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into numerous fragments, half buried under the sand and rocks. 
The voleano was an active _ interesting sight for 16 days, and 
now in its repose affords an ample and instructive field for the 
re seen rising from it at a single view. Its soil is unequaled 
in fertility, as s finely arian and as evenly distributed as that 
of the valley of the Nile or the Mississippi; not, however, by 
igated this remarkable region of pte 
and it is sincerely to be hoped that it may not much longer re- 
i the 
The recent fall of sand has been followed by a rope of ert 
and though a few days have since elapsed, corn, cotton and g 
ave grown more rapidly under its fertiinng influence than T 
have ever seen plants grow before. Som sits nd plants it 
cent ieoctiend storms iene es and ee w ur- 
red in and around the island of St. Thom me oe ney same pe- 
= of time which I have been jecedihanc and which undoubt- 
ly spran g from the same sienna’ cause, as those earthquakes 
were distinctly felt 7 tae wall 
2. Earthquake at ir ge From Commodore Bissell 
official Report to ee pester Palmer, of the loss of ia 
United States Steamer fee ahela, dated United States Steam- 
ship Monongahe ov. 21, 1867.—I have to state, with 
deep regret, that the Un United, States steamship Monongahela, under 
command, is now lying on the beach in front of the town of 
Frederickstadt, § St. Croix, where she so aegis by sat oe — 
earthquake ever known here. The sh 
i to that pie gi asthe iis Phase 
