30. We weighed a second time, and sailed by three small Islands, _Capraria_, _Planasia_, and _Monte Christi_. We saw also _Gigio_ and _Sanuti_, two other small Islands near the Main: but we made but little way, by reason of ill Weather for 4 or 5 Days. _Novemb. 5._ At Evening we saw the Eruptions of Fire from _Stromboli_, which lies to the N. W. of _Sicily_. Sometimes it flamed very bright Light as a _Beacon_, at other times there appeared only a glorious kind of Light, like that of an ordinary Star when the Air is thick and hazy. They say that it flames most in rainy Weather. 6. In the Morning we were up within a League of it, and plainly perceived it to smoke. It is of a round figure, and, as we gathered, may be about three or four Miles in compass. It bore W. by S. of us. Not far from it lye scattered several other Islands, called by the Ancients _Æoliœ_ and _Vulcaniœ_: among which are _Lipara_, a long flattish Island, and _Vulcanello_, which smokes most. This Afternoon we came to an Anchor in eight Fathom Water in the _Phare_ of _Messina_, in the mid Stream between _Scylla_ and _Charybdis_: a violent and strong Current setting against us, and the Wind not high enough, so as to be able to stemm it. The breadth of the _Strait_ from _Messina_ to _Rhegium_ may be about a League. The Land is very high on the _Calabrian_ side, where are very steep Rocks, and great depth of Water, above 150 Fathom, as they told us: but on the _Sicilian_ side, near _Charybdis_ Shole-water, and usually an Eddy. On the Sandy Banks stands the Phare or Watch-tower. Several Currents meeting in this narrow Passage, cause a great rippling of the Water: and great quantity of Water coming in, as the Winds drive, in great quantity meeting with the Shole, is broken into Waves. The Eddies here are caused by the meeting of the different Currents by which the Waters are sometimes carried N. and sometimes S. the great danger is, lest they drive the Ship on either side. We have had Lightning for seven or eight Nights together. 7. We sail'd by _Ætna_, now called _Mongibel_, where the Sea widens ten or eleven Leagues over. Now we see plainly the Smoke briskly issuing out of the _Crater_, the _Limbus_ of which was all black. The uppermost part of the Mountain was covered with Snow, except some streaks of Ashes, as we judge, which lie as it were in a Gutter, spread here and there. 8. We espied a _Saettia_ at about 3 Leagues distance, and making up to her, found her forsaken. The Captain sent several Seamen on board, and carried the Vessel to _Smyrna_. Scanty Wind for several Days: and the Lightning still continued.