as if at a diftance. The found feemed to approach me; and when it was greateft, the bed rocked and hook fo much, that i could fcarcely keep my feat. I could have no doubt of its being an earthquake, and inftantly looked at my barometer, which is of Mr. De Lue's conftruction; it flood at 29. 37 inches. Attached thermometer 65 degrees. The barometer had been ftationary nearly for the three preceding days, and did not feem to be affected with the fhock. The morning was remarkably fine, and not a fingle cloud to be feen. Two of my fifters, and a gentleman, were walking upon the terrace in the garden, by the fide of a wall: they all perceived the noife, at first as if at a great diftance; but when it was greateft, they perceived the wall to fhake, though they did not obferve any agitation under their feet. As they were walking, and obferved the spot when they first heard the found, and the fpot they came to when it ceafed, I was enabled to afcertain its duration pretty exactly, and find it to have been from fifteen to eighteen feconds. In courfe was nearly from fouth-east to north-west. Some other perfons in our houfe perceived a double fhock; and this has been obferved by many, who felt it in other places.

It was felt at Flint, by Mrs. Seaman and her daughter, who obferved the cups rattled upon the faucers as they fat at breakfaft. Mr. Pennant's family, at Downing, fancied that an empty waggon was coming into the back court, which is paved. It was ftrongly felt at Llonrwft by the whole town, and part of a ftone-wall was flung down. At Carnarvon, (which is in the fame parallel of latitude as this place, 53 degrees 10 minutes,) the hock was very flight. It was perceived in many places about Conway, but not at all by any one in town. Sir Hugh Williams felt it very ftrongly at his houfe near Beaumaris. At our friend Mr. Davies's, in that town, a door clapped backwards and forwards feveral times; and at lord Bulkeley's feat, Boron-hill, the family were much alarmed, it was fo violent. It was ftrongly felt at Holyhead; and at an eminent folicitor's, in the inland of Anglefey, the defks before feveral clerks in his of fice fhock fo, that they could not write. It was ftrongly perceived at Mr. Fitzmaurice's, at Lleweny-Hall, in the vale of Clwyd, and in feveral other places in that vale. All the pr niniula in Carnarvonfhire, called Llun, furrounded by St. George's Channel, was fhock very much..

There have been two shocks fince this I have been defcribing. Mr. Pennant felt one, but I was not fenfible of either. The times

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This houfe is built upon the fide of a rock; and my bed-chamber, though up two pair of flairs, is on a ground-floor. The floor is not more than one foot from the folid rock in my bed-chamber.

times it was felt at differ very much, on account of the variations in the feveral dials from whence the clocks are regulated; but I am very exact as to my own time, having the day preceding the earthquake, and that very day, afcertained my time by equal altitudes, taken with one of Mr. Bird's aftronomical quadrants of one foot radius.

As every phænomenon of this kind is interefting, you may, perhaps, with to communicate this account to the Royal Society; which you are welcome to do, if you think it worth the attention of fo illuftrious a body.

I have the honour to be, &c.

Defeription of the Country round Annapolis Royal, and on St. John's River, in Nova Scotia; taken from a Letter written by the Agents for the Loyalifts, who removed to that Country laf Autumn, and for fuch others as intend fettling there, to other Agents now in New-York.

HAVING never heard from you, nor any of our friends

in New-York, we enclose copy of our's to you on the first of November laft, left the original may have miscarried: Since that period, our time has been employed in exploring the lands, to fix on places for fettlements. We find in the vicinity of this place, a township called Conway, extending from the bafon to St. Mary's bay. This is, in general, very good upland, the timber birch, beech, maple, fome fir and fpruce, a little white pine, &c. The foil is deemed very good: fome fettlers are already upon it, under colonel Franklin, whofe right in the township will probably be retained, as having complied with the grant; the refidue efcheated. -This land will produce wheat, Indian corn, hemp, flax, barley, oats, &c. and exceeding good pafture, as well as mowing, after it is well cultivated. Great quantities of fifh may be taken; and it is very handy to the cod fishery in the bay, which might be carried on to great advantage.

The harbour in Annapolis bafon is a fine one, acceffible at all times of the year, never frozen, nor fearce any impediment from ice. It has alfo another good harbour in St. Mary's bay: fish and clams in abundance, and plenty of wild fowl: there are alfo about four hundred acres of marth land, which will answer for mowing immediately. Thefe marth lands are much valued in this country, not only for the fupport of cattle until the upcan be brought to, but, when dyked, produces excellent

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crops of Indian corn, wheat, flax, barley, &c.-The obftruetions to fettling this part of the country are hard labour, and being expofed to American whale boats; the first is incident to all countries which are well timbered, and neither improved nor cleared the laft must be prevented by uniting for defence, or fome measures which we mentioned to the general, and (we think) he will adopt.-There is alfo a large tract of land be tween Annapolis and Conway, (perhaps enough for a township.) which is ungranted.

The St. John is a fine river, equal in magnitude to the Connecticut or Hudson. At the mouth of the river is a fine harbour, acceffible at all feasons of the year, never frozen or obftructed by the ice, which breaks in paffing over the falls. Here ftands Fort Howe, two leagues north of Annapolis gut. This fort effectually fecures the harbour and the paffage up the river. Half a mile above the fails, at a narrow pafs in the river, the falls are very curious, and deferve a particular defcription. At low water the defcent is feveral feet down the stream, and at high water feveral feet up ftream. The tides in the bay of Fundy rife and fall from thirty to fixty feet. Were it not for the falls, the whole country up the river would be deluged by the tides.

The falls obftruct the tides up the river, to fach a degree, that the water rifes but one foot and a half above the falls, and rifes about as high as that feventy or eighty miles up: it is na vigable for veffels of feventy or eighty tons barthen, for about eighty miles up the river, and for boats much farther; extend. ing, as we are told, three hundred miles: its courfe being for a confiderable distance parallel to the river St. Lawrence, this rout is frequently taken to Quebec, across the country: it is about five hundred miles from Fort Howe.

There are many fettlers along this river, upon the interval land. They are chiefly poor people, who come here and get their living eafily. The interval lies on the river, and is a mok fertile foil, annually manured by the overflowings of the river, and produces crops of all kinds, with little labour; and vege tables in the greatest perfection; parínips of great length, &r. They cut down the trees, burn the tops, and put in a crop of wheat or Indian corn, which yields a plentiful encreafe. Thefe intervals would make the finest meadows. The up lands pro duce what both of the fummer and winter kinds, as well as In. dian corn. Here are fome wealthy farmers, having stocks of cattle. The greater part of the people, excepting the township of Maggerville, are tenants, or feated on the bank without leave, merely to get their living. For this reafon they have not made

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fuch improvements as might otherwife have been expected, or as thorough farmers would have done. The township of Gage pleafed us much, it being moft convenient to build upon, abounding with interval, and having up-land adjoining. The people now here, formed their fettlements on the interval land. Once in a year the river overflows its banks, and obliges them to go in canoes to their barns to feed their cattle. The thawing of the fnow, in an extenfive back country, occafions the freshets, which in the first place clears the river of ice. These freshets would, in their turn, deluge the country, were they not prevented by lakes which connect with the river, and ferve as refervoirs to contain the water until it can be evacuated by the falls. One of the lakes extends fifteen leagues, and is in breadth like a fea: this is called the Grand Lake; it produces coal, and is a fine falmon fishery other parts of this river abound with falmon, as well as fhad and herring in their season. Immenfe quantities of lime-ftone are found at Fort Howe, and at the mouth of the river.

We alfo went up the Kennebeccafias, a large branch of St. John's river, where is a fine tract of interval and up-land, which has never been granted: it is under a referve, but we can have it. Major Studholm and captain Baxter, who explored the country, chofe this place, and obtained a grant of nine thoufand acres.

On each fide of this grant are large tracts of good lands, convenient for navigation. A title for thefe lands may be procured fooner than for fuch as have already been granted; fuch as Gage, Conway, &c. which must be obtained by a regular process in the court of efcheats.

The lands on the river St. John are alfo fufficiently near the cod fishery in Fundy bay, and perfectly fecure against the Indians and Americans.

able to bear arms.

The inhabitants are computed to be near one thousand men, Here is a county and cou t established, and the inhabitants at peace, and feem to experience no inconveniency from the war.

This land will produce apples, pears, cherries, pumpkins, fquafhes, melons, and all kinds of vegetables, as all parts of the province alfo will.

In many places are fine orchards, which produce confiderable quantities of cyder."

The climate is not so very different as one would naturally imagine. The people at each of the places mentioned, are very fond of our fettling among them.

This country furnishes plenty of moofe, carriboo, (fuppofed to be the fame as the rein deer,) bears, fome foxes, beavers, martins, fables, minks, otters, &c.

We have written to Mr. Bulkeley, fecretary of the province, judge of efcheats, pointing out for our fettlers the township of Gage, Conway, and that granted to Amesbury, as well as the ungranted lands on the Kennebeccafias, the St. John, and the tract between Annapolis and Conway.-Our anfwer is agree. able, viz. that the process of escheats should proceed as fast as poffible.

Some of our people chufe Conway, others give the preference to St. John's.- -We wish to have the earliest account of the number of perfons who will probably come in the fpring: cither of the places mentioned will anfwer well.

Our people, who came with us, are fettled here for the win ter; fome in the fort, fome in the town, and others extend up to Annapolis river near twenty miles, having made terms with the inhabitants-fome are doing well, others are living on their provifions: their behaviour is as orderly and regular as we could expect; indeed, more fo than might be apprehended, confidering their fituation: they are healthy; none have died fince leaving New-York, except the wife of one Mr. Clinton, and William Jenkins, taylor, both of hectic diforders.

We are, E.

ANECDOTES of the late MR. POWELL, in a Letter addrifed to the Printer of the Bury Poft.

HE conduct of the late Mr. Powell having lately been a

TH topic of much converfation, and as every method has

been used to prevent the appearance of any account in the London papers, but what has been exceedingly partial, the follow ing particulars may not be uninteresting to your readers.-His education was fuch as qualified him for a compting-house, but he had no knowledge of claffical learning. In what manner his youthful days were ipent, I am ignorant; nor do I know any thing of his purfaits previous to his being a teller at Drury. Lane theatre, the fmall falary of which (12s. per week) was all his fupport. At this time his lodgings were at Parfon's Green,

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* A perfon who acts as a check upon the door-keepers of the play houfe, by counting the number of people in the houfe, which he does from a small box, conveniently fituated for that purpose.