Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-10-08
PORTSMOUTH, N. N. OCT. 5.
EItensiUe Fires IN The Interior.

TOT seNefdi days past tue atmosphere IN TINS W.
eiaity has been filed with such thick smoke as
sometimes to render the sun din as to be viewed
without pain to the eye, and nearly to eclipse the
moon. This smoke proceeds from the fires now
burning in the back part of the State. At
CINNAMON on Tuesday last the woods being on
fire an explosion took place which threw up trees
and timber to the height of 60 feet. and a column
OF fire was raised as high as the eye could reach Ia
the extent OF about rods square this bappene'
on the land of hr. John 1hurston, about mile.
east Of the Academy, between 1 and Q o'clock
A Nj. attended With noise similar TO earth
quake, and lasted n minute o. two. I he fires ex-
tend to: GufoFd, Alton, Baf:,ytead, New Durham
Pennington and Rochester. We also hear that ia
the county Of Gi alton. in the towns Of Plymouth
sumney, Wentworth and Warren, very extensive
fires have rased.--0faeie
The late smoky atmosphere which NC have Wit.
messed, aud the uncommon hue Of the g greater and
lesser gats," bring to our mind an anecdoe of the
late Or. BYLEs, of Boston.
Z On the morning of the 10Th May, t73O, when the
obscurity which succeeded the yellow tinge of OBJ
Jects, had become so considerable as TO occasion
degree OF slara well ss wonder Mrs. -, a
neishbor, parishoner and friend OF the DocLor sen,
her servent to him with bel respects, and The en-.
curry whether the phenomenon did pot In his opr,
ION, poscnd an earthquake, hurricane, some
other elementary commotion. . Give my respect
tnl compliments to your Mistress replied fhe Doc
tor, and tell her am as much in the aqgk as she
is."--sattm Gaseie.
NEw.yoaY, sErT. %.
We omitted 20 mention in our last Number the
late arrival in this city Of the Rev. Je,erh Samuel
{. y. Frey, with biz family, from London.
Mr.. L. is coayer, from Judaism. Jie has for
several years past been abouring TO promote the
faith which, in common With his blinded kinsmen
according TO the fesh, be once condemned, aud was
disposed to destroy. SINCE the establishment of the
Society lin London) for the prsinotion OF Chris
tianity among the Jews, Mr.. L. has been actively
engaged, in councxiou With that Institution, in
advancing its important Objects as well by the ex-
ercise OF tue ministerial functions, as by divers
other means.
Last Lords day cveaing, OF the inv,a,ion of The
Rev. Dr.. J. B. Romeyn, Mr.. F. preached in the
Presbyterian Church in Cedar Street, ia this city.
10 hear the uasearohabie riches Of Christ pro-
Claimed by converted js,v, was too interesting
circumstance not to excite ve.y extensive desire
IN Christians of all dene.riDai .oas suong Us TO at
tend the worship. Il accordingly drew together
many more than the Church could contain.
Nh r. to,'k hi text in Job XIX. @5. k,lov
faa my RI !esn'er Hrthr
The Pefspcuous, learned ard evangelical manner
IN which that man OF God eiaedated The doctgina
part 81 this difficult passage OF scripture, and the
earnesiness and JUNCTION with which he pressed up
on the consciences OF his hearers the importance OF
the privileges and duties connected with the truths
exhibited were calculated TO I the souls of beiev
ers IN the hung Reasesnsr With emotions which we
should IN vaia attempt to describe.
~ was sssjeei al mach regret that very few
Jews were present that evening, owing 60 its be-
Ing the commencement of great feast day aJlong
them, hs first Of The gear.