Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-10-27
From the London Weekly Review.
SUFFERING FROM NINE.

The following account OF the saff' rings OF an
individual by famine is worthy Of record, 1T on
ly TO show how long abstinence is endurable, &
VIVA, are the principal symptoms left under its
fearful inHiclion.
The siege nr Nfanhr!u by rh- french took
place early in the last war, and the reiator oil
The circumstances was lately alive al Frankfort
in which city he had been for many years re-
sideu,. The narrative is given, as neatly as
Dossible. H. his own words. He was an agree,
abb. lively man, fond of anecdo,e; and he di-
yerted h. friends with many interesting cir
cums,ancrs which occurred during the invest
ment, and af;tr the capture OF his native place.
He told us that the boy Ernes', mentioned in
the narrative, possessed The facnl;y Of seeing
The SHELLS in the air alter their projection from
! the French batteries, and tnat he was acous-
toned to call out, that people in the streets
might take care Of their descent; mis- warming
however, was useless. ., until missile had
| reached the ground, no one knew which way 10
run - avoid H. There were several Individuals
| who were equally acute in vision among the
be sieyed at the same time. Bui to the subject.
| The siege had comm nee d, and the firing had
! began 70 wax warm, so that the inhahtan's
were glad 10 avail themselves Of any adequate
shelter from its terrible effects. The batteries
en- recochet enfiadrd every street. and the eel
lars Of the houses became the only secure pla'
ces Of refuge. Thither n,ost persons betook
themselves, with what stock of provisions they
could muster These cellars were strongly
arched over, and il was IA rare Circumstance"
tina, bomb, after forcing through The roof and
| strong floors Of house in succession, had pow
er enough left 10 penetrate The arches which
covered them. An unfortunate accident pre-
vented my affording any aid to tie garrison in
thr defence, having 5roken my leg BY fall
from The raniparts day or two after TIC city
was invested. lived in q tolerable bi DAD street
but much exposed 70 the enemy's shut, whic h
frequently plunged along It's Whole rage from
end 10 end. Now and then shell had fallen
within few yards Of my door, and 1t became
evident that il was no longer safe ~ remain "a
bove ground. l therefore caused mstlrass or
two to be removed into my cellars, together
with small quantity of food, some candles
,necessaries, and a lew books, and took up my
abode there.
There were two cella,s, each situated at the
end of a vaulted passage. The second was oc
cupieG by my TWO frmale domes,ics lad nam
ed Finest, about fourteen years Of age, lived ir
one or the other, and ran backwards or for
4 wards as circumstances or his own inclination.
disposed him. Ahou, the centre Of the archec
I passage, on the right hand side, was flight oil
stone stairs, WHICH Ieu W INT hilSH duOFe.-
The boy Ernes, was OF lively fearless disposition
and would frequently get weary OF our subter'
ranean residence, and run up to look out az th'
street door, and sometimes venture towards I'll,
ramparts, whence he would contrive TO brin{
US news Of the state of affairs and mention wha
houses were ruined by the firing.
Matters had proceeded in the foregoing man
. ncr for a week or two sitter we had lived in GU
subierraneous apartments when one mornin,
the firing seemed to rage with redoubled VIC
lence, both within and without the defences.-
. The earth around and above me shook with tn
/, explosions from the batteries, and concludes
some decisive attack was about to take place