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jveie very ofi'ensive to the inhabitants of Santorin. But on the 

 sixteenth of the succeeding month, seventeen or eighteen rocks 

 more were seen to rise out of the sea, and at length to join to- 

 gether. All this was accompanied with the most terrible noise, 

 and fires which proceeded from the island that was newly formed. 

 The whole mass, however, of all this new formed earth, uniting, 

 ncreased eveiy day, both in height and breadth, and, by the 

 torce of its explosions, Cast forth rocks to seven miles distance. 

 This continued to bear the same dreadful appearances till the 

 month of November in the same year; and it is at present a 

 volcano, which sometimes renews its explosions. It is about 

 three miles in circumference ; and more than from thirty-five to 

 forty feet high." 



It seems extraordinary, that, about this place in particular, 

 islands have appeared at different times, particularly that of 

 Hiera, mentioned above, which has received considerable addi- 

 tions in succeeding ages. Justin tells us,' that at the time the 

 JMacedonians were at war with the Romans, a new island 

 appeared between those of Theramenes and Therasia, by means 

 of an earthquake. We are told that this became half as large 

 again about a thousand years after, another island rising up by 

 its side, and joining to it, so as scarcely at present to be distin- 

 guished from the former. 



A new island was formed, in the year 1720. near that of Ter- 

 cera, near the continent of Africa, by the same causes. In tlie 

 beginning of December, at night, there was a terrible earthquake 

 at that place, and the top of a new island appeared, which cast 

 forth smoke in vast quantities. The pilot of a ship, who ap- 

 proached it, sounded on one side of this island, and could not 

 find ground at sixty fathom : at the other side, the sea was 

 totally tinged of a different colour, exhibiting a mixture of white, 

 blue, and green ; and was very shallow. This island, on its first 

 appearance, was larger than it is at present ; for it has since that 

 time sunk in such a manner, as to be scarcely above water.'' 



1 Justin, lib. xxx. cap. 4. 



2 In tlie spriiif; of 178ri, a voloanie island was formed about .30 inilos from 

 the soutli-west point, oi Iceland. The discovtrer, Captiiin Von Lowe iiiiorn, 

 in the Danish service, « ho arrived just at tlie tin;e of the tiist eruption, 

 when .^moke and tiaines ascended out of the sea, relates that no i.sland or any 

 laiid could be seen, from which Ihese tiaines couM originate. No wonder, 



