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shocks of an earthquake ever remembered to have been felt 

 here ; it came on like the explosion of a cannon against 

 the back of our house, which made us imagine that the 

 roof was falling in, it was followed by the sliaking of the 

 whole frame which fairly rocked about the furniture, &c. 

 on which we took the children in our arms and ran out of 

 doors, expecting, as is usual, three successive shocks, but 

 this was not the case, there came two more moderate 

 shocks at about a minute distance from each other, after 

 which we returned into the house expecting all was over ; 

 but we had not been long in when another most violent 

 shock came on, and though not accompanied with the 

 same explosion as the first, continued much longer, for we 

 had time to leave the house again before it was ended j 

 when without, we perceived the earth rocking under our 

 feet — thinking it not safe to remain in the house during the 

 night, in the intervals of the shocks we went into it, and 

 after extinguishing all the fires and lights, retired, eighteen 

 in number, on board the sloop, where we remained till 

 eight o'clock next morning, in which space we felt upwards 

 of thirty shocks, — only nine of them were severe — the 

 heavens and the earth seemed to be convulsed ; it continued 

 alternately snowing, raining, hailing, and blowing gusts 

 of wind from the south-west and north-east. 



" The weather still continued in that state, and the earth 

 trembling at intervals both by day and night, ever since, 

 though none have been so severe as those of the first night. 

 One chimney and part of another have been shook down in 

 the parish. 



AT THE EBOULEMENS, 



" It was most severely felt — the church is very much 

 damaged, only one end of it remaining sound — the crucifix 



