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come out of the caftlesj about 4000 (laves are locked up in the 
bagnio every night 5 the piazza, where the merchants meet, is 
adorned with marble pillars, which fuftain the portico's, at the 
eaft end of which is the great church, whole roof appears very 
glorious, having feveral circles richly gilded, and painted with 
curious figures; the broad ftreet is paved between two and three 
yards on each fide with free-ftone. 0^, 30, we weighed out of 
Livorne road. ]<<ov. 5, in the evening, we law the eruptions of 
fire from Stromboliy which lies to the N, W. of Sicily^ fome- 
times it flamed very bright, like a beacon ^ at other times, 
there appeared only a glowing kind of light, like that of an 
ordinary ftar, when the air is thick and hazy 5 it is faid to 
flame moil in rainy weather. Nov. 6, in the morning, we were 
up within a league of it, and we plainly perceived it to fmokej 
it is of a round figure, and may be about three or four miles 
in compafs 3 not far from it lie fcattered feveral other iflands, 
called by the ancients JEolia and Vulcanice-^ amongft which are 
Lipara, a long fiattifh ifland, and Vukanello^ which fmckes 
moft. This afternoon, we came to an anchor in eight fathom, 
water in the Pharos of MeJJlna^ in the mid-itream between 
Scylh and Charibdis^ a violent current fetting againfl us, and 
the wind not high enough, we were not able to ftem it ; the 
breadth of the Streight ^tom MeJJlna to Rbegium may be about 
2 league 5 the land is very high on the Cnlabrian fide, where 
are very fteep rocks, and a great depth of water, above 150 
fathom 3 but on the Sicilian fide, near Charibdis^ /hallow 
water, and ufually an eddy- on the fandy banks ftands the 
'PharoSy or watch-tower; the meeting of feveral currents, in 
this narrow pafTage, caufes a great ripling ; and the danger is, 
.left the ihip be driven to either fide. Nov. 7, we failed by 
JEtna^ now called Mongibel^ where the fea widens 10 or 11 
leagues over; the uppermoft part of the mountain was covered 
with fnow, except fome ftreaks of a (lies, which lie as it 
were, in gutters, here ami there. Nov, 13, we were up 
with cape Modona^ the fouthermoft cape of the Morea^ 
and we failed by Corotij the land is very high, the hills 
of Arcadia lying eaftwards from us; the weather was 
cxceffive hot at this time, as it is at Jilidfummer in Erig- 
larid. Nov. 14, in the evening, we failed between the 
ifland oi.CerigOy and tho mainland of GreecCy it b^ing about 
three leagues over to cape Jlngelo, Nov. 15, we entred 
the ArcheSy and fleered thro* the north channel, leaving 
Melo and Autimelo on the llarboard cjuartcr, at feme leagues 
diitance. 
