Star.
London, England, 1828-04-11 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

EXTRACT OF A LIiTTER FROM RIO (BRAZILS), JAN. 6.
'I he Batton corvette, Captain Hoffman, arrived here
a week ago, from Buenos Ayres, whither she was
ordered 'by 'Com. Biddle, to get some explanations
from that, Gpvetnnient, touching the detention .of
'some of 'oar vessels by privateers. Admiral Pinto
Guades, the Minister Of Marine, protested against
the Boston going from Montevideo to Buenos Ayres
at the time she went, and when sbe arrived in the'
presence of this- Sias ilian blealsaitinrairmicoa, emu-
modore Norton protested against here proceeding
farther. The Boston had her men at quarters and
matches lighted, and did go up to Buenos Ayres.,This
coarse has given great offence to the Brazilian Oovern-
ment, and the Minister of FoTe'gn Affairs here has .in-
formed our Consul, Mr. Wlight, that no more stores
for the use of the American navy can be landed -in the
Brazils free of duty, as customary heretofore, after six
months from the date of this no:e.—N. Y. Eng. .
The winter at New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, has been
characterised by weather widely different froni that
which we have experienced. Instead of being garnisbed
by the flowers of spring, as has been the case. with us,.
the season has deserved its chilly appellation by.cpld '
ness more than usually intense.
OF, the 20th alt. there were-in the Marine MOspital,
at . John's, no less than tweotpfive seamen, whose
limbo were frozen on board their vessels, in and about
this bay.
BALTIMORE, MARCH 10.
EARTHQUAKE.—About' five minutes past II o'clock
last night, two shocks of an earthquake were distinctly
lelt by several of our respectable friends in the vicinity
of Baltimore. The tremulous motion of the earth seemed
to come from the westward and pass towards the east,
and occasioned a very considerable shaking of doors,
and other substances easily agitated; the surrounding
atmosphere at the time was hazy.

ERUPTION OF- MOUNT MOUNT VESUVIUS.
/ROM THE GAZZETTA DI HAMA, MARCH 21.
On the litth. instant, a new orifice, about fifteen feet
in circumference, was opened in the crater' of Mount
Vesuvius, on the eastern side, from which issued an im-
mense quantity of smoke, in the form of a globe:
this burst with a tremendous explosion, and scattered
around a quantity of boiling liquid. After some days
ceased. but the new aperture continued
,to discharge a great deal of smoke, and occasionally
some flames. On the 17th and 18th these phenomena
were reneweJ with increased force, the detonations be.
came more frequent, and a slight flow of lava was per.
ceptible. It was observed that, on the '2oth, the new
opening was increased to 60 feet ; that the matter ejected
piled round it in a pyramidical form to the height of
50 feet ; that stones were occasionally thrown. up into
the air; and that•the explosions were continued at inter-
vals of 10 minutes. In the opinion of the inhabitants
near Vesuvius, an eruption is at hand.
Moen 22.—Since yesterday two other openings have
been made in' theitater, and they are of larger dimen-
sions that the fiat; from them issue quantities of smoke
and flame. • Aft era variety of explosions, a tremendous
shock forced the three apertures into one, and a column
of smoke and ashes rose from it,. and presented to. the
city of Naples the appearance of a pine-tree of gigantic
dimensions. The:rays of the sun reflecting against it,
presented one of the most extraordinary spectacles ever
seen. Stones were thrown up in great •numbers, and
,one: among the rest of immense dimensions, which
was thrown .over the side of the crater, and rolled
down the: mountain.

The .violence of the etuptinn began to diminish at
three o'clock, and the wind having changed, caused the
volcanic column to incline toward Ouajatuh.aindi it
began gradually to dituinish io SiZ4l. At fiieVelokk
the. summit of Yesuvios.displayed.onli ar •mall, tit

,;