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Volcanic mountain of albay. 
Voigjj details of the dreadful eruption of the 
Pliiljpp? Albay, in the island of Luconia, one of the 
^iti 
on the 1st February, 1814, are from an eye 
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dreadful scenes it presented. 
Seryg^'^S thirteen years the volcano of Albay had pre- 
tliat Pf'^lound silence. It was no longer viewed with 
splrg and hon'or with which volcanoes usually in- 
cioyj ’'vlio inhabit the vicinity. Its extensive and spa- 
be^mj bad been converted into highly-cultivated and 
’■P® ^tiy of January last, no 
tibd in the slightest degree, upon the damages 
^'®t'ioi^T so bad a neighbour had once occasioned. 
1 ^b® former eruptions there had been heard 
fiiit ^ ■'''■'bterraneous sound.s, which were presages of them.. 
'be present occasion we remarked nothing, es- 
*bsbt sh 'be last day of January we perceived .some 
*tt the *'b® ri'gbt the shocks increased. At two 
violent than tho.se hi- 
*bat It was repeated at four, and fi'om 
y were almost continual until the eruption 
jjttes a ^ broke, and I scarcely ever remarked in CamH- 
serene and pleasant morning. I ob.served, 
'be ridges nearest to the volcano were co- 
a?*"® house ^!^btch ^ supposed to be the smoke of 
tk ^'gbt o’cl ttttght have been on fire in the night. But 
Coluiyj*; ° p ^be volcano began suddenly to emit a 
R^'est vei ®ttnd, and ashe.s, which, with the 
. Was elevated into the highest regions of 
'"°st di-yl At this sight we were filled with the 
nf"' tl>e bro’ when -we -observed that in an in- 
SB — tbe volcano was quite covered. We bad 
dvi 
^lUe 
fire but were convinced that a 
flowing towards us, and was about to con- 
>nen u ®®®tire^// which was done in my village 
•ho betoQi. ‘^ly sacra m’rnl from prrfanation ! we 
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to flight. The swiftness with whidl 
^ re.fle rolled Ojurards us, did not give ns tinre 
otioti or consuUfition. 7!)? friehlfnl noiso 
