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continue. The inhabitants of the Torre del
Greco have suffered no other injury than what
arises from their being in a great part cover-
ed with ashes and stones. A portion of the
territory of Resina is covered with lava, but
only where lava had formerly lain. The
tower of the Annunciata has sustained injuries
which it will not be easy either to estimate
or repair. At Ottaiano, the fire has consum-
50 acres of Wood. These are all the de-
tails which have hitherto reached us."
The following additional particulars of
this interesting event are contained in an-
other private letter from Naples, dated Oc-
tober 29:--
"Vesuvius is comparatively quiet, but it
still throws out immense columns of smoke,
and the lapillo and fine ashes, continue to
rain round the country according to the di-
rection of the wind. Yesterday the wind
blew over Naples, and it was a very rainy
day. To my surprise, on going out, I found
that the water which fell was of the colour of
mud; indeed so thickly was it mixed with a
shower of the fine volcanic ashes, that it has
besmeared the houses and trees, and every
thing exposed, in a most curious manner.
"The first stream of lava thrown out at
the west side of the crater, was about half a
mile in breadth; it passed between the her-
mitage of San Salvatore and the ruins of a
