Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-07-14
pou cMgafysIg. Iuly 6.

poUenxaEgsIs, July s.
On Ifuffday nighr laf, the 44uron
! Boysahs made their appearance in as bril-
!, liant and fplendid manner as we ever re
collect e have isen. A luminous archie
& iemlcifcls, extended from The N. Wea L
tac ~. Eat, the diameter Of whiclln;gh
be about 70 degrees ABOVE the horizon
IRON, alfparts Of this arch, (Which to ap-
pearencc was about enc yard in width,
long pysamidical columns Of apparent
| flame fhot forth, fome of which reached
TO the zenyth, alternately Ring, bright
ening, and fading away. The fpace be
meath the arch, quite 70 It's hale, was 6li-
ed with black. fubfant., lcfenbling
lnoke, INTERPRETED with ipots 81 ;nccn-
ceivablc brightness. The lighr Wild,
they reaetted, was cqeal 70 the morning
twilight, !. ihost time before fnn-riing.
The wind breezed gently from The iouth.
Farenheit's thermometer had not for feye-
raj days, much varied froa, the degree Of
fumraer heat the next day il. arois fe.e-
raj degrees higher. During the appear
ance of the light, there was, diiiinaly to.
be heard, low murmering found, 10 the
region Of the north, like the roar Of diff
tant winds. This circumaanee we have
remarked on feyeral ilnilar occaGons.
Thefe phenomena have appeared at diff
fcrent periods, fnce about tile year 1870 !;
preyi0ts 10 that tine We have no account
of them, either in Europe or America.
They are common IN Canada, Iceland,
Greenland, and other northern countries.
They were very frequenti the time Of the
late American war, ince which they have
rarely yiGted US. The caufss OF their ap-
pearance have not vet been accounted Tor
on philoforhic principles.
Pougbkeesfs Bargmetrr.
AURORA BoREALIs, AT BosToN.
On Thurfday evening lat, this phsno-
menon was accompanied by the yey extra
ordinary appearance of a remarkably lu
minous belt Of light, extending from the
eafern TO the wefernedse Of tie horizon,
directly thro' the zenith, which lated a.
bout an hour. Il appeared about FIVE
degrees in breadth, and formed COM
plete bow, dividing the heavens into two
hemifpheres. At he fame time, num-
Der ofcorruieations were feen exhibiting.
the appearance Of light flying clouds, flow
ly undulating towards the centre. And
during the whole night the northern part
Of the horizon was more enlightened than
has been obierved fer many years.
(B9fcn Gaa.
From tie Ez'eaing Pgf.
To MsDTs. Geoyge Thatcher md Dzy5gbt
Feqer Of llG9gaebaletts.
Gentlemen.
The briefiketches given of your charac-
tiers in the hifory of Prefdent Adams ad-
miniitration were drawn flom Callender's
ProGpeet, and his other works. / had
however diicovered previous to my nego-
Citations with Mr.. Burr, from mott le-
fpeaable channel, that MIR. Calender had
mifreprefeated your actions in an eminent
degree, I had determined upon reprinting
lhofe fleets which contain the characters
ofthe members Of congreis, and ofcorred-
ing isveral other like errors in an appen-
dix-The publicationof the hi9ory with
out my knowledge and content, after being
flppreaed, prevented thefs corrections tax.
ing place therefore confder it as an Inc
cumbent duty to make this public apology
through the medium Of the newfpapers,
unlolieted either by you or your friends,
which | Aatter myfelf will be deemed fuf.
6cient until the appearance of a pamphlet
now preparing, correcting erroneous i'm
preiGons, giving fatcment OF the vari-
Gus fourcss from which / obtained my m
formation, and the circumstances attend
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