Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Mr. Taylor, Vicar of Portsmouth, to Mr. Roderick,concerning an Earthquake Felt There, March 18. 1749-50Author(s): Mr. TaylorSource: Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 46 (1749 - 1750), pp. 649-651Published by: The Royal SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/104735 .

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:EtrS of a Letfer from zhe Rev. Mr Tay- lor, rcar oJfPortfinouth, to Mr. Rodericks corcerriag ar Earthquakefeltthere, Marc

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75 1 culars Nvitll regald tO the Eartl qu<tke, z7hich xvas felt l;zere on Sandav tlle 18tl * 1 *

lNttant. TIze firflc Part or tlle pleceding \Jeek sras fine

*7ear1ler. Eedr>*iVvy Ni",ht it beZcanze cta*llp and cold, ut1d contitzvicd fo all Thsxrffiday, svitll ANiRs. Friday s-vas a fiac Oay; &4f<grg4,.8 danap and clondlr; Snd>y A1o;nial;,ti}ze Jf uR beforeb in theEvetling stt h^d Spm,> lal¢ Drops of RainX and a Thunder

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[ 649 ] in its EaLlern wlnzit, wbich was tluca Ioxv in the HorizollX and extclldcd to the bright Star in the right Slloulder of Orion tllen bearing S W. It was cxceedin>ly briglzt, regular} and welL-defin'dX and aL}out tlle Ereadtll of the Rainbonv; which it re- fcnaluled X 1 cs?cry thing, but its Variety of Colours. It contillucd thus for alinoA 20f Minutcs, declininD gently Southward) and tllen gradtially feparated and difappear'd. I arnX

S I R,

ZoBr sere veAionate Friend and Servant,

W. Cowper

XXErXIfe

:EtrS of a Letfer from zhe Rev. Mr Tay- lor, rcar oJfPortfinouth, to Mr. Rodericks corcerriag ar Earthquakefeltthere, Marc

8* t749-50,

PortJ*wogth) SSarch2S t7yo; ReadMarch29* --- T SHALL give you fome Partie

75 1 culars Nvitll regald tO the Eartl qu<tke, z7hich xvas felt l;zere on Sandav tlle 18tl * 1 *

lNttant. TIze firflc Part or tlle pleceding \Jeek sras fine

*7ear1ler. Eedr>*iVvy Ni",ht it beZcanze cta*llp and cold, ut1d contitzvicd fo all Thsxrffiday, svitll ANiRs. Friday s-vas a fiac Oay; &4f<grg4,.8 danap and clondlr; Snd>y A1o;nial;,ti}ze Jf uR beforeb in theEvetling stt h^d Spm,> lal¢ Drops of RainX and a Thunder

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Clciid paNd to tl)e SE juft as the Eartllquake . .

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4I)-G {irLl thtnr perctived tas a Shoclz, like the Xc3dull Step of a Bacly iI] MotionX a kind of jar rin/z. T!ais xvas filccecded inztnediatcly by 1 gentic }4Ott0ns nearly }n tile DireEion betwecn EaR and WeR; w1ltca tnade 3 or 4 nosr ad c1cixbcratc Wi t3raeions. heSc rno Idt tSacin^> thc ELl or M;cA \\?ctc lnoved 54Xt\; ard alld irwald; and tAlti \v0l0 5ked to thv :N.orth or Soutll >telc nzes7cd fides}tayso Inc WilOxc wras attcilded Btith a NoiIE like tltat cfz Thundet at a t?cry ¢rcat OtEav<ce. 1t 142Cd as I utl;;> by diffcrent Accouxlts) about 4 0t S Stcon68-

I do not hear of anY ExpleSon. 5X-tIC S<f1zes :nd Door ilu my Chamber nlool<, as in a Blaft of Mfind a littl e fironger tllan ordinary. Sevcral, xvho srere on tlle Battlcments of the Church) felt it more violents and hcard the Bell-Framcs a£zd lFJoor akc alad crack. Fear on tlle Ground, or in Motion, were ferXfible of it.

It xYas felt at Hktaat) 7 or 8 Miles to tho Ea> ane1 at Fitchfeld, 7 Miles to the Welt.

It pafl:ed tos or from tlle IJZe of 7Yttht where it affed;ted the Ground-Flvor, as much as the tham- bers here. It ran along the Coalt bctweell EaR and WeR; but I have nor heard that it was perceived at Sea or went far ilalankl.

I am informed it has been fclt at Ggera/ty and yerJS>y; fo that if it monted horizontaliyo it muLl bc a confiderable Depth under-grollnd; the SotInd- ings from henct eo thefc IiZands bein^,> itR folile ljla¢cct Sw °r S° Fathoms So tllav I flattzsr nryfUlf th2t t1zc f^nall P<efaancc sx71lich it can nAcct wth

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[ 65I 3 at Sca is ro ditozoportionatc to what it n^5110 enq counter urdcr lio rnulny t-llot: Fathoms of Eartlzs that a mo1*e viole1lt Returll will ratller open and difclaarge iticlC thcr^, tlan do us allr confiderable AliScllief at 1>ane1.

XXIX Enctrvd o*JP a I etr fitF Mr. Betl. Cooke

F i?^ c* 0 1W Pettt CollirlSon) F. R. S of a ,socE of AZZ Earthquake felt ;r be I{1e of V8light, March X 9. T 74 9-3 o.

iJno ef Z>g,6t) ASarch25) I7fO-

Rend Nlarch 49. E S I D E 5 the Shock. which hap- }75° 9 pend llere about (i inthz Estenir:,

on the I8th 11zilant, as has bcen mention'd in tllc public Prints from lmany neigrllsouring Placesa therc xvas another) xrllich sras felt by fotne betsvixt g <nt1 + o' C'-ock next Alorning: But whether tllis latrel sras as extelllive as the fovmer) I cannot yet learn.

sn tlle Evenin. Snock a Gentletnan of m.y AcZ eluaintance vas fittillg aloze in >s Pall<3gur by tlle :>ile svitll tlle Dools Ihur ) he Spaniel-Dog, xvzich l.y as t svere aneep bcSore hinl, svas fo t-lrifiivd at £ine unuEtlal Motiolz) tilat he raal rouitd thz lkoonw

the ,reatell Fright and ConfX.loz, as cndPc5foll-= £1g tO find a \vay of ECAP*

[ 65I 3 at Sca is ro ditozoportionatc to what it n^5110 enq counter urdcr lio rnulny t-llot: Fathoms of Eartlzs that a mo1*e viole1lt Returll will ratller open and difclaarge iticlC thcr^, tlan do us allr confiderable AliScllief at 1>ane1.

XXIX Enctrvd o*JP a I etr fitF Mr. Betl. Cooke

F i?^ c* 0 1W Pettt CollirlSon) F. R. S of a ,socE of AZZ Earthquake felt ;r be I{1e of V8light, March X 9. T 74 9-3 o.

iJno ef Z>g,6t) ASarch25) I7fO-

Rend Nlarch 49. E S I D E 5 the Shock. which hap- }75° 9 pend llere about (i inthz Estenir:,

on the I8th 11zilant, as has bcen mention'd in tllc public Prints from lmany neigrllsouring Placesa therc xvas another) xrllich sras felt by fotne betsvixt g <nt1 + o' C'-ock next Alorning: But whether tllis latrel sras as extelllive as the fovmer) I cannot yet learn.

sn tlle Evenin. Snock a Gentletnan of m.y AcZ eluaintance vas fittillg aloze in >s Pall<3gur by tlle :>ile svitll tlle Dools Ihur ) he Spaniel-Dog, xvzich l.y as t svere aneep bcSore hinl, svas fo t-lrifiivd at £ine unuEtlal Motiolz) tilat he raal rouitd thz lkoonw

the ,reatell Fright and ConfX.loz, as cndPc5foll-= £1g tO find a \vay of ECAP*

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