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From the Paris Gazette, dated April 14, 1708/ 
Confiantitiople^ Jaft. 1708. 
They write from the Ifland of Sant^Erini in the Ar* 
ehipelago, about 28 Leagues North of .the Town of Caft^ 
diuy of the firft of December laft, that there was fprungup 
an Ifland from the Bottom of the Sea, which at that place 
is very deep, formed of Stones caft up by a Volcano under 
ground at the Bottom of the Sea, which has often pro- 
duced the fame Effects, and after the fame Manner. In 
the Year 726, in the time of the Emperor Leo Ifauricm^ 
there was formed an Ifland on the North'flde, called-the 
Burnt Ifland^ by Matter vomited up and heaped together 
by this Vo'cano. In the year 1427, in the Month of - 
December, this Jjland.was increafed by great Rocks 
eaftup by Subterraneous Fires. In the year 1650, in the • 
Month of September^ the Volcano again took Fire, and 
produced the fameESedls, without . forming any Ifland, 
but only a Shelf or Bank 10 Fathom under Water in the \ 
Sea, where it has no Bottom. Laftly, In *. the Month of ‘ 
November lafl, 1707, the Volcano made an Ifland, which ' 
is already two Miles in Circumference, and increafes yet 
oi December') by Rocks and other new Matter | 
that is thrown up. This Burning was preceeded, as at | 
all other times, by violent Shakings of the Earth, Tol- I 
lowed by a thick Smoak that rofe out of the Sea in the | 
day time, and Flames in the Night, and accompanied ' 
with a terrible roaring under Ground. There is no Ex- * 
ample of the Effedts of any Volcano at Land like thefe in 
the Sea 5 and yet what renders them the more credible, , 
is, that the Ifland of Sant-Erini it felf, is almofl: all of it 
compofed of Burnt Rocks and Pumicc-floncs : It produ- 
ces fome forts of Grain, but has neither Rivers nor 
Springs, nor any other AVater but what is faved in Ci- 
fierns. 
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