PHYSICAL anv LITERARY. 463 
1. Letter from Mr RopeERT GARDINER 
Commiffary to the Army it North Britain, to 
Dr Joun STEVENSON Phyfician in E+ 
dinburgh, giving an Account of the Agitati- 
on of the Waters of Loch-nefs on the xf of 
November 1755, when the City of Lisbon 
qwas defiroyed by an Earthquake. 
S1R, EpinsurGH, December 22. 17554 
3 i Have your favour of the 20th, and, 
“ & in compliance with your requeft, I 
“ give you the following reply to your 
Nvquieries, [ arrived at Fort Auguftus 
“ from Fort William on the 31ft of Oéto- 
“ber laft. .Next morning about ten, I 
“ walked abroad, when the Barrack Ma- 
“ fter and feveral others came and ac- 
“ quainted me, that they had feen a very 
“extraordinary agitation in the waters of 
“Toch-nefs. I refufed giving credit to 
“their ftory, and a little afterwards re- 
“ turned to the Fort. 
“ ABouUT 
