Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-21

dsrs and mud Of dark brown colour; within II was 4,
Do seen In the intervals between the erupions 0
.,u,e Vi muddy water, steam, and cinders dastipg
up anu uown aud oesasor ally runnir into the ever
sne euEe OF me crater, which found on rowing round
70 DO broken down 70 the level OF The soa Gu the W. s.
sue iof 'he space OF ten or Twelve yards Hero
oe"er view Of the interior, which appssrs
10 De led wi Ia muddy water violently Sighted f,om
when showers oil hot stoaes or cud.rs were cor any
,noo'ns up aisw yard, and falling 10 o it sgas. bu'
the great guam les of steam that coa,sny zone ON
preVen'su my teeit x tho whole crater.
"A comfortable stream Of muddy wafer n wei ou,-
s'u "'ousn ,ne opening, and mnsling with that Of
caused me d'scolora,ion that bad bsea eb,srv-
cd oiore could mol spproaeh ar enough to ohss
'emfera ure, but tsas Il IN, sea, within 10 or
IL yafus oil u, was only one degree higher then The
avs ana 70 issward Of the island in he direction OF
could be perceived, even where the water wa, mos,
ossoloured; however, as a mirage rlIyed above 1,
~ neN lh source, II wA probably ho, here This dark
O. Jees on she surface OF the sea rroyed 10 be
oil small h'a log einders The ,laud or crater
vs se"sny or sish'y yard 10 iis external diameter,
ana me Up as thin could be- eousiyen,ly with ito
ne'go' wnlca mish be twenty feet asovs the sea in
Tue hghes' and six feet in the loves part leaving he
re iof the diameter Of the area h n These details
could orlY bs observed in the intervals between the
gre" er9plions, some OF which Witnessed from The
oo"' NO words san describe their sublime sfaudeur:
'ne progress WA generally Is feiow-Afer the vol
cano had emitted os time ia usual quantites of
WI steam, suddenly ihs whois spsr,ure wss filled
VITA en- enormous OF hot sindsr. and d,s,
upwards TO the height of some feat; wi loud
roeiiog noise, then falling into the sea en- all sjrs
WIN SUI iou1ef noiJe iiing in Part, perhaps, ON
me iormaron oil prodsi ntiios Of Slean ehib
instantly look phase. This steam a, 6fsi oil a
Drown so'or, having embodied great deal OF dusi az
rose gradually recovered its pure white COLOR DC
Posns he dust IN ihe shape OF shower OF muddy IA H.
while mis- wa being accomplished, renewed erup-
ions oil hot einders and dus, constantly succeed
Ing cash other, while orkod gh,nipg accompanied bv
railing thunder, darisl about 10 all directions with
the column, now darkened with duet aud greatly In
creased 10 volume and distorted by sudden gusts and
whrlwindf. Tbs latter were most mt ths H. a
side, where thy Glen made imperfect of
surious shapes On one occasion some of The ST. IN
reached TIE boat; smell lille Of SULPHUR epd n a
mud eft oscams gritty sparkling dark bro wn pow
der, when dry None Of the sones or cnders II rown
out appeared more than bali foo, 10 diameter and
nost 81 them much smaller.
'F ON tho lime when The velcauc was FIST seen
Eli at or iett, the bsiomser did not fall or rise IN
ant changer and he temperature Of tbs ssa did MOI be-
spesk any unusual IL huenes.
"a ter sunsst on the 18th, soundings wsre tr ftr
every hour. 10 'hs average ph eighty hihoms-no
bottom. Tbs wind wind was N. W.; lhe weather &c :
rene.
"Oa III tho forer of the I9lb, with the centre of
TIE volssno bearing by sompass S. by W. l-2 w. one
nile di.an good sisL, Tor the thermometer gave the
long. IL deg. Al, E; aud al on tie same day.
when IL bore w by N. LIZ by eompas the mel id n
u'ude ri the sun gave tie latitude 81 deg 7 min 80
gave the variation OF Ia point westwardly / is
worthy OF remark, that The % OF June Ias a, g.
~. L d. when passing ear tho same spot in Company
with The Bri,snnis, several shocks OF an ear,hQuake
were ieli In both ship. L bavs the honor 10 be- Sc
&C. Il SWINBURNE. Commsndsr"