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fhocks were weakeft, I could compare to nothing fo 
well as the noife of a cart deeply loaded, heard at 
a didance; and when they were ftrongeft, to that 
of a coach rolling fwiftly under the place I have 
alfo heard more than once thefe groanings, when 
they were not followed by any fenfible Shocks. 
Thefe fhocks have happened in all kinds of wea- 
ther, dry, rainy, cold, &c. only I have always re- 
marked, that it was calm at the time, and the wind 
role afterwards. No hours have been exempt from 
them. If they have been more felt in the night, this 
was perhaps, becaufe people were then more quiet, 
and in their upper rooms ; and becaufe fear rendered 
them attentive to every thing. 
During the whole time, that we had thefe earth- 
quakes, the magnetic needle and the barometer very 
much varied. The latter indicated very dry weather, 
while it was continual rain. 
The weft-wind blew conftantly ail the preceding 
fummer. 
A little before the fhocks began to be firft felt, we 
had Aurora boreales. 
When the fky was clouded, there were often ob- 
ferved between the clouds red ftreaks like fire. Fogs 
were very frequent. The weather was extremely 
uncertain. Sometimes it feemed to fet in for fair; 
but foon after there arofe clouds extremely low from 
the weft. 
I proceed now to the confcquences.of thefe earth- 
quakes. They were not at all fatal here. The con- 
fternation was very great. Several perfons felt very 
fingular motions, which they compared to the grea 
electrical lhock. Afterwards, they imagined every 
moment. 
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