WATERand the ocean 



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I went up again on Augufl the 14th in the forenoon, and re- springs 

 peated the experiment with this difference only, that we entirely 

 buried the thermometer in the hole, by putting loofe earth round 



It. 



It had flood that day in my cabin at 78% on the hill at 8o"j 



but after having been buried 



minute, it rofe 



210^ and there 



remained flationary for five minutes 



As I could 



the fp 



racula of hot fleams 



blended 



th fome fulphureous fmell 



all 



along the fide of the hill, down to the hot well 



\ 



probable 



that a flream of water, in a fubterraneous chafm or crevice, coming 



near one of the places, that are violently heated by the 



bouring volcano 



refolved 



fleams, and forced throng 



the 



th and flonesj parts of it however feem again to gather fome 



/ 



where 



fmall flreams 



S 



out at the hot wells, clofe to 



the fea-fide. I am even apt to bel 



that this chafm 



crevice 



IS 



nne(fted 



h the crater of th 



for on Augufl the 



+ 



nth, when the volcano was heard making great explofions, and 



feen throwing up very larg 



maffes of flones, ienited aflies, and 



b 



immenfe clouds of thick fmoke, we obferved 



hilL that at 



each explofion, there came new (Quantities of fleam through the 



fpiracula, ' 



At the bottom of the harbour near the beach, is a fmall pond 

 containing fome frefli and palatable water ; it is tinged fomewhat 



brownifli and though perfectly good when frcili, it foon contradled 



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