Dawes, rev. Thomas, on the plague at Decrepitude, tranfmitted from parents to children, remarkable inftance of, vi. 97, 98 Deluge, the, obfervations on, xxii. 73, 74 Denmark, a remarkable ftorm in June 1759, ii. 101-another in December, 1760, iv. [67]-a contagious diftemper among the cattle in 1763, vi. [57]-bill of mortality in, for 1763, vi. [123]- -for 1764, viii. [159]for 1765, [160]-for 1766, ix. [160] for 1767, x. [169] is, mr. his account of an uncommonly grand profpect in England, viii. 76, 77 Diamonds, remarks on the volatile property of, xiv. [141] Dillon, his account of the natural hiftory of the scarlet grain, or the grana kermes, xxii. 100-105-on the method of making falt-petre in Spain, ib. 105-111 Dingwell, reverend mr. account of his aftronomical tables, and their ufe, viii. [131] Dionaea Mufcipula, or Venus's fly-trap, a fenfitive plant newly discovered, deferibed, xviii. 93-95 Dodley, mr. John, of Worcester-his furprising recovery of the ufe of one of his legs; being born with a contraction of the tendons of one of his hams, and obliged to make ufe of a wooden leg thirty years, vi. [122] Dog, a, of remarkable fize and rapacity, ii. 82-fingular fagacity and fidelity of, iii. [90]-viii. [126] Dolgelly, in North Wales, an earthquake and inundation in 1769, xii. [109, 110] I ominica, feveral remarkable phænomena in 1765, viii. [78, 79]-dreadful inundation in 1769, xii. [164]dreadful hurricane in 1772, XV. [141]-dreadful hurricane in 1780, Xxiii. [297] Downy, Cuthbert, of Royton, in the county of Durham, an account of his extraordinary height and weight, who at nine years and three quarters old, refembles a middle-fized wellgrown man, and is in other refpects a prodigy of nature, vii. [85] ena Drefden, bill of mortality in, for 1764, viii. [159] Drefden, great damages by a ftorm of lightning, in 1774, xvii. [151] Drontheim, bill of mortality in, for 1764, viii. [159] Drop-ftone, the, fome account of, i. 332 Drumlanrig, remains of the wild cattle, which were the native race of the country, preferved in, xvii. 87 Dublin, bill of mortality in, for 1760, iii. [163]-for 1761, iv. [191]-for 1762, V. [123]-for 1764, viii. [159, 160] Dumbnefs, a periodical, account of, v. 63, 64. Dunald Mill Hole, an extraordinary cave in Lancashire, defcribed, iii. 104 Dunmore Park, near Kilkenny, in Ireland, cave of, xvi. 94-96 Dunn, mr. his obfervations upon the appearance and motions of the comet in 1759, ii. 91-in 1760, iii. [65, 66] and in 1770, xiii. [121] Durham, and its neighbourhood, a violent ftorm felt in 1761, iv. [127]bill of mortality for 1767, x. [169] --another violent ftorm in 1771, xiv. [155-157] Dwarfs, fome very remarkable, viii.. [69, 70]-x. [151]-xvi. [87]-xx. [207] D'Oreay, madame-her fingular dif- EAGLE, golden, defcribed, viii. temper called the Pliqua, with its very extraordinary fymptoms, xv. [118] Douglas, captain Charles, his obfervations made in Lapland, xiv. 81, 82 Downing, of Wattifham, family of, which was afflicted with the lofs of their limbs, though in other respects apparently well, account of, v. 67, 68 -vi. 79-81 [138]- -a very remarkable large one defcribed, xii. [158] Earth, the, obfervations on the smell and bath of, in the cure of confumptions, viii. 107, 108- --on the figure and formation of, xxii. 68-70 Earthquakes and volcanos, enquiry into the caufe of, iv. 100 Earthquakes. See England, and other countries where they have happened Eaft Eaftbourne, Kent, account of the arlarming tempeft of thunder and light ning at, in September 1780, xxiii, [227] Eat-Indies, moft remarkable and dreadful famine in, xiv. [205-208] Ebrens, H. M. D. his defeription of the natural curiofities in Hartz-Foreft, particularly the cavern at Scharzfeld, the drop-ftone, and the foffil unicorn; with various opinions of the learned upon the fubject of the foflil unicorn, 1.331-334 Eccles, in Norfolk, account of a remarkable ball of fire, xi. [62] Eclipfe of the moon, in 1764, vii. [56] —famous one in 1776, xix. [168] Eclipfe of the fun, famous annular, in 1764, vii. [62]-in 1765, viii, [118] Eton Hill, Staffordshire, the famous copper mine at, defcribed, xii. 98— 102 Edinburgh, remarkable meteor in 1758, i. 116, 117 Eel, American conger, electric powers of, vii. [90, 91] Electric eel, the, or Gymnotus Electricus, defcribed, xviii. 87-92 Electrical fpinnet, the, conftruction and properties of, explained, iv. [128] Electricity, on the power of, and its analogy with lightning, ii. 110-its efficacy in the cafe of convulfive fits, ix. [71]—of deafnefs, [96]—xiv. [143]-of a locked jaw and paralyfis, xi. 70-72 of a mufcular contraction, xxi. 92-of St. Vitus's dance, xxii. 62, 63-its power on a my tletree experimentally proved, xxiii. [196] Electricity. See Priestley, dr. and Wilfon, Benjamin, efq. Elephant, a very remarkable one prefented to his prefent majesty, by captain Sampfon, vi. [100, 101] Elephant's bones (as commonly fuppofed) found near the river Ohio, xii. 71-76 Elephanta, a very remarkable island near Bombay, defcribed, i. 335 337 Elk, a curious male, defcribed, xi. [68] Eller, M. on the force of imagination, ii. 378-381 Ellis, Henry, efq. (governor of Georgia) on the usual heat of the weather in that country, from the middle of June to the middle of September, iii. 92, 93 Ellot, rev. Jared, his account of an animal furviving the lofs of all the fmall guts, vi. 76 Ely, remarkable ftorm in 1760, iii. [116]-another in 1769, xii. [114, 115] Enfield-marfh, dreadful storm in 1761, iv. [161] England, earthquake in 1761, iv. [69]— dreadful and pernicious hurricane in various parts of, in 1762, v. [70]moft furious ftorm, which did great damage both by fea and land, in 1763, vi. [114, 115]-remarkable ftorm in various parts of, in 1764, vii. [81]-earthquake in 1764, [108]extraordinary luminous phænomenon feen in different parts, under very different appearances, in 1765, viii. [135]great damages in various counties of, by a ftorm in 1766, ix. [65,66]-[117] and [122]-remarkable hurricanes and inundations in various parts of, in 1767, x. [46*. 55 57. 1381-earthquake and ftorms in fome of the northern counties in 1768, xi. [114, 115. 133. 162]moft remarkable floods in feveral counties, [163, 164]-[191, 192]beautiful aurora borealis in October 1769, xii. [145]-melancholy effects of the flood in divers counties, in 1770, xiii. [167, 168. 171. 175]— and in 1771, xiv. [148. 152. 155157-dreadful ftorm of thunder and lightning in various parts of, in 1774, xvii. [139, 140. 151. 154. 171]—and in 1775, xviii. [112]-[159]-[165, 166] an earthquake felt in various counties of, 156, 157] great fnow and froft in 1776, compared with the frost in 1739-40, xix. [114, 115] an earthquake in 1776, accompanied with balls of fire, in various parts of, [187, 188. 193]→→→ great damage by lightning in various parts of, in 1778, xxi. [192]-dreadful ftorm, January 1, 1779, in various parts of, xxii. [193] Evans, mr. of Gravetend, a man of un common fize and weight, v. [114] Expelly, abbé d'his account of bills of mortality in France, from 1691 to 1700, and from 1754 to 1763, inclufively, xvi. [67] FALCONER, F. M. in the South Seas, defcribed, xx. 93 Flanders, Weft, fad ftate of the diftemper among the horned cattle in 1774 xvii. [81. 86] Flintshire, dreadful ftorm and convul fion of the earth in 1773, xvi. [76] Florence, a violent earthquake in 1771, xiv. [71] Flowers, odoriferous, danger of, in a confined vii. [75] FALCONER, William; poifon of Fontenu, abbé, his count of a cat. copper and brafs, and the very great Falkland's Iflands, account of the am- Fearns, mr. James, his defeription of [81. 105. 130] [144]-v. [88. 114] -vi. [67. 79. 86, 87]-vii. [49. 61. 91. 107, 108] [111. 116]-viii. [69, 96. 108. 116. 142]-ix. [55, 56. 101. I31.140.15]-x. [65.9o]xi. 133. 190]-xii. [98]-xiv. [89. 152 165] -XV. [121] [125]-xviii. [96. 114] Feyjoo, Father, his curious account of Francifco de la Vega, a man-fifh, x. 86-88 Fin-fish, the, defcribed, viii. [156] xx. [199] Fingal, defcription of the cave of, xvii. 91-93 Filh, a very remarkable, caught at Newbiggin in. Ireland, ii. 116another caught near. Schevening in Holland, v. [85]-another taken in King Road, Briftol, vi. [76] a very remarkable one taken near Nantes, viii. [114]--an uncommon large fish, fuppofed to be of the grampus kind, caught on the fands of St. Fergus, near Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire, viii. [138] Fish, different degrees of fecundity of feveral different kinds of, afcertained, -a poisonous one, found xi. 78, 797 that lived twenty-fix months without drinking, ii. 377,378 Fordinbridge, Hants, violent tornado in 1770, xiii. [71] -- Fortis, abbé, of feffil bones, xxi. 102- 72 Foffil unicorn, found in the ifland Ele-; phanta, defcribed, i. 332-334 Foffil glafs, found in Siberia, vi. 95, 96 Foffil teeth, found in North America and in Peru, xi. 74, 75. Foffil bones, found in Dalmatia, xxi. 102-107 Fothergill, dr.--his two cafes of pro- Fountain tree, the, in the Canary islands, 87-agriculture greatly promoted, xiii. [173, 174]-great inundations, xiv. [65]-excellent ftate of the vintage in 1772, xv. [145]-agriculture encouraged, xvi. [52]dreadful ftorms in various parts of, [114, 115. 133an earthquake felt in divers provinces of, in 1775, xviii. [188, 189]-dreadful inundation in Lorraine in 1776, xix. [128] France, excellent remarks on the bills of mortality alluding to. See Expelly, abbé de Frankfort on the Maine, bill of mortality for, in 1760, iv. [59]-for 1764, viii. [160] Franklin, dr. his remarks on the different degrees of heat imbibed from the fun's rays by cloths of different colours, xii. 103-on the properties of oil to ftill troubled waters and the waves of the fea, xviii. 70-480 Frost, remarkable intenfe, in 1762, account of, v. [119, 120] in 1763, vi. [51, 52 in 1766, ix. [56.58]-in 1767, X. [161-163. 165]-in 1768, xi. [57-59] GABER, M. Baptifte Jean, his new experiments concerning the putrefaction of the juices and humours of animal bodies, x. 109 115 Gale, mr. B. on the nature and growth of black grafs, ix. [157] Ganges, violent fhocks of an earthquake on the banks of the river, in 1764, viii. [98] Gay, William, who lived without food for more than a year, extraordinary cafe of, iv. [131] Gelas, rev. mr, curate of Longrate, an account of his falling into a trance, recovering from it, and enjoying perfect health after it, xvi. [106] Generals Berge-Sund, a mountain in Sweden, account of its fall in 17599 ii. 66 Georgia, account of the usual heat in, Ja from the middle of June to the mid7dle of September, iii. 92, 93. Yd Germany, earthquake in various parts. of, in 1760, iii. [70]-another in #763, vi. [83]-another in 1767, X. [50. 92]-great damage by an inundation in various parts, [150]earthquake in 1767, xi. [85]-great dearth and inundations in 1771, xiv, [83*, 84*. 99, Ico][103, 104. 120. 126. 130-132 137]——and in 1772, XV. [131.150, 151] earthquake and hurricanes in 1773, xvi. [75. 105. 115. 121-remarkable fevere winter in 1774, xvii. [173, 174] great inundations in the winter of 1775, xviii. [90]-remarkable inundation in 1978, xxi. [207] Gevaudan, France, a very fingular animal in, remarkable, for destroying women and children only, viii. [132, 133] vllinnon Geyter, a wonderful fpring in Iceland, account of, vi. 95 Giants, enquiry into the existence of, ein South America, v. 59-61-and in I other countries, vii. 106, 107mwait Gibel Mount, Sicily, a molt violent eruption in 1763, vi. [81] de Gibraltar, remarks on, fome obfervations on the tides in the ftraits of, by W. Horley, vi. 90, 91-account of a moft dreadful ftorm in 1766, ix. [74, 75] Gibraltar, fome natural curiofities of, defcribed, xiv. 85, 86-xviii. 96-98 Gill, mr. Roger, of Winburne, Dor-, fetfhire, extraordinary cafe of, remarkable for chewing his meat twice over, X. [136] Glaciers of Savoy, and Mont Blanc, account of by Coxe, xxii. 94-97 Glamorganfhite, dreadful inundation in 1775, xviii. [148] Glafgow, bill of mortality for, in 1759, iii. [69]-in 1762, vi. [123] Glasgow, a curious fubterraneous burning coal-pit near, vi. [110]-curious. obfervations on the fevere cold in 1768, xi. [65, 66] Glas, mr. on the exiftence and effects of the fountain tree in the Canary Inlands, vii. 115-118 Gloucefterfhire and Oxfordshire, dreadful ftorm and inundation in 1775, xviii. [155, 156] Gmelin and Pallas, profeffors, their dif covery of valuable coal mines and other minerals in the mountains of Walda, xi. [190] Gold found amongst the fands of fome rivers of France, and the origin of it, obfervations on the, viii. 109-and on the vast quantity of gold and filver incorporated in moft kinds of common fand, or fo clofely adhering thereto, Gooch, mr. furgeon at Shottifham, near Norwich-his account of the wonderful cuticular glove, and the remarkable cafe relating to it, xiii. 70, 71 Good Eafter, Hertfordshire, remarkable phænomena in the air at, xi. [159, 160] Goree, an earthquake which did confiderable damage in 1777, xx. [203, 204] Gotha, bill of mortality for, in 1763, vii. [117] Gottenburgh, bill of mortality for, in 1762, vi. [123] Graffenreid, monfieur de, of Switzerland his account of a tree that speedily grows to a great fize, and yields flowers, pulfe, fodder for cattle, and a fine blue dye, without any manure, and in the coldeft climates; with mr. Miller's characters of the fame curious and ufeful vegetable, viii. 97 -99 Grana kermes, or the fcarlet grain, na tural hiftory of, xxiii. 100-105 Granate, fimilar to what is brought from Upper Egypt, found in France, iv. [168, 169] Grath, Cornelius Mac, the Irish giant, account of, iii. 79, 80 Gravitation, univerfal, obfervations and experiments to elucidate the theory of, xix. 65-71 Grenades, the, violent fhock of an earthquake, which did great damage in 1766, x. [53, 54] Grindall, mr. Richard, furgeon-a proof of the efficacy of bark given by him to Mary Alexander in a mortification, (which deprived her of both her hands, all her toes, &c.) of which the recovered, i. 360-362 Groffe, mr. his account of the inland called Elephanta, i. 335-337 Growth of a child, account of the fudden and extraordinary, vii. 107 HAAN, mr. de, his account of a comet at Haerlem in 1764, vii. [45] Haerlem, proceedings of the fociety at, for promoting commerce, agriculture, arts and fciences, for 1761, iv. [165, 166] for 1762, v. [107]-for 1765, viii. [105] Haerlem, in Holland, bill of mortality in, for 1762, v. [123] Hague, the, bill of mortality in, for 1762 and 1763, vi. [123]-for 1764, viii. [160] Hair, account of a body which had been found entirely converted into, a confiderable time after it was buried, v. 71-of dead perfons, obfervations on, 71, 72-the property of the box-treewood to make it grow, 73 Halifax, Nova Scotia, remarkable storm in 1760, iii. [69] Hall in Saxony, bill of mortality in, for 1763, vi. [123] Halley, dr. his difcoveries and improvements in aftronomy, ii. 91. 283-290 -iv. [120] Halo, a very remarkable, feen in 1763, vi. [106] Halfton Lower, Kent, a perfect rainbow feen at, about nine at night, xix. [180] Hamburgh, bill of mortality in, for 1759, iii. [69] for 1766, ix. [160] Hamilton, fir William, on the eruptions of Mount Vefuvius and other volcanoes in its neighbourhood, x. [201]xii. 66-71-xii. 68-70-xxiii.7 -7291on the eruptions of Mount Etna and its neighbourhood, xiv. 71-80-xxiii. 91, 92 on the foil of Naples and its vicinity, xv. 6283 Hampshire, |