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I will keep under steam , but go very slowly , and to-morrow , at daybreak , we can send off a boat . '' At eight o'clock in the evening , Maria Theresa , though five miles to leeward , appeared only an elongated shadow , scarcely visible . The DUNCAN was always getting nearer . At nine o'clock , a bright glare became visible , and flames shot up through the darkness . The light was steady and continued . `` That confirms the supposition of a volcano , '' said Paganel , observing it attentively . `` Yet , '' replied John Mangles , `` at this distance we ought to hear the noise which always accompanies an eruption , and the east wind brings no sound whatever to our ear . ''