Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-07-10
Lower Canada.


We noticed in this paper Of Thursday
last, the 9th inst. the extraordinary cir
cumstance OF fall Vt snow Of upwards of
an hours duration, on that day. Since
that time, the weather has presented more
permanent and extraordinary features OF
severity. On the afternoon of the 9th.
| when the clouds cleared away, the tops of
the mountains to the north of this city
were perceived to be covered with snow,
the most distant apparently to ti::sIepth
OF . foot.-On the 9Th there was slight
Tall ct snow during the whole day, the
thermometer constantly standing at the
freezing point. At half past 9 o'clock at
night, the roofs of the houses. the streets
and squares of the town, were completely
covered with snow and the next morning,
the 9th, it was observed that the whole of
the surrounding country was in the same
state, having. W thin twelve days Of the
summer solstlce, the appearance of .he
middle ct December ! A gentleman who
was on Friday on the south shore, about
fifteen miles back from the st. Lawrence.
tcund banks of snow up to the axletrees al
his carriage, and drift as in the midst of
winter. On the 9th, snow continued To
fall at intervals, in different parts of the
country. ltagain showed ON the 9Th. On
the 1th, the ground. exposed situations.
became hard with the frus, in the day time.
1.-The wind was constantly strong from
the n. w. driving before it an immense
mass OF iGwerin. clouds, which continual
ly concealed the sun; it was not till Sun
day afternoon that they finally began ia
clear away. It was then discovered. that
though the snow which fell on the night of
the 9TH, had disappeared in the vicinity OF
this early on the following day. the tops of
the mountains TO the north and the south
still remained covered with snow. On the
west side ofthe Chau,liere. large tracts Of
cleared land were still covered, and con.
tinued so on Monday. We are informed
that, in that quarter, tire snow lay forsome
time about fool in depth.
Among the many unusual circumstan.
ces which accompanied state of weather
80 entirely unexamped in the memory OF
the inhabitants or in the annals of the coun.
try, we have to notice that, on Thursday
great numbers of birds. which are never
found but in the distant forests, reSortet
to the city, and were to be met in ever,
street, d even dead in the streets and
many were destroyed by thoughtless o.
cruel persons. The swallows entirly dis
: appeared Tor several days. Some descrip
lions OF trees began tn shed their leaves
w'therIng before they were half expanded
In the country, numbers of sheep rewl,
shorn were killed by the cold. The pr1
dent farmer housed his cattle for seyera
days. La almost every house the stoves
were regularly heated the same as in winter
lhe mischief duue to the crops in thi
} neiShborhOod, we fiatter ourselves. is no
: nearly 50 great as might have been appre
nended. The snow of Friday night pro
= tected them against one of the severes
iroSts. Hvegeta ion had been further adj
Vaheed' II probably would have suffere,
> more. The buds of the orchard tree
: were hardly opened. In exposed situati
u ons, the forest trees have suffered consiJe
i raoiy, though the leaves were not half q
c pehed. The gardens, and such wild frui
I trees as we're in blossom. have suffered AZ
: verely.
Last year was one of the most back
ward ever known in the country on tn,
4th June, the trees were not i'm full leaf
$ At present, the 18th, they are not so for
e WARD as they were last year 90 the 18th
j. we have had only i've or six DAYS If
winch the THERMOMETERS has risen above GO
S degrees OF Fahrenheit.
Under circumstances so unrayourable tc
the productions of tie earth throughout g,
great an extract Of country, precautions
> against scarcity cannot be too generall,
X recommended. We have a few DAYS re
!, naming, during which potatoes barIe,
u aud turhps, may be sown with homes o
IS their Gaming to maturity. Nothing which
c may provide spstenance for man and beas
! ought to be neglected, though we NAV We
u he blessed with more favourable Yea,
J. than Is indicated by present appearances
shag 2O-The Paris Journals to the 17tI
/ bring no further details Of the ipsurrection
u at Grcno5le. 1t has been completed,
= crushed. and all was Tranquil in that quar-,
. ter. The chief insiigaior of this maj
'cheme was lawyer, named Didier. one
! of those worthless beings whom the veal
e policy of the Kings Government in 1871
e loaded with honors and preferme nts. A
y reward Of twenty thousand francs is now
: offered for his apprehension, and it !,
= thought that he will soon be seized. The
( French government, we are happy TO find
acts with energy and frmness. 10 a mar
'-lwho was coudenlied to death by the Pre-.