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rably out than yefterday; and on the flood 
we had a good fpring-tide, much the fame 
water as yelterday. 
Wednefday 18. About two o’clock this morning, 
the wind was at E. a frefh breeze and hazy $ 
(but I believe in the northern Teas it might then 
blow a ftrong gale at N). As the day came on 
the gale encreafed, and blew hard at N.E. 
with fnow. The flood this day I obferved 
came in much fooner than ufual, and feemed 
to flow gradually at firft, but between one 
and two p. m. the tide flowed feveral feet, as 
on a fudden, and continued flowing till three 
quarters paft three, being fome time longer 
than it was expedted it would, and we had a 
high tide. 
Thurfday 19. The wind was W.N.W. a frefh gale 
and froft. And this day’s flood did not hold 
fo long by a quarter of an hour as yefter- 
day’s, and not fo much water by feveral feet. 
The wind being to the weftward, and a froft, 
greatly check’d the tide. 
Since which, the tides have been very regular. 
Walter Taylor, 
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