The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-19

nay manner In the valley; and de- pte the guide who
would CO. stsrtsd nom Maple II about half past ooe
Pm We drove 20 the HermtAec IN about one hour ana
three Qparssra Tho road up The mountain e Ior The
mort Fart excellent, having ceen recently repaired and
her are only two three bad spos the whole ie.
kt Res,ps s usua, were beeet py guides who In
Nxan fashion oeanded 81, knos d exorbtant prices for
their services u.tmsely hired man, boy end two
Ar We were sbou. % start party OF French came In
from the op Of the mountain sed told No hey had
grand ght Of lava We therefore pushed along brsky,
the syapgc cloud hanging moro heavily the "Aio
del Cavao," and which now resolved in my mind
was @ early snake
lava flowing through the valley OF the "Auio del
oavso" and that the ordinary path 70 ascend the
the crater was cot and be brought Ne forward over
however proceeded, the cloud of smoke increasing
We went all sides. We had to part with horses
and proceed on foot snd bSd not gone three
or four hundred yards from where we left the
horses when came up with an enormous mass of hot
lava rolling onward towards the Sfmms, and We now
became the immeoiste neig hborhood OF
cradle eruption. Oar anxiety now became great
indeed and pressed for~ad and presently arrived
wonderful The entire Of the lower part Of the
great of vesuvus appeared dre and thick masses
NJ smoke thrown mp, mixed With red bot and
lava way up the point whence the stones
lava smoke seemed TO rise 10 greatest quantities, and
we arrived on rise just over tbe greatest dssure
u In difficult 10 sxpsio feelings behol1 ing this
wonderful unexuscted sight We here found several
guoes. and from them We learned that ~ about
clock A. NJ that morning number Of small craters and
pouring out
close up the largest crater, which enabled to
do, as the wioo blew steady and strong down the
valley, and thus We got within eight or ten yards
Of the Iext opening. From this counted five
or six distinct fountains of fire, the largest pot
ting forth volumes OF smoke, stones and lava From
end from ali lava and smoke poured forth in greater
lees ptes, The whole torrent OF lava uniting into
regular s'resm OF RED burning liquid pouring down the
We remained here observing this wonderful sight for
bour then oeeruned 70 ssceDd TO the Of the
great cone; guide wilioR TO 40 up wish
log the Aermi,age-spose OF dagger late
bour, &c eventually We persuaded h'm TO advance
After a moot severe walk by path seldom travelled we
the top where arrived sec last streaks
Of day light gliding the distant horizon
II Sufficiently dark accurately the trace
Of pe from all the ssures bad left below, and stand
ing projecting piece of lava the lay our feet
tire eruption evidently sas on TIE increase aud
seemed putting forth FIRE The stream Of burning
lava row 10 the twilight bees awfuy visible and rolled
alepe RAPID to the bottom OF the valley the
very sides of the Monte somma We were perfectly
amazed al eight no pencil could portray pen describe
eur guide urged US to descend; the lava
running exactly towards the path close TO Monte Sonma
which Rad travelled, and it quite evident that
the smoke which blown down the valley towards
the would, IN the event Of change OF wind leave
our only path Of return 10 most impssssb condition
We therefore fastened 70 descend we'll
We could, the cuD1seranon lending us partial glary
light. The descent difficult ana dangerous, sand up
to ankles nteymxsd with large Ia ops Of old lava
Every moment in fear OF bling head
down the precpita'e descent We ho~ever got safe to
the DOVom OF toe cone ana Ded the narrow
betseep the burning lava and Nome Somma, which
here presents face Of perpendicular rock, perfectly
accessible. and we became quite aware the torrent Of
possibly get mp the eide Of Monte Somma.
must con felt here considerably nervous, aud
the double danger OF the lava stopping path and
that OF charge Of wind, which would certainly have
smo,bered us 10 an instant; ard pressed
the rugged read the eruption Increasing moment
ly Iu place the Laws rolling the valley In
burning wave, perfectly red bot and only
few yards from and at our pont Of exit We could
little to pass; and although the sight
OF wopcer expected TO wtners, yet were OBJ
fiery gate and when Old at the point Of
ten feet remained between the side OF the rock and
burning Of lava Our guide, however pressed
brskly and passed the oroea not without feeling
must say excessively uncomfortable from the grea, heat
ar the approach Of this e.fu burning mass and,
bsvog passed, rested the wonderful sight, now
rapidly Increasing
The guides do not seem 10 know exactly wha. 10 max
OF this eruption They seem 20 agree will increase
greatly perpaps extend all the valley and a.
the rate II going would not be long covering
district There has been wv Of lava since 1855 and
the upper mountain has quiet for sometime,
and this flow may may not be extensive the
rent OF lava OF place could not be le than I've
feet hgh came ro,rg alorg the Of five sx
feet N minute, and the united stream OF red mstter
could not be under eight ten wiie and this
Ike very rapid river Until II impe ted By the old
lava lying on the side OF the valley
The exact spot of the presept eruption In ut the lower
base Of the great cone and should say midws
the Afro eel oeya'o ana about two 70 two and hall
miles from the hermitage.
Get 70 Naples at eeven o'clock, and Immediately
| am told in bote the Inhabitants taken by
SURPRISE bot think they very ebtuse In such
perhaps, careess aoont them As soon, however a.
the glare was seen from Naples many pares started for
the scene. AN OBSERVER.
NAPLES, Thursday night. May "a
FRIDAY MORNING, Quarter To L.
open this II say the eruption continues increase
and craers open hourly Best informed parties her
expect most severe eruption.