DOMAIN XII. VOLCANIC. 



large furnace, without one day's intermission, 

 threw out stones and flames at least once or twice, 

 but generally five or six times, a day. 



" On the 10th of February, in the morning, a 

 pretty strong earthquake was felt at Santorini, 

 which the inhabitants considered as a prelude to 

 greater commotions in the burning island; nor 

 were they deceived ; for soon after the fire and 

 smoke issued in prodigious quantities, the claps 

 like thunder were redoubled, and nothing appear- 

 ed but objects of horror and confusion ; rocks of 

 an amazing size were raised up to a great height 

 above the water, and the sea raged and boiled to 

 such a degree that it occasioned great consterna- 

 tion. The subterraneous beiio wings were heard 

 without intermission, and sometimes in less than a 

 quarter of an hour there were six or seven erup- 

 tions from the large furnace. The noise of the 

 repeated claps, the quantity of huge stones that 

 flew about on every side, the houses tottering to 

 their very foundations, and the fire, which now 

 appeared in open day, surpassed all that had 

 hitherto happened, and formed a scene astonish- 

 ing beyond description. 



" The 15th of April was rendered remarkable 

 by the number and violence of the bellowings and 

 eruptions ; by one of which near a hundred large 



