The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-11-20

FeudFhdote appearances IN the Heave ms,
which preceded the destruction of Jerusa-
lem by the Roman ar N.Y. is taken from 'Sa-
Iathiel." The scene is laid when the Ro-
man soldiers were first entering the city.
In that hour came one of those solemn
signs that marked the downfall of Jerusa-
lem.
The tempest, that had blown nj intervals
with tremendous violence, died away at
once, and surge oflight assembled the hor-
izon and rolled up rapidly to the zenith
The phenomenon instantly fixed every e, e.
There was an indefnable sense in the gen.
: eral mind that sign of providence- and of
powerwas about to be given. The, battle
ceased the outcries were followed by ut-
ter silence the armed ranks stood still, in
- the very act of rushing on each other; all
faces were turned on the heavens.
The light rose pale and trembling, like
the meteors of a summer evening. But in
the zenith it spread and swelled into splen-
dor. that distinguished it irresistably from
the wonders ofthe air. 1t swiftly ecipsed
every star. The moon vanished before il
the canopy ofthe sky seemed to be dissoly-
ed, for view into bright and Infinite re-
gion beyond fit for the career of,hose nigh
ty beings to whom man is but as a feather in
the gale.
AS We gazed, this boundless field was
transformed into field Of battle multi
tudes poured across it in the fercest convul-
sons of combat, horsemen charged & died
under their horses feet armour and STAN
dard were trampled under foot column &
line burst through each other. AT length
the battle stopped towards the earth; and
with hearts beating with ;ndiscribabe feel
ings, were recognised in the fight the ban
ners of the tribes. 1t was Jew aud Roman
struggling for lie: the very countenances
ofthe combatants became visible and each
man below saw representative Of himself
& his fortunes above. The fate of the Jew
ish war was there written by the hand of
heaven the fate of the individual was
there predicted in the individual triumph or
fall. What thought of man can conceive
the intense interest with which we watched
every blow every wound of these images of
ourselves.
The light illuminated the whole horizon
below. The legions were seen drawn up
in front of the camps ready for action; ev-
ery-hcimet and spear-ponI glittering in the
radiance every face turned up gazing in
awe and terror on the sky. The tents
spreading over the hills; the thousands &
tens of thousands auxiliaries and captves;
tile groups of the peasantry reused from
sleep by the uproar of The night, and gath
cred upon eknolls and eminences of their
fields; all were bathedn food ofpreter-
natural lustre.
But the wondrous battle approached its
close. The visionary Romans shook CO.
lumn and cohort gave way, and the banners
of the tribes waved in victory over the field
Then first human voices dared TO be heard.
From the city and the plain burst forth one
mighty shout Of triumph.
But our presumption was soon to be
checked. a peal of thunder which made
the very ground tremble under foot, rolling
from the four quarters of the heavens. The
Conquering host shook, broke and fled in
utter confusion over the sapphire field. 1t
was pursued, but by no semblance of Rom
ans. An awful enemy was on its steps s.
flashes of forked fire, like myriads Of lances
darted after il; cloud on cloud deepened
down, as the smoke Of mighty furnace
globes of light shot blasting and burning IL
long its track. Then amid The double roar
of thunder, rushed forth the chivalry of hea-
ven shapes of transcend.,nt beauty, YET
with looks that blasted human eyes; arm
ed sons ofimmortaiiy descended upon the
wing by millions; mingled with shapes &
20 instruments of ruin, for which the Elind has
no conception. The circle of the heavens
was filed with the chariuts and hOTsemen Of
. fire. Flight was in vain: the weapons were
seen to drop from the Jewish host; their
warriors sank upon the splendid field. Still
the immortal armies poured on ,trampling 81
blasting, until the last OF the routed was
consumed,
The angry pomp then ceased. Count
less wings we're spread land theangelic null
titudes, having done the work of vengeance
rushed upward with the sound of the ocean