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above, that it was an earthquake, from which they 
had no reafon to be under any apprehenfions. 
On the fame day ( 1 8th of February) there wa^ an 
extraordinary motion in our waters, particularly in 
the Meufe, which was agitated as if it were by a 
whirlwind ; and the Jaur, a fmall river, which runs 
through our city, and was full before the earthquake, 
funk very low immediately after. In fome places 
the waters of wells were troubled ; but they were 
not fo with us. 
The animals were affedted by the Ihocks. I was 
informed, that the horfes and cows made a great 
noife, even a confiderable time before ; and at my 
houfe the hens and pigeons did the fame. 
CIII. An Accoimt of the Agitation of the 
Sea at Antigua, Nov. i, 17 55. By 
Capt. Affleck of the Advice Man of W ar. 
Communicated by Charles Gray, Efq ; 
F. R . S. in a Lctte?~ to William Watfon, 
F 1 R. S. 
S IR, 
Read jane 3>TT N a letter I had from Capt. Affleck, 
i/ 5 6 - commander of the Advice man of war, 
dated from Antigua the 3d of January laft, are the 
following paragraphs. 
“ The year was ufher’d in here by the fflocks of 
<c an earthquake, which is the fecond I have felt at 
“ this ifland ; neither of which have been violent 
“ enough to do any damage. On the ill of No- 
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