Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-25

/ VINO made thee IN my beauty there.
! GENERAL LAFAYETTE. or rather his residence
at La Grange-so well known as the asylum Of
the prosecuted friends Of Liberty from what
ever quarter OF the gIobe-has been the objec,
Of an outrage which excited great indignation
a, Paris We translate from the National VI
the 18th nlt. the following account of it,
Violation offhe DpeHing Of Gen Lafayette. -
Genera Lafayette communi, atpd to da, 10 the
Chambers fact, which even after all the indg
mites heretofore witnessed, will revolt the pub
lic A member of the POLISH government. the
celebrated Leit,Cei, dri, en- from Pari, at The in
sIigation Of the Russian Ambassador, had found
an asylum at La GrU,eein the house OF the Gen
eral. He has Just been taken from /, BY gems.
darmes, who thus violated the sanctity Of a
Dwelling, winch even the Restoration had re.
spected, though Gen. Lafayette was open!y its
opponent. The pretext for TINS savage step, as
the General charac terZed it, VAS that this pro-
scrihpd man once had been seen IL the capita l..
notwithstanding the engagement into @hch ~
bad entered not again 10 appear there. IN
true motive IS fresh injunction Ir"In the
Russian Amb .sSador recently arrived ~ Pa
r,s. and who was unwilling to endare that one
Of the Polish heroes should quietly reside within
fifteen leagues of HI, own dwelling Tive i'm.
putaton cast upon NJ LeieweR # having bro.
ken his word, General Lafayette and his son both
rePeIled peremptorily.
The veteran General was well on the 18th
of which date we have a letter from him IN Pa.
ris.-N. Y. american.
lad Ia ,.h,, 40. ihooI nh
non mentioned below, signed his real name, itwould
ave been more satisfactory. A meteor so slow
in its course, now stationary. of obIong figure,
and visible for six whole minute, isa Phenome.
non indeed!
From, the Raleigh Star.
PHENoMENoN. Saturday evening the 10th
ult. during twilight, l witnessed very singu-
lar phenomenon, somewhat resembling meteor,
but not 80 transient. Ii was just "a minutes
past o'clock, P. NJ when | first discovered
it, it was then running in northern dIrec-
ton, rather incining to the earth.
Ii posessed all the lustre Of the planet Venus,
was about the same elevation, & but lutte to the
right Of that planet lns,antaneously it changed
It's course, and ran little way parallel with the
horizon,o or nearly SO; then assumed a Serpentine
shape. and became stationary. extending over a
space IL or Is degrees! retaining its brilliaucy
for about Q minutes! Such singular appear
ance can be more easily imagined than dascrib
ed! 1t was now at Sc minutes past 6 O'clock,
first observed to fade, still retaining its figure
with great precision. After it had faded, Ilt.
tie it was handsomely interpersed with spots,
here and there, resembling now Boa Con-
strctor,' of vast dimensions. 1t, however, con.
tnued gradually TO fade, appearing more and
more like thin whitish could; and at 40 min.
utes the last ves,se Of It disappeared, being vsi
BILE just minutes.
When first discovered it, was conscious it
was phenomenon Of no ordinary occurrence,
and was particular 10 note the time, the twilight
affordlng me sufficient light. The evening Sc.
rene and calm. and the planet Venus, thought,
shone unusually bright. l do not remember
that the phenomenon, although very brilliant, af.
forded any additional light.
As had a good opportunity Of witnessing this
strange exhibition. | have thought brief account
would not be undressing to the public.