Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-09-20
From tie !%aieigs Register.
FxreAopprwARy PHENOMENON.

pbcnrtnenoD, that appeared 10 num-
b.r # people IN he County of Rut5c,
furd, State If North Caroiina. was
made the 7lh Of Angus, 1906 in pre-
senee of navid Oickie, Esq of The coun-
W Snd State aforesaid, Jesse Anderson
= * se Rev. George Newtoo. of lac coun.
tyof Bpncoub, Sc NJ IS Be,scy Newton, of
the State of Geogia, who unanimously
agreed, with the convent ofthe reislers,
that Mr.. Newton should commemorate
tito Mr.. ] Gales Editor of the Raleigh
kegister and SAFE Gazette.
Patsy Reaves. widow woman, who
lives near he Apalachion Mountain, de
ciared, hat on The 3ist day of July loss,
aboHi O'Clock p. Nj. her daughter Eli
zaSeth about eigh years old, was in the
Ccttophe'd abou 10 poles from the dwell
h9r house which stands b. computation, 6
iu' longs from the Chimney Mountain,
and that Elizabeth ,o!d her brother Nor
gan, aged I years, hat there WAS q man
o. he moun,sn NJ rgrn va incredu
lou, az first ; buv,he little gii afli med it,
and said she saY him rowling rock. Or
picking up sticks. adding that she saw a
heap ofpeople. Morgan then went to The
place where she was. and calling ont "a d
thai n saw a lhousend OF ten thousand
things hyi g in ihe aig. o. "hich, Polly,
daughter of Mrs. Reavcs, aged "a years,
and negro woman, ran 60 he children,
ard called 10 Mrs. Reaves 10 come aud see
what a eight yonder was. Mrs. Reaves
says, she went about poles towards
them, and without any sensible alarm or
ts'ght she turned towards he Chimney
Mountain. and discovered very hume.
rouN croud Of beings resembling he hui
man spccies bat could not discern any
particular members ofthe human body,
nor Distinction of SEXES; tina, hey were Of
every size, from the TALES. men down 10
the least infaqfs ha, there were more
OF The small than of the foil grown, chat
thev were all clad with brilliant white raj
men', but could not describe any form OF
ther ra!ment 'hal they appearedio rise
OH he side Of a mountain south Of said
rock, and about as high that conside-
rah'e part # he moun'an's top was visi
Die abnve this shining hnst, that tbev. mo-
we'd IN . northern direction, and collected
sbcul the top of HI Chimney rock. When
all bur few had reached said rock, two
seemed to rise together, and behind them
about two feet, third rose. These three
moved with great agility towards the
croud and had the nesres, resemblance 10
men of any befnre seen. White beho'd-
ing hose three, her eyes we've attract ed
by three more rising nearly from ,he
same place, and moving swif;iF IN the
same order and direction. Afer those.
several others rose and went towards the
rock.
During this view, which all The sreeta.
tors thought lasted upwards OK ar hour,
she sent for MIR. Robert Siercv. who did
mt come a; first; OF a second message
sent abnut ff'e'o minutes aHer',he !irst.
Mr. Storey came & being now before us,
he gives the following relation TO the sub
STAGE Of ~hich Mrs. Reeves agrees.
Mr. Storey said. when he was coming,
he expected ,osee nothing extraordinary,
and when come, being asked if he saw
those people on the mountain he answer
Ell, no. but on looking second TIME, he
SAID he saw more slttering white appear
ances OF human kind than ever he had
seen OF men at any general review that
they were Nf all sizes from hat Of men to
infants that they moved in threngs round
a large rock. not far from the chimney
rock they were abou, the height Of the
chimney rock and moved in semi-c;rcu
Ia course. be,a cen him and the rock and
so passed along in southern course BE
tween him and the mountain, to the place
where Mrs. Resves said thew rose; and
thel two Of full size went before the pc.
neral cloud about the space of 90 yards :
AVID as they respectively came 10 this
Place. they vanished oui of sight, leaving
a solemn and pleasing impression on the
mind, accompanied with diminuiion of
bodily strength.
Whether the above be accountable on
philosophical principles or whether il be
prelude 10 The descent of The Holy City,
leave 10 the impartaly curious ioindge.
GEORGE NEWTON
p. : The above Subscriber has been in
formed, that on the same evening, ard a
bout the same time IN which the above
phenomenon appeared, there was seen,
by gentleman OF charaGer, who was Sc
veral miles dis ant from, the place, bright
Rain bow, apparently near the Sun. then
10 he West, where tbare was no appear
snce of either clouds or rain but haze
~ the atmosphere. The public are there
fore al liberty 10 iudse. whether The Dhe-