American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-03-08

lpace in the night of the 9Th to the 9th Of August
From the recorded accounts that were, as usual,
taken that subject, the following has been trans
lcribed "A little before midnight frghiul aoise
was heard in all the surrounding country which APP
fpeared to come from the ruins Of the castle oil
Schneilert; with every second the tumult increas
| ed, and sound similar to the thunder of cannons
was distinctly heard soon alter, noise as ii a
train OF artillery, baggage Wagons and such like
heavy carriages in hundreds were passing in full
fgallop; in the mean time noise was heard in the
air as if~cvery storm, and the most tremendous
hurricane were let loose to rage: and yet not the
least commoton was perceived, even in the small
est trees. In the midst of this tumult it appeared
sas if a thousand voices we're crying out-hu:rah
and halloh and amongst these sounds were heard
trumpets, alternating with the noise of drums and
OF dreadful bowling and barking of dogs but the
neighing of horses and the rafting of arms were
the most distinctly heard. The united inhabitants
of all the adjacent villages, viz those of Oberkein-
shack, Lagan Brobach, Heinback, Bcllsten, Grund
bach, Eberbach, Obergesprntz Kirch5urfurt, Rel
choltzheim, witnessed this frightful spectacle
(which lasted almost two full hours, and last be
came SO bad that every wish to hear see ii
ed the hellish noise even heard at Ashholder
land Wolbach. All the inhabitants of that neigh
borhood declare, that never any thing like this
heard before; and those of Oberkeinsbach who
have often heard of the expedition OF the spirit Of
ESchneert's castle, declare that the former ones
can by no means be compared to the present, and
that'nothing else was expected than the approach.
ing end of the world On former occasions, nothing
was seen but on this, after the noisy army had
entered Rotenstein, blood red horse, surrounded
on all sides by fiery horsemen and great many
black clouds in the shape Of coffins were seen to.
wards the east which 6naly dissolved into blood,
and stream Of fire which seemed to carry on and
bury all in its torrent and disappeared in most
extraordinary crash such as if mountains were fall
ing down; after which the sky appeared serene s.
the stars shone with their greatest lustre Let this
be what 1t will, such an extraordinary apparltion
remains at any rate, most frghtful event, of which
more than one thousand people have been both ear
and eye Witnesses and though it should net an
nounce the approach of the last day, IL certainly
indicates dreadful things to come, and for which
we may look with awful expectation. How long
the ghost will remain at Rolenstein time only will
tell. W.>B.
SALEM, March 1.-THE Friends.- Communica.
account in the last Gazette Of the un.
happy difficulties in the Friends Society was imper.
iect II should have been mentioned, that on the
same day the -FOUR persons were examined before
Justice Tucker four Quakers of the other party,
and the master Of the work house in Lynn, wereI
examined before Justice HSzeltine in Lynn, upon
a complaint for an assault and battery, and false
imprisonment, by taking Benjamin shay (now in
Salem Jail for declining to recognize) forcibly out
oi the friends meeting house in Lynn in the morn
ing OF the Sunday previous, and carrying him tol
the work house, and combining him therere until |
clock in the evening. They were ordered by the |
magistrate to recognize for their appearance at the
Court OF Common Pleas and obeyed the order.
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