deftroyed 30000 Perches of Land in Santorini $ and the 
Air was fo infe&ed with Exhalations which came from 
the Fire, that 25 Perfons, and a great many Beads, were 
ftifled. Ar lad, when this Ifland had not above 8 or 10 
Fathom oi Water to rife, fo as to appear above the Sur- 
face ot the Sl 3, the force ot the Subterraneous Fire was 
fo violet t, as to cptna Paflige before its time, by which 
the Water ot the Sea entrtng in like a Torrent, extin- 
guifhed the File, and this Mafsot Earth and Stones did 
not rife any higher- Let us now return to our new 
Phenomenon. 
How great foever the Fright of the Inhabitants of 
Santorini was, at the fit ft fight ol this New Ifland, yet 
a few Days after, not feeing any appearance either of 
Fire or Smoak, fome of them, more bold that the reft, 
took a refolution to go and view the Situation of it : 
“Which they did accordingly $ and not imagining any 
Danger, went on Shore upon it. As they had no other 
defign, but to fatisfy their Curiofity, they palled from 
one Reck to another, upon which they met with feve- 
ral very remarkable Curiofities 5 among which we may 
reckon a fort ol White Stone, which cuts like Bread, 
and refembles it fo well in form, colour, and confidence, 
that were it not lor its tafte any one would take it for 
real Bread; Eut what pleafed them more, was a great 
number of frelh Oyfiers which they found (licking to 
the Rocks 5 which being very fcarce in that Country, 
by reafon of the depth of the Sea, they got as many of 
them as they could. 
While they were bufy about this, they perceived the 
Ifland move and (hake under their Feer. This was fuf- 
ficient to make them leave it immediately, and to return 
back fafter than they came. In Ihort, the riling of the 
Ifland was vifible to the Eye, and it ercreafed not only 
in Height, but alfo in Length and Bredtb, Tho 5 it was 
already between 15 and 20 Foot high above the Sea, it 
could 
