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“hed to us from the most respectable authority, and which may 
be received as an historical fact of undoubted authentieity. 
The distance of Batavia from the Tomboro-mountain is be- 
tween seven and eight hundred miles, which appears so enor- 
mous a space for sound to be conveyed over, that we cannot 
help supposing the Volcano on Sumbawa is in some degree 
connected with other Volcanic-mountains on this Island. To 
prove this fact we now publish an extract from a private letter 
with which we weren obligingly favored before any eruption 
was known to have taken place on the Island of Sumbawa 
by wich it will appear that the dates of the first explosions 
from the Tomboro-mountain on that Island and from the 
mountain behind Bangewangee correspond exactly. 
Besukie, April 16. 
„The mountain that has been kicking up this dust is not 
„pin Lamojan as was generally supposed, but one in the rear 
„of Bangewange and in the District of Bondowoso about 85 paals 
„distant from this place, called Goonong Rawoong; it has 
„been Volcanic from time immemorial, sometimes smoking, 
nand once or twice has emitted flames; seven months ago 
„four hilloeks that were near the edge of the Crater fell in 
wand choaked up the vent. lts first re-opening was about 
„the 4'® instant, at which time we had a slight shower of 
sashes; however, on the 10*, it broke out with louder 
„explosions than was ever before witnessed; we were enveloped 
„in darkness from 4 o'clock p. m. of the 11th until 2 p. m. 
„oft he 12th. The ground here is covered with ashes 2 inches deep, 
„the same at Probolingo, at Panaroukan and through the, 
7 Bangewangee Districts from S to 10 inches. 
„The sca was much agitated at the time of those explosions 
„and on a sudden rose from 5 to 7 fect on the night of the 
v 10th.” 
