Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-05-11
Fortinn Ntlps.

VERA CRUz, April l5.
The Generals with 400 French troops have
sailed for Europe.
Maximilian thinks Of draft. Sundry small
Imperial victories are claimed.
The seige Of Mazatlsn continues. The
Liberal commander, found in bed by the
French, was killed
Two Peruvian iron Clads arrived from Eng
land, captured the Spanish Schooner Doro-
thea under the U s. flag.
Nav YoRK, May S.
BY Mexican news, via Havana, we learn
that Martinas, the Liberal commanding at
Almos, encountered force Of Maximdisa's
troops, and was defeated, losing three pieces
Of artillery.
Thrty.three persons have been arrested
and tried by court-martia for uttering senti-
ments favorable TO Juarez.
WoNDERFUL SCENE, - A writer in the
Honolulu Friend was an eyewitness to the
eruption of the volcanic mountain Mania
Loa, on the leland Of Hawaii. 1t commenced
near the summit and sent down its burning
floods along the orth-western slope for two
days and then suddenly ceased. After thir-
ty-six hours the lava burst out vertically
about halfway down the mountain, sending
a column Of glowing liquid fire enc thousand
feet into the air This Jet was about one
hundred feet in diameter and continued for
twenty days to rise into the air to height
varying from 500 to 1000 feet. This terrific
fusnade was accompanied with explosions
which shook the hills, and the thunder Of
its progress was heard at the distance Of for
ty miles. At its first issue from the orifce
it was at a white heat; as it sscended higher
and higher it changed TO deep blood red and
fnally fell almost back to the earth.
In few days a cone nearly three hundred
feet high was raised. vast heap of glowing
GOALS hotter than the fiery furnaces Of the
world, and Awlully suggestive Of the destruc-
tive force Of the great chemical laboratory Of
nature. From this molten fountain, mile
in circumference, broad river Of fire went
rushing down the noun ain side, filing up
valleys. tumbling over precipces, burning
through the woods and evapota1ng the wa
ter of the streams and pools in great wreaths
of mufky steam und vspor which filed al the
sky. All Eastern Hawaii WAS sheet Of
light. and night was turned into day. A, sea
the light was visible for two hundred miles,
the point from which the 6re issued being ten
Thousand feet above the level of the ocean.
The rivers Of ire from this mountain flowed
about thirty five miles aud stopped within ten
miles of the coast In the daytime the at
mosphere for many square miles was filed
with murky haze, through which the sun
beams shed pale and CHASTITY light. The
air was filled with the little 6l4ments called
Pelo's hair, and with sitting ashes. /, was
scene such few would care to witness, and
one which the dweller in more temperate
climes would not wish to run the risk of for
all the beauties and rare productions of the
tropics.
orr WELLS IN KussfA-A very rich oil
we'll has tssn discovered in the district Of
Natuchaitz, on the shore Of the Caspian Sea.
After boring depth Of one hundred and
twenty feet in the solid rock. stream of oil
made It's appearance and flowed for twenty
minutes. deafening noise followed, accom-
panied by slight earthquake, which so
frightened the workmen that they al. fed.
When The noise had subsided a jet Of clear
water, tasting very salt, sprang up with great
violence. After this st had exhausted itself
(which it took twenty-six minutes in dong)
quantity Of froth, emoke and stones issued
out Of the cavity, which was now found to
contain nothing but pure oil. Since then
from fifteen hundred 10 two thousand psil-
fuls OF the oil have been drawn out, the only
ins rument used being common wooden siph-
on two inches in diameter.
CLERIoAL DEMAND.--A singular incl
dent has just taken place at Neufchatel, in
Switzerland. Az the death of merchant of
that city, on the credit side of his books the
name Of 4" God was found to be inscribed
for a considerable sum. No one knew of such
a creditor, and on investigation evidence was
obtained that deceased who WAS a man of
great piety, had opened an account to the
Father Of All, aud entered to it each year
share Of bis profits The clergy have claimed
the sum, on the ground that they represent
God upon earth. while their demand is OPP
posed by the authorities of the canton. The
affair will probably be brought before the
tribunals.