1821 .] Letters from Pompeii . 99 
&€. &c. &©. The king of the crows 
appeared to me the most carious of 
them all; its size and form somewhat 
resemble the eagle, but its colour is 
generally white, the shoulders of the 
wings tipped with black, its head is of 
a bright vermillion colour, beak yellow, 
and its eyes have an appearance differ¬ 
ing from the generality of the feathered 
creation; it is called the'king of the 
crows because, from its being larger 
and stronger than they are, it will not 
let them feed with it. We frequently 
saw the dante or great ant bear wan¬ 
dering on the banks of the river. 
The plant you mention in yours of 
the 9th Sept, 1S20, is very abundant 
here, very productive and very cheap ; 
its taste is between the English potatoe 
and turnip, and it would in Europe 
certainly be a most useful vegetable, 
and form an excellent substitute for 
bread. I will endeavour on my return 
to get some roots put into a box, with 
the soil they grow in, and get them 
conveyed to you through the colonies, 
&c. &c. 
In the map of Columbia, published 
by Delarochette, you will find the 
rivers Caballure and Arauca, laid 
down by tile appellation of Cavinsari 
and Senaruco, Cucula is not mentioned; 
but you cannot err much as to its situ¬ 
ation, placing it a little to the west of 
St. Christobal which is laid down, and 
from which it is distant only one day’s 
journey: at Zancudo, which is also 
laid down, we slept one night on our 
way from Tetio: there are no houses 
but very good shelter ; it is merely the 
name of a particular spot, while Cu- 
cuta, which is in a plain containing 
three respectable villages, is not taken 
notice of upon any of the maps of this 
country, &c, &c. 
REMAINS OF POMPEII. 
EXTERIOR OF A TOMB AT POMPEII. 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
LETTERS from POMPEII, with illustra¬ 
tive Engravings. 
LETTER II. 
Naples , June 21,1819. 
P ROCEEDING forwards, you gain 
the dwelling said to have been that 
of Sallust; persons appointed to su¬ 
perintend this mansion, have the key, 
which, when visited, displays paintings 
well preserved, and Mosaic work formed 
of very hard stones. Having traversed 
the city, we arrived at the gateway, on 
either side of which is the wall, not 
very lofty, and without is a stone watch 
tower, where, it is said, a skeleton and 
the iron point of a soldier’s lance were 
found. I am astonished that this man, 
who beheld Vesuvius from thence, 
should have continued so faithful at his 
post, unless it was to shelter liis person 
from the falling ashes, by which he 
was soon suffocated. A street which then 
presents itself, was called that of the 
Tombs, 
