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Thefe are all the traces of this earthquake, which At Tea. 
have yet reached my notice, on the weftern fhores : 
but it was felt more violently on the ocean, between 
the coafts of Spain and the Britifh chanels. Ships on 
their paffage from that part of the continent, many 
leagues to the weftward of Cape Finifterre, felt an 
unufual agitation of the fea, as if they had ffruck on 
funken rocks ; the time agreeing with that of Cork 
and Fort Auguftus. 
Captain Woodward, of the Expedition packet- Expedition 
boat, failed from Lifbon March 29. On the 3 1 ft, P acket - 
foon after he had paffed the rocks of Lifbon, in the 
morning, and almoft calm, the fea fwelled to a great 
degree, with a rumbling noife. The veffel was toffed 
about, as if in a ftorm. The agitation continued four 
minutes (6). 
The Gofport man of war, off the rock of Lifbon, Gofport man 
at three quarters pafb eleven in the forenoon, -felt two^^’ an 
violent fhocks of an earthquake ; the firft continued 
near a minute and half, the fecond not fo long (7). 
Under the convoy of the Gofport, were feveral fh’ps, 
all affedted in the fame manner. One, off Lifbon, 
(lat. 44 0 29", long. 11 0 19') felt the fhock, attended 
with a noife, as if empty calks had been toffed about 
in the hold. The fhip immediately made a good 
many inches of water, which proceeded from the 
feams opening; the veffel fhaking in fo dreadful a 
manner, that, under the apprehenfions, that the fhip 
was finking, the people threw out their boat, and got 
( 6 ) London Chronicle, p. 383. 
(7) Ibid. p. 386. 
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