Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-03

4 saa, rG-MIRAMIcHI is mentioned as
Connected With one Of those tremendous fires
yhi,h sometimes arise IN the American forests,
,Od spread havoc by circles of longitude and lat.
iuI. In the autumn Of 1925, such q calamity
m,arrsd OIL the r,er Miramichi, which extended
40 miles in length. and some places 20 in
kead,h II is Of htiie consequence that no wind
Jpud be stirring at the time; for, as Mr..
NGregor observes, the mere Ratification Of the
ar creates wind, " which increases till il blows
hurricane" In the present case, the woods
tid been on fire for some days without creating
,ny great alarm. But "on the eth OF October,
Came on to blow furiously from the westward /;
and the inhabitants along the banks Of the river
we're suddenly surprised by al extraordinary
Ioarins in the woods, resembling the crashing
add detOnaion of loud and incessant thunder,
While at the same instant the atmosphere became
&icaly darkened with smoke. They had scarce,
y time to ascertain the cause Of this awful phe.
nOnenOn, before all the surrounding woods ap-
reared in one vast blaze, the flames ascending
from one or i;ro hundred feet ADORE the top of fhe
fsit trees: and the Gre rolling forward with 10.
conceivable CELEBRITY, presented the terribly sub.
'ne appearance OF an impetuous flaming ocean.
Two towns, those Of Douglas and Newcastle,
See in blaze within an hUur; and MANY of
de lshabitants were unable 10 escape. Multi.
tides Of men on numbering parties persisted in
the fOres,; cattle was destroyed by wholesale;
even birds, unless those Of very strong wing, sci.
Jan escaped, so rapid was the progress Ut the
lanes Nay, the very rivers were so much at.
l'cied BY the burning masses projected into their
waters, that in many cases large quantities Of
salmon and other fish were scattered upon their
shores Perlrps the plague Of fire has never
Oeen exhibited, or will be, till the final destruc.
IOn al this planet, on so magnificent scale -
such disasters, however, are repaired 10 won
deihily short space Of t,ne; wooden cities be.
lnse easily rebuilt in country where timber is a
weed.
Weed, however, as it is, in domestic sense,
~ means OF expectation to English markets,
inner has turned out more valuable possession
New Brunswick than diamond mines could
,,'No'y have been to country in her situation.
vi, A"resor gives US very Impressive picture
~ memode IN which timber ia cut, hauled to the
mas OF rivers, and finally huated in the shape
'a''s to Miramichi or other parts. The class
% people engaged in these iabors are called L,n
0''sfs; they live like Indians In the woods: and
4 lie OF greater hardship than heirs, or iabors
carried on under circumstances Of more roman.
Nc peru or difficulty, we do not suppose to exist
"a! where on This planet.
"'7rears from the following article, copied
son. "lloSE's Every Day and Year Book" a
Ao'k repiete With interesting matter, that in the
ssn .! george the First Of England. the lovely
urn Of the Female was distorted 10 a similar
T'Iaee as 1t nov is by cruel and memorable
iHe Ladies reduced their shapes, as # to
, ,sP' insects, Iwaspsl which seem to have
NV, m:AO snds held together only by a slender
,f G,aa lac consequence Of this partial excision
a. Is O0as vas dgcrmity and III health. In vain
w Tie Isnus. de Needless prove ,ha, ,her. ia :,
y ,Popo'"nn observed bv nature: in vain was
,, -VSeu mat amongst unclothed Africans a
Yp,"n'a." woman was as great rarity as straigh,
No., ,auy. Mademuiselie Pantine. a mis-.
us Marshall SAKE. infested Us with that
5ps , n., case which injured and DESTROYED the
,," s NATURAL symmetry Of the female forn. The
,,h. vS'n OF the poet was little understood. and
:. no % Snser shall the bolliee ootiu lae,a
~. Tue iuii bosom to the lender waist,
ana harmony ct shape express
~ degrees and Beautifully less"