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this tremendous phenomenon. The evening was ⟨quite⟩ calm; and a friend of mine, who was roused ⟨from⟩ bed by the shock, looked at his barometer, ⟨which⟩, however, was not affected. There was no ⟨percptible⟩ influence on the sea. The shock was felt at ⟨Fraserburgh⟩."
"On Tuesday night, about a quarter before eleven ⟨o'clock⟩, two smart shocks of an earthquake, the ⟨second⟩ of which succeeded the first at the interval of ⟨half⟩ a minute, were felt in this city and over the ⟨greater⟩ part of the neighbourhood, particularly in ⟨the⟩ low grounds. The effects of this shock were ⟨percptible⟩ for several seconds, and in some places were ⟨so⟩ violent, as to shake the windows, and cause a ⟨rattling⟩ noise among the slates. Persons in bed felt a (illegible text)nsible agitation, or rather concussion, in an upward ⟨direction⟩; and if the bed happened to be in contact ⟨with⟩ the wall, a lateral shock was also felt. In some ⟨houses⟩ the chairs and tables were moved backwards and forewards, and even the bells set a-ringing. Birds ⟨in⟩ cages were thrown down from the sticks on which ⟨they⟩ perched, and exhibited evident signs of fear. A ⟨hollow⟩ rumbling noise was heard by different ⟨individuals⟩, which seemed to die away in the west. The ⟨air⟩ at the time was clear and serene. Similar effects ⟨were⟩ perceived, about the same time, at Dunkeld, in ⟨the⟩ Carse of Gowrie, and Strathearn."
