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opened near the little town of Ogliastro, sixteen miles south-east of Paler- 

 mo. At Isnello, at the feet of the Madonie mountains, the injuries which 

 were received in 1819 were increased ; Geraci, among the same mountains, 

 suffered a like fate in the ruin of the cathedral ; Castelbuono and St 

 Mauro, within the same regions, were damaged, both by the former and 

 by the last convulsions ; by the last, the cathedral, the church of St Mau- 

 ro, and five private houses suffered much. The damage done to Castel- 

 buono is reckoned at eleven thousand pounds Sterling. 



The northern coast of Sicily, towards Cape Cefalu, after bending to 

 form the eastern part of the great bay, included on the west by the moun- 

 tains to the left of Palermo, extends into the sea towards Eolie, (the I,i- 

 pari islands,) and presents, towards them, a hollow front, the western part 

 of which is formed by Cape Orlando, and the eastern by Cape Calava. 

 Places situated about this bay, suffered the most violent convulsions. Na- 

 to, containing four thousand souls, and situated on an elevation, was al- 

 most entirely laid waste, and a great number of private houses destroyed ; 

 the monastery, hospital, the churches of St Peter, Anime del Purgatorio, 

 St Demetrius, and the cathedral, were in a great measure overthrown. 

 The Quartiere del Salvadore suffered less. A transverse cleft was made 

 in the earth, and fears were entertained, lest the whole elevation upon- 

 which the city is built should be overthrown. Only two persons lost their 

 lives ; for the people, warned by a slight shock which was felt some hours 

 before, had all fled into the country. Directly in front of Volcano, one 

 of the isles of Eolia, Patti, a city built on the declivity of a mountain, 

 and at the distance of half a mile from the eastern extremity of Cape Ca- 

 lava? had its cathedral, bishop's palace, convents, and many private houses 

 injured. With the copious showers of the 5th, fell some roofs ; various 

 houses in the country were ruined. Pozzodigotto, Meri, and Barcellona, 

 were injured a little- At Barcellona, a wide cleft was made in the belfry 

 of the church, and threatened its ruin. The shock at Milazzo, on the 

 sea, was violent, as also at St Lucia, six miles from it, situated on an emi- 

 nence, but without any bad consequences. Some damage was done to 

 the hospital, several churches, and private houses at Messina. In the in- 

 terior of Sicily, the motion was communicated as if it were far from the 

 centre of force ; in some places towards the south, some buildings which 

 were old and out of repair, felt the effects, particularly at Caltauturo ; and 

 at Alimena, in the cathedral and convent of the reformed. The shock 

 gradually wasted itself as it advanced ; and at Catania, so slight was the 

 impression made on the people, that they went to the theatre the same 

 evening. It was perceived by a few persons only in Syracuse, and in some 

 of the neighbouring towns. In the district of Modica, towards Cape Pas- 

 saro, scarcely one felt it. No bad effects were produced by it in the south- 

 ern parts of the island ; in the western it was felt, but without injury. It 

 was pretty strong at Alcamo, but slight at Trapani. 



The ancient city of Palermo was founded upon a rocky tongue of land, 

 between two large and deep bays. The extremity of this point constitutes 

 at this day the centre of the modern city. Matter, transported thither by 



