The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
IOLCaNO OF ILBaY.
New-Vork. hpril g.

rnornain IS situated III the province OF CarmaTnes
the southern part OF The Island Of .meoo, or
I-nconri, OF the Philippine Isles, in the iad;an o.
cean.
Five p-pu'.e towns were entirely DESTROYED by the
eruption; tlsn t7rei,S lmc,edo ftSc Inhabitants
persisted a,nids; ti:erpins h the twenty Vhoussnd who
survived tue awr' ,as'rorhe, were stiipt of their
possessions ana te,uced to besgary.
TrGrs.ssd fo- she CouNEncIAr Apvrnrlsrr, from
Faa,tt.ei IN me Sfarish ,ftlsuGge, printed at
DREADFUL AHIlNlnMcRABIE OCCUR.
hENCf,
That took t5aee ia fhy Prc,ince Of Car
norines, on ttc Ut day q February,
1914.
a Pastor, whose Hocf ias suffered. and is now s,f
FSr;ns the greatest ca'ayres and miscies ZONES to
implore, v an ahsolrte confidence, the weli-ssnown
charity ut the 'nhabists of these islands, and part
larry that OF the higtv respectable population of this
capital OF Msrilia, most earnestly snpptcatng, in the
pane of God, and Of his most Holy. Moher each in
fr'ua', To relieve. according his ability the nec.s-
sites Of afflicted aud horror stricken psisioncrs
tie inhabitants Of the villages OF Csgsaua and Budso
IN tie pru'irc Of Carnsr;nes, which have been dts
toyed by the ireafsl and ever memornt'e eruption
ottNe volcano OF Aha that happened the frat day
cthe month Of February of the pre- sent year o which
as an eyes itness, o!Ierto the public the following
rc'stioa
More than thirteen years had earscd during which
the volcano Of AliSy BY called Eayop, he'd pre-.
svet' cl.ltnlcd and profound silence, without gyirg
the least syn otis existence II longer viewed
With tlat dsri'st ann horror with which vocariaes VI
tnay inspire those who inhsbit the vicinity. In the
year eighteen bundled is last erurtions took Mace in
Which, its o,itci great quantity OF stores, sand aud
ashes Ga had always been sua) aud occssoned con-
siderable dswaGe IN the same villages that has now
completely destroyed rendering useless great
Der Of fertile fields which thenceiorth were conver-
ted into ard ard iat,rl sands. In the latter rart
OF October of that year the last eruption Happened &
caused more damage to those villages.
SNce that tmc, We lad not remarked any circuri-
arC ..iy Off pyist Of
Therefore, all lie apprehension that it lad sInerlv in
sprcd gradually d;rpatirg. Consequently liz es.
frsive srL spacious side s' been concerted INTO hiei-
iy,cultvate anti bear:lui garden. In partcular the
Inhabitants cf Icpsis and l;u,'iSa hs,, pred upon
'ery COCOA rees and kind Of fruit frees, with
raiety Of roots AMI vegetables; Witch, while they af.
iofde an agreeable perspective, Supplied, Nv their
excellent productions, rany Industrious families with
fund.
In this state was the Volcano Of, the frs. day os
February hast. IN PEI reiected w. the slightest
degree, upon tre damages and losses that 20 bad
neg''bnr had been IN the habit nj occasioning. We
hst become persuaded, in consequence of so long
silence. HAT it WIS completely extipgu5hcd, ,;d
tit ~. tn,c s,l,ie rraneous conauts closed tho
which It attracted toitself anil kindled the c,nnbis
Die mstcrials vhsh i hail formerly, continually
thrown out Nor had we remarked stems
WHICH might Indicate TO Us beforehand what about
70 trk, Viace.
In tie former errptiors, there hesrd cnns-
aerai'e tine prevons, certain saJerraneous sounds,
tat were. presases Of them. " also emitted al
mos cnE;ausy thick smoke bv which il announced
them lint n?on the present occasion, remarked
nothing OF III this. II IS true, that the last dav nf
ignlrTy perceived some slight shocks; but we
scarcely noticed t'ern, oftheir having been
very frequent since the earthquake Tint we experien-
o on the fifth al October Of the year eighteen hmm.
dred 4 eleven On Mordav nieht the shocks inereas-
ed. At two in the morning we felt one more violent
than hose we liSd hitherto experienced Il wa
pea'ed ut four and from that hour they were almost
CONTINUE until the eruption commenced.
bcsday tAwnet', and scarceiy rcr,lt.,Spd al
Carnarines more 5erene and pleasant norning, or
eiesTe ssv Observed however that the ridges near
tst tie vocano covered with mist that I snD-
posed t. DC e smoke % hose thereabolts that
lad bee on FIRE in the light At eight O'Clock on that
fatal inoTni1g the volcano began sud,leI,y to emit
thick column of stones saod and ashes which, with the
greatest velocity, was elevated in moment 10 the
highe'tpa ofhe atmosphere. At this sight, we we're
sstoni'led and filled With the utm dread ard espe-
eHlly when We observed that in instant the brow of
the volcano vas covered byi. We had never seen
similar eruption, and immediately convinced that
r''ero fire was coming towards US, and about 10
corsuineu nc.
The first thing that was done in nv village was IN
secee the hOi vt from Proclamation and betake
Ourselves tot preeiptste fight The swiness will,
vhich that dreadful tide rolled towards us, did mt
give US rnch time either for reflection condensation
The ghtiu noise that the volcano made, caused great
terror, even n the hearts We all ran terri.
fed ard filled with the creates, dsay and consterna.
ton, ndeavorng TO reach the highest and raost dsant
pas IN orrer u preserve ongreves from 81 inni-
Drnt Uanyer he horizon began to darken. and
OuFi anS'ees rednuSled. The noise NJ the yolcpoo
continually increases the darkness augrnents; snd
we continue our fight for the preservation Of orr lives
removing artber ard farther rauf object terrific
Butpoiwni'staudiug the switncss With wf1eh we rim,
Yeare Overtn!,en Isl orr disastrous hght hv hpsry
sccwer O huse stOnrs nv I've violence Of which many
unfortunate persons aTe in moment deDT:ve Of Ne
This unforeseen end cruel circImstanee nSees us to
'nakea pause IN our career and to shelter Ourselves
urder the h1rses, bit fames aud burnt stof IS fall
iJcin above whoh in short time reduce them 20 ash
W'rs capable II making IN exa st fela m re scenes
20 sad and melancholy, ard of preventing tlen To the
public in the same panrer tha; thcv occurred -
ehieh ofu thought 10 aDc with life ur,on behg.Ing
tnci 'nariirs signals Of O,yle 3.tice' As fer myself
u wondered IN those dreadful rrnnlcris the disae.
trrts fate nfthe cities Of Penthqo'g ard WAS then
per.uadcd that tie unfortunate villages Of Carmarines
wers ahor to sUf i the SINE unhappy ca,asforhe-
Terrible re- n oOns, Il is true bit founded upon tbe i'm
rmsiiy Of manners which had long been remarked
In those villages
In this dreadful situation, We called upon Sod, in
tuch manner could, from the bottom Of our nc
lcted End sloios broken hearts, heseeching him for
pardon and mercy. II became completely dark and
We remained developed nni immersed n the most
thick ard .psipable darkness, comparable only to
Cat which in the time Of Moses was secn in Egrrt-
From this moment reflection sat IN end advice +, M
longer given, aad no persou recognizes another The
father absudons bis Children the husband his wife, she
remembers not her beloved sp1use, AID the children
forget teir parents No thinks tba bee can assert
hsieovs, because al believe that they are about to