^gyg. great eakthquake of 1755- l63 
of snapped their cables, smaller ones ware thrown 
pte set^ ^'aler upon tlie land, and others lying on land 
( "oon Amstekdam, about eleven in the 
p'lenly’ ^ being perfectly calm, tlie waters were 
; g^S'tated in their canals, so that several boats broke 
jT'irche, , ““‘^oliers were observed to vibrate in the 
y'l’ bniijj no motion of the eartli, or concussion of 
fof S. Was observed. At Haekeem, in the fore- 
pts, g '•'oarly four minutes, not only the water in the 
aV^*'^'li£s ^ kinds of fluids in smaller 
tubs, backs, &c. were surprisingly 
r*'^®Pti'ble • tbe sides, though no motion was 
p/'titjgj the vessels themselves. In these small 
^“Uleijt m apparently ascended prior to its 
l^ls roso ; and in many places, even tlie rivers and 
°ne foot perpendicular. 
of Q^bon of the waters was also perceived in various 
t^Vshire'^^?*' ^^'bain and Ireland. At Barlborouoh, in 
tapbiiou’ between eleven and twelve in the forenoon, in 
r ^‘blev ri” ® body of water, 
Wa k supposed to cover at least thirty acres 
S pbf Wat^ ^ surprising and terrible noise ; a largo 
1 -Jlev Tl O uuuy Ui water, 
Wa k supposed to cover at least thirty acres 
,,' 5 : 
'Itoi/'. It th — me iiorui enn or me 
yjjl fb subsided j but returped again immediately. 
\ Wat — “.‘’minrsiiig aim lernoie noise; a largo 
On fk ® current from the south, and rose 
p''- sloped dam-head at the nortl 
It*!?** Witt, fb subsided ; but returped again ii 
ifti ”'^®o On, violence. The water was tl 
hour ; but the current _ 
weaker, till at last it entirely ceased, 
ilisprtug bGE, in Surrey, at half an hour after ten in 
^'1 fi *■ '''md ■ ^bather being remarkably still* without 
\h,- %-eiffi 1 'b a canal nearly seven hundred feet long, 
p ibroupk'b breadth, with a small spring constantly 
ap(] f] b' ® '^bry unusual noise was heard at the 
N tk'^*- observed to be in great agiia- 
^eaj^ bself in a heap or ridge in the middle j 
IS. 'Wo a J 'led lengthwise about tliirty yards, rising 
gp ri(j~ three feet above the usual level. After 
HL^ n ’ With b®biod or vibrated towards the north side of 
w Stass btree, and flowed above eight feet 
*'tlt pal^ it a - .°b that side. On its return flack into 
gr^g. ridged in the middle, and then heeled 
f torce to the soutli side, and flowed oyer ill 
