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“ fame moment of time we had a moft furprifing 
“ thing happened here: it was then ebbing, and 
“ near low water, when on a fndden the flood re- 
“ turned fo violently, and in fuch quantities, that 
“ the market-quay was covered, and the tide flowed 
“ quite up to the market, at the fame time not a 
“ breath of wind fliirringj all the veffels in the har- 
“ hour of every kind were forced from their anchors, 
“ and hurried away by the rapidity of the flood j and, 
as the ebb was as fudden, and equally violent, fe« 
“ veral of the veflels were left dry on ihore.” 
N, B. The water muft have rofe confiderably above 
its utmofl: height at even equinoctial tides, to flow 
up to the market. This letter was dated Nov. 2. 
and wrote by a perfon of great veracity. I am, 
S I R, 
Nov. 19, 1755. 
Your mofl; obedient fervant. 
Hen. Tom. 
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