III, Part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr Pa- 
trick Gordon, F. S,to the Pubiifher^ con- 
ceming a Water-f^out obfervecfin the Downs. 
LAft Saturday in die forenoon, between the hours of 
10 and III obferved a remarkable Water-fpout in 
the Downs. It bore N. by E. off our Ship, about a 
Leagues diftance by Eftimation 5 the Wind at E, N E. a 
Top- fail gale, and very Cold. The Horizon was intire- 
ly open and ferene, except the Northern parts thereof 
from N. N. W. to N« E. by E. or thereabouts. The 
highcft part oi the Cloud appeared to make an Angle of 
45 Deg. of Elevation; About one half of the Cloud, 
(viz. the upperj was very white, and the other cxtream- 
ly black. The Spout itfelf, ("which hung from the low- 
er part of the whitifh Cloud) hovered up and down 
for about 20 Minutes, and during two or three Minutes 
ot the time, that part of the Sea exadly under the Spout, 
did fparkle up Water to a confiderable height. The 
fparkling run along to the Leeward, (the cone of the 
Spout moving that way, and making, it feems, a dif- 
charge, tho not vifible to us in its fall) and continued 
running along for fix Ships length. Afterwards the body 
of the Spout did quickly contradl itfelf, and then difap- 
peared* About two hours afterwards the Heavens were 
mtirely overcaft, and during that afternoon there felt 
abundance of Hail, and both Wind and Cold encreafed. 
I havefeen feveral Water-fpoutsin the Mediterranean Sea: 
fome years ago, and thofe ufually during the time of a 
ftark Calm and hot Summer Weather 3 but to fee one in: 
our 
