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From Fortin Sclioulbinfk, fituated on the banks 
of the Irtifch, 125 verbs from Ub Kameno- 
goriki, Nov. 30. 1761* 
It was the day before yeberday, between 7 and 8 
in the evening, that, without hearing any noife under 
ground, we felt the Earthquake here, which labed 
but about two or three minutes, and did no other 
mifchief than fhaking the houfes a little. Its direc- 
tion feemed to be from South to North. 
Fort Sempalat, near the Trtifch, 206 verbs from 
Ub Kamenogorfki, Dec. 1. 1761. 
On Wednefday lab, Nov. 28, fome officers hav- 
ing met at my houfe to fpend the evening, between 
7 and 8 we felt the bench on which we were fitting 
fhake feveral times pretty violently ; and, thinking 
at firb that fome of the company did it in fport, we 
began to chide one another ; but, being at length con- 
vinced that the motion proceeded from an Earthquake 
that ffiook the whole houfe, and made the beams 
and doors crack, every one habed to the door, to 
efcape the danger they apprehended from the falling 
of the houfe. We were fcarce got out, but we heard 
the centry, who was upon duty on the top of 
the timber tower, call out, that the whole tower was 
fhaking, as well as all the other works of the for- 
tification. However, we were foon delivered from 
our 
