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FUEGO

Volume 9 · 143 words · 1823 Edition

or Fogo, one of the Cape de Verd islands, in the Atlantic ocean. It is much higher than any of the rest; and seems at sea to be one single mountain, though on the sides there are deep valleys. There is a volcano at the top which burns continually, and may be seen a great way off at sea. It vomits a great deal of fire and smoke, and throws out huge pieces of rock to a vast height; and sometimes torrents of melted matter run down the sides. The Portuguese, who first inhabited it, brought negro slaves with them, and a stock of cows, horses, and hogs; but the chief inhabitants now are blacks of the Romish religion. W. Long. 24° 29'. Lat. 15°. FUGUE, whatever is proper to burn or make a fire; as wood, turf, peat, bituminous earths, coal, &c.