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they were put by our Bed-fides, in a fevere Night they 
are furely fplit to pieces before Morning, not being 
able to withftand the expanfive Force of the inclofed 
Ice. 
The Air is filled with innumerable Particles of Ice, 
very fharp and angular, and plainly perceptible to the 
naked Eye. I have feveral times this Winter tried 
to make Obfervations of fome celeftial Bodies, par- 
ticularly the Emerfions of the Satellites of Jupiter , 
with reflecting and refradting Telefcopes; but the 
Metals and Glaflcs, by that Time I could fix them to 
the Objedt, were covered a quarter of an Inch thick 
with Ice, and thereby the ObjeCt rendered indiftinCt, 
fo that it is not without great Difficulties that any Ob- 
fervations can be taken. 
Bottles of ftrong Beer, Brandy ■, ftrong Brine, Spirits 
ofJBine , fet out in the open Air for Three or Four 
Hours, freeze to folid Ice. I have tried to get the 
Sun’s Refraftion here to every Degree above the 
Horizon, with Elton’s Quadrant, but to no Purpofe, 
for the Spirits froze almoft as foon as brought into 
open Air. 
The Froft is never out of the Ground, how deep 
we cannot be certain. We have dug down io or 
12 Feet, and found the Earth hard frozen in the Two 
Summer Months 5 and what Moiftare we find Five or 
Six Feet down, is white like Ice. 
The Waters or Rivers near the Sea, where the 
Current of the Tide flows ftrong, do not freeze 
above Nine or Ten Feet deep. 
All the Water we ufe for Cooking, Brewing, fyc. 
is melted Snow and Ice; no Spring is yet found free 
from freezing, though dug never fo deep down. All 
Waters 
