Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23
FOREIGN PARAGRAPHS.

| The ERUPTION OF 1ETSA.-We find the following
graphic account of the lava in letter dated Catania
August 30:
Yesterday after breakfast we reached Zaarana from
the last house in the village the lava at grnsho
distance and at that distance the heat very great
The manner in which the extraordinary and frighful
torrent advanced is not TO be described it must be seen
1t moves slowly and unnterruptedly the first waves il
may express myself rise and fall at the least OBJ
stacle they encounters then send forth streames here
and there recede extend themselves and again advance
Now IL is heard continued sound of glass breaking in
the fire. nothing more and immense damage succeeds
Every now and then it is arrested denong the presence
Of greater obstacles or of water
by day all this grand mass presents appearance
between red and yellow; sometimes dull sometimes
brighter. i i'll describe the spectacle by night
that dull stream of fire. those clouds of ashes and sui
phureous vapors are beyond description and submely
horrible
rounding land for the former beds have become solid
the new lava flows them.
In truth nothing can be more picturesque, could we
divest ourselves Of the feeling Of misery and grief which
pervades this hapess region.
The lava flows the richest and cultivated part
Of the country destroying vineyards all sorts Of fruit
trees, and houses Conceive the misery that has
fallen many proprietors and colonists
Since writing the above have accounts from Catana
to the oath September to which date the eruption
tnued but without having destroyed any village though
rich vineyards, woods, SC. have been devastated.
ARRIVALS or AUSTRALIAN GoLD.-The last few days
have witnessed the most extraordinary arrivals of gold
from Australia The close Of last week brought four or
FIVE ships into the Thames with cargees Of gold dust Of
various amounts up to E10000 But all these vessels
outstrpped by the Midway which arrived on Sar-
day with cargo Of gold dust valued upwards of two
hundred and seventy thousand pounds This does ap
pear to include the quantity Of the precious metal in the
possession of the passengers board The whole store
Of Australian produce brought into port by this ship
estimated at half million sterling There
son to doubt the accuracy Of the reports received lately
from the Australian diggings, which more like the
fabulous wonders Of romance than sober realities The
import of gold may be expected almost weekly in
crease for the accounts from the colony both the
population employed at the dggings to be growing
~ in number and the dggngs to be increasing in compa-
rative productiveness.
We regret that the moral aspect of the gold colonies is
not favorable the material Society seems literally
overwhelmed by the rrupon Of emigrants Government
weak, and life and property but eeby defended Two
things seem absolutely necessary The immediate dis
patch of police military force adequate preserve
order and the withdrawal Of convcts from country Of
such strong temptations TO, and many facilities for the
commission of crime GIasgop Mai, October 8.
MouRsISo roR THE ARmY.--The Queen does not re-
qure that the officers Of the army should any other
mourning with their uniform the present melancholy
occasion, than black Grape the ornamental part of
the cap or hat the swordk knot and the left arm with
the following exceptions, viz Officers duty to
wear black gloves black Grape the ornamental part
OF the cap or hat the swordknot and the left the
sash covered with black GRAPE and black Grape scarf
over the right shoulder The drums Of regiments to
be the pike OF the color staff Of infantry and from the
standard stan and trumpets Of cavalry.
We regret TO announce the death Of Rear Admiral Of
the Red, WILLIAM FISHER, from Influenza which took
place Thursday at his residence SO Blanford
by the death OF this officer Capt William Mingaye win
obtain his active flag Captain Richard Rowley sue
ceeds to the las Cd HaifPay List and Captain Mich
olas Cory to the lis Cd List United Service Gazette