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(illegible text)y of the inhabitants are obliged to purchaſe (illegible text) at the exhorbitant price of a bit for ſix ears, (illegible text)ly to keep their ſlaves from periſhing until (illegible text)r provifions can be procured.

(illegible text) is yet impoſſible to ſay what number of lives (illegible text) been loſt in this dreadful calamity; but they (illegible text)t be numerous; in one plantain boat only, (illegible text) perſons periſhed; as did the crew of the Ruby’s (illegible text) at Port Royal, in endeavouring to aſſiſt a ⟨veſſel⟩ ⟨in⟩ diſtreſs ſoon after the ſtorm came on.

Edinburgh. Advertiſer, Nov. 6, 1781.

Tornado in Scotland, July, 1799.

⟨TOrnado⟩. The following intereſting account of this awful phænomenon, which took place at ⟨Whitelaw⟩, in the pariſh of Ednam, Berwickſhire, (illegible text)e 3d curt we copy from the Kelſo Mail.

The weather through the day had been calm, (illegible text) ſoft ſhowers. At ſeven o’clock in the ⟨evening⟩ there was obſerved by many people, a little to (illegible text) ⟨South⟩-weſt of Mr. Tod’s houſe at Whitelaw, (illegible text)enſe light coloured cloud of a very uncommon ⟨appearance⟩. It reſembled an inverted cone, ⟨reaching⟩ from the ground to a conſiderable height in the (illegible text)iphere. Its motion towards the houſe was ſlow (illegible text) majeſtic, a perſon of no great agility on ſeeing (illegible text) ⟨approach⟩ could eaſily have eſcaped from it. It (illegible text)n at length to whirl round with great rapidity. ⟨accompanied⟩ with a loud rattling noiſe. The effect (illegible text) amazing power was firſt exhibited upon a large (illegible text) of ſtraw in the barn yard, which it raiſed in (illegible text) maſs to a conſiderable height in the air. A (illegible text)n of timber, lying flat on the ground, was ⟨hurled⟩ ⟨from⟩ it’s place ſeveral feet; and it will be thought (illegible text)ft to exceed credibility when it is mentioned, (illegible text) this beam was thirty-three feet long! Small (illegible text)es were heaped together in mounds as if by (illegible text)od. The farm offices were materially injured;