Star.
London, England, 1809-08-03 00:00:00

T:IUitION OFtlibriNT ETNA.

..We have been favoured,by: an ,Offiter of :disci:K-3
tram in Sicily with the faloiai; ,itccount of.the la*
ithiptiou of Mount. Etna, which wok Phi& at tbe.ead
of March mu) coutinned until the middle of 4pril :
March .97, at day-break, a; grem-,quantity. of lava:.
dust or ashesfell at Il,lssina,,slr.ty miles from Mount
Etna ; and the cottuuryroUnd as far.asoe.rarrond
ern knowi how much farther into the sea, the Atrcets,
and balconies were quite cryfeiedsaud black..withit ;.
tlr,children •rained black snow ;" wind S.E.
or thereabouts ; atnir,,,bere dark and glo• ..sny
thick black clouds driving..yery. fast.; ,sun pale, and.
dim •
sat twelve . thunder. storms. and rAn ; one
P. M. hail ; after widej, the weather4leared and,winci,
changed. •
30th, )eft Messina, and pricey:Win .q,nlwuty with
Ceneral C. Colonel A. and Captain W.1:Colonel L.
joined us at Tkiuromino. Here the dust ;lay .thicker
abot a quarter of an inch, Nut of a cliitcraitat.kind
at Messina it was black and granulated, resembling
coarse gunpowder'; here it was light grey as fine as
flour, but the liale rail* had fumed ctuit on it ;
at Piem•mte and Lingua Gross:: it lay still thicker,
about an inch high,And more, and becimenireasive;
but it was again black cinders of the size of a pea ;
and the nearer-you approached the yolcano,the more

itincrea,sed in quantity: and size.
CrAckliog under
.your feet ; ,at four
ascended Mount .from •Lingua Grossa, and.
reached thefunniog lava in the woody regions about
seven ;'.here we were, joined by:Dr. Franklin. Soon
after we approached the principal new. crater ; there
were thin at least seven or eight; where we remained
long v.fter dusk. We came within thirty to fifty yards
of it, and chose our. ground so as to be nearly on a
level with it. It is,itupossible todescribe the sublime
and imposing .sight of these itrunense furnaces, parti-
cular y in the night, with a tremendous noise, some-
thing like the continued discharge of heavy artillery
from a 74 per elarople, and subtetraneous thunder,
which make the earth tremble underyou ; the flames
ascend amidit vast columns of thick smoke, white
and black, from these gulpbs, with *fury that suffers
no comparison, accompanied with thick and coati-.
nae•l
.showers.of fire,stonei. and cinders, some of an.
immense size, which 'ar.e.driven into the air to an asto-
nishing height,.many out of.sight—these, in • coining
down again, cover all thecountry.round ; but the
large ones, 041111 their weight, mostly .conse down'
again perpendicularly, though some tell among us
the size of at least a foot in diameter. 1 carried off
a flat One with sticks, of whichl still preserve apiece;
but with the lesSer cinders, from the size of a walnut
downwards, we were .c(nitincially covered, .even at a•
great distaece, .and. the trees Also ~iyerie covered with
them. By the,graiat fpiantity ;of cinders and} shes,
w'h sit (I,l' not compose the running lava, apt!' mrhich.
fill back
.almost alerpertdiallarrjr- high, are
Pinned round the.crater'whtch swell. into monntaios
the principal one. was now alacistas jarge as one of
the Monti Ttirasses. Some of the craters.TM-nit sidei
ways ; bat thi,.l:toicy is eefyla,vahuhbling.eitto!—.
FrOM 'put finit e9Sition.are desceeded gradually by,
the side. of floe stream ,which .car only he compared
to a fiery.,*a io
.gteataguation ; .hills of.fize
ene over Oie other, .careitegtrees and eye,* thing in
their way down with them : it is
.stegoVar, hoavever,
that these-are not immediately carried away ; though,
'erne people have seen large trees floating dosan upi
' right, I have not ; hat the laya aurreunds.thein, and
they ',ally fall ai,d,flO at dtiVin 7001 the hOttom.pait
neaily burnt through. .
A curious circumstance happened. We .were
sty trading near the streaming lava, not far.fa-rns the
crater, under a tall fine tree, which .was perfectly
sound or appeared to be so. ,By ehance looked op
and saw almost rat the top of !he tree a large branch
in:flames close to the trunk, so thstt it soon fell d.,.wn
by *its weight ; tin other part of the tree was .theii
touched. This must have been either by some hot:
matter having lodged on that part of the tree, or ass
ranklin would have it, the :fire had ascended
(vim under grounadnicunderd the ground.sens eery hot).
*Cosh .the root :centre of the tree; and this ilea'
we were inclined ,to adopt afterwards, from
.seeing,
other trees andparts of trees .floating down, ,whic.
were completely burnt inside, apparently before they
bad fallen, and before any pail of .the outside was,
-destroyed. Nearly at'the highest part of thelava We,
raked otlt, not without some difficulty, a large piece.
• of it, on which we laid a gridiron and dressed a beef
steak on ii,.which. Was voted yerygoO4 the whole,
scene in the light. was indescribably grand' and sub-
lime, of whith nothing but reality'can give an idea.
We returned teLinglia Grossa, and ascended again
nest morning, When we found the before-tnentioned
trt;e gone, and the ground upon Which We.stood the.
right before. completely overt helmed. We started
a otir .younglude near the crater, to whoa we very
croe'lly,gave chace, but the gipund was' favourable
,ftir ter, and she fortunately made her escape. this
mrreing*eezamined the stream in its different parts
with more attention, and Passed tlfe ground in seve-
ral plaies to obirve its rapidity.. il7he'progress of-the
liya is very different according to the shape of the
ground, and according. as it asireads or. descends .; but
ice calculated that about theNghest part where it 'is'
Most liqUid, it Might run in some -,places three Or four_
miles as hour ; the lassfir you descend where the
crast beebT6s gradually ißicker, and of course cooler,'
the sloWer it runs, It_ cd conrse heaps up ipt,
. proportion ; in *some parts it is house high, at theez..,
tremity it ma,, be from 12.
to 1.5 and 420 .feet high ;'
but it is well known that there is old lava lying (f!
former 'eruptions) 3©o feet high. We stopped a
good while m front of it, where many dale poor disr
tressed peasants sat within 20 yards of it,. watching'
its progress, and seeing those terrible rivers advan'
cing slowly towards them in all their awful r,ratideur,,j
de•itroying their propity, and spreAding_deVastatini.;
What s melancholy spectacle betel It dearly AdVan-1
ed mere than 50 or It ii yards an hour. It had nose•
acme among the vincyurds, which it was sxvallowini
rip gradnally. Or.e person alone, the Baton tagn. Orii;
th franca Villa" had *already lost to the amount of
1-9,000 ounes of Sicily, and considering, whit nun:•
her of poor people lose their' bread by it, is heart-11
'breaking. We talk
.of setting stibsici.
tl',etn. They were carrying them saints toVeliatFl
put.' alas! to no purpose; one of .thein was b
ttrtu
when we left it, it has marched Within font miles
Lingua GrOsia, and Welk a like distance—f rorn Cas,

tje.ioue, nacitigtr44*,4l-74. .."111*.10,titil. •
lam inforind since it snots the slope to' war -franca
And,,Q.a&tiglione. Ossderstand als4 that Mort
enters. have broken ,0nt,...0ne Over Islicplosi, .arvi any;
they over Rangazzo, the great old crater on the soot;
.ttit. was also 'flaming; this we saw ; so that ;he
whole mountain seemed to be. in ,a, completer iglu-
tion.. I ,find I have.said nothing as to. the breadth of_
the lava stream. It was impossible, for us, to4eteri
•mine,,as it varies extremely according to
of the country ; but the .extreme breadth cot4d .not
have been leis than a mik, w isle. some of the branches
were not aboye twenty. yasds. in breadth. From tra-
yellers, ,who pare • returning from. the mountain ,evory
day, ( Otli.April,) I, believe the..eruptionw have now
nearly ceased,: so that . it . is *yeti. no more damage
:..be,-dome fr". Ow; present, .ttniess it breaks put
again, •as on anany_fortver oetasiOnsit-ips done. •

ISLAND OF ST. FINCENT S.

" Government•Haute, St; Vincent's,. January it, ISM.

"Sir—l beg leave, before your departure from this Island, to
two the very.great regard aad respect I entertain for you, the
lacers, Own, and every person attached to the 90th Regiment,
and to .signify my sincere and best w shes for your success and
praperfty in every arduous undertaking.
.4a :I)te very COTreet and proper line of conduct by which you
and your Corr haveregtdateda.!teanselve., since their arrival in
this „Wand, .rnerkts She warmest acknowledgments from every
Inhat4ian of this *Colony, and I sincerely hope that your mili-
tary career may be crowned with glory, and reckive the well-
merited approbation et your King and Country.—l have the ho-
nour to he, with rewurd and respect, yoursnast obedient humble
servant, Roses,. PAUL, vresident.
" Lieutenant-Colonel.MiNalr, Conn:sanding His Majesty's
90th Regiment, or Perthshire Highlanders."

Vincent's, January I!, 1901.

1, Sir-1 have the honour of acknowledging the receipt of your
polite Lett :r of this date, and I feel infinitely obliged by the kind
mantwr in which you express your friendly. sentiments of the
Officers and men of the 90th Regiment, And of which they are
justly proud.—l am highly gratified, that in the discbargeof the
duties that we owe our King and Country, the conduct of the
Regiewnt, during a resit roe of . nearly tour years, should bays
been such as to obtain your apprubatioat, 'and that of die respec. •
table inhabitants of this Colony, whose, geod.optaion I ,shall ever
hold in high estimation.—That you, and your amiable family, may
king enjoy health and happiness, is my molt sincere and cordial
wish.—l have the honour to be, with great esteem, dear sir,
your most obedient humble servant, .I.9IIIII*M‘NAIR,
" 'Arid. Col. Commandiitg gOtlr Agit.
," The SM.Robert Paul, Fsq. President."
TO, Speaker and Members of the House of AmeMl4,4o Lieu-
tensor ColOot 1 M'lsant, and the Officers of the ath Keginient
r ,
of Foot, or. Perthshire Highlanders.:
,"-Cseotlemett--rPeemit us, previously to. your departure from
thisGolo;ny, to. pay tribute of Acknowledgement for the ve•
insidartdascipline evinced during your residence hi this,
an. of our high ;esteeni of your conduct as a Corps' and as indi-
vidtrals.—With a high military eltaisever, already obtained under
the lamented Ages otos( iv, you hate united and blended the qua-
,. dties of good and peaceable citizens, nor can we forbear now de-
elarieg, that since you.have been in the Colony, no instance has
ocurrf d of a desk:fop from the Laws of the Country.--f/tz re-
gret at parting with io ellitinguished a Regimellt is lessened by
lie assurance of the success and honour that awaits it; and we
Oat! look forward with solicitude for your glory and wet dy return.
" E. qMARP/1, Speaker.
" House of Assembly, St. Vincent's, January la, 184.19."

" St. Vincent's, January ;1 2, 1809.
" Sir—l have the honour of requesting that you will be pleased .
to .commuzisaie to tke House of Assembly of Sze Vincent's, that
the Officers of the 90th Regiment are deeply 'impressed with a
sense of the distinguished honour conferred on them by that
tondo
HouSe, in the tleClaraiion of its approbation of their
eondutt,• collectively and innividually, since they have been in
tie Island, a period of nearly tour years.—rite Officers have ever
been tmeseioub that reverence fpr the Laws, and submission to
them, form a very ess.:iitial part of military discipli: e; it how-.;
'Per aeeid. them great s visfaction to have such high authority
haring testimony :hac their appt.cation, with respect to the kilt-
ent9 ha. nut in any instance been necessary.—!'hey content-
plaze wlth.great pleasure the probability of being soon actively
employ4l ciii-cnsiveiy against the enemy,. in t 6 service of 'heir
country, which they trust will terminate to ita,hgpoqr ; but in
',Fifa: ever si uation the 90th Regiment may be placed, the recol-
lection of the r friends in St. Vincent's, and the prosperity of the
Cele4yorill ever Word them great happiness —I have the honour
to be, s‘ith high esteem, Sir, your most obeclien, humble .ser-
•Taskts lotus 11/l'islisi ,

" Lieut. Col.. Commanding 90th Reit.
" Thelion..EdwardSharrte, Esq. Speaker of the
House of Assenabiy."

-BMBADOES, JUNE 3.

Nothing has transpired to explain the cannonaiiieg.l
reported to have been heard in the neighbo irhood of
Oita&loupe.; and it is now much donbted as ro any
line of ,battle snips having g,)t.into Port Louis, stat-
ed, .by:teports, 'from St. Bartholomew. Lieutenant-
General :Sir GISO/iGE PftSVOST, and suite, with his
army, arrived at Halifax on the 24th of April, and
was greeted by whole. people with -acclamations
of loyalty and affection.
.JUNE 6. His Majesty's ship limov.a, Capt. Sxit-
RELY,' with the followiog vessels from London and
Mi'ideira, arrived yeiterday Morning irr Carlisle Bay:
Atlas, Dwlna, Cantbe, Isis, James and Hmipir, for Barhadoes;
Hero, St. Viacent, Frederick, and John, for Martinique ; Peggy,
Antigua, and-Thomas, for Stoftitt's ; West Indian, Sr. Thomas'
Hope, Tobago ; Sato lignet,,baTi4 Shaw, and Elizabeth, for
Jainaici
They left Portsmouth on the end of,April, arrived
at Madeira on the 3d of May, and sailedfrom thence
on the 12:1i, where they
.left the Duplin, Low,
bound there ; and.the Mize, bound to Berbice. The
Hil.nea,with the ships for Jamaica, proceeded lase
night ; the othdrs, bound to lee Ward, sail this after-
noon, uuder.conitoy of the Acitaxes, which arrived
yesterdayfron; New trans:wick.
JiziE horneward-bound trade of this
island, to .sail with the convoy of the present month,:i
will leave Olson lgth instant, the d 4 originally,
apPointed by Sir At ax. CocnitaAafor a ship of war.
to 'call here totcanvoy 'them to
.tbe general roldezuous.
The hly convoy is poitifoned until the 22d of • that
Month.

A young officer, quite a boy, w, .s ordered on Thurs-
day sernutoht to en:11544 for Jpdia, and receivedl
!by a till, kna Aa4 notes, for his passage and
pay. On Friday evening, while on the quarter-gal-
, levy of the Indianan, at St. klelen's, be dropped his
po'ciret-boo_ over board, containing theSe sums. This.
ed about eleven (1.'404 at utglat7t-he was in a
Orible sittiatiOnotithont 'friends nearer to ,him than
A deem. Ai the mailliat from Portsmouth was
c'rossieg if ride, on Sunday following, a pasrenger raw
s'oloet*g a clistaoce in the water? and.persuaded
the ain to glO towards it--it proved to be the
pocket- all ihe notes and big. The pas-
' %enters, on laito i at, Mentioned this circumstance, and,
in less than an bout, the officer was put in possession
of it: -The pocket-book was in the oceanfront eleven
,o'clock at ntght, on Friday, Until the same hour on
guiday evinutg, and must have gone up and down
with the several tides within that tune ._Possibly from
Cowes to Spithead, and 4* *gaipp with every 0.4 c,

•

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Friday last the business of the'Astires--of Water
ford was interrupted-by an alarm of fire, ,Which ;nen-
inenced at she west side of the Court Gaol and at chi
distance of ten or elevery houses from it. 'lts origitr.
was amident:ll. The houses in•that neightxmrhoce.
heing•rovered with thatch, 60 of them were ionsuttied
in-the space of an hour. ,One life was; lest ;-,a Xoy
about four years old. •
• •• .At the Suffolk Assizes, tvhieb commencedat.l3nry,
on Thursday, among the civil adieus tried, wasthat
of 'Lees v. Guest. 'lt *as an action, before a 'Special
fery, le-ought by the plaintiff, a baker, at Clare_,
against ' the defendant, an • Adjutant in the' Suffolk
LoCal,Militia, to recover a cOmpensation'in damages
ter criminal conversation with the plaintiff's 'Wife :
but it being .clearly proved, to the s'atisfacticat of the
Court and Jury, that plaintiff connived at and en-
couraged thefamiliatities with his wife,' he, was Aon-
strited.

MAIM:TONE,. AUGUST 1.
CIVIL SIDE. - CONEY V. JON ES.

This was an action of trover to recover thefalde at
a horse, to which- the plaintiff and defendant both
claimed as their own.
The question turned entirely on the identiiy-of the
:Animal, which being, proved by the plaintiff's wit-
nesses, the verdict was given in his favour.