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ing quite fpent), nearly at the fame time as at the 
Mount and Penzance, but in a manner fomewhat 
different ; it came on like a furge, or high crefted 
wave, with a furprifing noife. The hrft agitations 
were as violent as any j and after a few advances and 
retreats at their greateft violence, in the fame fpace 
of time as at the Mount, the fea grew gradually 
quiet, after it had rofe, to the infinite amazement of 
the fpedlators, ten feet perpendicular at leaft. This is 
near five feet more than at the Mount pier, and two 
feet more than at Penzance ; and I attribute it to the 
angle or creek, in which Newlyn lies, wherein the 
‘waters were refiffed and accumulated by the ffrait- 
nefs of the fhores, and the bent of the weflern land j 
whereas at Penzance the waters were lefs confined^ 
and confequently could not rife fo highj but at the 
Mount (at that time an ifland) the fea had full room 
to fpread and difperfe itfelf, and there rofe lead of 
all. 
The agitations of the fea at Moufhole (another 
pier in this bay) did not materially differ from thofer 
at Newlyn; 
You may imagine. Sir, that as foon as this extra- 
ordinary commotion of the water was obferved in 
bay fo full of people, and in all parts of it fo in- 
tereffed (and particularly now the pilchard- fifhery is 
in hand), in what paffes upon the fea, all hands 
were bufy in endeavouring to preferve their fliips, 
boats, and craft. At the Mount the fifhermen got 
to their boats, then riding off the pier, concluding 
that a violent ftorm was at hand : they were no 
fooner on board, than their boats were heav’d in with 
the furfe^ but they were no fooner in the pier, and 
flruggling, 
