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pose of inundating the entire globe, I am willing tu 

 admit ; not only so, but I shall contend, that at the 

 same time, and most probably from the same cause, a 

 corresponding current flowed from the north pole, but 

 with much greater rapidity, for the same end or in- 

 tentions, and producing similar or corresponding 

 effects. 



It becomes necessary, in the next place, to explain 

 the apparent inconsistency, seemingly attending the 

 prevalence of two powerful currents flowing at the 

 same time, in direct opposition to each other, in order 

 to obviate any doubts that may be entertained as to the 

 real existence of two such currents, and their simulta- 

 neous operations. 



It will be recollected, that in the first part of these 

 essays, I endeavoured to prove, by a variety of in- 

 teresting facts that exist on the continent of North 

 America, that a powerful current had flowed, at some 

 remote period of time, over its whole surface from 

 north east to south west, or from north to south that 

 one of the many results of this current, was the for- 

 mation of the great alluvial district, skirting our At- 

 lantick coast. And also, that the focus or probable 

 source of this current, was the Arctick sea or north 

 pole. And further, in order to account for the cause 

 of the elevation of the waters of the ocean, and the 

 consequent currents that flowed over the continent, I 

 assumed the grounds on which St. Pierre explained 

 the cause of of the deluge, viz. to the melting of the 

 polar ices not however with the view of advocating. 



