality destroyed; At Pesco Pegalio 200 persons; At St. Andrea 50; And at [...]eora 400 persons killed▪ and all the Build­ings of these 3 last places ruined, with seve­ral Villages thereabouts. In the Province of Balisicata, at Muro, most of the Houses, and about One Thousand Persons killed. The Town of Bella is reduced to the same condition, and about 1300 persons destroy­ed; At Tricarico, Ruati, and Barrile, the da­mage is also very great, and above 50 per­sons; at Rapolla 100 Houses; At Melsi. the Castle, with most of the Monasteries and Houses; At Tito the great Church, with many Houses, and 100 persons destroyed; The Hill near that place opened at the same time, and a little Rivolet that run near it, was thrown out of its Channel; At Potenza, the Church, and most of the other Build­ings, with several of the Inhabitants; The Towns of Vignola, Matera, Casteillo Mezzano; Laviello, Forenza, Salanora, have likewise suffered very much: And upon the whole, the loss is so great, that it will require a long time to repair it.

At Naples, the Sun, when in the Aequinox, rises at Twelve; and makes Noon, at Eighteen hours: For the Italians begin their Reckoning from Sun-set; and divide the whole Night-&-Day, into Four and Twenty equal Hours, in a continued Account.