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“an honeft man and of great veracity ; 
*‘ and befides, had told the fame circum- 
“ ftances frequently before he could’ fu- 
** fpect that this extraordinary phaenomenon 
A iia be the fubject of a ferious inqui- 
Eye 
* He went with a boat for weds from 
= Glen-Morrifon to the Old General’s Hut 
‘on the oppofite fide; and, about the 
“time abovementioned, his boat being 
“near loaded, as he was coming to it 
*¢ from the hill, he obferved a fudden and 
“violent wave coming, which drove her 
« feveral yards on the beach, and return- 
“ ing, drew her back into the loch ; a fe- 
cond came with rather more violence, 
. Wate pretty near the fame effet; a third 
‘came with a much more extraordinary 
fe east than either of the former, and 
“with more furprifing effects ; it drove 
“ the boat further on the beach, took the 
*‘ wood intirely out of her, broke off the 
L. rudder, and left her afhore full of wa- 
“ter. At this time there was a gentle 
* breeze from the weft, and a mild ferene 
Gs fy.” 
“THIS 
