44 September 1748. 



year, and extended a mile in length. By experi- 

 ence it appears, that this declination lefTens about 

 a degree in twenty years time. 



THE greateft difference in the rifing and fall- 

 ing of the barometer, is, according to the-obferva- 

 tions made for feveral years together by Mr. 

 James Logan, found at 28" 59 and 30" 78. 



HERE are three printers, and every week two 

 JLngliJh, and one German news-paper is printed. 



IN 1732, on the fifth of September, old ftylc, 

 a little earthquake was felt here about noon, and 

 at the fame time at Eojlon in New England, and 

 at Montreal in Canada, which places are above 

 fixty Sivedtjh miles afunder. 



IN November 1737, the well known prince 

 from mount Lebanon, Sheich Sidi, came to Phi- 

 ladelphia ^ on his travels through moft of tbe#- 

 glijh American colonies. And in the fame year a 

 fccond earthquake was felt about eleven o'clock 

 at night, on the feventh of December. But it did 

 not continue above half a minute, and yet it was 

 felt, according to the accounts of the gazettes, at 

 the fame hour in Newcajlle, New York, New Lon- 

 don, Eojlon, and other towns of New England. 

 It had therefore U-kewife reached feveral miles. 



THE count Sinzendorf* arrived here in the 

 December cf the year 1741, and continued till 

 the next fpring. His uncommon behaviour per- 

 fuaded many Englifhmen of rank, that he was 

 diibrdered in his head. 



I HAVE not been able to find the exacT: num- 

 ber of the inhabitants of Philadelphia. In the 

 year 1746, they were reckoned above ten thbu- 

 * Head of the Moravian Brethren. F. ' 



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