366 Earthquake. 



Buch uncommon events, which happen when least thought 

 of. I am truly, sir, your most obedient servant, 



(Signed) J. L. Falconnet. 



'' It is now eleven o'clock in the evening, and before 

 closing this letter I looked at the lava : the stream conr 

 tinues, but it is nothing in comparison to last night. I 

 heard a few hours ago, that there was an eruption of iEtna 

 in Sicily, but T could not trace that report to its source. 

 Our last letters from Sicily make, no mention of it, though 

 much alarmed by an intense heat, that kited five days, and 

 in great apprehensions." 

 Particulars of the Damages caused hj the Farthfpiake oj 



Fridaij, July 26, from. Reports to the Stcrcinry of State's 



Office, down to the 991 h July. 



1772 6329 



Other Places, ivilh general Information. 



Bassano, destroyed, and was the centre of the earth- 

 quake, which extended in a circuit of 150 miles. The fol- 

 lowing places were also destroyed : — Rucca Mandolfi, Mac- 

 chia Godena, Mirabello, Vinghiatura, and other village? 

 round. 



The following places partly destroyed : — Canipobasso, 

 Saverna, Supino, Ducameno, Santa-buono, Colle Dan- 

 chese, Castor Petrone, Civita Narva, Bolino, and other 

 villages round. 



N.B. Of the different places in Abruzzo, and the Con- 

 tado di Molise, that have suffered, no particulars are as ye^ 

 given, no certain account having as yet been received of the 

 number of fam lies or persons dead or missing; but as 

 many are supposed to be dead that are missing, the num- 

 ber is likely to be Icss^ at least we hope so. 



3 ASTRO- 



