The Press.
London, England, 1856-08-23 00:00:00

MOUNT A.RXRAT.

THI ascent of Mount Ararat has been effected for
the first time since the days of the Patriarch by five
Englishmen—Majors Fraser and Stuatt; Mr. Evans,
of Darley Abbey, Derbyshire; Mr. Theobold, of
Winchester; and the Rev. Mr. Tbursby. Major
Stuart, in a letter to the Times yesterday, dated
Erzeroum, July 26th, gives the details. Neither he
nor Mr. Thursby succeeded at the first attempt, on
the 11th of July last, but their companions did, to
the astonishment of a native chief. "Mashallah,"
he exclaimed, " God is great!"—" What wonderful
people these English are; a few of them c Atte here,
and without any difficulty walk to the top of that
holy mountain, a thing that never was done by man
bi-fore. Wonderful, wonderful !" On the 13th Mr.
Thursby and Major Stuart attempted the ascent:—
We proceeded slowly and leisurely until we reached
about one-third the ascent of the cone. There we were
obliged to dismiss the Kurds, who, from religious fear,
refused either to proceed further or to spend the night on
the mountain.

Wrapping themselves in their rugs, they watched the
sun set in "indescribable glory, throwing the shadow
of the vast mountain far away over Georgia, and
darkening the distant eastern horizon." They
passed the night on the mountain, and at daybreak
they resumed the ascent:—

From an elevation of about 14,000 feet above the sea we
saw the sun rise in unclouded majesty, lighting no simul-
taneously to our view vast tracts of the Russian, Persian,
and Turkish empires; that was a glorious sight, never to
be forgotten. Caution and perseverance enabled us to
overcome everything, and at nine a.m. we had the satisfac-
tion of standing on the highest point of the mountain.
Here I stuck to the hilt in the snow a kama. or short
double edge sword, which we found at the foot of Ahich's
cross. Here also, as loyal Britons, we drank the health of
our beloved Queen.

A fine snow mist prevented their obtaining any dis-
tant views. " The top of the Mount," he writes,
" seamed and scored with ravines—

bears evidence of having been subjected to violent
volcanic action. The rocky ridges that protrude from the
snow are either basalt or tufa ; and near the summit we
found some bits of pumice on a spot which still emits a
strong sulphurous smell. The summit itself is nearly
level, of a triangular shape, the base being about '2OO
y,rds in length, the perpendicular about 300. The highest
point is at the apex of the triangle, which points nearly
due west ; separated from it by a hollow is another point
of nearly equal altitude, and the bnse of the triangle is an
elevated ridge, forming a third eminence. These three
points stand out in distinct relief on a clear day. The
snow on the top is almost as dry as powder, and in walking
over it we did not sink more than half-way to the
knee. The impression left on my mind is, that the
summit is an extinct crater filled with snow. We expe-
rienced no difficulty of respiration, except being sooner
blown by exertion than we should have been at a lower
level. The cold was intense.

Major Fraser, in his attempt on the 11th, had a
narrow escape. When within a few hundred feet of
the summit, he slipped, lost his footing, and shot
down with fearful velocity, now head, now foot fore-
most, for some hundreds of yards. Luckily, he was
pulled up by some rocks, and then with indomitable
pluck recommenced and achieved the ascent.
On the 15th they ascended Lesser Ararat. The
summit of Greater Ararat is 17,323 feet above sea
level, and 14,300 above the plain ; from base of cone
to summit may be above 6,1'00 feet. The Lesser
Ararat is 13,003 feet above sea level.

THE ARCHDUKE MAXIMILIAN, brother to the Em
peror Francis Joseph, it is said, will be appointed
viceroy over Lombardy, and that Marshal Ranetsky
will retire on attaining his next (00th) birthday,
which falls on the 2nd of November. The illustri-
ous veteran is still comparatively active in mind and
body, but has expressed a desire, so it is affirmed, to
pass the remainder of his days with his daughter
Countess Wenkheim and his grandchildren at
Vienna.

M. HORACE VERNET has received and accepted an
order to paint a grand picture representing the taking
of the Malakoff. It is also said that Colonel Lan-
glo's, whose panorama of the battle of Eylau was a
standing object of attraction in the Champs Elysees
for many years, has returned from the Crimea with
all the sketches necessary to enable him to complete
a panorama of the assault of Sept. B—the taking of
Se bastopol,

SATURDAY,

GARIBALDI AND CECERUACCHIO.

A SECOND letter from Garibaldi upon the fate of
Ceceruacchio and his sons discloses some further
details of that barbarous murder. The letter is ad-
dressed to a friond in London :

My dear Friend,—l have just learned from Colonel
Sacehi (one of the siztythree patriots who sailed with me
from Monte Video to Italy in l 818) the sad fate of Ceceru.
Recta() and his two sons. They followed me in my retreat
from Rome in 11-il9, and on the 3rd of August embarked
at Cesenatico, with my wife and Ugo Bassi, in one of the
thirteen fishing•boats, in which it was our intention to land
at Venice. But when I reached Ravenna with my dying
wife, I insisted on all my followers dispersing, the Austrians
having issued a proclamation that whoever should guide
or give us tire, food, or shelter should be put to death.
Of the fate of many of those brave ones I am still in
ignorance. Ugo Bassi, atter having had the skin stripped
from his fingers and the crown of his head, was shot at
Bologna. I flattered myself that Ceceruacchio and his
children had gained the Apennines, and had been sheltered
by the mountaineers. But Sacchi tells me that while
commanding a steamer on the River Po he landed at one
of the towns on the banks of this river, and that there the
peasants gave him the names of seven individuals shot at
Contarina by the Austrians, under the orders of an officer
belonging to the Imperial family. Among them was a
Roman, Angelo Brunetti (Ceceruacchio was the name
given to him by the Romans ), his two sons, one aged
nineteen, the other thirteen, a youth named Stefano Ba.
morino, Lorenzo Parodi, captain of the Italian Legion in
Monte Video, and two others whose names I do not know.
After the first volley was discharged, Ceceruacchio's
youngest eon and the boy Ramorino struggled so long that
their murderers had great difficulty to despatch them with
kicks and with the butt•ends of their guns. Hence the
peasants of the district venerate their memories as saints.
Colonel Sacehi has made every effort to establish beyond
a doubt these facts, which Austria and the priests have
been at so much pains to conceal. Observe also that Cece•
ruaochio, his young son, and Ramorino, although they ac•
companied me in the retreat, never carried arms.
Entreat the English press, my dear friend, from me, to
use their influence in bringing Austria and the priests to
account for these atrocities. I have written myself to the
leading Italian papers, and also to the United States.

Italy, August 15, 1856.

GUIUEPPE GARIBALDI.

THE FRENCH, says a late letter from Balaklava,
have had a great miss at Sebastopol. " They were in
charge of the church there for soma months, anii
never found any treasure ; it was supposed to be
carried away. But this being against the old tra-
ditional custom of Russia, it was thought strange,
and once it was hinted some English soldiers had
got hold of it. Such, however, was not the case.
When the Russians came back they dug a hole and
found it all safe near the altar. It was composed of
gold plate and diarncnds for the head gear of the
oriests, and its supposed value is from 20,0001. to
30,0001. This will be no pleasant satisfaction to the
Zouaves, who had been sleeping in it, I believe, for
some time and never found it out. It was valued by
a man well conversant with such articles, and he
makes it also what I state. The priests were in such
joy that they were not afraid to show it to an one,
and we all had a peep at it before it was taken away
elsewhere with a guard of honour, all singing at its
restoration."

LETTERS FROM PERSIA mention "a curious fact,
namely, the appearance of the English flag on the
walls of Herat. As all accounts agree in the fact,
there can be no doubt about it, but the Persians
have two versions to account for it. According to
some, it is the work of the mysterious Englishman
who was supposed to have been at Herat at the time
when Youssout Khan was still master there. The
Persians were very much puzzled by this man. who
was disguised as a cattle-dealer, and asked for his
removal, to which, however, the people of Herat
opposed themselves. The hoisting of the British
flag is now attributed by some to his agency. The
other version of the story is, that the people of
Herat got a reinforcement of several hundred horse-
men from the south, who were seen to enter by the
Persian army before Herat. The people of Herat
being apprised that this arrival had been seen by the
Persians, and greatly magnified on account of the
dust which they raised, took advantage of this to
spread the rumour that a large English force had
entered Herat, and in confirmation of this they
hoisted the English flag.

MORMONISM is making much progress in Denmaik.
Jutland is the great hotbed of Mormon proselytism ;
and, as they eventually make up caravans or parties
of four or five hundred together, to emigrate to
America, in order to settle on the banks of the Great
Salt Lake, the result will have the effect of ulti-
mately depopulating the province to a great degree ,
and depriving its agriculture of many industrious
hands. It is especially to this point that a petition
to the King, just sent in from the town of Aalborg,
and signed by upwards of two hundred of the
principal inhabitants, lays much stress, and calls
he atteatiou of the Government.

AUGUST 23, 1856.

Court nil fas4ion.

Her Majesty and the Royal Family have remained
at Osborne during the week.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
arrived on a visit on Thursday.
Their Royal Highnessess the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary left town on Sunday
for the Continent.

The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma
Stanley have left St. James's-square for Knowsley,
Lancashire.
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Lord John Russell and family arrived at Vevey
on the 12th inst. His lordship will return to
England, to attend to his parliamentary duties, in all
probability before the close of February—certainly
before Easter.

His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame
Van de Weyer have returned to their residence in
Windsor Park, from visiting Mr. Harcourt and the
Countess Frances Waldegrave, at Nuneham, near
Oxford.

The Earl of Cardigan and Lord Alexander
Lennox, M.P., have arrived at Gordon Castle, near
Foehabars, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of
Richmond.

His Excellency Count Creptowitch, the newly-
appointed Russian Minister at this Court, has left
town for Brighton.
The Earl of Malmesbury left Heron Court, near
Christchurch, last week, for Lowther Castle, Cum-
berland.