The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-04-17
ErMniinn OF nIomnl Yrsnvins.

We find in the Courier des Rtats UHis the
following further particulars of he late erup
lion, lfum which paper we translate.
Erq lion Of TesuriUs. s.--rhe officer Of the
American navy who lost his life in The late
war of Vesupius, was Charles Carroll Bays
ard, whose grade was that Of passed mld.
shipman. lie was the son Of the Hon. r. II
Bayal5, ex-senator 10 Congress Of The State
Of Delaware. This young man belonged to
he Mediterranean squadfoa; aud The ship 10
which lie was attaS4ed having arrived at Ma
pies, he obtained permission to go and visit
Vesusius, He vas near the edge Of the era
ter when he was struck in The right arm with
q stone thrown out by the volcano. His
wound being very serious, he Sns at once
Conveyed to Naples; but, notwithstanding
the care bee owed upon hin, i was lmpossl>
bic to stop the hermofrhnge @l1ich took place.
Chlofofofm was administered 10 him, IN or
der that lis arm might be ampGtated' The
operation appeared TO have succeeded, and
there was some hope TINT he might be saved;
but, on the next day, lockja~ manifested it.
self, and The young man diod Oil the morning
Of The 10th Of February.
Two or three o,her persons have been also
the victims of their curiosity. There was an
extreme nnylety a. Naples, moreover, TO 60
and see close nt hand the magnificent spec
tacle which the mountain Of Vesuvius pre-.
sented. We find the following in a private
correspondence:
NAPLES, FEBRUARY Oil p. m.-Vesuvius
is al on fire. What an illumination What
GrighIiuI detonauon, such as might have pro-
ceeded from tie cannonndiag of Eylaul And
the sky aud ibe sea appeared 10 roll IN fame
The fury of iIe Volcano monster made ltseIl
known this time by terrific warnings. Ii
belched forth necessarily from its ugly jaws
shower Of granite and fire, which mesndered
down the sides OF the mountain pouring lis
burning waves in the direction Of Ounj jOno,
Wo to all which is found in its path. All or
naariy all The foreigners who were at Naples
left al six O'Clock in special train which
the railroad manager put at their disposition.
A great many ladies' were ofthe number who
vent.
! Hat past elcren.-The sharpness Of the
reports has doubled; an immense column of
fame rises TO Inc sky; Vesuvius has jus:
formed new crnler for itself, n new issue; il
presents at this time the most magnificent
and most imposing phenomenon which coSId
be offered TO the admiration Of man.
Mianigst.- --One Of my (Iends, a Swiss Of
Iieer in the service ofthe king Of Naples has
just sought me ia his carriage TO conduct me
10 the theatre Of this sublime spectacle. |
depart with view Of giving you more ample
details on my return.
Februnry l0--l0 q. MI abandon the
idea Of depicting TO you the terrible yet mog'
Hifcent spectacle Of the night II would re-
qure the golden pen Of the Aarabian nights,
ard even that woulJ break 10 impotence in
my hands. The splendors Of this Vesuvlan
eruption exceed all that the human imagina'
lion could conceive of the fanasncal, I'm
happily the lava has made great ravages; il
spreads over large surface Of ground, TWO
Ieagues long and half league broad, al an
elevation of four m3:res,* II has destroyed
the magnificent villa Of the Prince of Ottnj,
no. convent, church, some cottages, and
a number Of vines.
The following calculation exhibits the in
creasing PROFESSIONS Of the Vesuvan ernp-
tons. From the yeaar 10 10 the year l035
Of the Christian era. five are reckoned; from
l035 10 1881, there we're seven; from 1881
to 1894, seventeen; from 1894 TO 1850, eight,
Of which three have threatened the safety Of
the cities situated at the foot oil the volcanic
mountain.