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15 strongly, we believe, at the latter. At Coul, 18 miles to the west of, it was very strong. Inverness the vicinity might be considered as its ; and it reached with little  to Aberdeen and Montrose. To the of Inverness it seems to have rapidly. At Cromarty it was much less ; and at Geanies, ten or twelve miles to the north-east, it was very slight,  by some not felt at all. At Perth, along the Earn and Tay, it seems to  been sensibly, but not so violently. In Edinburgh it was just perceptible; unnoticed by the majority of the {{reconstruct|innabitants}; and most, even of those who the shock, did not recognise it as  from this cause, till they learned its more sensible action in other quarters. We ascertained, however, on the most  authority, that it was noticed  mentioned by several individuals  any such accounts could have been

The following will afford a pretty full view of the phenomena which attended this great convulsion of nature, at the principal points of its action:—

Inverness, August 14.

“Last night, exactly a quarter before 11 o’clock, the town of Inverness and the surrounding country was fearfully shook by