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cumstances of its effects. In several places crockery was observed to 
clatter on the shelves, and in some places it was thrown off. In some, 
doors were unlatched, and stone walls shaken down. The pendulum 
of a clock was so much agitated that it struck both sides of its case for 
nearly a minute after the noise had ceased, a circumstance, which its 
owner had never observed before. A pile of boards on a wharf in 
Portsmouth was observed to clatter considerably. Teams stopped in 
the road, in several places, and refused to proceed till the shaking was 
over. The shock was perceived on the water as well as on the land. 
The people on board a vessel in Exeter river were very sensible of 
it ; and a vessel coming into Portsmouth harbour received so violent 
a concussion, that the captain sprung out of his birth and hastened on 
deck, believing it had run on a reef of rocks, though he knew of none 
in his course. 
Several persons in different towns, who happened to be awake, 
perceived a slighter shock towards morning on the same night ; but 
it does not appear to have roused any who were asleep. 
_ Thus, Sir, I have given you as accurate an account of this earth- 
quake as I can make from my own observation and the information I 
have obtained from others. Should you deem it worthy of the notice 
of the Academy, you may lay it before them—otherwise you will re- 
tain it in your own hands. In either case you will confer an equal 
obligation on your cordial friend, and most obedient servant. 
