American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-01-24

'e iiono'oDy OF the roar; at those moments, felt
the mountain tremble beneath me; the lapiIli fell
thicker, and battered on my hat and on the vines
like heavy fall of hail, and | felt the heat very
great After fatiguing climb ! reached one of
the most considerable streams Of lava; ! found it
broad and glowing, but much slower in lis course
than II had been: Here could see nothing but the
burning stream to which ] was close; the other
streams, the fire from the crater, every thing was
hidden by lmpenetrable clouds of smoke, and the
noise and the trembling of the mountain continued
as indicating that the work Of violence had not ceas-
ed There was something of mystg rous awe and OF
terror in standing thus the scene oil action with
out the possibility of seeing its effects.
Near the lava met our minister, Mr.. Hamilton
with his lady and two sons; the Duke and Duchess
.ot Leeds, with their beautiful daughter Lady Char
lotie Osborne; Lord and Lady Sinnaird, and seye-
raj other English. was rather surprised to see
the ladies' BY sudden change Of wind they might
have been placed in some danger, ard the apilli
which fell thickly then quite sufficient to
hurt delicate hand or cheek, but have had many
opportunities of observing the spirit OF my fair coun
trywomen when any thing curious or grand is to be
seen.
As the road to the Hermitage of St. Salvador had
been crossed by a stream of lava and as the dark
ness was very great did not attempt going farther
On my return | met the Austrian Ambassador,
Count Figuelmont: with his lady and her mother,
The next morning the mountain was concealed
in smoke and the whole atmosphere darkened; the
sun scarcely appeared at Naples during the whole
day. | went down to the Tore del Greco, which
town found almost entirely deserted by the inhe-
bitants, and guarded by some Austrian troops.
From Tore del Greco, thought Of going On to
Pompei: one OF the most considerable streams Of
lava had taken that direction and thought would
be striking 70 wade through that disnerred city
nj tic
ling mile and half from Tore del Greco, found
the roads so deeply covered with fine dust sand
thrown out OF the Volcano that the horses dragged
the carriage with difficulty; and here learned that
lille farther it would be impossible to pass the
sand being three feet deep. From this situation
saw the mountain throwing up immense stones from
the crater to on extraordinary height.
| The flight of the dismayed people was almost as
numerous on the preceding night.
| Towards evening the mountain was more tran
qul, and the smoke concealed every thing during
the night.
| On Thursday morning appearances were much
the same from Naples. but most annoying fall Of
fine dust began and continued the whole day; it was
almost impossible to defend the eyes from it; it Pc
netraed into the houses, and covered the streets in
some parts of the town to the thickness Of quarter
OF an inch. AT the Tore del Annunzato it is said
to have fallen four feet deep, and to have stopped
the road entirely for carriages. 1t has also fallen
thickly at Castel Mare aud Sorrento. II was dis
covered on Thursday morning that large piece Of
the cone had either fallen been blown away that
which was the higher poGt is now the lower Mo-
thing but smoke was seen during the night.
\ To-day the immense volumes OF smoke continue;
the mountain is hid and the atmosphere oppressive
Iy overloaded; but it is believed that the sources
of the lava stopped, and little matter is certainly
thrown from the crater. There is still trng fall
OF dust. The danger hope has ceased-but the
damage already done, though nothing to what was
threatened, is considerable.