The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-01
NJ 0 UNIT YES fHS.
AN INTERESTING ACCOCNT or I'm.
RECENT TERRIFIC lRCPTION.

- The recent great eruption NJ Mount Nc.
suy'ns, was Witnessed by u.a"y Americans,
who happened at iLniIimc TO be ia Naples,
among whom was M ninhr--sudor to Con-
slnutInuplc whose account ia hi, letter 10 hi.
lricnds J., said to be- like every Thing tbat
comes from his pen, exceedingly interesting,
AZ wc have seen no account of lint grand
spectacle from Nuy of orr countrymou, we
lake The following iom an Euglrh publoa.
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The msuGtmhlc dulmcs- and gloom which
huvo rciguCd iu this fair city for somc weeks
ppsl,mutgye llic Carnival aud tie usual hnlls
aud gHictlos, hIRo ut last hcuu dispcllrd hy
The oNrilcmcul caused by one Of the finest
rulptiuns Of Mount NcsuyiHs ever known
For some twelve or fourteen daysllie mONn.
Aiu hns hccn ~ labor, giving manifest indl-
cations, 10y rroBus and wuilugs, Of bringing
iouh speedily something more than aIb0Use.
On Tie 9th, volumes Of snukc aud vnbur,
Wiili nccHsioual sheets Of flame, were sue.
cccdcd from time TO time, -by awful sullcr-
foucon rulhhllnFs; md on the 5ih, the Lawn
mndc its appearance, running down the
mountain, OH the side Of Tore AuuuuZinin,
VA scNcn OF eight distinct streams On the
evening Of tire Hitter day,H party offs nsceud-
ed to-ibo hermitage, and thence. on foot, " NH
guides aud torchcs,to the conc, from whence
"a tirr vtrw WINS trliininrtl of the lava at IA
Whine heat, ns u was pumI cd out of the era.
Ter, uitd thence bent It's way iu the dfortinn
Of Pompcii nnd the Bosco Road. This ascent
was very iuiguiug and disngrccahlc and one
oi the party had narrow escape FROM iractur-
ihg limb by "A tall. During the night OF the
Sth, the ronriug aud hclowing Of the crater
~ f,D,t.l., a.
resi-, and on the whole of tie Oh, volumes
9I smoke, lava, and yaportogcJiIrr with hurr
stones and scrrinc, were elected without IN
On the ovcuina~ of lAs day,
spccpi Irain was announced to lcnyc Naples
~ B4i'clock, lor Torrc Anuunziatn, returning
NJ eleven, About 4OOO natives aud foreign r
ers nNhIled themselves of this opportunity; .
trri strung -st+t.l..-
and torches, mules and doukeys, proceeded
rom the station nt Tore Annur2n,n 10 the
liosco Real, which is about five miles lhro'
narrow ancs and country roads. There was
no cause apprehension, however, as the .
Government had taken care to send strong
bodies oftroops, both horse aud c.3i, for tho,
OF life and property, aud the pres
'ryaion of order. The sight that met our
-trw- on otrr urr1va at-tfr Burcrr rrrr. Frufitt
n the oXtrcmu. The lava presented from.
age OF at least n miIe aud hall. HHd was at
auciug slowly bu, steadily and surely, aud
lev0urt0g everything IN It's way. On tic
oad we had met pnrtits poor peasants
arrying beds, chairs, pans, pots, and other
novcablc furniture, which they had been II.
lie 10 save from the devouring liquid; the
yoncn and children reudiug the mir with
hcir groaus aud cries to the san Gcunaro,
lac patron saint OF these paris. These poor
,retchcs were thrown on the world home
rss and pennyless.
fty tiTg time of our urrivui, vhirf was n /
out nino O'Clock, the lava had taken com ,
lelc possession orthe wood, having dGvour. I
d about half Off. Al times n row Of three
r fouF-LundrCd snplings caught fire simul-
,ucously, producing vivid ha;;;o that light :
4 9li Lhc country for miles around. Some +
III grown lex, oak, and nsh trees, offered
their pondcruus trunks momcutary re- n
slaucci but il was TO no purpose the lnrgcr L
pcS geucully exploding with loud report n
nd n leap of twelve or fourteen feet IN tho .,
r, to be consumed like finders on thcir de- Ii
cent. Ii was curious to observe, when, from #
sudden rush OF lava, which always OCCUR y
ID after n temporary obstruction, how The O
rgcr trees gave out tens of thousands of lit Is,
o Icts of steam from The knees and elbows :,
.iLe smaller branches IL wus owing to n
g roots aud trunks Coming Immediately r,
ld suddemly in coulnct with the lava aud n
fore the whole tree had a preparatory +,
as,ing previously to its fiunl combustion. N
these cases the tree generally eNploded, :,
ose, on tho contrary, Thot had had their in d
nlory griling, genorally bowed their 'hedds Il,
owly aud mniestically, dying like CTsar, in &
cir dignity. As this novel aud brilliant If
eclaclo quite absorbed Our attention, the IN
alorlty olus lost Tie return train 10 Naples, n,
ID decided to -pnss the night on The SPOT q
here was no moon, but The stars shope4
'arly, and tbc sky was eloudless;a II cold ire Il