New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-19

P Ii walked down IDe SSlH-e. 1 800
p' ,fo, d. S,mm. and the great cone OF Vesuyu', 10
the valley A.rio CgysIlo. skad a. shop anu va
told we should see nothing OF the mountain lna. 5
ard net TO a,temp. the accent va ny .e.N iSS.SJ
hot.l with the carriage our guide posrlVey 49,
y 90 with ma aLd vi he'd IRE . send away ths ST
r. ge saving il vas Of Use 10 ascend, the 1i0uu''
!, ny 4 / covered with clouds III >,
Cbserv.d hoEeyeJ that the so-csll-d clJlf.s did
net ascend TO the TOD OF Yesuvius ba; huae - 81 ex
traordinary manner in the valley and Lespte the
guice who would not 60 We started rJm Nsples az
about , ?. n. We drove % the iie.mtsse "a about
one hour and three quarters. The road up the moun
tam is for the most part excellent haviog been recent
" repaired and there ar only Two or three bad spots
the whole line.
At Besipa as is usrsl we were besst with guides,
who 10 Italian fashion, demanded all Kinds OF e1'Tol-
tsnt price, fer their serVces; ultimately we hlreu
boy az d { 10 ponies, who ne. ia Ct the hermitage.
As We were about 10 start French party came IN
from the top of the mountain, and tod u they hid
seen grsrd sight OF lava: we therefore pusheo slong
briskly the strange cloud hanging more heavily over
tie "Atrio del Cavslo, and whco now resolved
10 NY own nird wss clearly smoke
The Resina guide row informed us fJr the first time
that lava flowing through the valley OF the ATTIC
del Csvo" and tbst the ordinary ps,h to ascend the
core the crater wss cut off and ne brought for
ward over path seldom Travelled snd OF most diff
sult nature; We however, proceeded, the cloud o,
smoke increasing az we wet, on I'll sides "e had 70
part with horses and proceed FOOT and hsd not
gone over 800 400 yards from where We lett the
horses, when We up 70 an enormous mass OF not
lava 70 ling onward toward the Somma and we now
became aware we're 10 the immediate neighoorlCod
OF e considerable eruption; our snxiety now became
great indeed and We pressed forward and presently
arrived st a wonderful scene. The ertre OF the lower
psrt OF the great of Netuyus appeared on fire.
and thick Inafses Of smoke tnrOwn up, mixed
with red-hot stones and flakes Of lava; travelling
most rugged way of old lsva We Il sds our way up
70 the point whence the stones lava and smoke seemed
to rise in greatest quantities and arrived rise
lust over the greatest hesure.
II is difficult 70 explain our feelings on bebodng
this wonderful and unexpected tight; we here found
several guides and from them we learned that al
about O'Clock q. III. that mOrnlug number OF small
crsters and surec hsd suddenly opened, and svs had
commenced pourlrg out.
H. YVES now Iearly O'Clock and we went quite close
up the largest crater which we we're enabled to do
Is the wind blew s.esdy and strorg down the valley
and thu got within eight or ter yards OF the next
open; from this counted five or six distinct FUN
tets of FIRE, tie largest putting forth vou mes of
snake stones and lava; from another literal FUN
tain Of burning matter elected and from all lava
and smoke poured forth in greater or less quantities.
the whole torrent Of lava uniting nto regular stream
Of red burning liquid pouring down the incline side OF
the valley.
We reu aimed here observing this wonderful sight
for over an hour then determined to ascend ID the top
Of the great cone; our guide was most un1lllogto
20 up, wishing TO return to the Hermitage-spoke
OF darger late hour, &c-eYentually We persu Sdei
him to advance. After most severe walk by a path
seldom Travelled, we toed TO the top where
arrived TO see tue las. sreaks OF daylight gliding the
distant horizon.
twas now sufficiently dark TO accurately the
trace Of fire from oil the assures we had ett b5lOw,
and standing on projecting piece OF lava, the entire
Law at our feet; the eruption evidently the in
crease and acres upon seemed putting forth il
fire. The stream OF burning lava now 10 the Wight
became swfully visible, and rolled aloog e. rapid
pace to the bottom OF Il valley up 10 the very sides
Ct the Monte Somma. We perfectly amazed st
sight 10 pencil could portray Or psn describe.
Our guice now urged rs TO descend. Toe lava was
running exactly toward the path close 70 Monte SON.
ms on which we had Travelled, and IL w.I quite evil
dent that the smoke, which was blown down the val
ley toward the sea- wonld in tee event of change of
WIND leave our only path ofreurn IN most inpasss-
We therefore fastened to de cend the well
as ell ss We could, the corhigration lending us
partial glary light. The decent was difficult and
dangerous, sand up to our ankles, intermlxed with
large Jumps of old lava. Every moment We were in
fear Of tunblirg head foremost down the precptate
decent. We, however got safe to the bottom of the
cone, and tad BOW to psss the narrow space between
the burning lava and Monte SOnms, which here pre-
cents face Of perpendicular rock, perfectly lnscces-
sible and became quite the torrent of lava
might intercept our passage totally We could not
possibly get up the ,ile Of NJ nte Somms.
must confess felt here considerably nervous, and
saw the double danger Of the lava stopping path
and g. at OF change OF wind, which would certainly
have smCtdeIed ps IN an inetGnt; an as pressed
over the rugged road we saw the eruption increas
ing mcmenally. In one place tie lava WAS rolling
dOSn the valley 10 al enotmous burning wave, per-
fcc.ly red-lot and Orly few yards IRON IL, and a.
our point of exit We could little or no room ~
pass; and, although the sight ore Of wonder
never expected 10 Hitcess, yet we were obliged 10
press slocg smerly for our departure through TIE
fiery gate, and when did sr-ive az the point of
ext, not ten feet remained between the side of the
rock aid the burning mass Of lava. Our guide how.
ever, ed OF bTiskly, and passed the ordeal
TO. without feeling, must fay, sively uccom-
Portable from the great heat and the oYoach of
this fe=,iui burning mass, spd, having pas ed,
rested 20 the wonderful ssnt, now rapidly ,ncreas-
ing.
The guides do rot seem to know exactly whs' 10
make Of this eruption. They all to agree that l.
viii increase grsatly-psrhaps extend all the
yslleyand at the rate it AS going il would not be
lorg covering q district. There LAS been flow
of since 1865, and the upper mouatain he's been
very quiet for cone inc, and this new flow may or
nay Or nay not be extsnsive. The torrent of lava st
ore place could not be less than five feet high
ard eme rolling song ct therete Of i've Orsix feet in
Dc uojer ght ten ysrds wde and tbs on ike
a very rapid river, until il wss impsdsd by the Old
lava lying Oh the eide a the valley.
The exact spot Of the present eruption is at the
lower b. re of the greet OF and l should say about
mid way on The ATTIC del Cavsllo, and ebOut or -
miles re III the Hermitage.
We got to Naples at II O'Clock, and | Immediately
So do@n 10 put on paper what saw.
NyJlss, TLuuday night, May y.
FRIDAY MoRSISG, Quarter 10 T., a. m.
open this 10 Boy tie eruption continues to Increase,
ard new crster1 open hourly. But Informed parties
here expect mostsevsre eruption