Star.
London, England, 1805-10-03 00:00:00

AOTHEIL LETTER, SAME DATE.

Yellerday, at ten o'clock at night, the eruption of
Vcfuvius, of which the earthquake feet/led to he the
forerunner, took place. We were going to vifit the
Crater, when the cries of the people, and a volume
of flame, informed us that the volcano had opened.
The lava precipitated itfeif in three feconds from the
left peak of the mountain, and took a dire lion to-
wards the valley fituated between Torre del Grecoand
Torre del I'Annunziata, two towns on the fea craft
beyond Portici, and feven or eight miles from Naples.
We fet off immediately to fee this wonderful and
tremendous phenomenon nearer. From the place of
one departure, we faw the whole courfe of the lava,
which extended already two miles from the crater to
the houfes that join the two towns. The fight was
the molt magnificently frightful that could be fcen.
I contemplated the caleades of flame pouring from
the to of the mountain, and fhuddered at feting an
immenfe torrent of fire•ravage the finelt fields, over-
throw houfes, and dcflioy, in a few minutes, thehopes
and refources of a hundred farniPes.
A line of fire marked the profile of the mountain ;
a cloud of frnoke, which teemed to felt! forth, from
time to time, fl tflics of lightning, hung over the fcene.
and the moon appeared to be pale. Nothing can
adequately defcribe .the s• odeur of the fcene, or
give an accurate idea ut the horror of it. As we
approached the fpot ravaged by this river of hell,
ruined inhabitants having quitted their houfes—de-
flated families trying to live their furniture, or pro-
vilion^, lalt and feeble refource—an immenfe crowd
of curious pa funs, retreating Rep by flep from the ad-
vancing lava, and teftifying, by extraordinary cries,
their wonder, fear, and pity—the frightful bellowing
of the mountain, the frequent explofions which burst
from the bafoon of the torrent, the crackling of the
trees devoured by the' flames, the noife of the walls
falling, and the lugubrious found of a bell, which the
religious of the Camaldules, ifolated on a little hill,
and furruunded by two torrents of fire, rang in their
ditlrefs : Inch are the details of the frightful fcene to
which I was a witnefs. _ _

.....-.. _
The moment we arrived, the lava was croffing the
great road below Torre del Greco. To fee it bet-
tor, we got into a beautiful houfe on the road fide—
from the terrace we faw the fire at no more than is
paces from us—in a minute we defcended, and zo
minutes afterwards there remained of the houfe but
three large wall.. I approached as near as the heat
and flow of the current would permit me, I attempt-
ed at different times to burn the end of my handker-
chief in it—l could only do it by tying it to my cane.
The lava does not run in liquid waves refembles
an immenfe quantity of coals on fire, which an in-
vincible ttrelig,th had heaped up, and puttied on with
violence. When it met with a wall, it colleted to
the height of (even or ten feet, burnt it, and over.
threw it at once. I faw lime walls get red hot, like
iron, and melt, if I may ufe the expreffion, into the
lava. In its greateit fpecd,' and on an hotizontal
road. I reckoned that the torrent travelled at. the
rate of t 8 inches a minute. Its fmell refetabled that
of iron red hot.

About eight o'clock on the evening of Monday, a'
perfon of the name of Hobfon, having been on board
a yard in the Dock-baron at Hull, in returning
Aye, fell from off the plank into the water, and
it was with great difficulty that he was taken out in
a Rate of rufpended animation. By the ufe of pro-
per means he was tailored to life, and is now likely
to recover.

A CAUSE OF IMPORTANCE TO THE PUBLIC.
David Davies, a Merchant of the town of Cardigan,
WAS indiiled at the 'all Affixes holden for that County
before JoutiLLoyo, Efq. and the Hon. RYDER,
for a Libel, written and publithed under a fielitions
name upon Thomas Davies, a refpedtable Ship Owner
and Merchant of the fame place.
Towards the dole of the year 1802, the profecutor
was appointed Agent by the Underwriters on the
brig Caroline, HARRY Wilma mailer, then juli
ftranded on ie adjacent coati, for tranfaeling their
Wind's in the fate and difpofal of the wreck, and the
portion laved of the cargo ; which commiffion was
executed with fuch integrity and propriety, that it
drew upon him the approbation and thanks of the
gentlemen concerned. Envious of the preference
given the profecutor, the defendant addreffed a letter
to the Halter of Lloyd's, replete with malevolent in-
fintations and malicious alperfions which formed the
balls of this anion. _ _ _

After an inveßigation of four hours, Mr. Nike
LLOYD funned up the evidence in a moR perfpicu-
ous and impartial Blattner. The Jerry, after a very
patient hewing, brought in the Defendant Guilty.—
Judgment WAS deferred to the Lilt day of Seffions,
when Mr. Juice LLOYD addrefled the defendant in
language highly appropriate and energetic. decant-
iag on the nature of the crime with dignified indigna-
tion, mixed with expreflioos of feeling concern tor
the weaknef, and diiporition of the man. The Court
fentenced tire defendant to fix weeks imprifonmeat in
the county gaol, and to pay a fiae of tool.

TAB FORTUNATE' DINNER.

,(Copied from an old Magazine.)
A poor tmbene aced Clergyman, being in want of a
dinner,bethotight hirnfell of paying a vifit to Lambeth
Plane, where it was in the dap of the beer-thinking
.13ritons a cuilom from time immemorial to keep an
open table for cafual vifitants. After he had dined,
being rather diffatisfied becaufe the fervant who fup-
plied him with viituals had entirelyforgotten his drini,
he defired the favour of pen, ink, and paper, when
he wrote the following lines for his Grace', perufal :
Pifcis In difco
•
Mild dam,
Ab Archicpifco-

Po fed non pooatue,

- (lea non MIMI tike datur.
The Prelate, after reading the paper, fent for the
writer, and defirect a eradiation, which trim immedi-
ately given :

They tent me sth
In a di&
From the Arehbint-

Op is omitted here
Etecaufe there was no bar.
With this conceit his Grace was fo well pleated)
that he behow•ed a good living upon its author.

Mr. BUN ARD COILS was lately liberated from Ml-
mainham gaol.
A few days ago, Sr. JOHN MASON, Efq. Barrifler
at Law, WAS liberated from the prifon of Kilmain.
ham, in the county of Dublin, after a confinement

of more than two years.
Friday Mr. M'Caos E, of Glafgow, brought fro*
London, and incarcerated in the jail of Edinburgh,
Andrew Belch, banker in Glafgow, on a charge of

forgery.
Mr. Ewes, the Company's Refident at Benconlen,
has at length prevailed on the natives who kit the
coaft, under apprehenfion of another vilit from the
French, to return to their occupations ; the damage
' done in the nutmeg plantations lias been repaired,
and the pepper crops have proved very abundant.
The periodical fever which has prevailed in the in-
terim. for fume time pail, has at length fubfided, after
carrying off a great number of the inhabitants.
A brether of the brave and onfiirtunate General'
Omen r efcaping lately from France, in a lugger,
with fume more Oil;Cer s of the Chouans, were found
at fea, and detaired by the frigate lEoLus. They
were carried to ilyini.uth, where, by fume miliake,
• they were fent on board the pri;bn [hip Salvador del
Mundo. As loon as Government was informed of
the circumgancc, or&rs were font for the liberation
of the loyal band, and they are daily expetted in
town.

At Jeclbnr7ll Etir, or. Wednefday, there were fewer
cattle than ulna], and riot much demand. Good fat
lid about 7s. 63. the Engliflt ftone ; young cattle
were Cold at moderate prices. But a poor thew of
horfes.

The new cattle trylie at Muir of Rhynie, on the
Duke of Gordon's eltate, held on Friday fe'nnight,
was exceedingly well attended. Above So cattle
dealers were prefent, and cattle to the amount of
to,cool. was fold. _ _

Oa Wednefday morning, a fire broke ont in the
[fables of Mr. I.Vhitehead, the Legs of Man Inn,
Prefent, by which two horfes were burnt to death,
and molt part of the building clamed.
A few days ago a Boy near Crowle, in Worcef
terfbire, when gathering nuts in a wood, difcnvered a
fubterraneous cavern, which has the appearance of
having been lately inhabited, and in which were
fund a number of (beep-ikins, entrails, &c. It is
imagined that this cave has b:.:n the retreat of a
cnnfiderable gang of (beep Itealers, and other thieves
which infell that part of the country.
_

On Sunday fe'nnight a molt diftreffing accident
happened at Newton Heath, near Manchelter—Peter
and Mary Wyld having left their child, about five
weeks uld, Seeping in a cradle while they went into
the garden for a few minutes to procure fome vege-
tables, a pig dragged the helplefs innocent from its
bed, infiantly killed it, and was in the aa of devour.
ing the body when dikovered by the unhappy pa-
rents.

MUILDIR Or .MR. Bide ay.—Yefterday morning
Mr. GRAHAM. the Magillrate, refumed his invelliga-
lions at the Public Office, Bow-ttreer, touching the
murder off Mr. Blight, when three perfoas were ex-
amined, who had not 1341nre been called on ; but
this, as well as the former examinations, being quite
private, nothing was (*offered to tranfpire. •
About two o'clnck Mr. GRA HA m accompanied by
Mr. STAI FORD, fa off for the houfe of the deceafed,
at Greenland Deck, which they examined with the'
greated care and citcumfpeftion ; after which they
proceeded to examine witnefles. Mrs. Blight, a Mr.'
Overton, and a woman (who had been called in after
the murder), were amougft them; alto a boy, who
was paffing by the gate of the houfe of the efeceafed,
at the very time the pillol or gun was fired that (hot
Mr. Blight.
Mr. Patch and the woman remain in cnflody : fe-
veral private examinations, it is raid, will yet take
place preparatilry to the public one.
Lad night fume children at play in a court called
Sot's Hole, near Windmill beet, in the Haymatket,
found the body of a new born infant, not quite cold,
foppofed to have been Ilrangled, as its neck-was very
black; and it had a wound on the bead, apparently
by being thrown down. The children on entering
the t lace met a man %s hit a balker. who told them
not to be frightened at any thing they might fee.—
The body was taken to St. James's Workhoufe.
A barbarous murder was on Thorfday fe'nnight
committed near Kilccck, Ireland. An unfortunate
harveft man had by his induitry accumulated a turn
amounting to one guinea, which attrat9ed the ava-
rice of two of his companion', who, in order to
plunder the wretched man of his little fore, aaually
cut his throat from ear to ear with their tickles.
On Monday lad, an inquifition was taken at New-
bury, before ST EP II F m lisstrrso, Efq. on view of the
body of a child about five years old, fun of Francis
Lewis, a labouring man, who, on the preceding Sa•
turday, while playing with fume other children, fell
into the river Kennet; the body was not found till the
next day.—Verdift, accidental deAdt.

BIRTHS

Tilt Only, St Salifbury, the 1 ady of the Per. 7.4 t. Price. Peek..
of Durham, Dud Canal o! Salifbury. of a fun.

Tutftloy Ltt, the Lady of noiuks Ofbourr.e, Eli. of
near Hall, of a fon.
Sunday morning. Mrs. Flyn. Lady of Captain Flyn of ore of 1c.5
Majelty's packets, at Harwich. at a daughter.
On the ad inftart, ti: I...tdy of :I:0 Hun. James Ahereromby, of
a daughter, at hii houfe in tit w-ftrect, e;rlng Gardtns.
Thurfday, at the Barracks, Hyde o.wk, the lady of Catena.
Bradfhaw, Firft I.ife Guards, of a daught,r•
Lately, the Lady of Edward Stephens. Efq of Briftol, of twins.
On :he t 3th ult. at Rattalgan. cour.ty of Kildare, the Lady uC
Jolltua Finn, Efq. of A .11 and heir. •
In Drogheda. the Lady of MI had Bird, Frq. of a daughter.
At Haywood, near Ciaumel. the La.iy of Charles Riall, Erg. of
a daughter.