Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-24
Cumberland county, (Psnn.) ZIP z.

SINGULAR LIGHT IN THE HEAVENS.
On the night Of the 4th inst (April) a.
bout fifteen minutes past eight o'clock, >
light appeared to rise from the horizon
| about the direction Of so degrees N. w
from Carlisle, Pen,sylvania, in appear
ance ike the reflection of the mooL when
rising and before it can be seen, only
more vivid, and coming and going like q
hall extinguished candle. During its
brightest appearance, kind of streamers
or shadowy ferns seemed to pass through
the light westwardly, and as the whole
horizon was lighted, the shadows or
streamers seemed TO darken the horizon
opposite TO them as they passed through.
What is still more singular the light
moved a N. L. course; il continued near
ten minutes, and terminated about N. Z.
from where it was fir,i perceived.
The writer had every opportunity Of
observing this phenomenon particularly,
being accidentally on an eminence, which
commanded view Of the horizon in al
most every direction,
1t may be recoIlected that the night
was extremely dark and rained heavy
which gave The light more striking ap-
psarance. Can our men Of science ac-
count for this phenomenon , The facts
are a. stated, and NAV be relied on.
From the ". 7. DAILY .7arer. AprR II.
The recent death Of the king of swe:
den, and the accession Of Berpadotte to
the throne Of that kingdom, may present
TO the consideration of the great nations
OF Europe very important question:
Bernadotte is the only sovereign left 10
that Quarter Of the globe who may be
called by the old dynasties an illesti.
mate. The Bonsparte race are dethro-
ned. and somewhat scattered-Murat is
dead-Eugene Besuhsrnois does, indeed,
by his Bavarian connection, preserve con.
siderable distinction. but he is not in pos
session Of regal power. The king Of
Sweden, who was deposed TO make way
for his uncle lately deceased, is BY mar
riage nearly related to the emperor Of
Russia. Whether Alexander feels any
very strong sympathy for him in his de-
graduation, we do not know. The i'm
psrtant services rendered by Bernadotte
to the great alliance IN 1915 certainly
furnish him with strsng claim upon his
brother monarchs, whose interests he SO
materially sub.erved and promoted in
that memorable year. Bernadotte is an
able man and an accomplished officer,
and, as far as we have observed, has con.
Quoted the affairs of that nation with
skill and prudence But, he is 4 foreign.
er, and Frenchman, and we should not
be surpnzed if the old spirit of the
swedes should be chafed into excitement
by these considerations. The Swedes,
"hen thoroughly drilled and we'll COM
mandedS are excellent soldiers. Under
Gustavus Adolphus and Charles XII.
they were formidable to the rest of Eu-
rope. But, if the other powers were to
become engaged against them, it would
be impossible for them to resist with any
prospect Of success. The modern fash
ion OF embodying such myriads of men
in the field would at once oyerwhelm the
Swedes. The nation Is also poor and
exhausted. II Bernadotte should be per-
mitted to sit quietly on his throne. the
probability is, that he would retrieve the
affairs OF the nation in few years, e,pe-
cially if the general peace should be pre-.
served. --
PROM CUR coRREsrosDEST AT y. YORK.
Gazette office, .dpril Gil s'cIock.
VERY LATE FROM NANCE.
The fast sailing ship Comet, Captain
Center, has arrived at New London in
30 days from Havre-de. Grace, with !.
very valuable cargo OF dry goods, and