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him, as using the common-place language of ail those, who 

 are anxious to estabUsh similar points; and such as we 

 meet with, in most accounts of my own country, written; 

 by friends to the Volcanic Theory; though, in realityk^jnoi 

 such substances are found in it. I 1 ^ 



But, when he incidentally mentions laves, tdi'sea, lawas; 

 twisted like a rope, a decided volcanic accompanimeiiiti 

 though rarely noticed as such, I begin to believe hira< )and 

 admit his mountain, De la Coupe, to be an extinguished 

 volcano. 



Again, when I find Mr. St. Fond, labouring tcr ester 

 blish a current of lava, as descending frojn the crater- of 

 this mountain, and continuing its course down; ite (isjd0i 

 uritil it reaches the plain; where, as he sayfe, it farmis a 

 most superb Giant's Causeway, of vast height'; this, fact, is 

 SO decidedly concliisLve in his favoi«r,( thatj I begin, to- 

 suspect him, and think' it necessary; to exainins and com-, 

 pare the iuinutq • circumstances i of his ,ajecount«.. ; wliic.l!ii soojai 

 ttirn; out irreconcileablle to it* main olijectl iFor instanp^* 

 he tells us, the whole: oountny,. from liigaiwkHrEhstrftgujes.,, 

 is- one mass of Giant's Gaiw^ew/ayi.' 'IllidiiViMern- V/<t)iaiit: has 

 excavated for itself, a. deep apd) large/ bedil exlgwl qnbotli 

 sides by superb basalt pri^mgj Tiiieiescarpnjei^t;,' W ith^t 

 right' sidt,' Wi d'mie^ hatticur prodigkusi^.: itiis-/ there: plain^ 

 the lava has run do\v!n « dit)e;«es. ref n«ee,v ta'i'c)nBijitl>is.i?«?>^f 

 c plusiturs etages. 



We have next to examine Mr. St, Food's, accclunbi of the 

 current of lava, which has produced, sueh. mighty effects. 



He 



