The New York herald., 1850-04-25

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proper medical aid, that he lies with little hope Of
recovery All the Galenic skill of the place is tend
ing him. He is only two-and-twenty, and remark.
ally amiabie and handsome, and quite the pet OF
the sauadron and Of the ladies'. He holds the posi-
ton Of commodore's naval aid-de-camp, and Is a
seen lin at ball. the gayest of the gay, his fine
nialily form and features making him almost "the
observed Of all Observers" But ansther accident,
within ten yards Of the same spot, and almost at
Tie same time, terminated fatally The victim
Il his rushness was a Polish officer, who re-
ceved "A mass OF stone of some tons weight on
the left thigh, which caused compound fracture |;
md there he lay and bled to death, his blood
it boiled, and Kissed, and steamed. A Neapo-
Titan gentleman, who related the particulars
to us, nearly lost his life in his exertions to
bring the body down the side of the noun
tain; for, at the time, the lava and stones fell
in all directions thick and fist. Another in
dlvidual, native, had the dexter side of his
lower jaw completely removed by stone. which
was shot sbliquely out Of the crater while he
was stretching over, peering into its fiery depths.
The catalogue OF contusons, abrasions and sions
on that eventfu night would nearly fill one of your
columns. The ladies were everywhere in the van
of danger and fatigue, and some have not come off
scot free. The sex have great deal more cour-
age than we men are willing to give them credit
for This is proved here daily by the intrepidity
small and delicate women show in their ascents;
true, it is TO crafty curiosty-a strong INSTINCT on
dit, in their nature.
The last day of as stupid carnival as could be
conceived, is gone. The fact is, the ''tmes are
out of joint" There is universal gloom, depres-
sion, and uncera inty all over Italy, and may say
Europe. The weather, too, has been most rascally.
The unprecedented feature Of the season, is the
immense influx Of American citizens. The "Bri-
tishers," both here and at Rome, are obliged to hold
down their diminished heads; they who hitherto
have ruled the roast in these parts outfanked,
out-numbered, by Jonathan To speak the truth, the
majority are evdentlythe product of the store" or
the chandlers shop, showing no feature of the gen.
tleman in their language, manners, education, or
dress; and the universal wonder here, is, where
the "dolars" come from to enable them to disport
their ''free' persons in these atitudes. Many
the party mentioned by, Dickens in his "Letters
from Italy," and whom he encountered at Rome;
and there may be some truth in the supposton, for
they mostly are met with in gangs" with a
leader, and who can just splu,ter little mutt
lated French. As Disraeli said the other day
of the go-a-head, free-trade school in England
"they combine enormous lying with inexhaustible
bodkting and intense sclfshness." This is very
certain they don't travel with letters OF introduce
ton for one never sees them but at the theatres,
the cafes, the table dh6tes or sight-hunting, in
which they are indefatigable at private houses or
in Italy this year, for the first time, have had fine
opportunity Of killing two birds with stone
that s, of studying the manners, customs, and Ian
guage of the natives, and the manners, customs,
and language of the s'genuine" Yankee article.
A few more words as to the lava. The whole of
that magnificent and extensive wood, Bosco Reale,
is now destroyed; not a vestige remains; and the
fair crops of sprnging wheat, the pasture and arabic
land, where are they? They no longer form a part
Of this earth's surface. The face Of the country,
to within short distance of Pompe, is changed
the roads, the landmarks, the means OF communi-
cation from one point to another, are obiterated-
all lies buried under superstratum of from twelve
to fifty feet of lava II is generally admitted that
in any other country the cxertions and energy OF
the people would have saved nearly the whole of
the timber, and much else that is now lost Twenty
men could have cut the trees in a line faster
than the lava approached, which might then
have been carted off by others, and relays OF about
the same number would thus have saved properly
worth several thousand pounds kind of property
very valuable, too, here, where frewood is 80 dear
The lava has nearly reached the sea, and 1t is
said, covers a superfces of about II miles.
IL s The opinion of the cognoscenti that no further
damage or danger need be apprehended the crater
having given indications Of being used up" As
spectacle, il must remain treasured in the memo
ries Of all who were fortunate as 10 be eye-wh-
nesses 10 their dying day. The slow, steady, re-
mor-eiess progress of the lava can be compared to
nothing better than the advance OF another COM
mon enemy--Iime, the sdar rerpm and poets, di-
vines, ard philosophers, would all have found food
for reflection here, each seizlDg on the parts
adapted to his own specialize, and celebrating them
to 'pont moral or adorn tale" The cor
ruscutions that occurred Of from hive TO ten mi
nntes, and closely resembling lightning, are phiio.
to which renowned work--a cheap edition of which
now sold-your readers should refer. The ma
ture Of the lava, gcologicay and chemically con-
sidered and Of these corruscatons as also OF the
phenomena Of erupons, will there be found agreo-
| ably treated, and quite sccriidup artem.
very curious coincidence has happened hero
| the kings enormous stock OF English Goals, up
wards of 10000 tons, and which Is slowed in sub
erraDean csvems near the arsenal, having shown
signs of spontaneous combustion on the very nigh
Of the outbreak OF Vesuyus: Against the advice
of the chief contractor, the king had these Goals
slowed here close to his palace, instead OF at some
caverns that had been recently discovered neat
the grotto OF Poslllippo. where atmospheric air
would have obtained free access To them, and OBJ
waited this catastrophe. Shortly after the French
revolution, when affairs in Europe were so ut
tcrly deranged, the king feared communication
with England would be cut of. in which case his
war steamers would lie IN harbor useless, an easy
prey; because here, all over the Mediter-
ranean ports, the steam communication Is en-
tlcy dependent on ycrfdc Albion, for the means
Of locomoton. The quantities Of smoke that burst
out from these caverns, and from under The pave
ment and road the arsenal, prevented all traf-
ic ot foot passengers and ms the whole ~ near the
dockyard and quite IN front Of NesuVins seli, the
curious sps sctace was presented Of mimic volcano
belchng forth volumes Of smoke, accompanied by
a sulpburous overpowerng stencil, thai quiic IL
vailed the big concern over the way. Gangs OF
forcats, and dockyard men work night and day
bringing out this immense stock Of Goals the great
end soldiers patrol the road prevent the approach
Of the public, as there Is danger from the hames,
seyeial Of the aborers have fallen down inscnsibie
while exposed TO them.
Affairs ON the Isthnus of Panama.