Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-09-01
Translated from he Fysnch y'r tts C,afsmms
JOURNEY 10 YaSUyI0US.

JOURNEY 10 YaSUylOUS.
set cot from Naples stseven clock in
the marning; b hold nae al PartieiP Al first
the ascent was " a VIDE read. between two
fields 81 viues sunnSrtfd 5y DoBiars The
poor hahi.at,snS VI tnt vine dr@ssers vera on
either side 10 T. e ,aids' of r,ch clusters of the
Lac yma Chis;, htvand this waS a acerct-
ed earth wiihered vines. lnterDIsgled with
pines 10 the form of umbrellas. q few aioe9
In the he iges innumarasie Rounded stones.
end not single bird
Arrived at the first plateau Of the noun
tain, barren plain extended before me.
saw the two peaks Of Vesuvius, at the left
the Somma, al the right the actual mouth OF
the volcano climbed the hill, the sky was
gloomy, and The clouds descended upon tho
earth like dark smoke. or as cinders driven
By the wind began to distinguish the
moaning Of the alms Of the hermitage
The hermit came out to receive me we
entered his cell. and be placed before me
bread. apples and eggs He seated himself
before me, his arms resting on The table. AID
Era gully begas 10 Converse while break
tasted The cisnds on I'll sides wore exceed
ingiv heavy, 7 could Distinguish nothing frsm
the window Of The hermitage There was
ne sound in this gulsh Of vapsrs but the
whi>tIing Of the wind, and the distant roar OF
fhe sea upon the coasts Of Herculanlum -
Was there net something remarkable ihsthis
peaceful scene Of christian hospitality. placed
in little neck at the foot Of a volcano and
In the midst Of tempest
left the hermitage at half past two. I
yemoun,ed the little hill Of lava: at the left
was the valley which separated me- from the
Somma. on my right was the plain Of the
cone Ia,lvanced Nv mounting the crests Of
the hillscks. The clouds left aothns mere
10 see: heard hut the steps of my mule.
quilted the bill and turning to the right
descended 10 the lava plain which borders
on the conc Of the volcano and which had
iraversed further below in csming to the her,
nairage The clouds in some place began to
part. and I discovered at intervals Portici,
Caprea. Ischia, Pausilippa, and the sea sprin
killed. with the white sails OF the fishermen,
and the coast of the Gulp h of Naples border
cd with orange trees
We reached the base Of the cone; we quit
ted AHr nules; our guide gave rs long stick
and we commenced climbing the mountains
of cinders The clouds thckened, the sb-
scurity redoubled; we sometimes walked up
en- the bsrders Of the abyssis find less per
p-n1icu,sr descent; the guide warned M to
prepare myself Behald US now at the bot
tom of the crater; despair of being able to
pant the chaos
Picture to Yourself basin of mile in cir
conference and three hundred feet in height,
which enlarges in the form Of funnel, the
eides and partition furrowed by the fluid of
fire which this abyss has contained, and
which it still scatters. The jutting parts OF
these fnrrews resemble the masses Of bricks
with which the Romans supported their ener
nous massDries. Large rocks are suspend
ed in some parts of the interior, and their
debris mingling with the cRders cover the
depths Of the abyss.
here found that absolute silence which
have observed in the forests of America,
when holding my breath Thave heard nothing
but the throbhng of the arteries in my ten
pies and the heating Of my heart Compare
this silence Of death with the dreadful sounds
which have shaken this same place, when the
volcano vomlted its fire and covered the earth
with darkness
One may here indulge philosophical rtflcc-
tons, and regard with pity human things.
Times vary, and the destinies Of man have
the same Ino ensistancy. Life, says the Greek
song, flies az the wheel of chariot Pny
lost his life 10 contemplating from distance
the vslcano in whose crater was TRANQUILITY
seated. what providence conducted rue here?
BY what chance have the tempests Of the A
mercsn ocean thrown me upon the fields Of
Lavinia9 | cannot hinder myself irsm dwell
ing upon the agitations Of this life, where e.
vents. says 81 Augustine are full oil misery
and hope is void Of happiness. Born upon
the rocks of America, the first sound that
greeted my ear in coming into The world Was
that Of the sea, and upon hsw many dlffe
rent shores have heheld the breaking OF til,
same waves fad on this! My name is in the
abih Of the savage Of Florida, aud is in the