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were thrown up. * On the way down I saw prodigious clouds 

 of smoke flying with the wind. 



19th. — The mountain was much clouded ; but in the fore- 

 noon I had a view of whole volumes of smoke issuing from the 

 crater, and flying southward ; and also observed that it de- 

 scended considerably on the south side. 



20th.— Great regular and dense clouds of smoke appeared 

 to be rising the whole day, and of the entire breadth of the 

 crater. There is said to have been fire seen on the night of 

 the 18th. 



21st.— Ascended the mountain again. There had been 

 much rain, and from the outside of the cone, as well as the in- 

 terior sides, a great deal of steam was rising. The new crater 

 threw out immense clouds of smoke, which filled the whole of 

 it. Salvatore says that the mountain has been disgorging 

 stones every two days. 



22d. — The smoke to-day was irregular ; for, on going out 

 to ride in the afternoon, Vesuvius emitted smoke to the whole 

 extent of the crater ; but in about a quarter of an hour, not a 

 trace was to be seen, and shortly after the fumes were re- 

 newed. 



23d. — Saw very little of the mountain. It seemed to be 

 smoking considerably. 



24th. — Saw little of the mountain. Low clouds. 



25th.— Saw little of the hill ; but it continues to smoke. 



26th. — Saw nothing of Vesuvius till the afternoon, when 

 one large cloud covered the whole upper part down nearly to 

 the hermitage. The cloud exactly resembled, and appeared to 

 me to be, smoke, in which I was confirmed from an elevated 

 sort of cone nearly above the crater, which very frequently and 

 quickly changed its appearance. 



27th. — Numerous dense clouds, apparently of smoke, cover- 

 ed all the upper portion of the hill with exceedingly change- 

 able aspect. 



28th. — Considerable quantity of smoke filling the crater in 

 the afternoon, but with little peculiarity. 



29th. — In the afternoon, almost no smoke, but only little 

 occasional puff's rising in the most beautiful manner against 



• Similar stones fell on the 11th, and, I think, the 14th November. 



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