The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-04-15
THE FOREST ON FIRE.

tiom and horror of the forest being on fire, taken
from the writings Of J. 4udubOn, which he received
from wood cutter of the western part of the Uni
ted States, is taken from the London Athengum 1t
is truly awful, and in the language of the London
paper, we cannot conceive any thing simple
and waterloo ObserUer.
"About twenty years ago, the larch of hackma-
tack nearly all killed by insects. This
took place what hereabout is called the 'black
soft growth land that is the spruce, pine and all other
hrs.-The destruction of the trees effected by
the insect cutting the leaves, and yon must know
that although other not killed by the loss
of their leaves the evergreens always Some
few years after this destruction of the larch, the same
insects attacked the spruces, pines, and other frs
IN such manner, that before half dozen years
were oyer they began to fall and tumble in all di-
rections, and covered the whole country with matted
masses. You may suppose that when partially
dried seasoned they would prove capital fuel as
well as supplies for the devourng flames which acci-
dentay or perhaps by inlention afterwards ragged
the country, and continued burning at intervals
for years, in places stopping all communication by
the roads, the resinous nature of the frs being of
best fitted to insure and keep up the burning
of the deep beds of dry leaves of the other trees.
- dare say, that what have told you brings sad
recollections to the minds of my wife and eldest
daughter, who, with myself, had to fly from our
home at the time of the great fires felt inter-
;nrs that asked him 70 describe 70 nc tho nor,;c,
lars of his misfortunes at the time.
,.,. 10. ,. 80: . 1..1 H.. Ill
do my best to make your time pass pleasantly. We
were sound asleep one night, III cabin about one
hundred miles from this, when about two hours be-
fore day, the snorting the horses and lowing of
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ne "a'hes' ana urglnS my "ue " "nP up her
horse' we SET OH al iui sPeeu' h'ah"g 'e pest way
we could over the ialeh 'rees ana Tue prush heaPs'
Iwhich lay IKE so man! arueles piaCeu on purpose
TO keep up the terrihc hres tha' advanced with a
broad front upon us.
- BN tins time could feel the heat and