church, houses, and the whole neighboring
country, were, on the following night, entirely
covered with lava. The farm of
Holmar, likewise, shared the same fate.
§ XI.
Fa rth e r account On the day ensuing, the 22nd
sustained. of June, the fire continued in its
progress along the river Steinsmyrarfliot, and
close to the farm Efristeinsmyry, where the
lands were much damaged; but here it
changed its course, proceeding towards the
south from this place, passing the farm
Sydri-Steinsmyri, which consists of five
separate buildings, and stopping about eighteen
hundred feet from the most northern
of these, where, however, no considerable
injury was sustained.
The fire-stream spread itself greatly towards
the west, over the river Fedgaqvisl,
and overflowed the farms Sydri and Efri-
fliota, together with the houses and lands.
Although the farm Hnausa has not been
destroyed by the fire, yet the rivers Steinsmyrarfliot
and Fedgaqvisl, in consequence
of their being dammed up, had caused it
to be almost buried under water, which
finally proceeded along the channel of a
small brook, that used to run close by the
house, and is now quite impassable.
The lava farther continued to overflow
the farm Botnar, and much pasture-land,
as well as the country between the river
Landa (which had been filled up with lava),
and the farm Hnausa.
$ XII.
New eruptions. From the 22nd of June to the
13th of July fresh streams were observed to
proceed along the Skaptaa, and extend over
the lowlands. Between Skalarstapi and Skap-
tartunga the lava had risen into a lofty hill,
from the continual eruptions, and had become,
towards its extremity, firm and solid, which
prevented the new streams, that were pouring
down the mountains, from having a free
passage, causing them to divide into various
branches ; of these, two flowed along the
western and two along the eastern side. One
of the former of these passed over Neshraun
and the farm Hnaus, of which place nothing
is now to be seen, except a small sheep-cote.
The other western branch, which proceeded