The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-05
Nrw YoRK, August 90.

ATMosPHRRIcAL REFRAcTIoN. Look
ING down the Bay on Sunday last IN the n
direction of the Narrows, we witnessed b
deception of the sight, which made us W
think one of Cotton Mather's miracles no C,
longer apochryphal. We allude to that by Il
which the early settlers of New Haven
were SO much alarmed. They had long n
been expecting the return of supply ship, Il
on board of which were many OF their t.
friends. At length, on hazy day, they
saw ship in the air, with all her sans oeht' 4
and the illusion was so perfect that they
fancied she was in the harbor, making her
way gallantly to the dock.-When 10 1
mast fell one way, another broke OIL amour {
err way-one spar fell In this dlrection'
another in that-until at length the wnole
ship broke to pieces, and literally dlsSolVca
| into thin air. Such an occular deceptiol
was the case with ship we saw on sunday
which was apparently raised so high that
line drawn from it to the eye, would have
made an angle of thirty degrees with the
plane of the horizon. 1t seemed to be
proudly floating above an immense volume
/ of mist. The state of the atmosphere at
the time of Cotton Mather's miracle, was
urobablv the same as with us on Sunday.
Such illusions are not unusual III the arctlc
and antarctic seas. We recollect OF read
ing some interesting accounts, we beleve IN
Il Scoresbv's narratives, of ships having been
seen bv that intrepid navigator IN the
clouds, for many miles before the top-mast
> could be deserted with the best glasses
y from his own round tops. Three or tour
U wears since there was an instance of at
Is mospherical refraction near Marbehead-
s. fields, trees, and houses were distinctly
: marked out, and every shade and hue eX-
hibitcd. Nahant was likewise exactly and
T. beautifully delineated, at the distance OF
savarsl niles from its real sitnatlen. Dut
the most remarkable instance OF atmos-
lie phcricai refraction of which we have READ,
&c occurred at Hastings, in England, in July,
Ia 1893 The account before us states that
n this continued for three hours, and the re-
S fracted coast, 1.-THE coast OF France,l though
ne ut n distance of forty or fifty miles, was
G. plainly to be seen with the naked eye from
ks the seas -hore, while at other times 1t could
on not be seen with atelescope, on account Of
er its lowness. The fishermen, who had beer
SO in the habit of trading on the coast, pointed
N out from Hastings, the places they were
b. accustomed to visit. By the telescope, thu
cd French fishing boats were plainly to bt
m seen at anchor; and the different colors o
al the land on the heights, with the buildings
to- were perfectly discernable.
WASHINGTON, August 18. Remarkably
instance of longevity among the ancestor
and collateral branches of the relations
Mrs. Catharine Jones, who died III TIL
I'VE city on Saturday last aged 81.
the Her maiden name was WigglesWortl
ian Her grandfather was Pastor of the Churc
No. in Maiden, who was graduated at Harvar
I'M College, 1851, and died at "a years of age
hip her grandmother lived to be-90: her fathe
lett and mother to be go each her only slstt
'et- to be 90: her only brother, the late 20
the Edward Wigglesworth, of the revolution
on airy army, to be IS: her father had for
the sisters, and one brother, who died at
ok, very advanced ages, viz: one at IS, on
the at Is, one at 20. one at IS: and one az - .
&c Her mother had four sister, who died at z
the had daughter who lived to 90 and tt
only son of her fathers only brother, live
hen to be 20.
est All this family were born in that part
ing Massachusetts which was settled by Il
OF cmigraDts from England in 1920, and whiC
ing has proved one of the most healthy in tn
mt country, and most distinguished for lo
the geYitY. That portion of New England m,
the be called the "cradle of nations"-for
ge, has sent forth more emigrants than ar
in new settlements. For nearly two centuri
lied a constant stream of emigration has BET
] flowing from that territory first, to pc
first pie adjoining counties, then neghbourir
lie States, and afterwards those of Ohio, al
Nth others of the West.-.Ndt. Journal.
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ACCIDENT. We noticed an accident
on few days ago. by which a young man hi
eX- his leg taken off. He was on board of
ans, sloop, near the windlass, while she w
lied nearing the wharf and his leg was caug
sup between the windlass and the bite of d
; !. OF rope, and took it off below the knee. T
iore thing was done in an instant, and the m
our, was so astonishcd, that he neither spo
INST: nor groaned nor moved muscle Of |
octal face. A physician made an artificial tou
ing nquet with rope and splinters, and he W
rea- placed, accomplishing, in carriage.
~ IN person ran after the carriage, bearing q
Inc fractured limb, which he handed throu,
and, the window TO the sufferer; leg boot al
e OF pantaloon, and he placed it on his lap We
on cody. TWAS altogether rare exhibits
III of stoical Indifference, under such q shoe
ing calamity. We learn he is doing we
zen .NesO YORK. Enquirer.
A medical correspondent in Somel
Conn. informs that he was called up,
(Ju- on the Goth inst. to visit man belonging
t to the north family of Shakers in Enfield, (co
the sisting of SO or go persons,) who was
" it great distress, vomiting violently, and su
ents posed to be poisoned. 1t appeared tn
lud, early in the morning he repaired to Il
sent pump, near the cook-room, for water fin
the ing its taste disagreeable, he rinsed his Gu
The and then drank about pint, although
the still tasted very nauseous. He was mmet
and ately taken sick as above stated. At b
mel, date of this communication, the distressir
tout symptoms had abated, but he was not co
hat sitlered out of danger. On examining Il
4 of water IL was found that arsenic had be-