The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-30

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aauel his faNs. A liell hfee4c played on
the busum of lhrzsumhrting Urtan. lilo
stiffness of the morning W. unS disiirhfd
by the ripple of liz water, or the divHg al
y ilying fish. 1t seemed Is Il the calm aud
uois,ltss spirit OF tie deep WAS btoodlug
o,tr the waters. The national ing dis
platrd hat WAY down the royal must,
PLAYED in ihr brre1c, unconscious of is
solemn hnpurt Thrycestl gldod Ia state.
" serenity, aud seemed Tranquil rs the cle-
ment on Nhosc surface size moved. she
knew not Of the soflows thai were ~ her
own bosom, and seemed 10 hook down On
the brny eApause beneath her, in all the
confidence AID security OF strength.
To The minds 81 hcr brave crew, il was
u morting OF gloom, They had been
boarded by the angel of death aud the
torecastle now contained al that wins muf-
tai OF hia victim. Ills soul had gone 10 It's
final audit. Grouped around the wndlass
aud lrII 10 theu own reflections, the hardy
seas OF the ocean mingled Hen nympathirs
viii each olhor. They seemed II think
III their own mortality tonscituee waB
At her post. Aud | believe their minds
VIE somewhat impressed with the reall.
! ties of eternity.
They spoke of the virtues Of their de-
ceased messmato-=o f his honesty, his sen
/ slbllIy his generosity. One remembered
/ Ia have seen him share the last dollar u
his hard earned wages with Il distressed
| shipmale. All could attest his literally.
They spoke too of his accomplishments as
a sailor. Of the nerve of his arm, and the
ulrepidity Of his soul. They had seen
linn ia an hour Of peril, when the winds Of
heaven We're let oose in all their fury aud
destruction WAS on the wing, seize The helm
and hold the ship securely within biz grasp
It'll the danger had passed b..
They would have INDUCED longer IN
their rcsefles bHt they were summoned IN
ptepur for the rites oi sopnl,ure, and pay
the last honouys IL thclr dead companion.
The work of preparation MIS- commenced
with heavy hearts, and with many sigh
4 rude colin Wa soon con tucied, aud
the body deposited Wi,hinit All"as rca-
df 70 the fnal seenc.-The main matches
VIE his her. A spare sail was hia pail
! liis surviving comrades IN their tar stained
hahilmcnts stood around. All were 81
lent The lrcsheniug breeze moaned
through thu cofdage. The main t0psai
VIZ hove IL the mast. Tie ship paused
on her course and stood still. The funeral
service began; aud as "wc commit his
body 10 the deep was pronounced, heard
the kncl of the ship bell heard the
| plunge of the collin saw tears start from
the eyes Of the generous tais My soul
melted within me, rs | reverted 10 the
/ home scenes of him whom we had bnrled
IN the deep--to hopes that were 10 be
dashed with wo--to Joys that were 10 be
! drowned IN lamcntalon. !. L"@".
DreaJjR Eruption n po,cdao IN he Is
i0uf NJ J0ra.
On the 9Th Of October, last year, about
two o',loek in the afternoon, part of the
/ Regency 81 Sunadaug, WIS visited by u
most trllblr natural phenomenon.
On thai day, the mountain Of Ghlocng
'iornG, on the borders II Sumadang and
Llnhaugao, winch was known 10 be Il
Volcano, suddenly emitted most dcvas-
1atlng torrent Of Lava, which destroyed no
fewer tim eighty eight konpoTg3, and in
Which 1000 persons persisted. II has not
hee0 puaablc 10 obtain complete accurate
Information respecting this atlll'ting event j,
the following particulars however, may be
mentioned An explosion, resembling The
report Of Il piece Of heavy artillery, WIS
suddenly beard, and a cloud Of black
smoke VS. seen Ia rise from the foot Of
the mountain, accompanied by such ,io-
| lent wind thai houses aud trees were ih0Wn
down by il. On this, complete darkness
ensdcd, aud then, for the space OF three
hours, shower IL burning ashes, and IA
lorreut al faBa which covered the country
all round, 10 the extent Of twenty pal, car
! r3ing away, buryng, aud burning the hnu-
SOS, trees aud inhabitants. AZ the eNpifa-
tim Of three hours il was light again, aud
d quantity 81 sand aud small stones fell
The news Of Ills terrible catastrophe
did not reach the Resident llII the tenth in
the evening he immediately repaired 10
the scene Of dcsolaiion, in the neighbour
hood nf which he soon arrived bet on ae-
count Of tar heal Of the lava on The ouc
/ SIDE, and the overlooking Of the rivers on
! illr other, which had been choked up by
the eruption, he Nas banlcd IN III lis forts
a late as the 18th, 10 reach the chlefscene
ofnlIstortlHe. Hospitals were immediate
! IS established IN four places ~ receive toe
great uumbcr Of Woundcd who have c3cap.
( ed death Every eX'rtloB Is lurde 10 quiet
/ the people 81 the egIIboflDg districts, WHO
have fed from their habitations, and To
: Pso,idr them with food.
On the 9th tie Resident. not without
mueh difficulty, got as lar as Tassik NoEi.
LA. AID visited that day lndiabiang, ny bo-
croe. and Lebiwougolne, where the drso-
Iia'i1a Is complete, and eurpasses all des-
csiltiou. Scarcely siugle creature has
cscspcd fon, those places, and most oftbe
corpsos were found only few steps out Of
the kampouGs; which proves thai the in
hathants flying from their dwellings were
o,eria ken BY tic fiery torrent, aud their
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