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 Earle of Winchilsea, His Majesties late ambassador at Constantinople, who in his return from thence, visiting Catania in the island of Sicily, was an eye-witnesse of that dreadfull spectacle. Together with a more particular narrative of the same as it is collected out of several relations sent from Catania. Published by authority.

A Later Relation from Catania, bearing Date the 27th of April, gives us this farther Account: viz.

THe Dreadful Inundation from Monte Gibello having destroyed many Castles and Towns with an infinite loss, and utter ruine to the Inhabi∣tants, arrived lately with a renewed Force at Mostor-bianco which it has wholly ruin'd, from thence passing on to Albanelli, in four Dayes space destroyed all the Gardens and Vineyards with 63 Thousand Vines.

On Wednesday, April 16. With an Impetuous Fiery Torrent it came to∣wards Sardanello, where all the remainder of the Inhabitants of this City were Spectators of it, which resembled a River of melted & burning Brass about ten Ells wide, running with swiftnesse to the Arch of Marcus Marcellus, a Famous Piece of Antiquity, and passing under it ruin'd about 6 Ells of it, which was the breadth of the Current in that place: from thence it ran to Madon∣na di Monserrato, which it wholly destroyed: then falling down to Madon∣na delle Gratie, it entered in at one Gate, and passed through another, with∣out any considerable hurt and running through the Gate Della Decima, filled all the plain Di Schira Viva, where it was above fix Ells deep. Then taking its way towards the Bulwark, on the Sea-side, under the Castle of this City, it ran by two Ells deep into the Sea; in which, (to the great wonder of all that saw it) it has made its progress a mile in length and as much in breadth, and is drawing towards the Gate of the Channel which gives us great Appre∣hensions, lest it may that way Invade the City it selfe: Nor is there less Danger on the side Del Tindaro where there runs a great Torrent of the same Active matter, which drawes near, and seems to threaten the Walls and as in that place about a mile in breadth, having over-flowed and destroy∣ed all the Gardens, from the Gate Della Decima, as farr as Madona delli Amellati.