The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-02-18

Thr principal article al News - y chang,
IN the French Ministry, by the resignalia,
al the Office of Secretary Of Foreign Af
fairs by TIM Duke DE Montmoreney. whicl
Is supposed to be favorable 10 the continn
atisn Of Peace ON the Continent. II !,
said that NJ. De Chateaubrianh IL 10 sue
coed The pabc. We shalt s,gc extracts il
Gar next.
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ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVmS.
NAPLES, Oct. e0.--Prayers aud thanks
giving were this day rendered To Heaven.
an the Church of 81. Janaarios, for having
preserved this city from the danger with
which II Was threatened by one of the most
dreadful eruptions ofN.suyius that has oc-
Cured within tie memory of lnan. Tn,
thanksglN ing will continue for three DAYS
the asscmbase Of the desout WAS IN
mcnse.
The colmns of FIRE, stones aud ashes,
which The volcano has volnitcd forth foe
many days past, have been of lcsss magni.
tade 10 day and there is every prospect
OF speedy termination of this terrible
phenomenon. We have collected the fol-
lowing particulars respecting the progress
Of the lava:
At first il flowed IN stream of the
breadth of haii Il mile IN direction west
fonl the mountain, aud after dastro wing a
great extent of ground, 1t stopped NJ u
place called Monte. \ second body of IA.
II proceeded ir3m the same crater, and az
the same time as the ono aifeadymcniion-
ed, aud covered the old lava On the side
vi Basco Tre-Case without doing any mis-
chief 4 ihird stream issued from new
crater which the eruption Ind opened, and
stopped nrar the first aud finally n fourth
stream burnt from the old crater, called
pulcnn'a Mouth, and took the direction of
La Tore.
1t has been remarked Of this eruption,
that the matlrr thrown from the Volcano,
taken IL mass, far exceeds the lava in
quantity So numerous were the stones
east forth from the voisano, that they ill
Ell the consular road from Rcsina To- the
tower OF Annunzinta, aud blocked UP the
passage. The police, the members of Go
sernnent and the Austrian soldiers, have
rlvalled each other in zeal and activity in
rhdea'allns IL remove the obstruction. -.
The eruption of cindtrs and smoke a This
iaomeni presents the Appearance oi very
thlck and elevated black cone, which the
wind blows towards Somma, Ottaiano,
and NOla. The uunlbcr of individuals
WHO iled from these villages augmented
considerably yesterday. Laal uight about
1000 OF these unfortunate persons received
pecuniny assistance,
Oct Cove expect that the eruption
"hI soon entirely cease. The columns of
elnders aud smoke are decreasing, aud the
dci"natIohs are less frequent and loud
Than heretofore. Most of the people who
had fled are retarning 10 their homes. 1t
rained coplously last night which has had
the effect OF purifying the atmosphere,
which before was filed with clouds of
black ashes. Tie rain, too, has washed
the plants, which have assumed tho;r ma
tnrai color, aud appearance, which, under
our climate, Is, even AT the end OF autumn,
50 striking and agreeable. The summit of
Nesnylus ~ visible, and il appears that the
dreadful eruption which has taken place
has torn away pa,t Of the crest Of che vol
mo.
Oct 28.--Thc eruption is completely nj
an end but violent explosions Of cinacrs
sill continue. The inhabitants of the
country, have returned 10 their homes -
P0rtici aRd dad Greco have suffered no o.
Their injury taa what arises from their be-
ng in a great part covered with ashes ami
stones. A portion of the territory of IL o.
sna, is covered with lava bat only wherf
Lava had formerly lain. The tower of IN,
Annul1idfa has 8 islaincd injuries ', hicb il
will not be cas- either TO estim2tr ar re-.
pair Al Ottaicano the fire has CONSUMED SO
acres of wood. These are alI the detail.
'hlch have hitherto reached Us.
The same date, -four in the evening -.
The reports which we have lust recei, ed
from Ouaiapo, inform Us ocnew distress IN
that quarter, and of othcls with which i,
IS still mcnaced. 1t Is not the fire which is
now feared, but terrible oyerfonfngs.
Journal orHe TIE .Sicities.
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ancient Encau giic Picture orCgeopatro
-Extract OF "A letter from Paris -" n
company with two French Indies, | repair
ed, by invita- on, to the apartments occu.
pied by two fidrcnline gentlemen of the
Grand Hotel, rue de BAG, and there was
shown an encanstic picture of Cleopatra
applying The Gspic 20 her bosom, which has
been lately discovered and detached from
a II, IN which il l. e Deen hidd, n en-.
tnties, and is actually supposed, imagined
'Ir conlecturcd Il am afraid 10 use too no.
sltiye a tern) 10 be Il real portrait, printed
by 4 Greek artist, patronized by Ocfivius
Cesar viii not allr,nt your dilleitan
tishir by describing what an encaustie
painting Is, but allow me to observe, that
this one is painted, or rather done, on q
blue slate. The colourins is rcmarkabl,
fresh, very like life
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