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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On March 31, a severe earthquake struck Lisbon and adjacent areas, including St. Ubes, damaging buildings, freeing prisoners like Jesuits from jail, and causing many deaths. Reported by Capt. Green arriving in Marblehead from Lisbon.
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Thursday last Capt. Green arrived at Marblehead in a short Passage from Lisbon, by whom we learn, That on Tuesday the 31st of March last about Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, a very terrible Shock of an EARTHQUAKE happened there and Places adjacent. At Lisbon it shook down the Goal, by which the Prisoners got at Liberty and made off, among which were many Jesuits, who were confined on Account of the late Conspiracy, some of which had again been taken, and 'twas thought an Embargo would be laid on the Shipping, in order to prevent the others from escaping: Many other public Buildings was shook down, some of which having been Re built since the Great Earthquake and Fire which befel that City in November 1755. At St. Ubes the Earthquake was more severe than at Lisbon, and that the City was nearly destroyed, and many Lives lost at both Places: A more circumstantial Account of this dreadful Disaster is every Moment expected, but at present we have no Particulars:
Capt. Green also informs, That at the Time of the Earthquake there was a very remarkable Ebbing and Flowing of the Tide.
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Lisbon
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Tuesday The 31st Of March Last
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many lives lost at both lisbon and st. ubes; city of st. ubes nearly destroyed; prisoners including jesuits escaped from jail
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A terrible earthquake struck Lisbon and adjacent places around 10 o'clock in the forenoon, shaking down the jail and allowing prisoners, including confined Jesuits, to escape; some recaptured with possible embargo on shipping; many public buildings destroyed, some rebuilt after 1755 quake; more severe at St. Ubes with near total destruction; accompanied by remarkable ebbing and flowing of the tide