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continuing, as it approached us, like one uninterrupt- 
ed confufed peal of thunder, accompanied firft with 
a (hower of hail, and foon after converted into a 
heavy rain. It lodged itfelf due eaft, where it con- 
tinued emitting flame, and diminifliing ; until at 
about lo. 30'. it feemed to have confumed itfelf. 
If this colledted mafs of igneous fleams and vapour 
had freed us from earthquakes, it might be pre- 
fumed to haye had fome immediate connection with 
them. However, it may be worth obfervation, whe- 
ther fuch an evaporation might not diminifli the 
quantity of that combuflible matter in the interior 
of the earth, and itonfequently the force of the ex- 
plofion and tremulous motion. 
On the 7th, wind S. W, and W. fome rain. Then 
47. a. m. 51. p. m. Merc. 73. a. m. 70. p. m. we 
had none, at leafl: that we fenfibly percived. Bar. i , 
and o. changeable. 
The 8th, wind N. W. and N. rain at night, and 
fome in the morning, at 4. 30'. and at 10 of the 
clock, a. m. we had two fhakes. Ther. yi. a. m. 
yf. p. m. Merc. 69. a. m. 67. p. m. Bar. at o. change- 
able. 
The pth, fair and calm, wind N. E. and E. N. E. 
Ther. yq. a. m. y3. p. m. Mer. 68. we felt none 
Bar. o. 
loth, wind at N. and N. N. E. Ther. y2. a. m. 
50. p. m. Mer. 70. B. at i. marks dark heavy wea- 
ther, and N. wind, we had two earthquakes, one at 
midnight, and the other at four in the morning. 
The nth, wind E. and N. E. Ther. 50. a. ni. 
52. p. m. Merc. 71. a. m. 69. p, m. 'Bar. 2. marks 
paffable weather, an earthquake at i2. 30'. at night. 
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