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1«3G. Le Philanthrope ; shocks which lasted three minutes, ami 

 which were also felt two mih s off by another vessel 



1886. Some voleanic cinders, collected near this point wl.ilst the 

 earth was in violent agitation, were forwarded to Calcutta. 



1856. Regina Cofli ; rumbling sound as of u distant slorm; after- 

 wards severe t-hocks, accompanied by a noise similar to that produced 

 by striking several sheets of metal logi ther. The lielmanian wns 

 incapable of managing the tiller, which was dragged irom his 

 hands. 



1856. On the tame day and at the same hour— i.e., on the 3Uth of 

 December, at 4 o'clock in the morn ng — the bhip Godavery received 

 a severe shock at a slight distance from the Regina Cali. 



18(51. February 20. Submarine earthquake felt on board the 

 F^licie, wl ic.i lasted a minute, and was preceded by a noise coming 

 from the westward. 



5. Submarine Eruptions near Kamtsohatka— Iceland — Ignited Sea; 

 appearance of an Island near Iteikianets— llise of a Fiery Island 

 from the Ocean, near the Aleutian Isles. 



Occurrences similar to the above have often buen 

 observed near Kamtschatka, and in the latitudes of 

 Russian America. For example, an eruption occurred 

 on the 10th of May, 1814, when an island rose above 

 the water, vomiting bitumen through many lissures. 



Captain Kotzebue was eyewitness to the birth of 

 un island near Ounimack, in the Aleutian Archi- 

 pelago. An account of the circumstances will be 

 found in the narrative of his voyage. 



On the 7th of May, 1796, M. Krinckhoff, agent of 

 the Russian American Company, was at tlie north- 

 west |X)int of Ounimack ; a tempe^t, which blew from 



