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Sumbawa. 



Tomboro, in Sumbawa, made a violent eruption in 1815. The 

 detonations were heard in Sumatra at places 300 leagues distant 

 from the volcano in a right line. 



F/ores. 

 The volcano of this island was seen by Bligh. 



Daumer. 

 Daumer contains a volcano. 



Dampier, in 1699, saw a volcano constantly in combustion 

 on a small island between Timor and Ceram. 



Island of Banda. 



Goouour/g-Api, in Banda, made a violent eruption on the 11th 

 of June, 1820, during which it ejected red-hot stones as large as 

 the habitations of the natives. Several of these stones rose to a 

 height double that of the mountain. 



Moluccas. 



In the island of Ternate, there is a burning volcano. Tidore 

 is the name of one of these islands, and of an active volcano 

 which it contains. 



According to geographers, Celebes contains several active 

 volcanos ; they do not mention their situations. 



Sanguir. — Between Mindanao and Celebes, is one of the 

 greatest volcanos of the globe. 



New Gttinea. 



Two volcanos were burning, in 1700, in the island of New 

 Guinea, when Dampier explored the coast of it. 



New Britain. 



There are three volcanos in the Archipelago of New Britain. 

 D'Entrecasteaux saw an eruption of that which is situated in 

 latitude 5° 32', and 145° 44' of east longitude, the 29th of June, 

 1793. A torrent of lava Mowed into the sea, and formed differ- 

 ent cascades. Lemaire and Schouten formerly saw an eruption 

 of the same volcano. 



The Archipelago of FEs-piritu Santo. — The island of Amhrym, 

 in this Archipelago, which Bougainville called the Great Cyclades, 

 and Cook the New Hebrides, contains an active volcano. That 

 of Tanna is also volcanic. ]n Aug. 1774, Cook witnessed one 

 of its eruptions. The volcano cast forth flames, ashes, and 

 stones of a size at least equal to that of the great boat 

 belonging to his ship. In April, 1793, d'Entrecasteaux and his 

 companions saw a thick column of smoke on the top of the 

 mountain. 



