Observations on the manners and customs of Italy, : with remarks on the vast importance of British commerce on that continent; also, particulars of the wonderful explosion of Mount Vesuvius, taken on the spot at midnight, in June, 1794, when the beautiful and extensive city of Torre del Greco was buried under the blazing river of lava from the mountain; likewise, an account of very many extraordinary cures produced by a preparation of opium, in a variety of obstinate cases, according to the practice in Asia; with many physical remarks collected in Italy, well deserving the attention of most families. / By a gentleman authorised to investigate the commerce of that country with Great-Britain.

  • Brooke, N.
Date:
1798
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Credit: Observations on the manners and customs of Italy, : with remarks on the vast importance of British commerce on that continent; also, particulars of the wonderful explosion of Mount Vesuvius, taken on the spot at midnight, in June, 1794, when the beautiful and extensive city of Torre del Greco was buried under the blazing river of lava from the mountain; likewise, an account of very many extraordinary cures produced by a preparation of opium, in a variety of obstinate cases, according to the practice in Asia; with many physical remarks collected in Italy, well deserving the attention of most families. / By a gentleman authorised to investigate the commerce of that country with Great-Britain. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    could not but be cheerful; recolle&ing alfo the difficulty fhe had lately encountered in travelling through France, fometimes lying- in barns; adding, that her parents were of diftinftion in Switzerland, though fhe had lived fome years in France, but being left deftitute of friends at the Revolution, and by fome other fatality too long now to mention, fhe had been obliged to marry a man much below herfelf; and that fhe was fome months pregnant;—at which words fhe rofe, and went into another apartment, as I fuppofe to give more vent to fome tears which had begun to flow. At one o’clock we got into the carriage, and paffing the bifhoprick of Monte Fiafcone, we arrived at this city, which is pretty large, has many fine churches, and is alfo a bifhoprick. We were fortunate enough at being at lafi: admitted into the inn where we firft ftopt, as we had refufed to alight there, becaufe the landlord faid that he had only one room va- cant; but after finding the other inn full, we returned, and with much difficulty were received by the furly hofh Our baggage be- ing carried up, I told him he muff give us two beds; one was already in an alcove con- cealed