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fucceflively into the other Plain, which forms the 
Bafis of the Mountain j and after uniting there, it 
divided into four leffer Torrents, one of which flopp'd 
in the Middle of the Road, a Mile and half diftant 
from the Torre del Greco. The fecond flow'd into 
a large Valley. The third ended under the Torre 
del GrecOy near the Sea ; and the fourth at a fmall 
Diftance from the new Mouth. 
The Torrent which flowed into the Valley, ran as 
far as between the Church of the Carmelites and 
that of the Souls ofTurgatory, by the 8 th Hour on 
Tuefday. The Matter of the Torrent ran like melted 
Lead : In eight Hours it made four Miles ; and con- 
fequently, it flowed half a Mile in an Hour : A new 
and remarkable Circumftance of this Eruption, fee- 
ing Bulifone thought it very ftrange, that in the 
Eruption of 1698. the Torrent had advanced fixty 
Paces in an Hour ; whence he infers, that fuch great 
Swiftnefs proceeded from a greater Degree of Liqua- 
tion of the Matter. The Trees, which the Tor- 
rent light on in its way, upon the fiift Touch took 
Fire, and fell under the Weight of the Matter. 
The Torrent which ran behind the Convent of 
the Carmelites, after fetting the little Door of the 
Church on Fire, entered not only therein, but alfo 
through the Windows of the Veftry, and into two 
other Chambers. In the Refedlory, it burnt the 
Windows ; and, what is furprifing, the Glafs Veflels, 
that flood on the Tables, were melted into a Pafte 
by the violent Heat of the Fire. Sixteen Days after- 
wards, the Matter continued hot, and was very hard, 
but it was broke by repeated Blows. 
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