16o] ANNUAL REGISTER,

“ from under the fmoke,
" out of the ground,” (as {he
thought) which twilited the fmoke
11p t0 fome height, and went of?
violently to the houle and barns
at Bedford’s. She foon law the
thatch of the largefi barn twillt-d
up into the air, and concluded the
houfe and out-houies were deflroy-
ed-Mrs. Burton, who lives at
Bedlord’s, was at the fame time
fitting in the kitchen, and ob-
ferving the houfe and floor lhake
violently, and all the pewter tum-
ble of} the fhelves, imagined the
houfe was falling; her hufband,
who had laid himfelf down upon
a bed, was awaked from his llrep
by the terrible {halting or" the
houfe and bed. The wind entire—
1y llript the thatch from the {outh-
fide of the largefi barn, deliroyed
part of the cow-houfe, jult touched
the ridge of another barn, and
went of? due North. At about
30o yards from the houle it palTed
between two large oak trees, whofe
arms nearly met, and twiiling off
their inner arms and branches,
carried fome of them acrofs an
adjoining meadow. Thefe trees
plainly difcovered the breadth of
the column of air, which was about
21 yards. At the difiance of 200
yards farther, it met with fome
tall elms, and tore of? many of
their branches; but its force feem-
ed to be confiderably abated there.
Some of the thatch was carried
almoft to Plefhy, which is about

two meafured miles from the
barn.”
Friburg in Brifgau, July 3o,

We have received the melancholy
news that the famous abbey of
Saint Blaife, belonging to the Be-
nedielines, fituate in the black
forefi, nine leagues from hence,

1768.

and was burnt down the 24th inliaant,

together with the church, caftle,
and other buildings belonging to
it. This fine building has not
bten erected above 3o years; and,
from fome circumltances, it is tun-
poled to have been {et on fire by
incendiaries.

The royal hofpital of Green-
wich, in Jamaica, fuddenly took
fire on the 12th of lafi month,
fuppofed by lightning, and in 3.
few hours was reduced to a heap
of ruins, bafliing the utmol’: et-Torts
of his majelly’s learnen, encouraged
by the prefence of the admiral, to

fave it.

Extract of a letter from Corte,
July 2 .

“ On the 211i of this month an
Englilh frigate arrived in the har-
bour ofifle Rouge: {he came from
Portfmcuth, and made the voyage
in 2o days. As foon as {he calt
anchor, the captain and two other
oflicers landed, and without fiop-
ping a moment, repaired to gene,
ral Paoli. It is thought that they
are charged with fome very impor-
tant comrniflion. As foon as the
French knew of the arrival of this
ihip, they fent a xebeque to enquire
what errand {he was come upon;
but we do not yet know what an-.
fwer they received.”

A letter from Peterfburgh, dated
July 29, fays, “ the emprefs is
going to ereét an equefirian fiatue
in honour of the emperor Peter
the Great.
to have the direction of it; and all
architects and other intelligent per-
fons are invited, with a promife of
rewards proportioned to their me-
rit, to give the academy their ad-
vice with regard to decorations, in-.
fcriptions, &c. applicable to the
fubjefi.”

Extract

The fieur Betzki is.