Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-25
SEVERE THUNDER sTQa1;

SEVERE THUNDER STORM.
w, understand ihai during III, thunder
Storm OF Thursdsv evening tbe honse Of
The Vice President, on Staten Island, Was
struck by lightning, without material in.
iury 10 The house on family. One al The
tade,s, from N. Hampshire, Mas taken
III III Camp after the return ~ the cons
irom Tie nayy yard (; and, pursuau, 10
general invitation of Mrs. Tompkins OIL
heir arrival, Maj. Wor,b sent h,m 10 H..
Wee Presidents house, with Two Caccis.
TO attend tim. After lie spasms ~ the
sick Cadet were abated, by he Kind at
'eD'iens and eXeriiOns al He family re.
retired 10 rest. HiStwo comrades aiirnd-
Ing. we're looking out OF The hcd room
window al the north ives; corner @! the
licnse Ito view the vivid appearance OF The
armament III thai direction. One OF
them, attracted by prn. on The opposite.
side OF the bed room, len the window
and called his companion TO see il also.
The latter had mol reas lisd the picture.
briore tic lightning dashed through HE
very part OF the window on, ei ~ I,iclt
They hadjus been viewing the clements:
threw the young gentleman who had last
lett II against the bed post, and blindetI
both oil them for few Ipomcn's entirely.
The find having broken through Tie
window, passed through an opposite door
OF The bs'! room into the library, and
ont of south front window, witch was
open, Without doug other injury than The
momeniaiy blindness and shock Of The
two Cadets. and tue alarm 10 HE family.
lb- sick Cadet was iii bed and not in
luIed.
About the same time horse was killed
in Mr.. Vrrclanfs field by The lightning
and The mast OF vessel al aucfor M
Quarantine, shattered by H.. The slofn,
was IN direction from Euzab, ihiown 10
yellow Hook on Long Island, and lie.
shocks OF The various explosions affected
all tile houses in its direction like an
earthquake.
MAJOR Worth was extremely grstisicd
with The composure OF tile young Cadets
WHO were on duty a. seniIncls within a
few rods oil The place where Tie lightning
struck, on whose bayonei points ibe
! lightning appeared TO dance. lie viewed
lie scene with admiration OF Il cir tir,u-
ness, bui with The creates anxiety and
hope for their preservation aud welfare
We are happy 10 add, That The Cade, Who
was indisposed has recovered, and de.
parted with his companions last nigh, on
he march 10 Philadelphia. The steam,
boai Nautilus was IN the BAY, with a par~
ly returning rom Staten Island WHO cx-
perlenced no other Inconvenience than
rain for ball an hour. IN. Y. Nat. ADJ.
Comiic5eits.-Tbe public are cautioned
! TO beware OF receiving couBlerfcii in,iia-
lions Of The three dollar notes Of The Uni,
on BaUk Of George Town.-Althougb n
good Judge of Bank notes may readily
detect them, The safest course for The
citizens generally in this, as in all similar
cases, Is, 10 refuse all notes OF the de-
scripiiou which are known TO be counter .
| leltec. 1Boh. On
| Counterfeit Five Dollar Bark Notes of
the Bank of the United States, signed
John Smith, Cashier, and William Jones.
President, Letter G. payable 10 J. PeaIe
Jr. aud in imitation of The engraving OF
| Tanner, Kearney q Tiebout, have been
received from Ohio IN remittance az
Philadelphia. They are bsdly executed.
Notes purporiing to be from these engrss
vers are most likely 10 be found CONNER.
felt. Bali. Pit
A counterfeit FIVE DOLLAR Bill.
purporiiHg 20 be Of The Farmers Bank OF
Maryland at Annapolis, was presented at
Ibis office yesterday. Ii is iolerabie
copy OF The genuine nOles now in eiscu-
llaiion. bat careful examination can
scarcely fail 10 detect the spurious bill
The filling up, payable 10 q J. paysoa,
Is very bad-as also the signatures oil
" Jens. FWkary '3'and Hi. Ha,vood.
y Fiat. Amcr.