A
true
and
Exact
Relation
of
the
late
Prodigious
Earthquake
and
Eruption
of
Mount-Ætna
,
or
Monte-Gibello
,
as
it
came
in
a
Letter
written
to
His
Majesty
from
Naples
by
the
Right
Honourable
the
Earl
of
Winchelsea
,
His
Majesties
late
Ambassador
at
Constantinople
,
who
in
his
Return
from
thence
visiting
Catania
in
the
Island
of
Sicily
was
an
Ey-witness
of
that
Dreadfull
Spectacle
.
Together
with
a
more
particular
Narrative
of
the
same
as
it
is
Collected
out
of
several
Relations
sent
from
Catania
.
May
it
please
your
Majesty
.
IN
my
●●yage
from
Malta
to
this
place
wherein
I
have
used
all
the
diligence
the
Season
hath
given
me
leave
,
I
touched
at
the
City
of
Catania
in
Sicily
,
and
was
there
most
kindly
invited
by
the
Bishop
to
ledge
in
his
Palace
,
which
I
accepted
,
that
so
I
might
be
the
better
able
to
inform
Your
Majesty
of
that
Extraordinary
Fire
,
which
comes
from
Mount-Gibello
15
miles
distant
from
that
City
;
which
for
it's
horridness
in
the
Aspect
,
f●r
the
●ast
quantity
thereof
,
(
for
it
is
15
miles
in
length
and
7
in
breadth
)
f●r
it's
Monstrous
Devastation
,
and
quick
progress
,
may
be
termed
an
Inundation
of
Fire
,
a
Floud
●f
Fire
,
Cinders
and
burning-stones
,
burning
with
that
Le●●
as
to
advance
into
the
Sea
600
yards
and
that
to
a
mile
in
〈…〉
I
〈◊〉
▪
And
that
which
〈…〉
〈…〉
Sea
〈…〉
in
〈…〉
Moment
in
s●me
●lac●
or
other
,
caus●ng
a
great
and
horrible
〈…〉
and
●i●sing
in
the
Sea
;
And
thus
more
and
〈◊〉
after
it
,
making
a
●●●m
f●●n●ation
in
the
Sea
it
s●●f
.
I
stayed
〈◊〉
from
nine
a
cleck
in
Saturday
morning
,
to
S●●●n
was
m●●ning
,
〈◊〉
M●untain
of
〈…〉
with
●●d●rs
●ad
ad●●●●ced
into
〈…〉
20
yards
at
least
in
several
places
;
in
the
middle
of
this
fire
,
〈◊〉
burned
in
the
Sea
,
is
hath
formed
a
passage
like
to
a
River
,
with
it's
Banks
on
〈◊〉
side
●cryst
o●
and
C●a●●y
,
and
in
this
Channel
〈◊〉
the
greatest
quantity
of
〈◊〉
,
which
is
the
m●st
liquid
,
with
〈◊〉
of
the
same
comp●s●tion
and
●●nders
all
red
hot
,
swimming
upon
the
〈…〉
a
great
wa●●●tude
;
from
this
〈◊〉
of
fire
d●●h
proceed
under
〈◊〉
great
〈…〉
the
st●n●s
which
are
generally
three
fatham
high
all
〈…〉
C●untrey
,
where
it
burnt
and
in
other
places
much
more
,
there
〈…〉
or
Ritul●●s
of
this
liquid
matter
,
which
communi●●●●●
〈…〉
and
beat
into
all
parts
m●re
or
less
,
and
m●l●s
the
st●nes
and
〈…〉
by
fit
in
th●se
p●a●●s
wh●●e
〈…〉
them
,
●ver
and
over
〈◊〉
,
where
it
meets
with
Ricks
or
H●●●●s
of
the
some
matter
(
as
〈◊〉
are
)
they
melt
and
go
away
with
●b●
fire
,
when
they
find
other
〈◊〉
s●●●ns
,
they
turn
th●m
to
L●●e
〈◊〉
A●●es
(
as
I
am
informed
)
The
●●mp●s●tion
of
this
fire
,
st●nes
and
●●nders
,
are
Sulphur
,
Nitre
,
Quick
-
〈◊〉
or
,
So●-A●●●●●●
,
Lead
,
I●on
,
B●ass
,
and
all
other
Metals
.
〈◊〉
motes
〈◊〉
regularly
,
●●●fia●●tly
〈◊〉
bil●
;
in
some
places
is
hath
〈◊〉
the
Valley's
,
Hill
,
and
the
Hilis
that
〈◊〉
not
high
are
now
ral●●●
.
Wh●n
it
was
u●ght
I
went
u●●n
two
T●●ers
in
divers
places
,
〈◊〉
●●●ld
pl●●nl●
〈◊〉
〈…〉
,
as
we
judged
,
the
fire
to
begin
to
●●un
from
the
Mountain
i●
a
〈◊〉
lion
,
the
flame
to
ascend
as
high
and
as
big
as
●●o
of
the
highest
and
greatest
Steeples
in
Your
Majesties
〈◊〉
and
〈◊〉
up
great
st●nes
into
the
Air●
;
I
could
see
the
River
of
f●re
descending
〈◊〉
mountain
of
a
terrible
fiery
or
red
〈◊〉
●ur
,
and
st●nes
of
a
p●l●r
red
,
to
swim
th●●●n
,
and
to
be
,
s●me
as
big
as
an
ordinary
Table
.
We
could
see
this
f●re
to
more
in
several
other
places
,
and
all
the
Countrey
c●●ered
with
f●re
,
ascending
with
●●eat
●lames
in
many
places
,
smoking
l●ke
to
a●●i●lent
furnace
of
I●on
〈◊〉
,
●●king
a
●●ise
〈◊〉
the
great
pieces
that
f●ll
,
especially
th●se
which
fe●●
〈◊〉
the
Sea
.
A
Ca●a●●er
of
M●●ta
,
who
lives
there
,
and
〈…〉
the
River
was
as
liquid
where
is
Issues
out
of
the
〈…〉
,
and
〈…〉
a
T●r●ent
with
great
v●●l●nc●
,
and
〈◊〉
●●re
or
〈◊〉
●●th●●
deep
,
and
as
b●●ad
,
and
that
no
stones
do
sink
therein
.
I
as●ure
Your
Majesty
〈…〉
●an
●●press
how
terrible
it
is
,
〈…〉
the
Art
and
〈…〉
the
world
〈◊〉
,
or
divert
that
which
〈◊〉
burning
〈◊〉
C●●ntrey
.
In
〈◊〉
dayes
time
〈◊〉
hath
destr●●●●
the
habitation●●
〈…〉
,
●●●seur
made
two
bills
●f
●ne
,
1000
pa●es
b●●b
a
p●ec●
,
and
〈◊〉
is
f●●r
w●●●es
in
c●m●ass
,
as
your
Majesty
will
see
by
the
dra●●
〈◊〉
that
●●ale
the
〈…〉
send
Berewith
;
It
was
the
best
I
could
●et
,
but
hath
nothing
●f●
the
p●●gress
into
the
Sea
,
the
confus●on
was
〈◊〉
great
in
the
City
,
which
is
almost
surrounded
with
mountains
of
fire
,
that
I
c●uld
not
get
any
to
draw
one
,
but
I
have
taken
care
to
hate
one
sent
after
me
f●r
T●ur
Majesty
:
●f
10000
persons
which
inhabited
Catania
3000
did
onely
R●main
,
all
their
Goods
are
carried
away
,
the
Cannons
of
Brass
are
removed
out
of
the
Castle
,
s●me
great
Bells
taken
d●wn
,
the
City
Gates
walled
up
next
the
fire
,
and
pr●paration
made
all
to
aband●n
the
City
.
That
night
which
I
lay
there
,
it
rain'd
Ashes
all
●ver
the
City
,
and
ten
miles
at
Sea
it
t●oubled
my
eyes
,
this
fire
in
it's
pr●gress
met
with
a
●ake
●f
f●●r
miles
in
c●mfass
,
and
it
was
not
onely
satisfied
to
fill
it
up
though
it
was
four
fath
m●d●e●
,
but
hath
made
of
it
a
mountain
.
I
send
also
to
Y●ur
Sacred
Majesty
a
Relation
in
Print
which
the
Bishop
gave
me
,
wherein
the
beginning
is
Related
,
and
several
curious
passages
.
I
most
humbly
beseech
Your
pardon
for
the
hindering
Your
Majesty
so
long
from
Your
better
Imployments
;
And
I
beseech
you
Great
Sir
ever
to
believe
I
●oo●
and
Revencece
Your
Person
above
all
Expressions
,
for
I
am
,
Naples
the
27th
of
Aprill
7
of
May
,
1669.
Your
Majesties
most
obedient
,
most
humble
and
most
faithfull
Subject
and
Servant
.
Win
h●●●ea
.
A
particular
Narrative
of
the
late
dreadful
Earthquake
and
Eruption
,
as
it
is
collected
out
of
several
Relations
from
Catania
.
MOunt-Ætna
,
or
Monte
Gibello
,
a
Movntain
so
renowned
throughout
the
world
for
its
height
and
greatness
,
but
much
more
for
those
prodigious
Flames
,
Smoak
and
Ashes
,
which
it
hath
cast
out
from
the
top
of
it
,
whilst
the
other
parts
are
continually
(
even
in
the
midst
of
●ummer
)
covered
with
Snow
,
has
been
for
many
Ages
observed
once
,
or
sometimes
oftner
,
in
the
space
of
about
fifteen
●ea●s
,
to
throw
up
more
than
ordinary
flames
,
with
much
●m●ak
and
stones
,
and
great
quantity
of
ashes
;
which
(
though
terrible
to
the
neighbouring
Towns
and
Villages
)
was
yet
wont
〈◊〉
little
time
to
abate
of
its
fury
,
and
prove
but
seldom
more
●●●●rous
to
the
Countrey
near
it
,
than
by
communicating
largely
〈◊〉
●shes
,
which
though
for
the
present
it
did
somewhat
incommodate
them
,
they
had
afterwards
a
considerable
compensation
〈◊〉
the
product
of
their
Lands
,
which
by
this
means
were
●endred
more
fruitful
.
But
on
Friday
the
18th
of
March
,
1669.
the
Sun
was
observed
before
its
setting
to
appear
of
a
pale
and
dead
colour
,
which
(
being
contrary
to
what
it
ever
before
appeared
to
us
)
struck
no
small
terrour
into
the
Inhabitannts
,
all
objects
appearing
also
of
the
same
colour
,
with
a
palness
received
from
that
of
the
Sun
.
The
same
night
happened
in
this
City
,
as
well
as
the
whole
Countrey
here
abouts
,
a
terrible
and
unusual
Earthquake
,
whose
strong
and
unequal
motions
,
joyned
with
horrible
roaring
from
Monte
Gibello
,
exceedingly
frighted
the
Inhabitants
,
but
was
so
extraordinary
violent
in
the
Country
adjacent
,
that
the
people
were
forced
to
abandon
their
Houses
,
and
to
fly
into
the
Fields
to
avoid
the
danger
threatned
them
from
the
falling
of
their
Houses
.
The
Village
of
Nacolosi
was
of
all
others
the
most
dreadfully
handled
by
this
furious
Earthquake
,
the
Houses
and
other
Buildings
being
shaken
all
in
pieces
,
and
buried
in
their
own
ruines
;
the
poor
people
(
who
had
preserved
their
lives
by
a
timely
flight
,
with
such
little
of
their
Goods
as
their
hasty
fears
would
permit
them
to
carry
out
with
them
)
continued
a
night
or
two
in
the
Fields
,
beholding
with
grief
and
astonishment
the
ruine
of
their
habitations
.
But
observing
that
by
these
violent
concussions
the
earth
begun
to
open
in
several
places
,
and
to
threaten
them
with
inevitable
ruine
,
they
fled
,
though
with
much
trouble
and
amazement
to
this
City
.
These
shakings
of
the
Earth
being
so
frequent
and
violent
,
that
the
people
went
reeling
and
staggering
,
with
much
difficulty
supporting
one
another
from
falling
,
insomuch
as
what
with
their
want
of
sleep
,
the
pains
they
were
forced
to
take
in
travelling
,
and
the
great
Terrors
imprinted
on
them
by
what
they
have
seen
and
suffered
,
they
appeared
at
their
arrival
in
this
Citty
,
as
so
many
distracted
people
,
wholly
insensible
of
what
they
did
.
The
dreadful
convulsion
of
the
Earth
was
immediatly
followed
on
Monday
March
11th
about
ten
at
night
,
by
three
terrible
eruptions
much
about
the
same
time
,
and
at
a
little
distance
one
from
the
other
.
The
said
Eruptions
was
observed
there
on
the
side
of
Monte
Gibello
,
about
two
miles
beyond
the
Mountain
,
called
Montpileri
,
with
a
terrible
noise
it
threw
its
flames
with
much
fury
and
violence
about
a
hundred
yards
in
height
,
its
noise
not
roaring
only
inwardly
from
the
belly
of
the
Mountain
as
before
,
but
violently
cracking
like
peals
of
Ordnance
or
Thunder
,
from
the
side
of
it
throwing
out
vast
Stones
,
some
of
them
three
hundred
pound
weight
,
which
being
as
it
were
shot
through
the
air
,
f●l●
sseveral
miles
distant
from
the
place
,
whilst
the
whole
air
was
filled
with
Smoak
,
burning
Cinders
,
and
Ashes
which
fell
like
a
flie●y
Rain
upon
the
Country
.
In
the
mean
time
issued
from
the
side
of
this
prodigious
Moun●●●●
a
vast
torrent
of
melting
and
burning
matter
,
which
like
an
●●●●dation
drowned
,
as
in
a
flood
of
fire
,
the
Country
on
this
〈◊〉
of
it
.
This
burning
River
ran
down
upon
the
Mountain
Monpileri
,
●●ich
,
opposing
us
direct
course
,
it
divided
it self
into
two
●●●●ams
,
which
encompassed
the
said
Mountain
,
one
of
them
ta●●●g
its
way
by
La-Guardia
,
the
Convent
of
St.
Anne
,
and
Mal●●●●●
;
the
other
by
the
Towns
of
Monpileri
and
Falicchi
,
which
in
〈◊〉
ho●rs
were
wholly
destroyed
and
lost
,
not
so
much
as
any
sign
〈◊〉
●hem
remaining
,
with
several
lesser
Villages
and
Farms
,
and
〈◊〉
them
the
famous
Image
of
the
blessed
Lady
of
the
Annuncia●●●
which
though
highly
reverenced
throughout
the
whole
●●land
,
esteemed
the
wonder
of
Sicily
and
the
whole
world
,
and
〈◊〉
which
the
people
with
much
devotion
resorted
in
pilgrimage
〈◊〉
the
remotest
parts
,
was
also
swallowed
and
consumed
by
〈◊〉
dreadful
Torrent
.
This
fiery
and
burning
Deluge
immediatly
spread
it self
to
a●●●●
six
mile
in
breadth
,
seeming
to
be
somewhat
of
the
colour
〈◊〉
●elted
and
burning
Glasse
,
but
as
it
cools
,
becomes
hard
〈◊〉
●ocky
,
and
every
where
in
its
passage
leaves
,
Hills
and
Pyra●●●s
of
that
matter
behind
it
.
At
the
same
time
monte
Gibell●
from
it's
top
raged
with
dread●●●●lames
,
which
with
its
noise
and
concusions
of
the
Earth
still
●●●tinuing
,
added
not
a
little
to
the
terror
of
the
People
,
who
〈◊〉
with
●●●es
and
lamentations
about
the
City
and
Country
,
en●●●ting
nothing
but
to
be
swallowed
or
consumed
by
●ire
,
having
〈◊〉
other
apprehensions
but
of
of
death
and
a
general
conflagration
.
The
two
torrents
of
Fire
came
forward
,
destroying
all
things
in
their
way
,
and
by
Wednesday
,
march
13th
,
had
one
the
West
side
branched
it self
into
several
streams
,
and
over-ran
Cam●●●●tund●
,
St.
Pie●●●
and
M●●torbianc●
,
with
La
Potielli
and
St.
Antoni●●
:
And
on
the
East-part
ruine●d
the
lower
pa●t
of
〈…〉
and
Le
Placchi
,
taking
its
way
towards
this
City
.
On
Thursday
the
14th
the
wind
came
East-wards
,
〈…〉
day
fell
abundance
of
Rain
,
which
abated
not
the
prog
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
the
Fire
,
which
on
the
East-side
had
from
Mascaluc●●●
made
〈◊〉
way
to
St.
Giovanni
di
Galermo
,
the
lower
part
whereof
is
destroyed
,
and
passing
on
seemed
to
threaten
this
City
on
the
o●e
side
,
as
did
that
on
the
West-side
the
other
.
As
the
Fire
approached
,
the
religious
every
where
appeared
with
much
devotion
,
carrying
in
procession
their
Reliques
,
especially
those
of
St.
Agatha
,
the
famous
martyr
of
Catania
in
which
they
reposed
no
small
confidence
,
followed
by
great
multiutdes
of
people
,
some
of
them
mortifying
themselves
with
Whips
and
other
signs
of
penance
,
with
great
complaints
and
cryes
,
expressing
their
dreadful
expectation
of
the
events
of
those
prodigious
fiery
inundations
.
Whilst
the
people
were
thus
busied
in
their
devotions
,
and
astonisht
by
their
fears
,
news
was
brought
to
the
magistrates
of
the
City
,
that
a
considerable
number
of
Thieves
and
Robbers
had
taken
the
opportunity
of
this
general
distraction
to
make
a
prey
of
the
already
distressed
people
,
and
that
they
had
murthered
several
of
them
for
their
goods
,
and
that
it
was
to
be
feared
that
the
City
of
Catania
it self
might
run
some
danger
from
the
great
numbers
of
them
which
were
about
the
Country
,
and
from
thence
took
their
opportunities
to
get
into
the
Town
;
whereupon
consultation
being
had
for
the
prevention
of
farther
mischief
from
them
,
the
Commander
of
the
Castle
was
ordered
with
a
considerable
number
of
Horse
and
party
of
Spaniards
to
secure
the
Country
and
City
against
those
Robbers
,
who
immediatly
sent
out
several
parties
with
his
Provost
Marshal
,
with
order
to
seize
on
all
suspected
persons
,
and
such
as
were
not
able
to
give
a
good
account
of
themselves
▪
and
for
such
as
were
taken
in
the
fact
robbing
,
to
execute
them
by
martial
law
,
without
any
farther
tryal
,
and
accordingly
caused
three
pair
of
Gallows
to
be
set
up
up
for
their
speedy
execution
,
one
before
the
Gate
,
D●
A●●
,
a
second
in
the
market-place
,
and
a
third
before
the
Gate
D●ll●
D●cima
,
setting
strong
Guards
before
the
Gates
of
the
City
,
and
causing
all
suspected
houses
to
be
searched
,
an
account
to
be
given
〈◊〉
of
all
Lodgers
,
and
such
persons
to
be
secured
as
could
any
〈…〉
●all
under
a
suspicion
.
The
poor
people
out
of
the
Country
being
by
this
prodigious
〈◊〉
stript
out
of
all
then
esta●e
,
and
reduced
to
great
ex●●●mity
,
fled
most
of
them
for
refuge
and
relief
to
this
City
,
with
〈…〉
lamentation
,
moving
the
charity
of
the
magistrate
,
which
〈◊〉
readily
inclined
to
give
them
the
best
assistance
they
were
〈◊〉
;
and
the
Citize●s
,
moved
by
their
complaints
and
sufferings
,
〈◊〉
opened
their
doors
,
filling
their
houses
with
as
many
of
〈◊〉
distressed
people
as
they
could
possibly
receive
,
the
Bishop
〈◊〉
all
persons
of
quality
and
estate
contributing
largely
for
their
●●port
,
till
better
order
could
be
taken
for
the
disposing
of
●●em
.
The
City
of
Messina
also
,
and
several
other
Cities
informed
of
〈◊〉
extrao●dinary
calamity
,
sent
hither
large
supplies
of
provasi●●s
,
●ffering
their
best
assistance
to
thi●
place
in
case
of
extremity
.
All
the
Elements
seemed
at
this
time
to
make
war
against
us
,
●●d
to
conspire
together
for
the
punishment
of
the
Inhabitants
,
the
Air
was
c●ntinua●ly
dark●ed
with
clouds
and
smoak
agitated
〈◊〉
great
and
violent
winds
,
and
oftentimes
showred
down
great
〈◊〉
insomuch
as
the
Sun
f●om
the
beginning
of
these
erupti●●●
very
seldom
appeared
to
us
,
and
when
it
did
(
with
extraor●●a●y
pa●e●e●●
)
for
a
little
time
only
,
and
(
as
it
were
abhorring
〈◊〉
dreadful
a
spectacle
)
soon
hid
its
face
again
under
a
thick
cloud
.
The
Sea
ran
much
higher
than
it
was
wont
to
do
,
and
by
its
●●traordi●a●y
roaring
,
and
in
some
places
over-flowing
its
banks
,
●●ded
not
a
little
to
our
constern●ion
;
the
Land
every
where
〈◊〉
with
Thieves
,
insomuch
,
that
till
by
the
extraordinary
〈◊〉
taken
by
the
magistrates
and
officers
several
executions
was
〈◊〉
upon
such
as
were
apprehended
in
the
fact
,
no
person
was
〈◊〉
to
〈◊〉
abroad
without
danger
of
his
life
,
whilst
the
fire
by
〈◊〉
prodigious
over-flowing
of
the
mountain
threatned
to
take
possession
of
them
all
.
On
Friday
the
15th
,
the
stream
of
fiery
matter
which
destroyed
the
lower
part
of
St.
Giovanni
di
Ga●lermo
,
divided
it self
into
two
parts
,
one
of
its
branches
taking
its
way
toward
M●sterbianco
,
the
other
threatning
the
City
of
Catania
,
but
this
last
was
observed
to
move
with
more
slowness
than
before
,
having
in
twenty
four
hours
time
●carcely
gained
one
mile
.
On
the
30th
being
monday
,
the
to●●en●s
being
still
seen
to
draw
nearer
and
nearer
unto
this
City
,
the
Senate
&
monsegu●●r
Cam●uchi
,
the
Bishop
of
this
place
,
followed
by
all
the
Clergy
,
Secular
and
Regular
,
and
an
infinite
number
of
people
went
in
a
solemn
procession
out
of
this
City
to
m●nte
di
St.
S●phia
,
carrying
out
with
greatest
devotion
thei●
choi●est
Re●icts
,
and
upon
a●
Altar
e●ected
in
view
of
the
mountain
,
exposed
them
,
where
they
celebrated
mass
,
and
used
the
exorcismes
accustomed
upon
such
extraordinary
o●ca●ions
,
all
which
time
the
mountain
ceased
ntr
as
before
with
excessive
roaring
to
throw
up
its
smoak
and
flame
,
with
extraordinary
violence
,
and
abundance
of
great
stones
which
we●e
carried
through
the
Air
,
some
of
them
falling
within
their
view
though
at
ten
miles
distance
from
the
eruption
,
the
ashes
which
proceeded
from
thence
were
scattered
in
great
abundance
,
aswell
on
this
City
as
on
the
Country
ad●acent
,
every
where
i●
the
Fields
with
Cinders
,
and
the
heat
of
the
s●id
Ashes
destroyed
the
gra●●
,
which
obliged
the
people
to
drive
away
their
Cattle
to
a
futher
distance
,
which
would
otherwise
have
perished
for
wa●t
of
food
.
There
streams
of
ruine
daily
crept
nearer
and
nearer
to
this
City
,
but
b●
unevea
and
irregular
motions
,
according
as
it
was
more
or
less
supplied
from
its
foundation
.
But
on
Wedne●day
the
20th
we
perceived
that
that
branch
of
it
which
seemed
most
to
threaten
this
City
from
St.
Gi●vanni
de
Gale●mo
wa●
wh●lly
extinguisht
,
and
that
which
bent
its
course
towards
M●ste●●ia●●●
ran
but
slowly
,
and
gave
us
some
hopes
that
its
fury
was
also
near
spent
;
but
the
other
torrent
which
had
before
over-thrown
M●●terbianco
continued
its
motion
with
as
much
violence
as
ever
,
being
in
breadth
above
a
musquet-shot
over
,
but
in
p●obability
●ould
not
easily
over-flow
to
the
West-wards
,
which
was
defended
by
its
rocky
scituation
:
Another
branch
which
●an
by
S●●●●
Pietro
was
observed
to
be
much
larger
than
the
rest
,
and
●●s
●●●eam
more
quick
and
active
,
but
meeting
with
some
●pp●●●●on
〈◊〉
its
way
,
it
made
some
stop
,
only
sending
out
a
R●v●let
towards
the
East-ward
about
three
of
four
yards
wide
of
its
mo●●
〈◊〉
active
matter
,
which
directed
its
course
toward
a
small
village
about
a
furlong
distant
from
its
main
stream
;
another
branch
threatned
Campo
R●tund●
,
but
bent
its
course
Westwards
towards
the
Farm
of
Valcorrente
,
where
its
fiery
body
was
scattered
●●to
several
deep
and
rocky
places
,
without
any
considerable
da●age
.
About
this
time
we
had
hopes
that
the
violence
of
this
eruption
had
been
over
,
the
mountain
not
throwing
out
its
flames
〈◊〉
that
violence
as
before
,
and
its
noise
and
roaring
in
a
great
〈◊〉
ceased
.
Those
who
at
nearest
distance
took
a
view
of
the
mountain
,
in●●●med
,
that
the
top
of
it
was
falle●
in
;
the
mountain
supposed
〈◊〉
want
near
a
mile
of
its
former
height
,
that
the
largest
of
the
●ouths
from
whence
these
fiery
streams
were
vented
,
was
about
〈…〉
in
compass
,
but
the
view
of
this
dreadful
inundation
●●●●ied
so
much
terror
in
it
as
they
were
not
able
to
express
,
from
all
these
mouths
were
vomited
Rivers
of
a
thick
and
fiery
sub●●●ce
stone
and
mettals
melted
,
whose
depth
was
various
,
according
to
the
several
places
it
filled
in
its
passage
,
in
some
places
four
,
in
others
eight
,
twelve
or
fifteen
yards
and
upwards
,
its
breadth
in
●●me
places
,
〈◊〉
miles
,
in
others
much
more
,
its
flame
like
that
of
〈◊〉
,
and
its
motion
like
that
of
Quick-silver
,
advancing
●●dina●●ly
very
slowly
,
unless
where
it
was
provoked
by
the
ad●●tion
of
a
fresh
torrent
or
some
considerable
descent
;
wheresoever
it
passed
it
left
large
heaps
of
its
congealed
matter
,
with
●●ich
it
covered
and
burnt
the
earth
,
melting
the
walls
of
Castles
and
Houses
,
throwing
down
and
consuming
all
before
it
,
nothing
●eing
yet
found
able
to
resist
its
force
,
nor
any
thing
able
to
●●ench
burning
,
water
being
observed
rather
to
add
to
its
fury
,
wheresoever
it
had
passed
,
it
had
left
its
dreadful
marks
behind
it
,
●●velling
some
Hills
and
raising
others
,
so
much
changing
the
Sci●●ations
,
that
not
the
least
trace
of
any
place
or
Town
remains
,
nothing
being
to
be
seen
but
confused
heaps
of
ragged
Stones
,
which
yielding
a
noisome
fume
,
strike
terror
and
astonishment
into
all
that
behold
it
.
On
Friday
the
22th
the
mountain
roared
with
much
loudness
,
and
threw
up
from
it's
mouths
a
vast
quantity
of
matter
,
which
formed
two
large
hills
higher
and
larger
than
that
of
Monpilori
,
with
a
large
bank
of
the
same
matter
to
the
Eastward
,
sending
down
a
violent
stream
of
its
liquid
matter
towards
Malpasso
,
much
enlarging
the
former
Current
,
and
passing
thence
to
Campo
Rotundo
,
and
Santo
Pietro
compleated
the
Ruins
of
those
Towns
,
●●iving
furiously
towards
M●●●●●●ianco
,
the
other
stream
by
Santo
●●●●●nni
de
●●●●●●o
being
wholy
diverted
and
extinguish't
?
From
this
time
till
the
25th
the
mountain
continued
silent
,
but
then
it
burst
out
again
with
more
force
than
ever
before
,
its
noise
much
louder
,
like
Pele●
of
Ordnance
,
and
so
forcible
and
lasting
as
for
24
hours
it
caused
a
shaking
and
trembling
in
our
buildings
,
the
Aire
so
filled
with
smoake
and
Ashes
as
darkned
the
face
of
the
Skye
?
The
Birds
and
Fowle
about
this
time
,
either
through
want
of
food
or
illness
of
Aire
which
was
corrupted
with
the
noisome
smells
arising
from
these
burnings
,
were
observed
to
lye
dead
in
all
places
?
On
the
28th
the
grand
Current
was
advanced
neer
the
City
as
far
as
the
old
Capucins
which
struck
so
great
a
terror
into
the
people
that
most
of
them
left
the
City
,
only
some
Officers
remaining
with
such
persons
as
were
under
their
command
,
who
have
secured
and
sent
away
the
magazin
,
and
all
the
Artillery
from
the
Castle
.