The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-01
IIAYI'l.

HAYTI.
Letters and papers from Port-au-Pr'nce
Ito the 28th. February, concur IN stating
that France had agreed TO recognize the
independence of the Haytians, and that
person had sailed with the accepted pro-
posals of France and the excolonlsts. ihl'
acknowledgment (says the Propagateul
.Haytien) of our Independence, wou'd he
concession that would place US at once IN
the rank Of the sovereign NATIONS OF the
earth. That France should. for tins bene'
fit, seek to obtain advantages in her favour
lis what we were to expect. 1t remains t'
be seen whether her proposals VIII be com
patible with our interests, our honour ana
out future security. This is the qne''iol
which the wisdom of our rulers must re-
solve. ". r. ~. FoSt'
M. NJ. MonteceIi and Covelli, OF Nap.
les, have published an account OF the phe'
nomena, presented by Mount Vesuv'us W
the eruption of lS2l-22. The following
extract from it furshes some very striking
particulars.
I "In October, 1922, the mountain be-
came active, and an eruption took place
one of the most disastrous that Vesuvius
ever gave rise to. After frequent eJeclions
Iof ashes, &c. from the summit earthquakes
&c. the lava appeared about mid DAY o'
October 81, 1929, on the border OF the
Crater, and came down in two streams.
ION the 22d. an enormous column OF ire
1000, feet high, rose from the top OF the
mountain whilst rain of hot sand, pu-
nice, and lava fell. About 9o'clock T. Nj.
1.-The first signs OF electricity manifested
them selves in that part OF the atmosphere
situated round the column OF sand, which
i ose from the cratcr in tie form OF pine,
and shortly LiyZag tiashe. continued with
lout ceaslng TO penetrate the ci"ud OF cin-
|Iers, without, howevet, giving rise to any
IdptOnation that could De heard. towards
the evening thnnders commenced just as
1.-THE volcano took for SHORE time, an ap-
pearance of repose.
"About o'clock our Philosophers took
The opportunity of the short calm, and ap'
preached the mountain, Just as fresh and
more vigorous eruption took place.
"Soon the whole heavens seemed or
fire, from the immense quantity Of isnitet
matter thrown up into it. Towards tht
middle o! the night the paroxysln OF the
volcano seemed TO have risen to its height
bat whilst the operations OF the crater be-
came more anI more feeble. the play Of
eiectr;ci,y which enbellisheG tie elevated
region Of the clouds Of sand, became
stronger and acquired fresh ,igaur Al
this '1omcnt the heavens presented very
uncxpfC ted scene zigzag flashes Of light
ming passed ii such quantity either iron
1.-THE borders Of the clouds of sand into tn,
air, ur from one cloud to annther, thu
1.-The edges appeared az if surrounded by
fringe of light. A faint idea Of tue phe
Inomennn may be given by supposing al
electric disc continually throwing off fror
lis edge a multitude ct flashes oi ligh'
'I'i'ha flashes which were 80 abundant o.
the edges Of the cIond, were very rarel
I seen n the interior, aud never formed j
'Ithem or on the summit Of the mountain.
/ "On the Esd. horrible explosion thrc'
into the air such An immrnse quantity 4
,Isand, &c. as to threaten the greatest di'
lIasters to the towns to which the cloud wa
carried The inhabitants OF Torre Anur
.Iziata, Bosco-trecose. anA Ot,aiano, ran tb
most imminent dangers: the frequent hraN
Iin.s of the earth, the constant rain OF iipr
stunes, the continual discharge ol The high,
ming which fell with awful thunder on tll
most elevated points Of the chu chre, hou,
Irs aud trees, the numberiess flashes whic
, separating on all sides, and which nat ON
eiiny less frequently from the earth tha
Ift ON the heavens, traversed even Tie YER
roads. produced frightinl sensations il
'Ithusc who were thus surprised; and the
sithe lnvAcame down upon them. 10 ieav
'Itheir houses was impossible because Of tn
: FALLING sand aud stones, and the lightning
not only the rain of lire covered the groun
with stones, nut iarae globes Of fire pa.se
'lthrnugl, the air, whcl, burst with drcadfl
inoise, DESTROYING the houses. During thi
y hight the sand irl! IN the streets TO Tn
l-pth of a font, aud its weight on the roof
: II the houses ahd churches was such as wit
J ihr shaking of he earthquakes to shak
t4em to the ground.
! M. u. ontecplli and Covelli fou
at ar sand which fell nn the esd. an
Glowing days was electrified vitreou,I
" positively. A glass disc strongly G!
Iolted bv the dry skin OF a cat, would nt
: tct in the grains which fell, whilst site
T. Il way avrItpd by the same SKIN harau