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had very many Sick, efpecially in June and 

 July^ whofe Difeafes were not Mortal. 



If you give your felf the Trouble to read 

 the inclofed, you will find often mention of a 

 Tornada, which is a violent Storm of Wind, 

 followed commonly by Rain, but not always ; 

 the Wind ceafes not prefently upon the Rain, 

 but after fometimes it does : In this Place it 

 comes (as does an Hermitan) moft frequent- 

 ^ ly from the North, taking in the next Points, 

 whether to the Eaft or Weft, but chiefly the 

 Eaft, though I have feen both that and an 

 Hermitan from other Points i fo the Account 

 is not without Exception ; there are in it fliort, 

 uncertain Blafts from all Quarters, which I 

 believe reach not many Yards, but the ge- 

 neral Wind (for ought that I fee) is not lb 

 unconftant ^ VelTels that go to Windward 

 are helpM by them, when they are not over 

 ftrong, for they are oppolite to the Sea Breze, 

 and they can fteer by them a regular Courfe; 

 which fure they could not do, if they were 

 very irregular. They never fail to give warn- 

 ing before hand, though fometimes after that 

 warning they do not follow ; there is a very 

 black Cloud appears afar, in which if there 

 be a kind of white Spot, the Wind will be 

 moft, if not the Rain ^ this the Sailors fay. 

 Sometimes there is that Mark, fometimes not, 

 though I doubt the Predidion from it is not 

 very certain ; as neither are any perhaps of 

 that kind. 



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