Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-24

dialely under this arch, and apparently .,1.a s'
ing from the horizon to The under par, Of w.
arch, there was, as on Monday night, a d me
thick cloud. In this arch and immediaelv -.
der it, on the upper part Of the dark co as
where the arch and cloud seemed n
each other, were several bright spol, f,.
which a bright light seemed 10 issue, and 4
rise occasionally, but not 10 any grea, h,ish,
nor In any great quantity, unul af,r ele,en"''
clock. About eleven O'Clock, dark tuck co,,
from the northwest, passed over or in from, y,
the principal part oil The arch, and as i, Da,st
along the arch, there appeared to be a COM
cradle sgialion in the cloud, or immedm.I,
behind the cloud, and about the arch, as f n.y.
duced by the meeting or collision Of DIFF rrN,
currents of wind. About this tine, 6r,, w." ~"
ceived some cleaning oflight SINAI! o,,,,n,.
above the cloud, or the thIckest part Of II, ~
a Sigh, quvering motion in several place, ro,
far above the cloud, aItoeelhe different ,,m
any thing had seen on Monday night.
Shortly after eleven O'Clock, there app.sr,l
several bright spots near the exlremiles Of h.
arc h on the line where The arc n and Cloud Stem.
cd 10 touch each other, aud one remals.u,
bright spot near the eastern extremity Vi IA.
arch, & from which large quantity Vi us,,
lipht Of a circular form seemed " Issue .f
rise 10 considerable distance above tie ar,
Abou, half altar eleven O'Clock, numv,t !
O, her spots OF bright light appeared at VAIN,
distances from one another all along the .f,n
and from each Of them large quan,, d
bright light ola circular FORM seemeu 10 hs..
and 10 extend TO a considerable height atv.
the arch through layers Of dark cioua ol d.sr
ent degrees of density. The height, ma,a1
,ude and brightness Of these columns, or Gun
,iuued streams ofiight varied consIaet.1Iy.-
Sometimes those in and over the Gentle u 10,
arch---and at Other times, those IN and o,tiu,
limbs Of the arch, appeared 10 be The hsas,
largest and brightest. About The time Wa.
these columns or continued STREAMS Of b1a,
light had first risen 10 considerable helrL.
strong CLEANS oflight appeared In the Sly
b0ve these columns or slIeams. lhese se.l.,
Of light resembled the CLEAN Produce "
throwing suddenly a strong light upon an W
j-ct capable Of rejecting it, ana Instantly sua
drawing the light or the source Of 1t. ine.
CLEANS all appeared to move upwards, asu~.
source of them were below, and lnelr mOa.
was extremely rapid There app AIRED II liz
same time to be rapid nerng mva.l
produced possibly by the agltDuoa VI ID;
clouds or yapour on which The llSn. ssen.a
TO strike. This quiveIing motion and sH.a
ing bore some resemblance 20 wnsi Is .-As.
sheet lightning, o. the appearance Vi tic la!
OF Lightning in cloud at a great .stanlt, u
it also seemed 10 me TO bear some reselnoI.li
to the fleet produced by The light vi the mvUlr,
Of lamp, or Of any luminous body snnlns lr.
small elevation obIiquely OH the water w.a
slightly agitated; but did not exactly rrSsu.
either of those things.
This CLEANING ano quivering somelimsse4s
mcnccd over the centre, sometime. over a,
limbs, and sometimes exteoIed hey ond ihea
,Iemiics Of the arch, and rose ainos a. bud
as the North Star. On those 0ccaslons 10
scene became grand beyond description. Na
the horizon a bright arch resting on a Ot
cloud: on this cloud and arch, = coIonnad,
pi lars Of bright light, extending the wa.
length Of the arch, and rising perpendicular
through clouds and yapours far above II. Asyt
the arch and beyond its exlreInIlIss, bnss
CLEANS Of light ascending in rapid no,ion
high as the North Star, AMI the whole ncaNn
section of the sky below the Polar Star IN G
Of bright illumination, rapid MOTION and Ct
treme agitation.
These displays continued for nearly an haf
and until about half past Twelve O'Clock. Tka
were some slight displays afterwards, butbysa
O'Clock, the cleaning and motion had c,aS;
the pillars had subsidized, The brightness Of "
arch had greatly. diminished, and the dark ehs!
which had been under the arch the whole llBt
appeared to be rising and moving slowly
eastward. il appeared to me that during a
greater part, il not the whole Of the lime rkr
had been considerable quantity Of vapo~s
mist along the horizon; and for some d.nc
above it in the northern section OF the sky al.
alter tho light and movements Of The AGon
had apparently ceased, the sky became n"s
clear and the stars in that quarter became u.''
brighter.
1t has been said that Che Aurora was 'is's
in the same. place about daylight, on Wst's
day morning. As I supposed it had snlIo4
ceased, and ] retired about one O'Clock, u
nothing OF it after that time. This AurOI.h
realis appears 10 have been seen as far south ~
west as Washington and oit,sburg, and loh|
been seen all over the northern and eastern 90
lion OF the Uni'ed States, where the ve'tS
P:rmitted' and il was most probably ~H
and might have been seen all over the norH
section of this continent, unless prevented
the state OF the weather. II has been st''.