'330 An Account of the Eruption 



I5ih. — Tlie streams from each mouth continue to be copious, 

 and cover all the neighbourhood. 



16/A.— -The detonations are lessened, and without shocks, but 

 the globes of fire and smoke are in greater abundance. 



irth. — The stream of the lava is augmented; the globes of 

 sand are become larger. 



\8th. — Loud roarings are heard continually. 



19^^. — Lava does not issue from the fissures of the Ciglione 

 before mentioned, but only from the ancient apertures, and vi^ith 

 little roaring. The high crater smokes a little to-day, the smoke 

 being whitish. 



SO^^.—The crater becomes quiet, that is, there is no smoke, 

 and the lava runs as before, but with less noise. 



21 st, — The chief crater smokes at intervals ; this is, perhaps, 

 caused by the hail-storm, and by the west wind, which has 

 blown a few hours. The original mouth remains bounded by a 

 small circular mountain, which is formed by the erupted cinders 

 and sand ; the bottom of this gulf encloses three apertures or 

 mouths, from the first of which smoke and stones are hurled into 

 the air, with great noise ; from the second, smoke and cinders ; 

 and from the third, smoke and vapour. 



23d. — From the foot of the above-mentioned small mountain, a 

 stream of lava runs as before ; the last mouth is divided by a 

 small intersection into two. The lava, in the mean time, issues as 

 before, and great stones are also, at times, projected, with a violent 

 crackling noise. The torrent appears to take the direction of the 

 valley di Calanna, and blocking up the pass by which it would 

 reach the district of Giannicola, it overflows that valley. 



24-th. — The detonations at the mouths continue, with more 

 force, and without interruption. The lava which overflows the 

 valley di Calanna presents a most singular and surprising sight ; 

 it hurls itself down an almost perpendicular fall, while part of 

 it being hardened in the descent, and then falling to the bottom, 

 makes an inconceivable crash and noise ; and precipitating 

 itself so rapidly, it carries with it the soft part of the hill, and 

 forms an immense column of dust, more remarkable than the 



