The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-15
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FOR THE ENQUIRER.

THE nanrs- in which the late comn,otions,
IN the air and earth are mentioned in the Enquirer
OF the 5,h infant, has induced fubfcrber to make
the following communication and remarks.
The hail-itorm which happened Wednefday
evening the 2s,h ultimo, of Mort duration in the
county of Cumberland, but very extenfive and
more ievsrs in other parts ON the Roanoke it was
very violent, and the ha;l-ftones of enormous fze-
each with large nucleus. Preceding this tempen,
were five or fix days mutually for the feafon.
Thurfday was remarkably windy, attended with hard
Equals from the north, the night cloudy and
Petuous-The. Earthquake was felt about day break
on Friday morning the n inn. The mock feyere
IN this and the neighooring counties, particularly
bout Williss mountains, the noife Wa: lharp, loud
and uudu!atory, continuing quarter of minute, with
coneuions 70 VIOLENT fhake the furniture, and
sndanger the breaking of glafs and china. There
wasno repetition of the fhock, which appeared to
pats iiowy, from the fouth-weR to the oppolte iide
OF the compass. The fame evening it rained Satur-
day aio was rainy day, the Sunday and Monday
following were cool and uncommonly blufterng the
eoc weather continued ieveral days. without frots,
however, to do any material damage.
tmay not be deemed by the curious unworthy of re-
mark, that this fingular and awful phenomenon was
preceded by all the Premonitory gns 70 accurately
deicribed by the learned and interchangeable Mr.. Web
tier, IN his admirable work on pefilence, &c.
Among other igns which foretold this alarming E.
vent, may probably be reckoned the unparalleled
drought which commenced in Virginia the latter part
OF July, 1905, and continued with unheard-of fcve-
rity until the month of November, SOC, excepting,
when 1t was interrupted by tornado and tremen-
deus Hoods OF rain; the water of which run off or
was all evaporated in day or two, leaving the
ground 10 dry and hard an,oit fufpend vegeta-
ton, and cut off nearly the whole crop of corn in
Tome dftritts of this nate.
The iudden appearance of worm, early lae FUN
mer in the wheat and corn FIELDS, on the Roanoke,
amesriver aud elfewhere, in iueh n,ultitudes to
threaten the total deltruction Of the growing crops
and conlequent famine may ALTO be taken into con-
liberation, TO itrengthen the hypothesis.
And ialtly, the pe(tieH,ial fever which became e.
Pidemic, about the fame time, in the middle and up
Per country, may undoubtedly be enumerated among
the other alarming Premonitions. This fever has
continued until very lately, and been attended with
mortality 10 great Especially among the young and
robuit) as to fill the inhabitants of fome neighbor-
hoods with terror and difmay. By this difeafe, mere
young people were hurried to early grave, in the
courie OF the year 1906, than had died in the fame
extent of country, during the ten preceding years!
Thee are fome of the drefal precurors of this
phenomenon, and time alone tell, ifgreater evil,
are doomed to march in its frightfu train.
The quantity of vapour, in the form of rain and
snow, in the eourfs of the winter pat in this fate
has exceeded all example, within the memory of
man; this has indeed been the cafe throughout the
United States, public accounts to be credited
Befides tremendous forms on the American and Eu.
ropean coats, and general otons of tho atmof-
Phere, have been noticed throughout this period in
moa parts of the world. Perhaps thefe great ele-
mentary conflicts and dihYrbances may portena the
approach of comet! probably one of thofe mighty
naies Of matter, which plays through inmeafurable
fpace, may now be paying vifit folar fynem
Be this as it may, fuch appears to be the 6on
between thefe grand phenomena of nature, and want
and peailence JULY excite the attention of the
philosopher. and the fymPathy of the phlanthropii.
In the county of Amherf, fhower of rain fell
the lue fummer, which in 8 or hours was equal to
i2 inches perpendicular height Of fold water
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