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^|thout any apparent change having taken place in its sitn- 
Xhc side from which the showers of ignited matter 
into the sea, is almost perpendicular, about half a mile 
“™ad at the bottom, and a mile in length, terminating 
in a point. In rolling down, the lava raises the fine 
'ike a cloud of dust. While this was observed by 
P^lanzani, tlie volcano suddenly made an eruption. Nu- 
l^erous pieces of lava, of a dark red colour, and enveloped 
SRioke, were ejected from the top ot the precipice, and 
^ town high into die air. A part of them fell on die decli- 
ana’ roiled down, the smaller preceded by the greater; 
all * 3 few bounds, dashed into the sea, giving out a 
(v®FP hissing sound. The more minute fragments, from 
,1 iightness, and the hinderance of the sand, rolled slowly' 
^ttd, striking against each other, produced nearly the 
But Bs hail-stones falling on a roof. In a few mi- 
another explosion followed, without any sensible 
minutes after, a third eruption took place, 
Cp . ® roach louder explosion than the first, and a far more 
inn ‘lisedon of lava. The eniptions, which vs'ere almost 
^ “roerable during the time Spallanzani remained there, 
>,*'"i'ited the same appearances. 
die night following the one above described, the vol- 
« rr^'’^Sed with still greater violence, and rapidly hurled to 
iiie^^ *'®'ght thousands of red-hot stones, forming diverg- 
p.5 rays ill die air. Those which rolled down the preci- 
rlie a hail of streaming fire, which illuminated 
there ‘isscent. Independently of diese ignited stones, 
vivifj 1 ^?*’ whicli hovered over the volcano, a 
test ""'hich was not extinguished when diat was at 
hy o ” "'as not properly flame, but real light reverberated 
^'roosphere, impregnated by extraneous particles, 
Vsryii, ? ®.®Pscially by the ascending smoke. Besides 
ascejjrp intensity, it appeared constantly in motion, 
*®roairi*'^’ ^^roending, dilating, and contracting, but aliray » 
svliipi Pttrpendicular over the mouth of the volcano, 
ydthiji that it was occasioned by the conflagration 
*^®*«robl n The detonations in the greater eruptions 
roofer *ke roaring of distant thunder ; but, in the more 
*hey ^ ® ®nes, the explosions of a mine. In the smallefl 
tK» audible. Each was some seconds lato 
Ejection. 
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