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do. The guards who were on duty vfhea 

 this accident happened, were all destroyed, 

 except one; who is very much wounded, 

 and now lies dangerously ill. He has a 

 violent delirious fever; but says at in- 

 tervals, that just before this happened, one 

 of these monsters, actually drew towards the 

 city ; and that he saw him suddenly raise 

 up one of those vast columns which support 

 him, and drive away the rock before him 

 with the end of it. How true this account 

 may be. Heaven only knows ; but surely it 

 is not unlike the character of those pests 

 of the whole animal world, who were cer- 

 tainly created by the evil principle ; and who 

 seem to be the only creatures on the face of 

 the earth, who delight in doing mischief to 

 others, without any view of doing good to 

 themselves. 



Whatever was the cause of our sufferings, 

 never was there a people more distressed than 

 we are. Come therefore as soon as you pos- 

 sibly can, to comfort your afflicted friend, 

 who could scarcely write thus much for tears, 

 and who yet has not told you the half of our 

 misfortunes. 



