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III. Tart of a Letter from Thomas Forfter, Ef^li 
F. R. S. to Mr. Machin, Trof. Jjlron. Grefhaniy 
Seer. Tc S. concerning a new IJJand lately raifed 
out of the Sea near Tercera. 
London, Ma'y iz. 1722. 
I Here fend you a Draught of the feveral Bearings, 
and the Captain’s Account of an Ifland lately broke 
out of the Sea, bearing S. E. from Tercera, Diflance 
17 Leagues. 
John Robinfon, being Mafler of afmall Pink-Snow, 
called the Richard ana Elizabeth from Rifiataqua 
in Kew- England, arrived at Tercera, T>ecemb. lo. 
1720. near which Ifland he faw a Fire breakout of 
the Sea. The Governor hired him to go with the 
faid Veflel to view it, and feiit on Board fixteen Sailors, 
and two Priefts. Oi\ Sunday, the iSthof^^^m^. 
we got under Sail at ix o’clock at Night, and flood 
from Angras, S. E. The next Day at two o’CJock in 
the Afternoon, we made an Ifland all Fire andSmoak : 
we continued our Courfe till the Afhes fell on our 
Deck like Hail or Snow all Night. We bore from if, 
the Fire and Smoak roared like Thunder, or great 
Guns. At Break of Day we flood towards it again : 
at IX o’clock we had a good Obfervation, two Leagues 
South from it. We fail’d round it, and fo near, that 
the Fire and Matter it threw out, had like to have done 
us Damage : In which Conflernation we all betook 
our felves to Prayers, being in danger of driving a- 
flioar : then a fmall Gale, at S. E. fprung up, and car- 
ried us clear to our great Joy. The Breeze was ac- 
a companied 
