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one Place, the Ruins of fome magnificent Building, 
which they have dug round 5 for there appear the 
Bafes in white Marble of fquare and round Co- 
lumns, which are all of a Size; and, what is fur- 
prifing, they have not examined whether they have 
any Columns on them, which one Stroke of the 
Pick-ax would have done. 1 (craped away the Earth 
at the Side of the Bafe of a Pilafter, and found the 
Wall covered with a very beautiful Marble, but could 
not reach to difcover what was on the Top of it. 
There are but Two Columns that appear, one of a 
red Marble, the other of Brick covered with Stucco, 
and fluted. In one Place there are about 14 Steps, 
which refembled the Seats of a Theatre. Some of 
the Walls have the Plafter remaining, and are 
painted, the Colours hill frefh. JVe found many 
IV ays filled tty, which they had done to fave the 
Trouble of carrying out the Earth . I obferved that 
they had not gone near the Bottom of the Ruins, 
for fear, I fuppofe, of the Springs ; for in fome Parts 
they feem to be as low as the Water in the Well. 
One fees nothing but pure Earth mixed with thefe 
Ruins ; whereas the Surface of all that Part of the 
Country, quite to the Sea, is covered with the 
Cinders of Vefuvius. One fees the Buildings were 
of Brick covered with Marble ; for I found no other 
fort of Stone there, but thin Plates of Marble of all 
forts in great Quantity. Neither are there any Bafes 
or Capitals of large Columns Two Feet Diameter is 
the mod. Captain Emmory brought away a fmall 
Capital of a Pilafler, which is very curious,* it being 
much the fame as was ufed by the Goths in Italy. 
This makes me think, that they revived the antient 
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