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26. In an account of an earthquake in New Eng- 
land, it is faid, that at Newbury, forty miles from 
Bofton, the earth opened, and threw up feveral cart- 
loads of fand and allies ; and that the fand was alfo 
Hightly impregnated with fulphur, emitting a blue 
flame, when laid on burning coals 
27. One of the relaters of the earthquake in Ja- 
maica in 1692, has thefe words: “ In Port-Royal, 
“ and in many places all over the ifland, much ful- 
“ phureous combuftible matter hath been found 
“ (Ihppofed to have been thrown out upon the 
“ opening of the earth), which, upon the firft touch 
“ of fire, would flame and burn like a candle. 
28. “ St. Chriflopher’s was heretofore much 
<c troubled with earthquakes, which, upon the erup- 
<c tion there of a great mountain of combuftible mat- 
“ ter, Which ftill continues, wholly ceafed, and have 
,c never been felt there fince 
29. Again, we are told, that, on the 20th No- 
vember 1720, a burning J ifland was railed out of 
the fea, near Tercera, one of the Azores, at which 
placff, feveral houfes were Ihaken down by an earth- 
quake, which attended the eruption of it. This 
ifland was about three leagues in diameter, and nearly 
round j from whence it is manifeft, that the quan- 
tity of pumice ftones and melted matter, which mull 
have been requifite to form it, was amazingly great : 
See Pnilof. Tranf. N° 409. or vol. vi. part ii. p. 201. 
Eames’s Abr. 
t See Philof. Tranf. N° 209. or vol. ii. p.418. Lowthorp’s 
Abr. 
t See Philof. Tranf. N 3 372. or vol. vi. part ii. p. 203. 
Eames’s Abr. 
