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us, the fea appeared more and more agitated, by fliort, broken 



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We had then fome wind, but by no means fettled. 



for it 



blew in one Quarter of an hour, almoft from all points of the com 



pafs. 



The iirft of thefe four columns was the Southernmofl, and 



lafted the longefl ; the Northernmoft of them was the nearefl; to us, 

 and moved apparently Southward, and likewife towards us ; and, as 

 the clouds, v/ith which the upper parts of the columns were con- 



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neded, did not follow with the fame 



ocity, with 



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will 



the 



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lower parts moved on the furface of the water, they difappeared 



as it were 



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foon after ; becaufe the columns being: drawn out, 

 too great a length, were neceffarily broken. 



Whilft we were ftill dbferving thefe four water-fpouts, we re 



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marked, not above half a mile from the £hip, on its ftarboard quar 

 ter, a fpot on the fea of about 50 or 60 fathoms in diameter, 

 agitated than the reft. The water moved quick towards the center, 



more 



ihort 



and broken waves, and there being refolved in ileam, rofe 

 up in fpirals towards the clouds ; but we co-uld not fo well diilin- 



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guiih the pillar, while it rafe in this water- fpout, as in the others, 

 becaufe the fteam raifed from the fea, obftruded the fight. 



The 



noife it caufed, was like that of a cafcade roll in 



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down a deep glen. 



As this fpout moved along towards the jfhip, it came abreaft of it, 

 and was, when neareil, within two cables lencrth. A few hail- 



ilones fell during this time on deck 



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Soon after, another water- 



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