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XL AhJlraB of a Letter from Stephen 
De Vifnie, Bfq\ at Canton, in China, 
to Henry Baker, F, R. S, containing a7t 
Account of an Earthquake at Macao, and 
a fhort Defcriftmi of a fngular Species 
of Monkeys without f ails ^ found in the in^ 
- terior Part of Bengal. Communicated by 
Mr. Baker. 
Dear Sir. 
Canton, January 7, 1768. 
Read March 9, 
1769. 
f I H E following account of an earth- 
I quake, at Macao, was fent me by 
a letter, dated November 
are : Laft night, at 50 
a friend at that place, in 
23, 1767. His words 
minutes after nine o’clock, we were all furprized 
with a heavy fhock of an earthquake, which con- 
tinued above a minute. This fliock was fo great 
that the houfe rocked, and I was afraid we were all 
going down into the bowels of the earth. Another 
fhock we felt five minutes after eleven o’clock, but 
not fo great : and at three this morning another 
pretty great. In all we have had five fiiocks, but 
the firft the greateft. It came with a rolling, and 
a dreadful noife in the air ; fo that at firfi; fome 
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