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most magnificent bursts took place which we had f ^ 
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quake. The instantaneous and involuntary 
each was to spring upon his feet ; and I said, y! 
of no doubt." The words had scarcely passed 
before we observed a large portion of the face ot 
about fifty yards on our left, falling, which it di 
violent crash. So soon as our first consternatio 
little subsided, we removed about ten or a dozen ya 
ther from tire edge of the cliff, and finished our din ^ 
On the succeeding day, June 15th, having th 8 j. 
and some other friends on board, I weighed, and pt j 
with the ship towards the volcano, with the nd® 
witnessing a night view ; but in this expectation 
greatly disappointed, from the wind freshening; 
weather becoming thick and hazy, and also from 
cano itself being clearly more quiescent than it 
ceding day. It seldom emitted any lightning, but n ([; 
ally as much flame as may be seen to issue from 
a glass-house or foundry chimney. On pa.ssing 
under the great cloud of smoke, about three or 
distant from the volcano, the decks of the ship s'" ,j|,f 
ed witli fine black ashes, which fell intermixed ^ ^ 
rain. We returned the next morning, and 
evening of the same day I took my leave of St. t 
to complete my cruize. 
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On opening the volcano cleat of tlie N. W . V .. 
island, after dark on the l 6 th, we witnessed oi u 
eruptions that, had the ship been near enough, ^ ^ 
been awfully grand. It appeared one continue 
lightning i but its distance from the ship, 
miles, prevented our seeing it with effect. Retu fi 
towards St. Michael’s, on the 4th of July, I 
by the state of the wind, to pass with the ship ve ^ 
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the island, which was now completely formed 
cano, being nearly the height ot Matlock High 
eighty yards above tlie sea. At this time it J‘ 
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tranquil; which circumstance detemitned me t" 
explore it mote narrowly. I left the ship in *^ 5 ''' 
boat.s, accompanied by some of the officers. j 
boat.s, accompaiiicu . 
proached, we perceived that it was still snioioSj . 
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parts, and, upon our reaching the island, founo 
