Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
MApisoNyiLI.r. Nov. l6,

MADisoNviLLE, Nov 10.
Extraordinary Phenomenon On the 18Th inst, about
an hour before daylight, the citizens OF MALlsonvie
alarmed by extraordinary in the hea-
rens nnumerable neteorie lights playing at
random through the air aud leaving biucish streak in
their path. was up the whole night, aud happened
about two o'clock TO go to window. A night more
calm, more beautiful aud clear, never beamed earth
My attention was presently arrested by the OF
several lying neteors considered il mere multiple
cation OF those lights which frequently shooting
through the air But their number and rapy
oil ,be'r mo ions increased alarmingy and distinct
" heard iiuering noise. AT times, in their random
courses, some oil them approached SO each other
as 10 form blaze several feet in circumference. Their
number increased. Myriss myriads OF mcteors, like
storm oil blazing comets, rushed whing though the
arr IN wiid terihc aud sublime disorder Precisely at
O'CLOCK tile Mercury stood at 22 degrees The fury OF this
meteoric tempest gradually declined, aud scememed
gently to descend in flakes OF paler light gradually be-
coming more dim until the shl Of day rendered them al
together invisible. Many oil our citizens consider
omen OF some great national calamity and indeed,
sidering the present state OF domestic affairs their
apprehensions not altogether groundless Ii is
historic TACT, that this phenomenon observed Just
before the TALL oil jerusalem; and DR. Rush the
scene was exhibited TO frightened world the be-
lore the appearance OF the great plague in London the
year 81 This Is, indeed, most remarkable coincidence
Is requested that other papers will notice that
may learn TO what extent IL was seeu.-Ieanessean.
The mail OF yesterday brings information from New
Orleans that the Shocer of Stars ION the morning
18Th instantly visible there as remark ably as
We annex paragraph from one Of the New O,leans pa
pers on the subject IL is curious how The description
cords with that of papers in the other parts
scribe it, viz: rdined Stars."-.Ndt. Int.
New ORLEANS, November L.
Yesterday morning from about O'Clock ill four,
cessive eteors in the heavens Of unusual size and fiery
appearances shot downwards the earth bre akng into
several pieces they fell. Whether it was phospborc
phenomenon or not cannot tell In ancient times the
supersous would have regarded such exhibition as a
presage oil war, havoc, and revolutions: but we, noc
days. account tor things from natural rejecting
Tacles as abulous--aye, AMI impossible
One of boys gave perhaps the best de-
scp,on OF the spectacle viz: alt raned stars last night
-Buiiefin.
A BUNDLE OF CoINcIDENcEs.-The Salem Regis
Ter has the following paragraphs, detailing certain won
deriui condolences connected with the late phenomenon
Of shooting stars.
appears that Captain Hammond Of ship Restitution
and his who arrived this port last week from
Palermo have had the good fortune of wit
Messing this wonderful phenomenon toice cifhin year
the ship being in our bay Wednesday morning,
bound in. They saw the Meteors early at TIVE I've
o'clock, and viewed them till day light The
the heavens very similar that OF an
which happened exactly on the day of the month
and year, at Mocha in the Red Sea- where they went for
pepper. Capt. Hsmmond thus describes the sight at
Mocha, in extract from his Journal written at the
time.
"Nov. 18th, Is32--From 1 A. NJ until after d,v.,ah,
this morning, there very unusual phenomenon in
the Heavens appeared like bursting in every
direction The sky at the time clear the and moon
bright, with s'reaks OF light, and thin white clouds inter.
spersed in the sky. On going shore in the morn
ing inquired OF the Arabs il they had noticed the above
they said they had been observing of the night
asked them If the like had ever appeared before The
oldest OF them replied that it had not. asked them to
what cause they attributed its The answer was uley
supposed the Devil was at work. and they considered /,
an III omen, which OF course natural, as they were
daily expecting an army TO besege the city For the
last six days has been blowing strong gale from the
Souih-hdZy weather, and sand in the air."
The Register also states a remarkable Condolences
that the only three great meteoric showers on record ali
took place on the morning OF November 10, viz;-In
South America, November l3, l779-at Mocha Novem
Der 49, ls32--and in the United States, November 10
1888. -