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NEW VOLCANO. A Letter (row Jobe E. Dabney, En. Consul of dee trailed Matta of Annie*, to a Fricn.l at St. Micheers. U l'sysl, (Azores,) Juno 25. 1100. 4. DtAa phenosurroon hue occurred herd not unusual in former ages, but of which there has been no example Of late 'ycein. ;: it whip Mill calcu lated to inspire terror, and has been attended with the destruction of lives and property. On Sunday, the IA of May, at one p. m. walking in the bal cony of my house at St. Antlioino, I heard noises like the report of heavy earning* at a distance. and concluded there was some sea engagement in the vicinity of the island. But soon after, casting my eyes towards the island of St. Georges, ten leagues distant, I perceived e dense column of smoke , rising to net immense height; it was soon judged .. that a volcano had burst out about the centre of that ieland, and this was rendered ceitain when night reuse on, the tire ealiilriting an awful ap pearance. Beitg desirous of viewing this wonder flit exertion of nature, I embarked on the 3d of May, accompanied by the British Consul, and ten ether gentlemen, fer St. Georges ; we ran over in tire hours, awl arrived at Vellas, the prin cipal town. Mt eleven a me. We found the poor iuliabitaetie -perfectly 'panic struck, and wholly Rivera hip to religions ceremonies and devotion. We karma! that the fire of the Ist of May bad broken out in a ditch, iq the midst of fertile pastures, three leagues S.E. of Vellas, and had immediately formed a crater, in size about twenty-four acres. In two days it had thrown out cinders or small pu mice gimlet., that a stroug N.E. wind had pro pelled mutherly ; and which, independent of the mass accomuliatcal round the crater, had covered the earth trout one foot to four feet in depth, half a league in width, and three leagues in length ; then passing the channel five leagues. had done some in jury to the east whit of Pico. The fire of this large crater had nearly sulMded, but in the even ing preceding our arrival, another small crater had opined, one league north of the large one, and only two leagues from N'ellas. After taking sense re freshment, vie visited the second crater ; the sul phureons smoke of which, driveo southerly, ren dered it iinaracticable to attempt approadhing the large one. %%lien live Caine within a mile of the crater, we found the earth rent in every direc tion, and, ns we approached nearer, tome of the chissins were six feet wide ; by leaping oelitrtestic of these chasms, and making wiudings to avoid'die larger oars, we at length arrived within two hun dred yards of the spot ; and saw if, in the middle of a pasture, distinctly. at intervals, when the thick smoke which swept the earth lighted up a lit tle. The mouth of it was only a b out fifty yards in litellira fertile. ; the tire seemedianiggling for vent; the force with winch a pale blue flame issued forth. eeseinhled • powerful steam engine, multiplied a hundred fold ; the noise was deateniog ; the earth where we stool had a tremulous motion, the whole island seemed convulsed, horrid bellowings were occasionally heara from the bowels of the earth, ' ma earthquakes were frequent. After remaining here about ten minutes we returned to town ; the inhabits:its had mostly quitted their houses, and remained in the open stet, or under teats. We passed the night at Velhee, and the next morning west by water to Urnilium, a Wall era-port town, two leagues pooh of Vella*, and viewed that past ef the country covered with the cinders beforea meatimied. and which has tented the most valua ble vineyards in the island into a frightful desert. On the same day, (the ith of May,l we married to Faye!, and ou the Gth and succeeding daje, from twelve to tifteeu small volcano* broke out in the Gelds we had traversed on the 3d, fmin the chrisms before described, and threw oat a quantity of buys, which travelled on slowly towards Venal'. The tire of those small craters subsided, and the lava ceased running about the 11th of May ; on which day the large volcano, that had dor.nant for ,woe days, bunt forth again a roaring lion, with horrid belching', distinctly heard at twelve leagues distance, throwing up prodigious large stones, and ens homelier quantity of lava, illuminating at night the whole island. This continued with tremendous farce, until the 3th of June, exhibiting the awful yet magnificent spectacle of a perfect river of Gee: (distinctly seen from Faye%) running into the Ou that day, (the nth.) we aapariar.oed that it. • force began to fail, and, in • few days after. it ceased entirely. The distance of the crater from the sea is about four miles, and its elevatinu about 3,300 11. et. The lava Mandated and swept away the town of Ureidius. and ceantry-houses and cotteges adja sent, as well as the farm-houses, throughout its course. It, as usual, gave timely notice of its ap proach, and most of the inhabitants fled ; some few, however, remained in the vicinity of it too long, endeavouring to save their twinning and de re i a , an a were scalded by flashes of steam, which, without injuriug their clothes, took off not only their skin but their flesh. About sixty persons were thus *miserably scalded, 'name of whom died on the spot, at in a few days salter. Num'aers of cattle shared the mine fate. The dodge and principal Mimi bitants leg the island very early. The consterna tion wed anxiety were for same clays so great among the people, that even their domestic conceals were abandoned, actel,ainidet adenty. they were in dant; of 'Larval. Supplies lei ' ready-baked bread lea THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. A volcano, of terrific appearance, threatening to rival those of Etua and N'etu‘ ins, bus broken out in St. George, out; of the Azores, or Western Islam's. Au interesting account of it is given in our preceding coltiinns. • Thursday morning the first Battalion of the ist Regiment of Guards, coutioinided by Colonel Atscom marched lain Ramsgate from brul, awl immediately embarked on board the vessels pre pared for them, lyiug aloug the Pier Wall. They embarked as follow 400 Men on heard the &Muck trauspOrt..No. 404. ass ditto 30. ditto sz.) Amp s4G ditto ..... - sus Toed 4403 exelninee of 036cers. About au hour utter, the :id Battalion of the Ist Guards arriv ed at Raiusgote, commanded by COI. Cheney, and marched directly down to the Pier, ou board the transports. The total number of the two battalions embark ed on Thursday is about three thousand. Soon after the above had embarked, a report was in circulation, that an onier•hnd beets received to diaetnliaik the CMirds, or delay their sailing for some illy:, this produced various conjectierea, and on inquiry it seems there is not a sufficient number of transports in Ramsgate harbour at this time for the troops ordered there . ; it is therefore be lieved, that the Guards already embarked will re main of► board, in the Pier, in preF.verice to their being sent to•thr Downs, until joined by the rest of the regiment, and there are sufficient shipping col lected to take them. The flstli Rifle Regiment was expected to em bark ye►terday. The destination of the Expedition formed at Cork * under the command of Sir DAVID Bata°, mutinies a secret; but it is supposed, iu conscquvnre of some recent orders, that the original plan is al tered. As tho transports are not copper-bottomed, they are not probably intended for a distant object. The horse transports will asuiiuut to 300. This is the only cause that has delayed the sailing of the Expedition. The heavy baggage was ordered to be embarked last week. An express was dispatched to Coi k on the Sth. with order* (or the EsPeditie^ to sail forthwith. Orders have been iwued for the troop* to leave all their bsggage on shore. and such ►nen es sie lint tit tot the most active and immediate service, am to remain at Fermoy. All the Ministerial Prints Live been instructed to ►tetnethat whoa the iiitelligeuce of Sir ARTHUR WtmAlst.tir's glorious victory reached town, that grew. liberal, and enlightened statesman, Mr. Serscea PERCIVAL ; was. with his family, on a visit to tile Earl of NORTHAMPTON ; his cousin, at Ca►tle Ashby, in Northatriptonshine. Mr. Teases, a 3lessenger, attached to the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, was dispatched post to the Minister, with a duplicate of the dispatches. 31r. Pi:act:val. sent a letter to the Maeue of NuRTI.I.OII•TON, acquainting him with the glo rious event. The MAYOR announced the intel ligence at Northampton, when the bells were ins wiediatelt set ringing, and at night paterames were tired, the houses were illuminated, and the town was one general scene of rejoicing.-11•e remember that this great and glorious newi--and g►eat stet ;;lo: tour we certainly consider it—reached town on Thursday evening. and 40 the lltlinisterial Prints assured the public that the details would be published in ate Extraordinary Gazette on Friday ; yet Friday come, and no Extroordieary Gaze:re appeared to allay the politic alxiety, and it was not until Saturday that the long-expeeted Gazette vale its appearenee. To account Tor this delay, it was said, that in the hurry, the original dispatches hail been sent off to Windsor, and that there was no opportunity of making a copy fur Tie Gazette Office, until their glum to town. at one o'clock on Friday. Itappesrs, however, from the above para graph. that duplicates were sent off to Mr. PLRC E. ♦Aty to Nwithamptonshire, although we are given to limier:tend, that there ass oo time to make a copy for Iris NIAJBST% ; for we cannot suppose that Ministers waited until the return of the dispatches, before they sent an aceonnt of such glorious news to a man who must fed such interest in the result, as the CaItICELLoa of the Ex( Itteeill. Bat the most curious circumstance attending this-joyful cominunitmtiou, made b% 11r. Ptactest to the people of Northampton, is to be found in its contrast ith his famous electioneering advertisement to that town. which be Dow represents in Parliament. In that al Irertisement, be asserted he came to pvotect the Protestant Church against the Caholics. In the duplicates, on which he (watered the town to tin a merry peal, he congratulates his Electing upon the success and security of that religion s which he lately represented as full of peril to our liberties and constitution. His corrupt and servile tools of the pishlic press, catching his spirit, and flat tering hip weakness, daily repeated that "the sword must not be trusted to the hands of the Catholics." With what front and face has a man, who has main tained these doctrines, dared to congratulate the people of Northampton upon the result of the well-fought day of Vinieira ? The expedition which achieve} this glorious victory was fitted out at Cork, and every regiment had a large proportion of Irish Catholics. Were there then no Catholic swords drawn in the battle of Viineira? and did Sir Atetnua W 2 LLIVILEY, before he charged the French with the bayonet, disarm the Irish Catholics among his troops, and send them off to the rear of his urmy Tn this we shall only observe, that Mr. Peace ,' ses electioneering advertisement, addressed to the town of Northampton, and his late comm uuk tion, admit of a contrast, and some reflections, not very favourable to candour and consistency. Nothwitlistanding the silence which still conti nues, relative to the important events which are acting both in Portugal and in Spain; a 'deuce which may not improbably be terminated even before this Paper goes to the press ; yet we are lin able to withdraw our reflections from that part of Eerope, where so many great interests are discuss ing at the point of the bayonet. Our thoughts and solicitudes involuntarily return from Germany, or Purls. or Finland, to the Bunks of the Tagus, and of the Ebro. The victory at Viweira, however brilliant, yet still left much to be achieved, before Lisbon, and Portugal, and the army ofiurrox. and . the Russian fleet, were all iu our possession. One is tempted to regret the double supercession that Sir Allllllll IVELLVILEY • under% ent, in the mo ment when he had just defeated the French, and we naturally are impelled to wish that the same talent* amid energies which gained so signal ae ad vantage, had been left to prosecute them without' interruption. Ner is it with a less lively and ear nest concern, that we onticipute further accounts from Old Castile, or rather front •the provinces of Biscay and Alava, to which quarter of Spain it is obvious that the theatre of military operations will now he principally transferred. We can scarcely doubt, that, notwithstanding his nwmerona defeats, Isis brother's flight, the detestation in which the name of BoNAPART6 is held throughout that country which he attempted to subject, and the auginentiug difficulties of the enterprise; yet that the Corsican EMPEROn mesas to persist is his ill fated and inauspicious determination. Perhaps he considers the difficulties ofubandoning, or discon tinuing the attempt, as more alarming even than his final expulsion from Navarre, Catatonia, and Biscay. Nor are there plausible, and even solid reason wanting to justify such a line of conduct in IN APO LEO N. ignorance, teeter, and force, constitute the leading principles on which becoerces the various nations that are chained to his car. The introduc tion of knowledge and information would at once weaken the machinery that enables him to render one half of Europe actively subservient in reducing the remainder to Is. dominion. While the fugitive JOSEPIS can be concealed in some obscure town of a remote province beyond the Pyrenees; while he can sway his mock sceptre at Bririessa, or at St. Sebastian. the Illimiteur may .find ingenious ex cuses for his not residing ut the Escurial, or at MII.• dna. How is the inhabitant of "Lactic, or of Prague. or of Venice, precluded flogs all intelli gence, except such as the Despot of the Continent permits to escape, and in which truth is altogether mutilated, altered, or suppressed ; how even is the Citizen of. Lyons, of Orleans, or of Toulouse, to know that JusEPH is driven out, with ignominy. from the capital and from the Palaces of Spain ? But it would be otherwise if this delegated Usurp er of the Spanish Monarchy were to be compelled to take refuge iu the dominions of his brother, and to reside at Paris as an individual ; or to appear with the Queen of Iliat LAND, and the Duchess of • AnnanTSS, at the Hotel de Ville; there, with the other assembled Monarchs, to dance a quadrille at the foot of Dia Imperial Majesty's Throne: This is a test which the Corsican Dynasty cannot stand, and which Boman...axe will carefully avoid. Jo , seen himself, alter abdicating one Crown. and losing another in eleven days, will find his future position an militia's' one. wherever he may "carry his virtues ;" or on whatever theatre he may dis play those majestic attitudes," which impressed the Castilians with so much awe and veneration. That NAroLsox is tortured en the rack of sus. pence, of humiliated pride, and of the most painful apprehensions for his own elevation, when he looks forward to futurity, it would be doing injustice to his penetration and discernment, to doubt for a moment. He better knows and appreciates, than auy other individual can do, the awful height to which he- had climbed. on which he seemed even to stand firm, but to which be can now only look heck. While he is affecting to outdo the insulting pomp of Loris XIV. seated on a throne in that very edifice, sad in those very apartments, where his precursor, Itonastisitaa, with his jacobin as sociates, terminated their flagitious career; he doubtless recollected, and trembled at ti.ose ap palling images. lie will shortly be called to ex hibit other qualifications than affability or contlt seension. The Parisians, bait as they a re , ready, after years of massacre or of anarchy, to the ferocious tyranny of a foreign adventure r , I I every epithet that can depicture felicity ; , in order to obtain freedom, began by regicid e , terminate in abject slavery ; yer, even i soot' begin to discover, that conTiest has their Corsican Master. The di►covery, it is fully made, will be fatal to the Usurper, ecription must be accompanied by vuereso, weapon will turn agaiiist its owner. If erase, by new victories on the Danube, .•races nt Atulujar, and his defeats at might perhaps still perpetuate or prolong Aire over a country extenuated by revel' tinted aids changes, and aspiring only to of military despotism in the hands of a Ruler. But the time is over when 80 , after having acted the pert of theTritnn tints, might have obliterated his crimes, luting the moderation, the placability, and toes of the Emperor AUGUSTUS. IU d. imprisoniug on innocent Prince, his ally, . ed to his faith and honour, he put himself the pale of law or of humanity. By sendif thousand disciplioed ruffians, in order vengeance on a great people, for daring allegiance to a base and obscure Advent' brother, Bot4aPat...rs declared war upon yilized world, and virtually proclaimed be the exclusive property of an unknown Ajarcio. For these outrageous acts of and violence, he mast answer, not 'Derek French, but to Europe. He is a common an universal scourge and despoiler. As such, not only felt at Berlin, at Stockholm, and at Petersborgh, at Copenhagen, and at tinople, however SZBASTIAIII, or ihme. or CAULINCOURT, may terrify and impose, equally abhorred. His hour of account approaches, and when it arrives it will he awful. Another day hate passed oval without any fiwthgr iutelhgence from Portugal. Government has purchased the late MI BY'S brewhoiise, and premise► adjoining, wich, for tire purpose of converting them racks for the Royal-,Mariues stationed there. purchaavmsney is -to be 5,30uL for 99 years. Dispatches were received at Plymouth day last, for Sir Cno atss Corron. Bart. which were put, with the Messenger, on Placer, 18 guns. Captain !Inman, which . rectly to the westward. So certain is even• of our people being in the Tagus, that paekeis were directed by the Pluerr to the of Hie Majesty's squadron Us that ricer. Scot's Mit.tris.—.Tlie number of men to volunteer from the ten regiments of &Alert use The stealer that bays volunteered fur limited sod scrwtos Deficiency Nearly son were fur unlimited novice r:,: A report has reached town from Bremen. Beam surryrt had been killed by a Spanish OfEcL:, the commander of a corps at Bendsberg, wh, tal been compelled to listen for some time to the mr•t reproachful languat, , e addressed to bite and ha brave follower,. A reinforcement of thrW men of war has help sent to the Baltic. The prevailing westerly wi cis will soon bring them to their destination. The Brisk ►loop of war, Capt. COODE. sailed from Cork un Friday last, with sealed orders, said to be for the coast of Spain and Portugal, to ap prise the army there that Sir D. Baton's espedi- Hon is about to act on another service. Among the striking instances of great increase is rents, is that of the Salmon Fishery of that part of the river Annan falling into the Frith of Selasy, which let ou a lease that expired a few weeks since for 1501. per annum, and has been re-let, by its proprietor, Mr. Neuron, of Liverpool, for 1,5001. per annum. Jostett Haxsox, Esq. of Manchester, (one of the late Candidates for the Borough of Preston, in Lancashire) has, we understand, been indicted at the late Assizes at Lancaster, for a misdemeanour, in encouraging the weavers, who lately assembled in a large body, at Manchester. No previous com plaint had been openly preferred against Mr. Hrs. Ina, but he having accidentally heard that such a bill had been found, insnielliately went over to Lan-. easter, and appeared in Court, on Saturdayy Mora. ing, and requested, in strang terms that his trial might take place i m medi a t e ly ; as if that was Hot the ease, he should labour under a calumny for six months to come. This request, the JUDUE inform ed hisn, could not be complied with, without the consent of the Prosecutors, which they refused: but the Julia& expressed a hope, that Mr. 11 'N.. SON'S so early appearance inCourt, and his readiness to meet the charge, would have the erect of doing awe) sill prejudice, if any had been excited agaiii , t him. Mr. HANSON then gave bail to answer the indictment. No proems had issued to compel his appearance. On Monday last, the first stone of the Old Jewry Chapel, in .leain-strert, was laid by the get. Di. Revs, who made an appropriate oration on the oc casion. It is remarkable, that this respectable con gregation, after continuing in the Old Jewry cue hundred and eight r - ars, are now returning to Jewin-street, where it war tint formed be Ow Rev. Mr. Cab ext.—The Bank is in treaty for the Old Jewry Meeting-house, which is loos to be taken dos n. The depredation. at Oar west end of the town have, for these feu clays past, Lsen very frequefit. A ueatlen lua awl stoppe d ear l s . yestertiay woman.; in Park-lane; one of the villains attempted to put stick down his throat ; but the timely assistanee of the watchman sand him front his perilous situa tion. One of the vitliias was 'reused. An at tempt was made to !weak open a house iu Man elo ster-sqoarr, ista the wine night, and moth& au tileorge-street, Ilanover,wrzare. Lac Go fob 6n bsni /on Csi chs PIP pet 1 she they are, va tarchy, to 4 1 daenturer, tY they, "giode, ad •en they, * I Q t has forook i wheue r? 1 .urg er . C u ,. F.l: uc. eee, or the Met if he could dr r i rube, hu dis don MN* e 11141 o y d ed. i tn i 41n7 sen e s fb u r in e t ly, : m ( -ao s t e 4:t r t t , 4: 1 111 : t f i Se t. : l4 . ‘j a ts ll ring to ref o ,, /am ll upon the co. chi led Europe to ma! own family of the of turpitude He merely to the pet Eamon enemy, As such, he is she iad at V ; of at Comas. Pr': IERNADOTTE, lot impose, he le sth t appro ac h t ,, Ra LIU out brillgi l ag wr LI. eadj wit e Mr. Watts woo H, ing, at Wo o l- hem into bar- Bo there. The years. meth on Mon. rt. off Libber!, on board the Mich sailed di- k r i n t , every persz,i that send to the officers Ter r. men required aN of Militia io kit saL7 Aland wall- -461 1)0 ad , .. 7 • nice. 3reinen, that d e oanish °tic, ierg, wha t.l LA to to the met ab i him and his ell war has hcfn ea westerly si•i.:s :000E, salted d orders, said tugel, to ate espedi- 1 4 !at increase is of that part of Is h of Solway, th w vreeb since wl seat from hence to their relief, and large boats were sent to bring away the inhabitauts, who had lost their dwellings. la short, the island, heretofore rich iiscattl, corn, and Wine, is nearly ruined, and t o scene of greater desolation and distr.:,b has seldom been witneveed *au aiiy country."