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he grew fo alarmed, that he ran to the houfe to call 
his fellow-fervants down to look at itj but though 
the water then continued to have fome commotion, 
it was nothing confiderable. Mr. Gowland very 
much regrets not being made acquainted with it at 
the fame time ; but he having company in his houfe 
that day, the fervants did not mention this extraor- 
dinary appearance to him till the day following, 
when he went down to the pond, but found all 
quiet. The gardener did not obferve the lead: [bak- 
ing of the ground j but in regard to the noife, he 
faid, it was much greater than could proceed from 
the running of the water through fo fmall a grate, 
nor did he obferve it at any of the difcharges he faw 
the water make through it. The pond ftands to 
the weft from the houfe, and is about forty yards 
long, and ten broad. The ebb and flow were each 
about half a foot in the perpendicular. This is all 
the account the man gave; which, though very ex- 
traordinary, agrees fo nearly with moft others given 
of this commotion in diflferent parts of Europe, that 
tlie truth of it need not be doubted, particularly as 
Mr. Gowland was apprifed of this appearance the day 
following, many days before the others, which con- 
firm it, was known in England. 
A remarkable high tide was obferved near Hartle- 
pool, on the fifth of November. At a place called 
Saltholm it rofe upwards of a yard higher than ever 
known in the greateft fpring-iides, and did lome 
damage. The time was, as well as I can recoiled:, 
eleven at night. I cannot hear, that the earthquake 
was felt at all in this county. 
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