Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-09


this suol, CT butt, certainly appears to u.s. that any
sound which could be convey ed over IA space OF SIX
or seNen huhureu miles, must have been insupport-
able n, The distance ot SIS pals IRON the crater
we shall leave the calculation, however OF this
interesting phenomenon to ADLER peas than ours
The account we have pubshed is 30 explicit and
satisfactory that hardly amy additional knowledge
can be obtained, except by personal invl sti,atpn
anu AS the commissions of the TomLoro mountain
nave nearly rivailed the workings either of iEtna
or esuvius, trust some curl rus traveller may
DC nhuctd to explore its rava.es, and To throw FUR
tner hight upon subject OF so much historical i,n-
portance tn our east I'm worli.
Extract from Private letter.
On the 5th OF April firing of cannon wa, heard M Mas
eaSsir-te sound appeirl to from the Suutw ard and
continued ut intervals all the AFTERNOON Towards su,rot
like heavy guns occasionally with sgh,r ports Leu.,
During the night OF the nth, the firing again heard
lusi like three four guns
,.sr, and 50 they shook the ship, they did
that sent people the masthead out for the flash
~ anu nn.n s the day dawned weighed and stood
Inc Z, morning Vas eNtremsiy dark and lowering, pare
the eastward. P.rc,ying ar,;r prov coming fTca the
sonth"ar,l sent beat ON board g,tany intelligence she
might have TO givr she waseoni quarter from
Whence se firing hadbr heard. The prow from the
Island OF Saayer-a Du,chnan who commanded her. stated
ust ~ md heard the firing the whole night hut had
ss or BOATS lie also stated that days previous
ms leaving Saayer, about The 9Th, heavy firing had
een ne,rt 10 the southwark of the island that the guns
@ tort id ne manned III uenee, coneei, ng
Oy the Pirates Of tn
vessels or boats had appeared, length concludes, 10
DC III eruption from the volcao the island of Sumb
In consequence of this information ard being the same
on o' anchored The ship abrv''s, Of Nnsesar. and
ashore TO the Resident with the intelligence. found that
aps. Wood entertained the opinion, the house had
pesh shook ny some OF the ports.
ee' ny ,hls tine, whoa was ABOUT n. m. il was very
apparent that extraordinary occurr nee had tal,cl
pace the face of the Heavens Southwark and West.
wnS much darker than when the and nj frs, it had
On npptarTrlce OF very he ANY squal approaching
s,nNLx
ana eoilnned to spread very fast tleheyes ti1
'iore though hota mile distant. L ,n returned board
II MAS now evident that rrupon had place
soh Volcano, and that the AIR filled witt, ashes vulC;-
mic dust which already b1n to fall on the decks bv eleven
e WHO'S OF ie heavens was ohseurr, except small spac.
quarter, prevented for short time the approach Of the
ashes it appeared lil streak of light ut dnybr, a t,
uonim ON Ceies bins CLEARLY visible, while every other
part1 the horizon envcloped III dak ness. The asles
now gan TO fall nshower, and the appearance altogether
ma'nid IN h e'st;r' part Of the horizon disappeared,
were soo'i covered with falling the awnings
spread fore andu to prevent it much possible FROM
getting below b, Il was light and subtitle that pervad,d
The darkness profound through the reminder OF
night, mpo.sib ys,ir when held up clos.
10 your eyes, the ashes continued fall without
ought To have been still continued ever but
at halls past had the satisfaction that the dark
eets On dsc from this time thesan get lighter very fast
aud BY half past the shore distngslbc the ashes
ianB ~ considerable quantities. though a,ily rs
fore. Ieappeanee Of the ship whendaylght
most extraordinary the nsts, rigging deck, every part
being covered with The failing matter ii bad the ,arce
oil cc nN puiee stone arly the colour OF ood ashes
y III heaps % foot III depth siany parts of the deck x
am convinced eight were thrown overheard
ioral9ush perfect iInip'be powder Or dust when it fell
sure with weighed IL Sd ounces, erp cy taste.
less and did not affect the eyes with any painful sci,ston
BY thu twelfth the sun again appeared but very
family through the dusy atmosphere The air still bcng
charged with the ashes and which continued to fall lightly ali
that day, and the succeeding one.
On going on slore at Morssa found the face of the
country completely covered tothe dspto of an inch and
quarter great fears enrtliei for the crop OF paddy
down and eo1srd IT, 1Rs &c eI po%s t
MorSsa were KILLED and floating tn surface. many
clear the ship OF the ashes when mixed with water ,ry for.
m, tenacious mud, difficult washed my Chrome
wing penetrated into il.
From the twelfth the fifteenth the atmosphere still con-
tnutd very thick aud dusky from the ashes that remained
suspended the rays of the able penetrate to'
il, with little or no wind the whole time.
On,he morning Of The 18Th weighed from Macas,ar with
very light wind, and on the 18th made the Island Sunbawa
on approaching the passed through great uuantt;,s
Of punce stone floating the which had the APP
pcaranee OF shoals, much that hove and boat
took for dry sand bank upwards ofhree miles in length
with black rocks upon several parts OF it, concluding to
have been thrown during the eruptim,-t proved 10 be
complete mass of pnice floating the sea- some inches in
depth with great numbers of barge trunks of trees and logs
by lightning The boat bad much difficulty in pulling tro'
IT and until we got into the entrance of Bia Bay the sea
was literally covered with shoals oil panice and floating tim
On the 18th arrlyedin Bna bay; in coming anchor.
grounded on the bank, of Hima town. shoalDg suddenly
from iatlons the the tide rising hove off nxi
without difficulty daDa. imagine the anchorage,
at blnia must have altered considerably where gouTi
I'd the Ierfae crul,r few months lay nj anchor in
six iathoms The shores the bay had most cary appear
bcng entirely covered with ashes up TO the sum
init oil the mountaineering perpendicular depth the sies
as measured m the vicinity OF Bma 10 be three inehS and
three
Front account given by the re,ident Of Bma IL M
pears that che p.oceeed fIVni the Ionboro noun,
tain, situated abo1t40 miles the of Bina On
the iSht OF the eleventh the explosion e represents rs most
terrific, and compared them heavy fred close to
his ear. "
The darkness commenced about In the ,nornne ,pd
than II did NJ hacussar. IL fall ashes
10 break the root Of the rsldency house in many places
ANA leherl uniiaitIbie, us well aSmany other houses N,
the town. "
The wind still during the whole time but The c., mn
commonly agiiatet, the waves rolled in upon shore and
uN the lower part OF the houses foot az every prov
and boat forced from the anchorage an driven a., I'm.
several large prtws are now lying considerable DISTANCE
above high mark
AZ the time OF arrival Bima no accounts whatever
had been rcc,sCd Of the the country Sur. t -
ton had been dispatched by The He,,,, =,
Sumtlwa days before, another sent off TO Ion,I,oro
Immediately after we landed he expected to l, ct
the tiiTd day Il determined to wait his ttiru.
On the twcty seeOid the Dispatch country sip arrived in
ult BAY from AnbOyDa-ths yesStl had
cd Dampo Sauer Iriy for bay Iia, had tonr MO !,
r b1it was on sho at Saier, the RAN ofwiei, place IN
formed Tie Oiie'r that the greater part town and
number OF the people had been DESTROYED by The ,rt,;n
mat the Whole country entirely deSoste and The cron
uSiroyti he town OF Sanjier situated about or
easues " the y E OF the IOnbOro Officer
found great difficulty IN landing the hay, consalrshl
dstii'ce from the shore being completely filled up with M
,ce ashes ana iosso timber the houses appfd
bffte1 downnld covered with ashes.
As neither Ofthc messengers had returned on te eyen;,
m We t"ehty-SscOi, owing, the resident
country Mmg imassabe, did think myself ~ liberty
10 detan the ship longer. eft the Iay AZ m NJ L
ari the day of Tuub ''''' |