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after rising to its greatest height, rolled westward, but slowly, diinr- 

 wishing as it went, for the space of five minutes, when it wholly dis- 

 appeared. As the wave subsided, the water flowed back with some 

 force, and exceeded its original boundary four or five yards ; then 

 it ebbed again about ten yards, and again returned, and continued 

 to ebb and flow in this manner for the space of two hours, the 

 ebbings succeeding each t>ther at the distance of about seven mi. 

 nutes, and gradually lessening till the water settled into its ordinary 

 level. 



At the same time that the undulation was observed in the bay 

 on the south side of the village, the river on the north was seen to 

 run back ; the weeds at its bottom, which before pointed with the 

 stream, received a contrary direction ; and its channel was left dry 

 above twelve feet from either edge. Under the bridge, (which 

 is sixty or seventy yards from the lake), the current failed, and the 

 bed of the river appeared where there had been eighteen inches 

 of water. 



During the whole time that this phenomenon was observed, the 

 weather was calm. It could barely be perceived that the direction, 

 of the clouds was from N. E. The barometer (as far as I can re 

 collect) stood the whole of that and the preceding day about 2y| 

 inches. 



On the next, and the four succeeding day*, <;n ebbing and flow- 

 ing was observed nearly about the same time, and for the same 

 length of time, but not at all in the same degree as on the first 

 day. A similar agitation was remarked at intervals, some days 

 in the morning, other days in the afternoon, till the 15th of Octo- 

 ber, since which time no such tiling has been observed. 



I have not heard (although I have made particular enquiry) that 

 any motion of the earth was felt in this neighbourhood, or that the 

 agitation of the water was observed any where but about the village 

 of Ketimore. 



The village of Kenmore is situated nearly in the parallel of 5(>* 

 35', and about 1 west of the meridian of Edinburgh. Loch Tay 

 extends from hence somewhat more than 15 miles W. S. W. Its 

 medium breadth is not much less than a mile, am! its depth mast 

 be very considerable, if one may judge from the height of the 



adjacent mountains. 



EDITOR. 



