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As we found no anchorage near this ill 



d fqually weather was changes 



coming on, we had no opportunity to make farther obfervations on 

 this volcano. 



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When we were in the midfl of the New-Hebrides, having 

 paffed Whitsuntide Isle, we faw a large fine ifland to the South 

 X)f it, which had all the appearance of the greateft fertility and 

 highefl cultivation. We remarked on its fummit, in two places, a 

 fmoke riling, of a much greyer hue, than that from ordinary fire, 

 which we could likewife fee rifing here and there on the ifle, where 



jhe natives drefied their victuals . Coming afterwards to Malli- 

 "COLLo, we learned from the natives, that this ifle was called Am- 

 ERRYM, and that there was a fire coming out from hills. We 

 obferved on the South-Eafl fide of the ifle, which is gently floping, 



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and has a very beautiful appearance, white columns of fmoke, roll- 



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ing with great velocity and flrength out of the fummit of one of the 

 Inland hills, which, however, was not the highefl: hill on the ifle. 



The North fliores of Mallicollo were covered with pumice-fl:ones of 

 ^t^arious fizes. 



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Thefe obvious remarks on this volcano, were all that our very 

 jfliort fl:ay at Mallicollo, and in its neighbourhood, would permit 

 lis to make. 



The ifle of 



was feen by us. 



r w^e left I r r o m a n g a 



The night preceding our arrival, we obferved a very great fire on 



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