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that of the fubflances produced by them, 

 cannot be too ftrongly recommeaded to 



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" On the firft of Aaguft the lava ceafed to flow j 

 hot it ftiH emitted fmoke, and appeared eactremcly red 

 at the bottoin. Some time after another crater or 

 mouth wa$ thought to have been difcovered at the 

 diilance of a league from St, Dennis, the capital of the 

 iflaiid. Clouds of fmoke and a ftrong heat proceeded 

 from a ravine, which it was impoffible to approach 

 during tlic fpace of a month hut at the end of that 

 time it was perceived that the heat and fmoke ifiucd 

 from a cavern, which was found to be the retreat of 

 certain Maroon negroes. Fire having been kindled in 

 this place, either by accident or on purpofe, it had 

 been nourifbed by a quantity of leaves, ftalks of roaize, 

 and other combuftibie fubftanccs, lodged in it for a long 

 time, which burned very flowly, becaufe the cavern 

 received little air. The remains of birds nefts found 

 here plainly ftiewed that tliis cavern had not alwayt 

 been cxpofed to the like degree of heat j and this added 

 to other obfervations quieted tliofe alarms which had 

 been crcitcd by this new appearance. The iflc of 

 France^ in the neighbourhoodi is cooiidered as a conn- 



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