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in general, that Damafcus, Acri, and Seidon, have 
differed injury from the earthquake, though lefs than 
was at fird given out. 
Such (lories circulating among the people, ren- 
dered them more lufceptible of alarm ; and an occa- 
(ion foon offered, where they feared, that the word 
of their apprehenfions were to be realized. 
This happened the 25-th of November. The 
morning had been ferene, fome clouds arofe after 
noon, and the evening was remarkably hazy, with 
little or no wind. About half an hour after feven at 
night, the earthquake came on : the motion, at firff, 
was gently tremulous, increasing by degrees, till the 
vibrations became more didincd, and, at the fame 
time, fo Strong, as to (hake the walls of the houfes 
with conhderable violence; they again became "more 
gentle, and thus changed alternately feveral times 
during the (hock, which laded in all about two mi- 
nutes. In about eight minutes after this was over, 
a (light (hock, of a few feconds duration, fucceeded. 
The thermometer was at 50, and the barometer dood 
at 28-9, the mercury differing no alteration. There 
was little or no wind in the night, the (ky clear, 
excepting fome heavy clouds, that hung about the 
moon. At a quarter after four next morning, we 
had another (hock, which laded fomewhat lefs than 
a minute, and was hardly fo drong as that of the 
preceding night. The night of the 26th was rainy 
and cloudy. At nine o’clock we had a flight (hock, 
of a few feconds. The motion here appeared to be 
very deep, and was rather undulatory than tremulous. 
The 27th, cloudy and rainy. From midnight of the 
25th, befides thefe now mentioned, four or five (lighter 
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