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LX II. An Account of the Earthquake felt in 
the If and of Sumatra, in the Eaft-lndies, 
in November and December 1756. In a 
Letter from Mr. Perry to the Rev. Dr. 
Stukeley, dated at Fort Marlborough, in 
the If and of Sumatra, Feb. 20. 1 757. 
Co7?imunicated by the Rev. Wm, Stukeley, 
M. D. F. R. S. 
Read Jan. 12, / ■ \ HE earthquake at Lifbon, which 
1758 A y°u gave me an account of, was 
certainly the inoft awful tremendous calamity, that 
has ever happened in the world. Its erfe&s are ex- 
tremely wonderful and amazing; and it fecms, as 
you obferve, to have been felt in all parts of the 
globe. On the 3d day of the fame month the earth- 
quake of Lifbon happened, I felt at Manna (i)a 
violent fhock myfelf ; and from that time to the 3d 
of December following I felt no lefs than twelve 
different fhocks, all which I took an exad account 
of in my pocket-bock. Since which we have had 
two very fevere earthquakes, felt, we believe, through- 
out this ifland (2). The walls of (3) Cumber- 
land-houfe * were greatly damaged by them. Salop- 
houfe *, my own (formerly Mr. Maffey’s), the houfes 
(t ) Manna lies about 50 miles to the fouthward of Marlborough. 
(2) The ifland of Sumatra is between 7 and 800 miles long 
from north to fouth. 
(3) Cumberland-houfe is a new well-built houfe for the gover- 
nor of the place. 
* N. B. Both thefe are contiguous to the fort . 
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