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V- Account of a 7^ew Ifland raifed near Sant- 
Erini in the Archipelago 5 being pari of a Letter 
to Mr, James Petiver, F. ^ S, from Dr, W* 
Sherard, Conful at Smirna, 
Smirna^ Jnly 24. 1 707. 
I Jiifi: now receiv’d a Letter from our Conful at Alila, 
with the following Account of a New iQand, &c. 
Take it in his own Words. 
“ There happening in this part of the Archipelago^ at 
“'the iiland of ^ant-Erini, a great Curiofity, I have 
“ thought it worth your Notice. On the 12th of the 
“ lafl: Month there began to rife up an Iflind a Musket- 
“ (hot diftant from the lOand of Sant-Erini, which con- 
“ timially increafing from Day to Day in the fame man- 
“ ner, and troubling the Sea, there arofe up feveral 
“ Rocks, that fixed themfelves to this Ifland ; fo that 
“ at this time it is about half a Mile in Circumfe- 
“ rence. 
Milo^ June 21, 1 707, N. S. 
Several others have much the fame Account. I have 
writ to Sant-Erini for a piece of the Rock, and a more 
diftind Relation, which you may exped by my next, if 
worthy of Communication. 
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