Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-23
LONDON Feb Is.

fOrd DOreaiiS, OF NOlHcTh hShSo, ""'
observed i'm Derby and its neighbor-
hood. This singular phenomenon
too place about eight o'clock, and
continued without intermissiou for a
fun half hour, during the whole Of
which time the sky WAS Illuminated
from the horizon to the zenith, ex-
tending east and west for considera-
bic distance. Broad streaks of light,
oT VARIOUS sizes. rose from the hOri-
zou in pyramidica! undulating form.
and shot with great velocity up to
the zenith: they changed their forms
very frequently and rapidly, and
broke out in places where none were
seen before. shooting along the Hea-
Nens, and then disappearing in an in
stant. The sky in various places was
tinged for considerable space with
. deeD purYlo, and the stars Shone
very brightly during the whole time
through the clouds wb;eh formed the
Aurora Borealis. A short time after
this singular phenomenon had ceased,
the raia began TO descend and CONT
nued most of the night.
SISGUL.l MARRIAGE.
BY letter Just received from n.
South Whales, we hear that Miss
Radfald, who some time ago was tri-
ed at the Guildhall of this city for per-
jary. and transported to Botany Bay.
CONTACTED herself 50 well on her pas
sage thther, as to engage the marked
attention of all on board, and espe-
cialIy of c. S.****rs, esq, young
oRcer Of sood family and respectable
litv. who was so enanourcd OF her a.
miable department, 'as to make homo
-able proposals Of marriage and a
short time after their arrival they
were united the ceremony being per-
formed at the Church of Faramatta,
bv the Rev Mr.. Iarsden. The go.
vernon afterwards granted permission
for MIR. S. to become resident in the
colony.
Death oftke countess of Inuiskillen.
An express last week reached Bau-
desert, the seat Of the Marquis of An
slesea, with intelligence of the death
oflady Inniskillcn, the Marquis Sis
Ter at her seat in Ireland.
KING CHRIsTOYHE, of Hayti, was
formerly a slave OF a widow in the
Island OF ST. Thomas, where she still
lives. re lately wrote letter, in
which he requested her to goto him,
that he might testify al his graft
Jude to her. for the humane aud ge-
nervous treatment he experienced from
her in his condition Of slavery. This
demand not having been accepted, he
requested her to send him at least her
son. that he might through him pay
his debt Of gratitude.
Some spurious coin is said to have
already appeared. The cheat was
discovered by letter carrier, who
aad taken a new shilling from a
tradesman and, being the FIRST he
had seen. he was curious in exalnin-
ing it. when he discovered an appear
ance of copper on the edge. and upon
investigation il was found to be form
ed of copper. cased with silver. 1t
was traced hack to the tradesInan,s who
affirmed, that whilst waiting at the
bank to obtain some new silver,
stranger politely proposed to en-
change him one to crafty his curios-
ity. This, 10 doubt. was the shilling
subsequently found fosery.-The
counterfeit was sent to the bark, and
afterwards taken away by Mr.. W.
Pole, who, We hear, has gone to Bir-
mingham, in hopes Of making some
discovery on the subject. A woman
who resides near Bell square, Spital-
fields, haG, or has, in her possession,
a counterfeit new shilling. They are
about the weight of a sixpence. and
very tainf. cased with silver; but
in impression and milling the imita-
ton is SO complete, that it is difficult
to discover the imposition without
rubbing the edges well, or weighing
them against good ones.
A Gentleman, from London. has
exhibited at this Backyard. the mo-
del OF an apparatus which be calls
&" the conversion OF the motion OF Il
right lire into rotative one," and
states it to be applicable to the work
Of pumps, rapstans. and cranes, by
the power Of men, in a manssr sa-
perior to the common modes in use ;
also for giving motion to paddle
,vLeeIs for rowing boats. in lieu OF