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acarnivorous animal.—There were more teeth, which were
unfortunately broken, one of which weighed twelve pounds.
It is probable that the tusks will be found, by searching
further into the cliff, or amongst the earth which has fallen
down. The above skeleton is supposed to belong to an
animal of the same species as that called the Mammoth ;
the remains of which have been found in North America,
Great Tartary, &c.
DREADFUL INUNDATION AT MADEIRA,
Aladeha, 15th Oct,
The weather had continued fine with us till the end of
September. The wind then changed to the Southward and.
Westward, attended with much rain. On the 2d October,
the major part of the vessels were obliged to put to sea.
The weather continued bad, with occasionally fair intervals,
till the 9th. On the morning of that day I took a walk np to
a place in the neighbourhood, and returned about eleven
o’clock.—-Up to that hour, scarce any rain had fallen ; but
it then came on violently, and rained incessantly for the
remainder of the day. While it was ’light, no accident
happened ; but, in the course of the night, the rivers
swelled prodigiously, overwhelming in their .progress a
considerable part' of the town.
The river of St. John’s, after destroying everything in
its course, carried away the upper bridge at St. Paul’s, and
rose to such a height, as to throw down the Cypress tree at
the church, carrying away the travendas as far upas Capm.
Memuel Henriquez’s hou-se on the ascent from the bridge.
Luckily the bridge at the Beco das Arenhas escaped.—
About thirty persons are supposed to have lost their lives
by the overflowing of this river, which carried out such an
immense quantity of stones to sea, as to form a sort of bay
for boats to the Westward of the Trantes, and sheltered
from the wind in that direction. A remarkable circumstance
iappened on this river. In flying from one of the falling
.houses.,