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shaken by frequent earthquakes, remained 

 naked, without vegetation, and without mould. 

 The fishermen only retained their affection for 

 their native spot. Intrepid, like the inhabitauts 

 of the Torre del Greco, they rebuilt a small 

 village on the masses of scoriae, and on the vitri- 

 fied rock. 



Year 1730. 



On the 1st of September a dreadful revolution 

 broke up the ascent of the Isle of Lanzerota. A 

 new volcano opened at Temanfaya. The lavas 

 which flowed, and the earthquakes which ac- 

 companied the eruption, destroyed a considerable 

 number of villages ; among which were the 

 three old Guanche townships of Tingafa, Macin- 

 tafe, and Guatisca. The shocks lasted till 1736 ; 

 and the greater part of the inhabitants of Lan- 

 zerota fled to the island of Fortaventura. During 

 this eruption, which has been noticed in the 

 preceding chapter, a column of thick smoke was 

 seen to issue from the sea. Pyramidal rocks 

 rose above the surface of the waters ; and these 

 new rocks gradually extending, became a part 

 of the island itself. 



Year 1798. 



On the 9th of June, there was a lateral erup- 

 tion of the Peak of TenerifFe, by the flanks of the 

 mountain of Chahorra, or Venge % in a place 



* The slope of the mountain of Venge, on which the erup- 



