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a thick black smoke rose from the mouth of                  the crater, which, dilating prodigiously, cover- ed the whole volcano. In the evening loud explosions were heard; and at Naples a co- lumn of fire was seen to rise from the aperture, carrying up stones in a state of complete ig- nition, which fell again into the crater. The noise by which these igneous explosions were accompanied resembled the roaring of the most dreadful tempest, and the whistling of                  the most furious winds; while the celerity with which the substances were ejected was such, that the first emission had not termi- nated when it was succeeded by a second.-- Small monticules were at this time formed of                  a fluid matter, resembling a vitreous paste of                   red colour, which flowed from the month of                   the crater; and these became more consider- able in proportion as the matter accumulat- ed. In this state the eruption continued for several days, the fire being equally intense, with frequent and dreadful noises. On the 28th, and these fearful symptoms, another aperture, ejecting fire and stones situated behind the crater, was seen from Naples -- The burning mass of lava which escaped from the crater on the following day was dis- tinguished from Torre del Greco, having the appearance of a vitreous fluid, and advancing towards the base of the mountain between