PHYSICAL anv LITERARY. 475 
bs began to abate a little in their violence, 
** though the toflings and currents were 
© nor quite over at funfet. I had almoft 
forgot to tell you, that this phenomenon 
** was renewed on Monday morning a lit- 
« tle before nine, and lafted for an hour 
nt and an half; but the motion of the wa- 
£* ters, dc. were not fo violent as the day 
** before. What is very remarkable, there 
** was not the leaft gale of wind on Sun- 
§* day till one o’clock, which helped us 
‘* not a little in our obfervations,” 
6. Letter from Mr PANTON relating to the 
| Earthquake felt at Dunbarton. | 
SIR, | DUNBARTON, January 1]. 1756+ 
N anfwer to your’s relative to the 
A earthquake here, there happened but . 
** one fhock, and that very moderate, be- 
‘© fore one of the clock December 31ft 
A755 5 it continued for a very {mall 
r ice of time. _ It agitated fome people 
‘in bed very perceptibly, and was felt 
sé # by Mrs Weir and ty Ws others, who . 
_§ were 
