Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-06-25


engaged under some treaty in suppress
ing the contraband trade of the Nor
wegian fishermen. The police exercised
by the cruisers in the Gulf IS partial and
habitually legal, but still it is carried on
in American waters and it is a police
If it cannot be Withdrawn at once, in in
mediate difference to menacing COM
plants, the present state Of affairs ought |
TO compel an early termination of the
most anomalous system which ever gave
gratuitous provOcatiOn to foreigners"
ITALY.
Tue terrible eruption of Mount We
suvius, which commenced on the 26th of
Nav, was still active at latest advices.-
The following extracts from correspond
ence Of the London Times show the
character and progress of the eruption
NAPLES, May S1.-Since Saturday
the eruption has proceeded with constant
" increasing violence, and has presented
at night more magnificent spectacle. In
nv last letter I mentioned that there is
sued from the great basis Of fire in the
Atrio a single stream of lava, which after
= tortuous course, was descending the
declivity of the mountain. This stream
has continued its course, varying IN
breadth according to the accidents Of the
ground. and seems now to direct itself TO
a point between PoTtici and Tore del
Greco, but much nearer the latter than
the former. It approaches close 10 the
scattered farmhouzes which lie above the
4 towns at the foot Of the mountain, many
Of which it can scarcely fail to destroy.
In the afternoons Of Saturday and
Sunday two other streams Of lava broke
out of the great basin, and are descend
ing the mountains towards the neighbor-
hood of Portici. These streams seem
to follow the direction Of ravines, which
run nearly parallel to the ridge on which
the Observatory and the Hermitage
stand. These buildings have been hith.
erto saved from submersion by the lava
by their great elevation the fluid IA
turally following the direction Of tht
lower ground at either side Of them
Last night the spectacle was peculiar
iy grand and imposing. The lava wa
poured in increased quantities alon:
each of the streams already established
and being in a high state Of ineande
scenec, presented peculiarly splendi
appearance.
\, about 5 o'clock an immense tor
rent of lava broke over the ridge whic
confines the basin of craters, in the d
rection Of the Somma; It flowed dowI
the declivity Of the SOmma, as an in
mense torrent OF liquid fire, and Wit
such extraordinary rapidly that in lie:
than an hour it had descended through
considerable portion Of the mountain /
progress was then retarded, partly by I'd
diminished steepnezs Of she ground, an
partly transverse ravines which must
filed before the fluid can advance. NOtl
ing could exceed the splendor Of this TO
rent Of liquid fire, forming the four
principal stream Of lava but the mo
extraordinary burst Of splendor whiC
has been presented since the commenc
nent Of the eruption, took place so'
after Q o'clock, when all the mouth
seemed to be simultaneously called in
violent action, and 10 vomit forth SUI
torrents Of lava that the entire mounta
seemed one blaze oC FIRE; the vari
co.ors produced in different parts, OWL
probably in part 10 reflection, present.
beautiful and striking appearance. L
lurid light diffused from this enOrmo
burning mass rendered visible the sub
cent country, the towns, the coast a
the bay.
On each night several thousands
persons of all ranks, from the peer TO
peasanturged by curiosity repaired TO
scene of this extraordinary spectacle
The darkness being complete and
route in many parts difficult, each pa
Is furnished with a torch, and the view
these hundreds Of torches fitting abb
between the streams Of lava is most
rious, presenting the appearance OF N
titudes of frehies.
The hermitage, which Is close TO
great basin Of cratersand rivers OF ia
Is approached by 4 tolerably good
rage road, and, as may be suPPos
hundreds Of vehicles Of every descl
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