The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-31
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gives the details Of a number Of resoits in Chill, but none
Of them had been successful. OF copapo, a place in which
the mutiny had not been checked, this paper says
Without leaders, and already beginning 20 break on,
those revoltors find themselves in the last extremity; their
surrender is expected every moment.
The supporters OF these disturbances, living ia the me-
tropolis, escape the action of law because the government
perhaps for want OF positive proof of their crime, wishes
10 proceed by Legal means, they have attempted TO move
also the city OF San Felipe, and succeeded In surprising
tho intendente, and took possession OF the few arms in
the city. Government had forcseen what might take
place there, and accordingly had ordered some time back
the creation of a battalion of regular troops Ia Andes and
Putendo, places where order prevails, and consequently
hostile to the reyoltcrs OF San Felipe.
This o~pportnne measure will DO the safety OF Aconoa-
gue, as the forces from Andes and Putendo, together
with those immediately sent from Santiago, are sufficient
to restore order in San Felipe
An attempt has likewise been made in Santiago 10 push
the mob into a revolt. On the 18th inst some lew sol
diels Of the regular troops Mum. j attempted a riot Find
ing no support in nheir comrades, they marched down the
Alameda in number of 40 10 SO, and assaulted a piquct
guard They committed several disorders, among which
is the massacre of a retired officer, Sofa, who cndeavored
to bring them to their duty.
They were soon pursued, and at present they are all OF
them in possession of justice.
The government and authorities arc stronger to-day
than what they were on the 18th December last, the day
on which the first revolt took place. Numerous prop
erty guards have been formed and are forming in Com
cepoion, Coquimbo, Santiago, and Valparaiso, with the
view of protecting property and keeping order in sight OF
the disorders, plumbers, and contributions exacted in the
inhabitants of Taca.
We may therefore say that revolt is in its last mo-
ments. Its last struggles are the ridiculous attempts of
San Felipe and Santiago. A few days more and the mu-
tineers, authors, and leaders shall return to the obscurity
out of which they should never have sprung.
VOLCANIC ERUPTION -DEsrRUcTIoN OF A SMALL
VILLAGE
IRON tho Correspondence Of the Honolulu Commercial Advertiser,
waimea, Hawaii, February4J
Had / the abllit I should like TO give a description Of
the present volcanic eruption ; but 1 am fearful of a fail
urc should the attempt be made. When one has seen
the real thing itself there is no room for the play of the
imagination or poetry. You may exhaust language of its
most impressive and descriptive terms, and yet fail TO
reach the reality. | shall attempt no more than to give
a few facts. On Sabbath, January 23d, volcanic smoke
was seen gathering on Mauna Loa-
In the evening the mountain presented q grand and
yet fearful spectacle. Two streams of fire were issuing
from two different sources, and flowing, apparently, In
two different directions. The whole region, earth and
heaven, were lighted up, and even the interior of our
houses received the lurid volcanic light direct from its
source. In the morning of the second day we could dis
Germ where the e~ruptioDs were. One appeared to be very
near the top of the mountain, but its stream and smoke
soon after disappeared. The other was on the north side,
further below the top, and was sending out its fires in a
northwesterly direction.
On the second and third nights, the dense smoke and
clouds prevented us from having a fair view of Peles
doings but on the four following nights we had a
view-and such o scene! IL seemed as though the eye
could never weary in gazing at it. The burning crater
4 SCuuS w pO inteh shihpbp6 ""S o''VN''6 VI ~"
volumes of liquid fire above the mouth of the craterI
will not venture to say how high-and the fiery stream
rolled onward and onward, still adding grandeur and
terror as it proceeded, till, on the morning OF the 3lst,
about sunrise, the stream was compelled, though reluc-
family, to stop, by meeting the waters OF the ocean. Even
then its resistless and opposing energy carried it ON some
distance into the sea.
The poor inhabitants of Wainanalii, the name of the
village where the fire reached the ocean, were aroused at
the midnight hour by the kissing and roaring Of the APP
preaching fire, and had but just time to save themselves.
Some Of the houses of the inland portion of the village
were partly surrounded before the inmates were aware of
their danger. Wainanaii is near the northern boundary
of North Kona, and about twelve or fourteen miles from
Kawaihae. 1t is, of course, all destroyed, and its pleas
ant little harbor all filled with lava. The volcanic
stream was one mile wide or more in some places. and
much less in others. 1t crossed the Kona road and in
terrupted the mail communication. The whole distance
of the flow from the crater to the sen is some forty
miles.
Last night (the Sd February tho volcano was in full
blast, and the burning stream seems to have taken an
other direction. Parties have gone out to-day to see and
explore. Perhaps on their return / shall have something
additional to communicate.
The New York Commercial Advertiser of the 18th,
says
ait seems from the papers before us, that this erup-
ton was first seen on Sunday, the 23d of January. Some
thirty years ago, when the Rev. Mr.. Stewart, chaplain Of
the navy, was at the islands, the eruption broke out and
was visited by that gentleman, and a most interesting
account Of his visit was communicated by him to the
New York Commercial Advertiser, which, we believe,
was the first account that had reached this country
The Polyncsian says
oh. b. NJ. IS ship Calypso sailed on Tuesday evening
for Kailua, on an excursion to the volcano. She took a
number of invited guests, among whom we noticed his
Majesty the King, whose curiosity to witness the eruption
had been excited, and b Toup Nicholas, esq, II. b.. Ms
acting consul. The officers of the ship arc provided with
| instruments for taking observations on the mountain, and
if practicable will ascend to the crater
THE CRUISE OF THE FENNIMoRE COOPER
From the poiynesan, Feb. 16.l
The u. s. schooner Fennimore Cooper returned to this
port on Saturday week, from a cruise of about $50 miles
to the northward and westward. The object of the
cruise was TO ascertain the exact position of the many
islands and shoals lying in that direction. A longer time
would have been devoted to this object had it not been
necessary TO leave shortly for the coasts of China and Ja-
pan, in order to reach those places before the breaking
up of the northeast monsoon. Careful surveys were
made of Bird island, Neckcr island, French Frigatc shoaI,
Gardner's island, Marc reef, and Laysan's island. The
results of these surveys are not yet fully determined.
Before leaving this port her chronomotcrs were actual
ly rated, and are now being rated again, so that the cal
culations may be as near correct as possible. When this
accomplished the exact difference of longitude between
each of the above places and Honolulu will be arrived at,
but, to correct them for the meridian Of Greenwich, the
longitude of this place must first be definitely establish
cd. This will, of course, be done before the schooner
leaves tho islands. Besides visiting the places named,
the Fennimore Cooper sailed over the positions of an
island TO the westward of the French frigate Shoal, the
the Two Brothers, and Neva Island. Pollard and Gard
ner's islands are doubtless one and the same so prola-
bly, are Lisiansky's and Pel's islands. In the neighhor-
hood of the positions of Neva and Lisiansky's islands
found numerous reefs and shoals.
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