Madeira. 
Barbadbes. 
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fear of being buried in the ruins (12). It ‘was re- 
marked here as fcmething extraordinary, that, at the 
moment it was felt, the atmofphere was quite cairn, 
and a gentle (bower fell (13). 
At Madeira, the (hock was felt very violent, at 
ten o’clock A. M. It did no damage in the town ; 
fome rocks were fplit, and fell into the lea, and fome 
of the roads of the ifland fuffered (14). Upon the 
whole, the greateft damage there fullained was the 
lofs of one church, and four people killed, two of 
which were in a boat fifhing near the (hore, when 
the rocks fell (15). Portland man of war in Madeira 
road. 
“ On the 31ft of March, about half pad four 
“ P. M. near low-water, the fea fuddenly retired 
“ from the (hore, and in about three minutes re- 
“ turned again, to the hight of near four feet. 
“ This flux and reflux abated about eight o’clock, 
“ fo as fcarce to be perceived ; but about ten, it 
“ increafed again, for fome (hort time, then de- 
u creafed till lix the next morning. The flux and 
“ reflux was not alwavs regular, after the three firft 
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“ hours j it was fome times performed in three 
“ minutes, and at other times in not lefs than fix. 
“ On November 1, 1755, the day the earthquake 
** happened at Li(bon, there was then here, in this 
“ fame manner, an agitation of the water (16).” 
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(12) London Chronicle, p. 377. 
(13) Ibid. May 7. 
( 14) Ibid. May 9. 
(15) Ibid. May 16. 
( 16) Ibid. p. 578, 
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