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tains, and ftands on a hill, Glifa and Natria, the 
former of which is at a quarter of an hour’s dilfance 
from Brigue, and the latter at half an hoar’s, are fi- 
tuated almoft on a plain. Glifa fuffered more than 
Brigue. Laftly, Brigue never had in any year more 
violent winds than in 1755 ; and we are continually 
infeftcd by the fouth wind. 
Thefe are the fadts, which I have hitherto remarked 
with care : if any thing remarkable fhall occur here- 
after, I will not fail to write them to you. 
Brigue, 2 7 Feb. 1756. 
CIII. FxtraB of a Eetter of Monf la Con- 
damine, F. R. S. to Dr. Maty, F. R. S. 
tranfated from the French. 
Rome, ij March, 1756. 
Read May 6, 1 | H E Abbe Barthelemi, who. is 
| here, has been at Naples. In the 
manner of going on with the manuferipts there, it 
will require above a century to open and pad; them 
all. However it is done with great dexterity. But 
there is only one perfon employed in it. The Cano- 
nico Mazzocchi, who copies them, is very capable 
of that tafk. An academy of Antiquaries is juft found- 
ed at Naples, for explaining all the antiquities dug 
up at Herculaneum ; but according to their method 
■of difeufting things in their aflemblies, they will not 
explain two dozen antiquities in a year. They will 
alter their method, and find, that fuch kinds of 
works, and perhaps all others, are not to be done 
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