1811. Eighth moon. A comet was seen, more than forty feet long. There was a great famine. During this year there were seventeen earthquakes, the first occurring on the ninth day of the fourth moon, the last on the sixteenth day of the ninth moon.[41] 1812. Famine in spring. The people lived on willow-leaves and the bark of trees. Multitudes died of disease. The district-magistrate opened the public granaries. The famine continued till the wheat was ripe. 1813. Wolves caused devastation from this year onwards until 1818. The year 1816 was the worst, and the officials organised expeditions to hunt the wolves with dogs. 1815. A comet was seen in the west. 1817. Fourth moon, eighth day. Earthquake and loud noise. 1818. Sixth moon, floods. People drowned. A kind of temporary lifeboat service was organised by the officials. 1821. Famine. Locusts. A deadly pestilence in autumn. Fourth moon, a repetition of the celestial phenomenon mentioned under the date 1725. 1823. Earthquake. #/ 1835. Sixth and seventh moons. More than forty days of rain. Government help given to the people. 1836. Famine. Food and seed provided by the officials. Abnormally high tides this year. 1838. Fourth moon. A plague of locusts. The district-magistrate collected the people of the country, and went out at their head to catch and slay the insects. After a few days they utterly vanished. Excellent harvest thereafter. 1839. From fourth to seventh moon, crops spoiled by excessive rain. Tenth moon, twelfth day, a noisy earthquake. From the sixteenth to the twenty-third of the same month rain fell unceasingly. 1840. Eclipse of the sun. 1842. Sixth moon, first day, an eclipse of the sun, during which the stars were visible. 1844. Eighth moon, twenty-fifth day, at midnight, a great earthquake. 1846. Sixth moon, thirteenth day, at night, a great earthquake. 1847. Seventh moon. The planet Venus was seen in daytime. 1848. Drought and locusts. 1850. First day of the New Year, an eclipse of the sun. 1852. Eleventh moon, first day, an eclipse of the sun. 1856. Seventh moon, locusts. Great pestilence. On the first of the ninth moon, an eclipse of the sun. 1861. Eighth moon, first day, same phenomenon as witnessed in 1725 and 1821. 1862. Seventh and eighth moons, great pestilence.