4G MM. Monticelli and Covelli on the late 



produced on the animals on board, already mentioned, as well 

 as by the circumstance of a great number of men being at- 

 tacked after the ship was cleared at Gibraltar, and till she 

 arrived in a more northern latitude. 



It may be considered out of place here, to give any detail 

 of the curative means employed. I shall therefore only briefly 

 state that sulphur given in large quantities internally, pro- 

 duced no alleviation of the symptoms; on the contrary, it 

 greatly augmented the bowel complaints, with which many 

 of the men were affected, and brought on a most severe te- 

 nesmus; consequently, it was laid aside; applied externally, 

 it was of no use. 



The only plan which produced effectual relief was removal 



from the ship, with the frequent use of small doses of neutral 



salts and detergent gargles, , X t -r, 



fe & " W. Burnett. 



X. Account of a Work entitled " Storia de' Fenomeni del 

 Vesuvio avvenuti negli anni 1821, 1822, e parte del 1823," 

 etc. " History of the Phenomena of Vesuvius during the 

 Years 1821, 1822, and Part of 1823,- accompanied with 

 Observations and Experiments. By J. Monti celli, Per- 

 petual Secretaiy of the Royal Academy of 'Sciences of Naples; 

 and N. Covelli, of the Royal Instihite of Encouragement ." 

 By M. Menard de la Groye*. 



r |^HE general form of this work is nearly that of a journal, 

 •* that is to say, the facts are recited in the natural and suc- 

 cessive order in which they were collected. If we judge of 

 the ultimate celebrity of M. Monticelli, by that which he has 

 for several years enjoyed, arising from his former labours, we 

 shall be induced to believe that he will occupy the first rank 

 among the historians of this celebrated volcano, which we al- 

 ways consider as in some sort a volcanic archetype. 



The new work which we announce was preceded by a 

 description of the eruptions of 1813 and 1817. The same 

 author likewise published in French, in conjunction with 

 M. Covelli, some " Observations and Experiments made at 

 Vesuvius during Part of the Years 1821 and 1822." — (See 

 Bulletin, torn. ii. p. 435.) The first section of the work which 

 now occupies our attention, is for the most part a repetition, 



* From the Bulletin des Annonces Scientifiques, torn. iv. p. 34. M. de 

 la Groye's analysis of the former work by MM. Monticelli and Covelli 

 above alluded to by him, will be found in vol. Ixii. of the Philosophical 

 Magazine, p. 90. 



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