the Earthquakes in Italy in 1783. iti 
that many fprings of water had appeared in places that were 
perfectly dry before ; and that in other parts, fprings that had 
been conftant had totally difappeared ; that near Laureana 
in Calabria Ultra, a fingular phenomenon had been produced, 
that the furface of two whole tenements, with large olive and 
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mulberry-trees therein, fituated in a valley perfedlly level, had 
been detached by the earthquake, and tranfplanted, the trees 
{till remaining in their places, to the diftance of about a mile 
from their firft fituations ; and that from the fpot on which 
they formerly flood hot water had fprung up to a confiderable 
height, mixed with fand of a ferruginous nature ; that near 
this place alfo fome countrymen and fhepherds had been fwal- 
lowed up with their teams of oxen and their flocks of goats 
and fheep ; in (hort, that beginning from the city of Amantea, 
iituated on the coaft of the Tyrrene fea in Calabria Citra, and 
going along the weftward coafl: to Cape Spartivento in Calabria 
Ultra, and then up the eaftern coafl as far as the Cape d’ A lice 
(a part of Calabria Citra on the Ionian fea), there is not a town 
or village, either on the coafl: or land, but what is either totally 
deftroyed, or has buffered more or lefs, amounting in all to 
near four hundred, what are called here Paefes; a village con- 
taining lefs than an hundred inhabitants is not counted as a 
Paefe. 
The greatefl: mortality fell upon thofe towns and countries 
fituated in the plain on the weflern fide of the mountains 
Dejo, Sacro, and Caulone. At Cafal Nuovo, the Princefs 
Gerace, and upwards of 4000 of the inhabitants, loft their 
lives; at Bagnara, the number of dead amounts to 3017; 
Radicina and Pal mi count their lofs at about 3000 each ; Terra- 
nuova about 1400 ; Seminari ftill more. The fum total of the 
mortality in both Calabrias and in Sicily, by the earthquakes 
Z 2 alone, 
