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Earthquakes were not violent, and lafted but a Moment, 
and that the Bottom of the Sea was in this Place from 8 o 
to ico Fathom deep, it feems difficult to believe, that 
in 5 Days time, it could rife to this Height. What in- 
clines me to think the contrary, is, that the Height it 
is at prefent above the Surface of the Sea, and which it 
did not arrive to in lefs than 3 Years time, is much lefs 
than that from the Bottom of the Sea to the Surface of 
the Water, as I (hall (how hereafter. Add to this, that 
a long time before thefe Earthquakes, the Fifliermen 
perceived an ill Smell every time they palled by that 
place ; which (hows that the Ifland had then begun to 
move : Notwithftanding it is very certain, that there 
have not been ^py other Earthquakes at Santorini, than 
thofe, which, 14 or 15 Years ago, continued for feve- 
ral Days, and were very violent. Howfoever it was, 
fome Seamen difeover’d this Ifland early in the Morning 5 
but not being able to diftinguilh what it was, they 
imagined it to be fome Veflel that had fuflered Ship- 
wrack, and was driven thither by the Sea. In hopes of 
making an Advantage to themfelves by it, they went 
immediately to it $ but as foon as they found that it 
was a New Ifland, they grew afraid, and returning as 
haftily back again, fpread the report over the whole I- 
fland $ which was the more readily credited, becaufe all 
the Inhabitants knew, and feveral of them had them- 
felves feen, what happened in the Year 1650. There 
was then a New Ifland, like to the prefent, which, be- 
tween the Iflands of Santorini , Nio , and Andro , rofe up 
by means of Subterraneous Fires, which caufed feveral 
violent Earthquakes, accompanied with a roaring Noife 
under ground, Sulphureous Exhalations, an infupportable 
Stench, and a black Smoak, which rofe out of the Sea 
with Flames to the height of 10 or 12 Cubits. The 
Sea was then fo toffed backwards and forwards by the 
terrible Shocks of the Earth, that it overflowed and 
E e e deftroyed 
