Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-11-09

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t4tS t'kctt t1BittUt y favored MI
letter from . gentleman olrespeciaAs.
ii Ulster count, which Ws now Is
fore our readers and We think Il Il IA /
stagger the most inersdulous
Ssn
Having bean insorn1ed that you 81
expressed desire to receive a detail I
the extraordinary occurrence which, Il
lately taken place n tina vicinity, / i,
brace the opportunity Of tomlrndics6S
g you the following particular as a.
result ef my enquiries: Reports ID +
become 50 various, and The whole "a,
sacticn was 50 mysterious, that u 4ds
70 avoids i possIbles az misrepfesebt
lions, iree0Iyed To visit the place 81
to be the scene OF the transaction, Al
make my eaquiries Of those who h,I
been its witnesses. Accordingly, 4
Tuesday the 18th Of this month, ths Re-
Mr.. Gosman, Of this village. agreeing n
accompany me, we went to the spd,
and told the person living on the fam
whatour business was, and requesa
himsto relate as precisely 81 he tOsI
what had occurred. He said, that |,
Wednesday Che Goth September hism
a young mar, about I8 years old and I
lad about ii, were ia the field toDD,'
corn that while Tins employed n
former was hit on che ba ( by 4 sm,l
pumpkin, which appeared To have y
ceeded from a small.weod adjoining 4,
Germ field {: surprising tina Il had S,al
thrown at them by soste pefjor eoses'I !
ed il the wood. they thought no mon /
il, until they saw several stones fa6o
IN succession about The corn field. n
apparently conf. = from the same vol1,
they then were confirmed i. their su.s
r;on and ',mmed;atalv sssrcbsd III, Il
,vood. hut f,,,,,. , nahodc ons' . 1.
stones Ind b;t fbe lad. buf q ssn, h & {
- A. No ;n;nrv Tbev sbass s taig 4.
o = of g,s farm mr. saSds' ss's .i "
Ia bsn,,osasi H. .kan.ht y =. "n y
AFT f;rstl thai The stones Rad bean ,i., y
from tbe woo. and was e, resoIved ' T. J,
",ta;r -. ~, 49,. $500, osoisse y
-. Sai ..;tI, a. -.,,..s 80, ,ssu.
.',s '.s.u ~ -. 49,, q 80 anI s'ea
m ~, 49, th .es, .s,, ;y's ss'aeo
e.. e., 'n.Os u'Sn -, A Z. ri ~ eeais
s :nl -. .,, .;.,. apa.,. s o,s ei' s
. as.s y. ss a.. sss,rnsd Il ; |.
-. a. .e,r esId $50 a. 4. ~ 4
NJ. s -. ..,as 49, h;t . !. 49, 81
49, 80 NJ = = "a Ia S ~ a.' . us~
~ 2 s. AZ. - - ;n;,,,r - M
- en..I - - ~ ,.'s...i .;snss. .oas;us
.nls tns saW ..,s's .h o, AZ ssI s,I
u W avtr,rv ~. 70 ass,ser. 4 ~.ssa
- .,.. ss .bat tbe ,yhoIs were thrown
,snPOss'D. t.. .,A. !. tbsss g neTsob. III
" one ,.a wv = 'srs,Iv tra., hslrtai,sl
s.onss ms, = ! 80 A. ,. much l..
O s,,. =, 1, which was see,, can
o.lr y - s Mon, 4, fact h;Oh a
Ivy - s,r,,s l,s wards from i. wsie
aalueu aDO
: S.S;s stone. u,,on the pt;pc;ples Ofus
;.o.; i dsscr;h;nea paral,nla. must 6al
moved through 4 distance Of $50 yaral
I have the stone Il, nv possession.
Ths field on which an this ocaiTa.
i 4 low. level piece Of ground, rsmsbs
NV : free fre,a stone. and Of fine looSJ
so;l. IS
The next aay. Thursday, the same Il
Young men, together with boy off
wears Of age, went to another fsla,h
quarter Of i mile distant from tie lwnst
and we're there also at work, 'oFrg
|cnrn they had not been tong therek
fore The same phenomenon appearedr-
stones moving in every direction, ana
treat numbers, some falling perpsnagIGas
|1-I.. fam be;ght of about 81 Ieu