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more, in order to prevent thofe blazing 

 fires from fixing upon them, by the at- 

 tradlipn of the (harp points. 



This florm pafTed direclly over Edin- 

 burgh, and came on from the fouth by 

 ^eft, as nearly as could be eflimated, 

 Ihere was a great deal of lightning that 

 night, above fixty miles to the wellwardj 

 but no thunder heard. At Glafgow, 

 there was very much lightning, and a few 

 diltant faint claps of thunder. On the 

 foad from Belford to Berwick, it lighten- 

 ed inceffantly j but two claps of thunder 

 only \?rere heard, and thofe very faint : 

 Upon the whole, there is reafon to think, 

 that the fire of this florm fpread over 

 the breadth of 130 miles, at leaft. It 

 began, at leait, as far fouth as Liver*? 

 pool, and went off upon the lea at Inver- 

 nefs . 



On September 3. there were a great 

 ^ea\ of ftreamers, which rofe nearly from 

 the fame point that the thunder after- 

 wards came from ; and gradually worked 

 north, till they defcended below the hori- 

 zon. The air had a thunder-like appear- 

 ance 



