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role to more than fix feet perpendicular height, of 
which I had ocular convidtion myfelf on my return 
from Chandernagore, a fettlement lately belonging to 
the French, about three miles north from Ghirotty, 
and in latitude 22 0 54/ N. where it was felt, but not 
in a great degree ; for I myfelf knew nothing of it, 
till it was foon after told me by certain French gen- 
tlemen there. 
Nearly at the fame time was this earthquake felt 
at Calcutta, where, as I am informed, the agitation of 
the waters in the tanks rofe upwards of fix feet, and 
was in the direction north and fouth. The height of 
the thermometer on Farenheit’s fcale was then at Cal- 
cutta at 95 0 30' much higher than it had been obferv- 
ed to be during the whole month, the lowed defcent of 
the mercury being 89 degrees. In this month was 
much thunder and lightening, and there were frelh 
gales of wind at S.E. the weather in general being 
clofe and fultry. 
A fubfequent earthquake was felt at Calcutta the 
13th of July following at half pad; two in the af- 
ternoon. The thermometer was then at 87° 4/ at a 
medium, the wind S.W. and the weather fair: to 
this I was a witnefs myfelf, being then at dinner with 
captain Eifer, of his majefty’s 84th regiment. The 
motion of the earth caufed a very fenfible vibration 
of the wine in our glades, and the fhock was re- 
peated twice at the interval of a few feconds. 
I conclude. Sir, with communicating to you the 
obfervations I made in thefe parts, of two remark- 
able eclipfes of the Sun and Moon. The fil’d was 
of the Sun, which I obferved at Ghirotty on the 
banks of the Ganges, Oftober 17th ult. where I 
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