Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-18

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wa. to follow. Above me, In col.hhsd space,
! beheld luminous body moving, on Wnlcn
we're horne grial forms which shone with all
the brilliancy OF the rainbow. In short
time these happy shades descended to the part
of the mountain on which was' ana faileeti
themselves around me ; without, however,
exposing to view the horrible sight was d
bout TO witness. Twas looking towards the
north, and at some distance from the horlzoni !
] beheld the Comet, but itappeared to be at ieast
one fourth as large as this world. AT one en-
,remity it was constantly fed byflames, calcuiat-
ed to increase it's dreadful velocity. The other
extremity presented immense ramihcations,
which, in their oscilating motions, seemed 70
be gradually destroying the ends OF the ea'th;
This shocking devastation was accompanied
by noise ten thousand times more alarming
than that of thunder. In proportion as the
earth diminished, offering no longer an asylum
for the human race, who fed IN crowds to-
wards the mountain on whose summit was,
behold vast ocean of fire stretching out IN
every direction, on which, with the utmest
gaiety, skipped the new inhabitants OF the
melting world Although saw this lnstru-
ment of vengeance or regeneration advancing
towards me, retained my forhtude, and telt,
no sensation but what was produced by the
rarefaction Of the air because believed that
some superior power had transported me to
the spot, in order that might witness IN safe
ty the destruction of the world. was soon
however, convinced Of the vanity OF this ex-
pectation. The shades by which was sur
rounded, and whose celestial countenances
exhibited every mark of urdisturbed happl-
ness, suddenly raised their suppllant voices
to Heaven, and in soft and tender strain OF
melody uttered this ejaculation ., Justice,
celestial Justice, spare, 0 spare mankind, -
In an instant, the thousand thunders which
had shaken the vault of heaven, ceased to roll;
and fine day succeeded the former awful
scene The earth was covered with verdure,
fruits, and inhabitants restored TO lite and safe
ty. The sight Of such happiness brought
fit of rage upon me that entirely overpow-
cred me, and I thought feit freezing
reptiles entwining themselves around me, and
dragging me into cave, when celestial
voice exclaimed, " The cbastisenent OF man
is finished with thee ceases every desoiatlng
scourge." Thus ended my life,
The Day after my Death.-( Second Dream
You know have always believed In netem-
prycosis, transmigration of souls. ltagrees
with nv system of fatalsm. The ABOVE dream
had made lively impression on me; aud it IS
no wonder that after thinking on IT al Gay,
my succeeding dream should have been Of a
similar nature.
dreamt that my soul had passed into ano-
Their body, and that BY the due amalgamation
OF two substances, still recollected enough
CT what l had been, to contrast nv present
with my former state. was transformed In
to newscarrier, and was standing before
tavern in my good city of Paris, when man
arrived on horseback, bringing the news Of
my>death This news caused the greatest
10Y among the popuace. Never WAS mes
senger so well received. Some kissed his
boots others shed tears ofioy upon his horse;
and some gave him their purses Ct gold, At
length he was carried in triumph to the City
Hotel, where some neighboring municipal Of
Gcers had assembled in haste, and I went In
with the croud. The violent emotions of the
messenger prevented him from speaking for
some time, but he made a signal that / had
finished my career. He then made sign that
he wished to speak, and the most proloand
silence prevailed in an impatient assembly,
trenchmen, (said he) the tyrant is no more!
saw him fall by the vengeful sword. He IS
dead ! placed my hand upon his guilty heart
and 1t beat not, nor ever will resume its pai-
pltatlons Let Us return thanks to God that
we now have country, and that the name of
Frenchman is not SYNONYMOUS with that of
slave Or robber. In one of those furious fits
that have been the scandal of his life, and the
torment of ours, he attacked the captain Of |
vessel and tore off his epaulettes The cap
tain, with the rspidity. of Lightning, plunged |
his sword into his body saw the instrument
'inged with blood They are bringing to Pa
rs the tyrant's carcasej which was obtained !!
With great difficulty FROM those who were pre-
sent at his DEATH
TO be continued.