214 May 1749. 



The country people already brought ripe 

 cherries up to town ; but they were only a 

 few to fatisfy curiofity, yet we may form 

 a judgment of the climate from hence. 



May the 26th. A peculiar kind of 

 florin called a Travat, or Travado, hap- 

 pened to-day. In the evening about ten 

 o'clock, when the fky was quite clear, a 

 thick, black cloud came ruining from the 

 fouth-wefl:, with a wind. The air was 

 quite calm, and we could not feel any 

 breeze. But the approach of this cloud 

 was perceived from the ftrong ruQiing 

 noiie in the woods to the fouth-wefr, and 

 which encreafed in proportion as the cloud 

 came nearer. As foon as it was come up 

 to us, it was attended by a violent gun: of 

 wind, which in its courfe threw down the 

 weaker enclofures, carried them a good 

 way along with it, and broke down feve^ 

 ral trees. It was then followed by a hard 

 mower of rain, which put an end to the 

 ftorm, and every thing was calm as before. 

 Thefe travadoes are frequent in fummer, 

 and have the quality of cooling the air. 

 However, they often do a deal of damage. 

 They are commonly attended by thunder 

 and lightning ; as foon as they are paffed 

 pver, the fky is as clear as it was before. 

 May the 28th. The Magnolia glauca 



was 



