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p . 1 kRUP77ON OP ErfA. lids esSoirlag Copy on a knee fres a British Wane ht With 101111610011* oartiesdar occowiltit the lest Erie time( Moat Etsa titan we have saysillerel wet with soussitis, Anna. 24, 1209. On the morning of the 27th March, about iseveu 'o'clock, advice. of an eruption of ritria were con 'repod hither, by a very swift courser•Ato cloud of black takes front the momitaiu top, which is fifty miles distant, in a Straight line. These ashes, home iso a heed gale of wind, showered into the town iu ouch quantities, that several cart loads might have been collected flora the greets and house-tops. They resembled guii-pnwdit ; so much so, indeed, that an Irish soldier, iu the .citadel, called out, to slced' and turf ! the wind has forced open the magazine doors, and here's all the powder blowing about the barracks." Soon after day-light, an awful bellowing end horizontal shaking of the mountain excited a gene ral alarm among the inhabitants of its vast regions. Uncertain Where the calamity might fall, many de serted their houses. This shock was immediately Succeeded by a furious eruption of ashes from the great crater, which formed immense clouds, cud covered an amazing extent of country. So violent was the discharge, that, iu spite of the gale. a vast quantity overspread the country, many miles to vitodmord of the spot whence they issued. On trite evening of the same day, an eruption of lava took place at a short distance below. whose terrible stream flowed down the mountain about three miles, and then divided into two branches. This volcano soon ceased burning, and another broke out next day, with greater fury than the former, about five miles lower down, at a place called Monte Nero. This one displayed three vest colnrous of flame and smoke, and Ono lava ex tended, in a few days, across the woody region, to the_distanee of three or four leagues. Hitherto we have heard of no guide hold enough to conduct the curious teat:tiler as far as either of these erup tions, because of the, vast and deceitful heaps of snow and ashes scattered about the two upper re gions of the mountaiii; nor has any permit), I be lieve, been as yet so rash as to asceild higher than one which broke out two hours after the lire: ahmn, shout t solve guiles below Monte Negro, and eight west of Lingua Grosse. a town 011 the north-cast side, near the foot of Etua. This eruption lino formed a row of craters. within a space of abotit two miles ; forming, with the others, an irregular line. running in a north-east direction, from the too of the mountain. From the shark bosom of • wood of tall firs and huge oaks. spread over steep craggy hills and valleys, conceive bloke craters or mouth... n„ , •ceasingly, and the rest at intervals, with a ',tam. like a tremendous OUP 115 of • , venal thous mil ran sonb muskets, and disrlaarging flame end showers of bunting roeks of various forme and all usagnitades, from several ye* in diameter down to the smallest pebble, which, according to their weight and bulk, ascend from 205 to WOO forts—The two fore-mentioued craters (or rather double crater) the lowest of the raw down the mountain, formed the principal übject of this awful sod maguiticent scow—they were the only craters which did not seem to labour. Their joint emis sions had encmitpasied them with a black oblong hill of ashes nod lava atones ; thirty )arals uleive the wind) their noiugling flames furiously i d, in one immense Waite, wiiieh seemed 100 yards in breadth. Amidst this blaze, 544 *boom of rocks, using and falling, were coottittu ally passing each other. About the middle of the whole line °Congers was pit uated one, which laboar -4 the most, and made the loudest, the heaviest, the fic4hort, and most dengeirms ilischargew; from the rocks of which our patty twice uarro“ty escap ee. one or van of very considerable 61.40 *Wail a puce of us.--4 thick the 1111/11 fiaAlad only from a few of the chief craters, particularly the double one. Doting the einiNsirms of rucks and Same, the Imitiou matter was area i n s in., un d o . latiag waves, " through the aides, clare to the' bottom of the blac k lnlls of usher. Tloe d ou bl e crater appeared completely isolated by the lava of .the others. Just beloW it, all the lavas uniting, formed one grand strewn of Cations breadths, from Isidro aisle yar I-, which, leaving the tir wood. pursued its destructive course down it rocky part of the Mountain, interspersed with oaks ; until, about five miles below the double crater, it mitered sonic vineyards, after• dividing into two branches, the principal one of which advancing a mile farther, di : reedy threutened the house aileron Carri. Withio 200 yards °NI:* house, it entered m hollow way, which, it was hoped. would turn its . course; but, going on, according to the direction of the impel ling flood behind, its loose rocks rolling of the 1144111 body, soon tilled up the !mind ravine. and formed a causeway fur itself to pass. The other branch took the direction of Lingua Gruseti, acid ar rived very wear the Baron Cagootie's house, whose inhabitants, as well as those of the town, were trembling for their property, when the eruption erased. The stream sometimes branched ar, and joined again, formiug islands as it flowed along. Some times its banks were formed by the sides of 'mines; hint where the country was open, it formed its own, which, from the porous nature of the lava, imbibed the cool air. and soots hardened into Id ock and lofty looks of many net iu thickness. It gradually tluckened is advancing, until about four miles from the crater, when it began to assume the appear:owe of a vast ragged moun.l of black rocks, or stones bud cinders, moving almost imperceptibly daylight, the poem, appearance of this amaz ing stream, or moving Inwood, woos black.and might be compared to a long tract of ploughed ground, moving and smoking oolong, raised on banks boon fifteen to forty feet high. The and ail. heater, prevented a buid front of vivid tire, shout fifteen or sixteen feet high. and eighty paces in exteut.— While it moved forward in a body, the loose stones end cinders presenting less resistanee,to the stream behind. impelled in a contimaalsoccession from the top, rolled cracking down its yongh sloping sides and front. advancing 'before the main body, fond loarning the grass, the weeds, and the grape vines, bite light troops skitmishing on the front and *mks of an army marching in solid column. I inner saw a painting which gave any thing like • comet idea of lavas yet it appears no difficult look. I could discern nothing of the Said part of the *twain ; yet, said somewhat cooled, by Sotto 4 leg several *Bee, it Hind be Gtlui4 immediately undecideath. the thin light crusted surface. Just after Seuing from the crater, I should think it fluerad.at the rate of four miles an hour ; half-wey down - .the stream (whose whole extent, when the eruption ceased, was about six miles), a mile and . chalf-ain hour, and so on, gradually decreasing in velocity to the most advanced part, where its pro- gran was a fesy hundred yards a dry. The night view of the eruption and stream of lava was truly grand and terrific. The rocks emit ted from the craters displayed a white heat, and the flames an intense red. When the adjacent hills and valleys were covered by a shower of rocks, they appeared, for a time, beautifully spangled with sutra, whose silver brightness, as well as that of the burning trees, formed a no less admirable contrast to the flames of the crater than did the evening songs of the birds to the bellowing of the mountaiu. The lava was a fancied infernal fire, streaked black and red, presenting a horrid con trast to the dark surrounding scenery. Here, down . the rocky slopes, it rolled a cataract of fire ; there , it displayed floating mounts, crowned with imagined fortresses. Trees were seen, as if growing from the fire, whose parched branches and burning trunks exhibited the idea of desolation in all its horrors. The country about Lingua Grosse. Pie Monte, and other places on that side of the mountain, now lies covered with ashes, three or four inches in depth. Though some lands have suffered by lava, mum/ have been manured by ashes, and the whole island is freed from the dread of eathguakes for some time to come. Thus we find 4, All partial evil universal good." Except the inhabitants likely to suffer, little con cern or curiosity was expressed by the Sicilians. Even the BarouCarri, whose house was so much in danger, with superstitious obstinacy, rejected, for a long while; every proposal of the British officers for removing his property. 4 , No, no," lie always trolled, •• Let it he us tio.l wills it." At length, however, self-iuterest prevailed, and solitary walls alone remained. But whe, the lava had arrived within 200 yards of this deserted habitation, the eruption ceased, to the great joy of the natives, who attributed this mercy to the merits and inter ference of their Patten Saints, whose images were daily brought from Castiglione (a distance of three miles) in it ..cession, during the progress of this calamit: _on placed, while mass was performed, C,e tears of a wretched multitude, a few m front of tile slowly advancing fire. This pro: mason was composed of the miserable and rag ^-.1 natives, of both sexes and all ages, crying and sobbing, beating their breasts, tearing their hair, and fing;ing their backs in penance, while their priests at re calling on all their snorts to assist them. Oti their way t.. the lava, they stopped at the Be i roa'a house, from the balcony of which the chief prirst, with the most violent gestures of grief, de livcred a short sermon, in which he told them, the ute:ion wss a jud g ment upon their ems, and re- I n them to maid their lives, and pray to all ' aai ts to intereitle for them. Every !muse of this di ieows.. wag tilled with u general burst of tertrA, be-Jing of breasts, tearing of hair, and Reg giog of hacks. I was never more effected by any scene of public distrt,s. What morrisl can dare to think that he breathes a single moment without divine assistance! How feeble, how iiisignitirstat dues he feel, who stands within QOO yards of these furious volcanoes ! Whet most he the pangs of his heart, who beholds his earthly property, his native fields, in a few hours irrecoverably overwhelmed ! Trans:tory, compared with this. are all the other scourges.ut the earth ! The fertility swept away by floods and teepees, by war awl pestilence, is shortly suecet. l- . 1 by smiling pleritv !--The fields of Austerlitz anal Jena, already revive:tont their late desolation ! Ertl' Spain may perhaps snide ere long !, but many successive gene rations, with hopeless sighs, must view the black and barren rocks, which have buried the native lends of their unhappy forefathers ! THE BRITISH PRESS. LAN DON, TUESDAY. Ociosta 31. One of the difficulties which delayed the ratifica tion of the treaty of peace between Austria and Frdnee, by the Emperor FRANCIS, is said to have been produced by the arrival at Totis of a deputa tion from the brave and loyal Tyrolese. They as sured His MAJESTY that their spirit was still uu subdued, and their means by no means scanty— that they had 120,000 men ready to spill the last drop of their Wood iii fence of their liberties and their Sovereign—and that, if equal ardour and zeal pervaded the rest of His MAJENTY's dominions, and His MAJISTY'S Councils, the independence of the Empire might yet be preserved. These repreiientstions miiy hare produced some doubt and hesitation in tl,e Austrian Councils ; but altlimigh they delayed, they could not prevent the ratification of the treaty which took place on the 14th. That event has been for 112:illy days consideied a' certain, and yet it wonid appear that the public mind is not qaite satisfied, and still requires farther confirmation.—A letter from Do ver, received yesterday, says— " The Mini iskieg.ssaack of this plies was takes about ' aim mouth/ ago, by a fresh man of war schooner, sad car. vied into Boulogne; the crew were sashed tie 110AbWill, where they have bees to pries ever else; they were re. leased yesterday, arid put us board their vessel, which bad been partially repaired, and every assa received is crows, and the boy nine crews.; they els had a loofahs-tad each, some meat, sad a bottle of tweedy ; and tley brought hews sl. Cr the swan of the vessel. Mr. Ho., of this place. Whoa limy ease sway, the sews of peace was nee bass a* Bookies, but they wets told tbat a report prevailed of Its beteg signed; tiers bed ham so reialeings at Beatogse they do mot twiag say Mbar Dews. Ilsoural kuars fans Imam from Plisse**, wait ,waived by the seed." Such is the substance of the letter from Dover. It is considered as throwing some doubt upon the SW of the coschteiser et puce k but we de not re. • . Bard the report of the Intim ai by any meant authentic, or correct * as our letters from Rams gate„-Deal, and Dover, of the a3d instant. all concurred in stating, that a very heavy firing took place along the French coast on the preceding day. The absence of Official intelligence On the 'subject, fot so great a-lesigth of time. is. hoWcrer, extraordinary; and the madness of BOSAPARTS, the report of which we lately noticed, continues to be assigned u the cause. Dispatches were received at the Foreign Office, no Saturday, from the Marquis Wetxxstv,r, in Spain.; but they do not contaiu aorreply to the proposal made to his Lordship. The reply is not expected before the middle of next mouth. Letters from Bourdeaux, of the loth inst., were received on Saturday; they are silent as to the pee sage of any troops from thence through Lea Landes to Bayonne and Spain. We have already men tioned the preparations that are making for the French fortes in that direction, mud where, through a sandy country, a fine military paved road, at an immense expense, had been long since constructed, with barracks, bakehouses, and accommodations to facilitate the transmission of a numerous army with great rapidity. But those who imagine, that, be cause nothing is said of the march of the enemy by Gnienne and Gascony, BONAPARTIL is indolent in the pursuit of his designs against Spain, may be most egregiously mistaken. There is another way from Germany to Spain, much shorter, and, on many accounts, from the extent of the population, and the supplies to be obtained, more convenient. It proceeds through Frauche Compte, Lyonois, Languedoc, and llossillon ; from whence, through the defiles adjacent to the miigeilieent fortress of Bellegarde, an easy entrance to Spain in afforded by descending the Pyrenees in the immediate ri emity of Gerona. 01 Report states that the Seals of the War-0 have been offered to Mr. H. MILNES, but that h e . is either fearful the Administration will " not last, or is afraid to vacate Pontefract." A Paper, of yesterday alluding to Mr. OWNER'S ' extraordinary appointment to the office of Secre tary to the Admiralty, observes " For The Cam paign. in which the victory of Blenheim is eele brated iii verse worthy of its subject, Mr. ADDISON was rewarded by succeeding Mr. Loafs in the lucrative office of Commissioner of Appeals.' The ' Battle of 'Falavei.e it. attributed to Mr. l'itnesa, and we find him the successor of Mr. W111.1.1 , 31.LY Pocs in the Secretaryship to the Admiralty.— It would be too much to assert, that this place was conferred on him as a trifling reward for so excellent a poem ; but we believe it will appear in the sequel, that Mr. Caccia has been remunerated for his Campaign. as well as Mr. ADDISON." The salary annexed to the Office of Secretary to the Navy, is 4,0001. a year. RICHARD W 1130 N, Esq. ham been elected Deputy Recorder of Launceston, to represent his Grace the Duke of NORTHUNIERLASH. Notice was received, yesterday, at the Stock Ex change. from the CHANcel.Lon of the ExcatevEa, that he should be reedy, on Friday next, to receive Proposals for a New Lottery, of iO.OOO Tickets, to be drawn in one day, on the 12th of February nest. At the last Coen of Consume Council of the city of London 1001. was voted to the Mile-act! Philanthropic So ciety, established upon the same plan as the Thatched-house Tavern Society. for the relief of persons confined for small debts ; and, in addition, to relieve persons at their own houses. The brig Industry, LYNCH, master, was wrecked on the night of the 15h instant, near the Dursley Islands, and, we regret to state. that, of nine isien who were on board, every soul perished. The crew consisted of eight men, and the ninth was, as our information mutes, a Jewish Clereyniiiii, who was passenger. This person's character an, ascer tained by some trunks dint were picked up. one or more of which belonged to him, and the remainder of the crew. The lachtstry woo from Malta, but last from Gibraltar, and had SO casks of oil on board, and a quantity of dye stuff. A few casks of the oil were preserved. The vessel had gone to pieces during the night in which she struck ; and nothing but pieces of floating wreck were discover able next morning. Noue of the bodies were found when our Correspondent dispatched his intelligence. The particulars which we have stated. respecting the name, destinetien, &c. of this vessel, we pre sume to have been obtained by the preservation of her papers.—(Cork Mer.Chronick.) . A Court Martial was held on board His MA JESTY'S ship Magnamiste, at Sheerness, on the 94th lust. upon Capt. Ttttaao, the surviving Officers and crew of His Meteser's late sloop of war Alert. captured off Fredericwaern, in Norway, by a division of 15 gun-boats,of the largest dimensions. supported by two brigs, of twenty guns each.— After a full investigation, the Court were of opinion, that every exertion had been made by Captain Tittsau, &c. in the defence of the said sloop, against so very superior a force, sand ad judged Captain friLLARD. the Officers and crew, to be most honenrably acquitted. The Presi dent, Capt. Semite. upop returning Capt. Tut. ARD his sword, paid him a very high encomium upon the professional skill displayed on this occasion; and concluded by observing, that it added another instance to the many already upon record, where British valour had been most eminently displajed. The provincial papers received yesterday, ore filled with accounts of the celebration of the Jii bike. Every town, city, and village. Wasted on that memorable day its processions, dinners, illumi nation., donations, and subscriptions. The establishment of a royal dock-yard at Mil ford, which has been long spoken of, is. we under stand, immediately to be carried into effect. The price of laud in that neighbourhood has is conse quence rises four and five hundred per cent. ; in deed, the rental of some grimed at St. David's has been advanced more than toe thousand per cent. One Geld, in particular, neer Mr. Imes's yard, which was let fee throe pounds peiamtera a Rem years since * was re-let • week, ego for ninety-ive pounds per saunas. A new division of marines. to comprise 30 companies, is, we bear, about to be formed at Milford. We rejoice in the intension of this valuable corps. so peculiarly whined to our insular situation ; and we shell hope to had it still. further augmented by the formation of 'anther di. w ain at Cods. FASHIONS FOR A OVINIER,. • ("pet Ackeramuirßepnitory /no, ic.) WORKING DRUM A high . morning robe of fine jaccenet, or cambete Moslin, bottomed from the throat to the &et ; a high. dated collar, edged with lace, and duped in tltse centre with to tegmte, or ether rm. A Chiene girdle with a temelsdadiaes the bot tom of the waist, and is tied in trout, so as 4o reach a little below the kites. A louse uprising robe, or pelisse, of white muslin, green shawl print, or jubilee sanamt, trimmed en tirely retied with • correspondent ?enter. Silver Marco bracelets, with topes stasis. A metres mob, or IT of point lace, oruar•rotiol 'kb shaded yellow, at ktmett-ookored ritshoo. Gloves and &tippets of leremottekured kid —la4 Pant's rob; of yellow muslin, over a doe esaftwaMbek Aid a NOGNIACI WALKING WILEPS. A petticoat and Rosoau tank of Awe thin cambric,' keg skeees, and high collar, asterjuined and trimm...l ititb lace; the tunic diddled at the bottom with altordcr of i . e.-I.lmA. A jubilee cloak of bright amber vette!, or elissied gold-co. loured sonnet,' trimmed entirely round with stroussiown, and confined at the centre of the throat with a rl h -cord and tassels of blended silk and gold. The cottager's hat, of ith prrial.eulosired straw, tied simply under thechin with a alum ribbon. Parurri, gloves, anal shoes, of curreapeodeut shads, with the kat. THE LUKk OF PORTLAND.' The Duke of Portland. from she excess• of his sufferings, vas induced ro have the operation for the stone performed yesterday afternoon. 4 large stone v its extracted, and every thing appeared to be going On We 14 bur. unfortunately,, an eldlitptie fit came on. red, after a faint struggle, his (irate expired rat Ilurliagton Douse, Hi., Grace's titles were, Duke of Portland, Marquis of Titchtiehl„ Eutl of Portland,Wiscount ondstock, Baron of Cit encester ; fie was ulso w knight of the Gofer, Chancellor of the Unire:sity of Oxford, Nigh Steward of 'Bristol, Lord Lieutenant of the Cuindy 6f Nottingham, end lately Firet Lord of the Trio.- wry. fin Grote was in his 71st year, haring beta horn 14th April, 173 Er. lie succeeded his father, William. the late Duke, May 1, 1702; end on the eth Not/violist. he.iparvied Dorothy, daugh ter to WilLinn, the font th Duke of Dttesishire, by whom, wito shtd in 1794, he had issue, William. lien 9. Cavendish Scott heistrml, the presenZte. horn t.4th June, 1768 : William Henry Ca t, born 14th September, 1774, a Major-General in/the Army, and late Governor of Fort St. Cre.oi•ge, in the East Indies: Charlotte, horn Jd October. 1776, married to Glade, Greviite, Eici:; Mary, barn Milt March, 1778; Citadel., a Lieu;.-Colonfi in the army imd a Captain in the kilt Guard,: and Frederick Cavendish, born ed Nor. 1;$1, aloo Licut.-Colonal in the army and a Captain in the lit Font Guards. His Grice's life would forr a prominent feature in the poidleal hiNtcny of the pre sto: reign. Ili* MAJESTY 1. rapt:sleet 10 town, to-sorrow, from Windsor, to hold u Piliate Levee and Privy Council, at the QrSEN'S Palace. Princess AMELIA, by lettere received ;so town, yesterday. was teetily in the some stair ai last week. Her Royal Hignovas wss expected to leave IVeynaotith, yesterday, for Windsor. His Hoyal Highness the Duke of YORK returued to sown. yesterday, from Windsor. tits Royal Highness the Duke of CLARRIftE is exp. cted in town this day from Bushy. His Royal Highness the Duke of cIaapER LAND setnriled yesterday to his apartnienta James's Palace, from Windsor; and. in the erVII• iag, his Royal Highness entertained several win tery oll'icers at dinner. The imperfect manner in which the fete at Frog more was conducted, has induced Her MAJESTY to have the whole of the rejoicings repeated on Wed nesday se'nnight. It was intended that the bridge should have displayed the words Ride, Britanric Britannic nil. the wares, on its being touched by the trident of Nrptrite. But through some .acci dent it was thus illumined before the appointed time. On Wednesday week (the Princess Au , aurra's birth-day), it is, therefore, intruded to re peat the fete with increased splendour. The Earl of WiNentssrs has remained in town, during the summer. on account of the indisposition of Lady COAstorrs Flaw, who is considered in a very dangerous state. Lord °WTI'S! gave a granddinner, yesterday, at his house, Whitehill, to the Earl end Countess 0101.MORDRLZY, Viscount MARFA/, utid several other Nobility: His Lordship leaves town this day for Devonshire. Lady CHARLES &MINCH'S accouchement iw daily eapeeted,•at her Ladyship's house iu Gros venor-place. The Ertl of CAHRARVOII lies dangerously ill at his btnuse TerTterdei.-strert, Oxforti-st Lord Ilinanwoy is considerably better, though not yet etrle to attend to business. l'he Duchess of Batlastetca give a grand din nt r, on Sunday, at her house at illatkhentli, to tlos Ditches.% nf LECI)11, and several other Nobility. The Earl. Countess CHOIMONDELEY, ll mily, still leave town to-morrow, for Tit.trots- Ditton. _ _ . Arrived, last week, at Etkubut. , l: Earl of Murton, Earl of Errol, lady Eiri,l anti family,- WOO Eliot, Right Has. Lard Eli Leak, and Lodoesck boos. ton, Esq. Set e.ff from the mese place— The Earl of rart of arellinaort, Brea' Richmond, Eaq. and Colonel Callous, of the Heats Ore's. JERFIII,OI Cuva. Eig. is the Gentleman re cnnnendtd by the Court of Directors of the Bank of England. to fill up the vacancy in the threctinn, occasioned by the death of BIBILIANIMI WlNltßere Es We understand that Mr. Fronts has assembled • formidable Dramatic Corps for the opening or Felon:nth Theatre. in the room of the ensuirg month. In addition to PA1.11114, CUM WW I " ricer. and the Manager. who is himself as ham% there will be ',vend new Performers. of whom re port speak* highly. An the popular new pines will be got up yids great spirit ; and. after a abort season at Athena* the aimpoy will resew up Penzance. ,_~. T"" ap th SI. h - ,r ~ _ %_ ' ~: