DOMAIN XII. VOLCANIC. 



July, flames began to issue with the smoke, to the 

 great terror of the inhabitants of Santorini, espe- 

 cially those of the castle of Scaro, who were not 

 above a mile and a half distant from the burning 

 island, which now increased very fast ; large rocks 

 daily springing up, which sometimes added to its 

 length, and sometimes to its breadth. The smoke 

 also increased, and, there being no wind, it 

 ascended so high as to. be seen at Candia, and 

 other distant islands. During the night it resem- 

 bled a column of fire, fifteen or twenty feet high; 

 and the sea was then covered with a scurf or froth, 

 in some places reddish, and in others yellowish, 

 from which proceeded such a stench, that the in- 

 habitants throughout the whole island of Santorini 

 burnt perfumes in their houses, and made fires in 

 the streets to prevent infection. This, indeed, did 

 not last above a day or two ; for a strong gale of 

 wind dispersed the froth, but drove the smoke 

 upon the vineyards of Santorini, by which the 

 grapes, in one night, were parched up and de- 

 stroyed. This smoke also caused violent head- 

 aches, attended with retchings. 



" On the 31st of July, the sea smoked and bub- 

 bled in two different places near the island, where 

 he water formed a perfect circle, and looked like 

 >il when ready to boil. This continued above a 

 nonth, during which many fish were found dead 



