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fixes was about ten in the morning, but their clock 
goes too flow. While the horfe was drinking, the wa- 
ter run away from the horfe, and moved towards the 
fouth with fwiftnefs, and in fuch a quantity, as left the 
bottom of the pond bare, then returned with that im- 
petuofity, which made the man leap backwards, to 
fecure himfelf from the hidden approach of the wa- 
ter. It went back again to the Ibuth, with a great 
fw^ell, and returned again. Upon infpebling the 
place, I found the water muft have rifen above one 
foot. The ducks were alarmed at the firfl; agitation, 
and flew all inllantly out of the pond. The man ob- 
ferved, that there was a particular calm at this time 
of day. You will obferve here were two fluxes and 
two refluxes feen diftindly. This phtenomenon 
will not be very furprifing, fince we have heard of 
the earthquake in Spain and Portugal. I am, 
S I R, 
Your mofl; faithful humble fer van t, 
S. Adee. 
LETTER V. 
From Mr. John Hodgfon to Philip Carteret Webb, 
Eyy; F. R. S. 
SIR, Nov. 26, 1755, Six o’clock at night. 
Read Nov. 27,"!' Have jufl: been at Petworth, to view 
* 755 - fifllire in the rock near that place, 
but do not think it remarkable enough to claim the 
Society’s attention. By the befl: account I can get 
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