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“ and flowed about 3 or 4 feet upon the 
“ banks on, the. north-fide. of, the rivery 
“ and returned again gently to the lake: 
iif That it continued ebbing and flowing 
‘in that manner, for about an hour; 
« without any .waves fo. remarkable ag 
« the firft, till about eleven © ‘clock, when 
4 a wave higher than any of the reft came 
“up the river; and, to the great, fur- 
“| prize of all the {pectators,. broke with 
k fo much force on the low ground on he 
north fide of the river, as.to run upon 
* the grafs 30 feet from. the river's, bank. 
“ LiEUTENANT Smith of the artillery, 
“ Mr Gwyn, fon. of Captain Gwyn of 
“ the Loch-nefs-galley, Mr Lumfden bar- 
* rack-mafter at Fort-Auguftus, Mr For- 
»* bes barrack=mafter at Bernera, Thomas 
“©Robertfon brewer > at 'Fort-Aueuftus, 
‘cand George Bayne my clerk, and feve- 
“ ral others, were the fpectators of:this ) 
“extroardinary phenomenon ; fome of 
“them faw the whole progrefs of it, o~ 
‘ thers only a part. | 
- Loch-nefg is about 20 miles in Yength, 
& and from 1 to 1+ miles broad, and bears 
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