Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-19
g Besul;ie, April is.

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6 The mountain that has been
Kicking up this dust is not IN Lumo-
ian as was generally supposed, but
ono in the rear of Bangewangee, and
liza the district of Rcndoweso, about
lS5 soils distant from this place, call
led Goonong Rawoong; it has been
volcanic from time immemorial,
sometimes smoking. aud once or
Twice has emitted Rames seven
months ago four hillocks that were
near the edge Of the crater fell IN
and cheaked up the vent. Its first
Ire opening was about the 18th inst. at
which time we had q slight shower
|of ashes however, on the 10th. It
broke out sith louder explosions
than was ever before witnessed we
were enveloped in darkness from 4
O'Clock PM. ofthe 1fth-nntil 2 PM
of the 12th-The ground here is
lowered with ashes two inches deep.
1.-THE same ut Probolingo, and at Pa
lnaronkan and ihronsb tue Bange
wangee districts, from 8 to 10 in.
ches. The sea was iBuch agitated
lat the time of these explosions, and
on sudden rose from five TO seven
inches on the night Of the 10th. "
If be admitted that any relative
|connexiOn exists between these two
volcanoes, we may Reasonably sup.
pose that tAeir influence extended
still further to Tie westward; and
that otheP mountains, more imme-
diately iG eus neighborhood, have e.
nitted the SQUADS that were SO dis
tinctly heard on tAe11th mat. at Ba
favia, and about the same period at
Banes we may probably be wrong
in cur ccnjectures upon this subject,
but il ceriainiy appears to Us, that
any sound which could be conveyed
over space Of six or seven hundred
miles, must have been insupportable
at tho distance of IS pals from the
crater.
We shall leave the elucidation
however, Of this interesting pheno
menon TO ablsr pens than curse
The account We have published is
SO explicit and satisfactory that hard
~ any additional knowledge can be
except by personal inyesti-
CATION, and as the commissions ofSthe
l'amhoro mountain have nearly RI
vailed the workings either of Ktna
or VesuYius, we trust some curious
may be induced to explore
its rayages, and to throw further
light ,pona subject of so much his
torical interest to our eastera world.
Extract oi private letter.
On the 9Th of april. firing OF
cannon was heard at Macassac-theI
sound appeared TO come from the
& continued at intervals
all the afternoon Towards sunset
the reports seemed TO approach much
nearer. and sounded like heavy guns,
occasionally with slighter reports
between
During the night of the 18th, the
firing was again heard, but much
louder, and towards morning the re
ports we're in quick succession--
like three or four guns
fred together. and SO heavy, that
they shook the ship, as they did the
houses In the fort. Some OF the re-,
ports seemed 80 near that 1 sent peo-
pie to the mast head to look out for
the flages, and Immediately the day
dawned. ! weighed and stood to the
Southwark, with view Of ascertain.
ing the cause.
The morning was extremely dark
and lowering, particularly TO the
southwark and SW. the wind light
to the eastward. Perceiying large
prov coming from the southwark, /
sent a boat on board TO get any in
teiiigence she might have to give as
she was coming from the quarter
from whence the firing had beer
heard The PROV was from the
island of Salayer--a Dutehman who
commanded her, stated, that he had