Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-03-29
MOUNT vEsUyIUs.


Vesuvius; of which he gives the follow
ing account, bad compelled the Pope to
remove from Portici to the palace on Ca
po di Monte.
For week we have now enjoyed the
most splendid eruption which has taken
place for many years. The ashes have
been carried as far we know as twenty
miles, and no doubt much farther. The
lava desends in two streams upon Otata- j
no, where it has destroyed a palace and
much land belonging to noblcman of
that name, and another toward Tori di
1nnunzlata, while the flames and the i'm
mense masses of rock which are elected,
form at night a terrific spectacle The
roaring of the mountain on Saturday
night last was such as to disturb the
whole country for miles round, and here
IN Naples our windows shook with every
repitltlon oft, which was unceasing night
ana day. Immense crowds, of course,
walk over to the other side of the BAY to
get anearer view; religious professions
are moving about Cor the intcrccssion of
the Madonna and the saints; and it is
said that the Pope is to perform some
ceremonial to cause the mountain to stay
its ruinous proceeding. l am sorry to
add that the accidents to those who went
over have been very sad.
On Saturday nighta young Pole was
struck IN the leg by a burning stone,
which cut through the limb. and he died
on the mountain from loss of blood. n
young American officer was struck in the
arm, which hung suspended by bit of
flesh. On his arrival in Naples he had
lost so much blood that an amputation
could not take place, and as no reaction
has up TO this time taken place, it is not
expected that he can i've n gendarme
is also reported killed, and two men who
had fallena sacrifice to the eruption,
were said to have been buried yesterday
at Portici. Some anxiety has been felt
for an Englishman and his wife who had
not returned from visit to the mountain;
and yet crowds roll on night and day to
see this wonderful phenomenon. From
the neighborhood of the mountoin all the
inhabitants have fed, and the powder
from the magazine at Tore has been re-
moved.
MARSHAL NEY's DEATH SoENE--The ven
geance ofthe allied powers demanded some
victims; and intrepid Nay, who had wcllnigh
put the crown again on Bonaparte's head Mt
Waterloo, was to be one ofthem. Condemned
to be shot, he was led to the garden of Luxcm-
bourg on the morning the 7th December and
placed in front of a tilo of soldiers, drawn up to
kill him. One of the officers stepped up to ban
dage his eyes, but he repulsed him saying,
Are you ignorant that for twenty-five years |
have been accustomed to face both ball and
bulletf He then lifted his hat above his head,
and with the same calm voice that had stead
led his columns so frequently in the roar and
tumult of battle, said, 4 declare, before God
and man, that never betrayed my country.
May my death render her happy. Vve Ia
France! He then turned TO the soldiers, and
striking his hand on his heart, gave the ordei,
Soldiers firel" A simultaneous discharge
followed and the 'bravest of the brave sank to
rise no more. He who had fought five hundred
uattio5 ioT TTitiico, not one against her, WAS
shot as a traitori AS looked on the spot
where he fell, could not but sigh over his
fate. True, he broke his oath of allegiance
so did others, carried away by their attachment
to Napoleon and the enthusiasm that hailed
his approach to Paris. Still he was no traitor
GETTING RIGHT.-It is gratifying to
perceive that the Hon: Robert Toombs
has been undergoing wholesome purga-
ton of political errors. From the last
accounts from Washington he was in a
promising state of mind on the California
question. He has taken ground, in his
rocent speech in Congress last week, a
gainst the admission Of California with its
present pretended organization. Nh
Stephens, we are informed, takes the
same position This betokens that our
delegation in Congress will be unit on
this question.
What will those whig presses in Geor.
gia say now, that advocate the admission
of California as she stands--boundayi
and alls They will have to hunt about in
the delegations of other States to find a
champion of their views in Congress
We hope they will have to go North Of
Mason & Dixson's lire before they find
him, -COnstitutionahSt.
PoETIcAI. LEGIsLATIoN-The following peti
ton from Eliza Williams and other females, ad
dressed to tho Speaker of the House, &c, was
recently presented in the New Jersey Senate