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two in breadth. Your lordfhip may imagine the 
glorious appearance of this uncommon fcene, fuch -as 
pafles all defcription. 
The lava, after having run pure for about i oo yards, 
began to colled cinders, ftones, &c. and a fcuin was 
formed on its furface, which in the day-time had the 
appearance of the river Thames, as I have feen it after 
a hard froft and great fall of fnow, when begin- 
ning to thaw, carrying down vaft maffes of fnow 
and ice. In two places the liquid lava totally dif- 
appeared,and ran in a fubterraneous paffage for fome. 
paces, then came out again pure, having left thefcum 
behind. In this manner it advanced to the cultivated; 
parts, of the mountain; and I faw it the fame night, 
of the 12th, unmercifully de&roy a poor man’s 
vineyard and furround his cottage, notwithstanding 
the oppofition of many images of St. Januarius, that 
were placed upon the cottage, and tied to almoft every 
vine. The lava, at the fartheft extremity from its 
fource., did not appear liquid, but like a heap of red 
hot coals forming a wall, in fome places ten or twelve, 
feet high, which rolling from the top foon formed, 
another wall, and fo on, advancing flowly not more 
than about thirty feet in an hour. 
The mouth of the volcano has not thrown up any 
large ftones f nee the lecond eruption of lava, on the 
ioth of april, but has thrown up quantities of final! 
afhes and pumice ftones, that have greatly damaged 
the neighbouring vineyards. I have been fevcral 
times at the mountain fince the 12th; but as the 
eruption was in its greateft vigour at that time, I 
have ventured to dwell on, and 1 fear tire your lordfhip 
with, the obfervations of that day. 
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