The herald., 1837-02-01

was tOlu 10 cdli OT lHlTu, lOuTn, HIlI, SlAlil
seventh which h described being successfully
brought before him; specifying their colours white
green, black red and blue The magician then ask
ed him (as he did, also each time that new flag was
described as being brought), How many flags nave
you now before your Seven answered the boy
While this was going on, the magician put the second
and third of the small strips of paper upon wncn the
forms of invocation were written, INTO ihe chahhg-
dish and fresh fanklncense and cerander-sced nav
ing been repeatedly added, the fumes became palnul
to the eyes, When the boy had described the seven
flags as appearing to him, he was desired to say,
Bring the Soolta-n's tent; and pitch It, This ne
did; and in about minute after, he SAID, Some men
have brought the tent; large, green tent they are
prtcbns il and presently he added they have set it
up Now, said the magician, order the soldlersto
come and to pitch their camp around the tnt OF the
Soolta-n' The boy did as he was desired; and i'm
medatsly said, l see great many soldiers, with
their tents: they have pitched the tents He was
then told to order that the soldiers should be drawn
up in ranks; and, having done So he presently SAID,
that he saw them thus arranged. The magician had
pnt the fourth of the little strips OF paper into the
chaGngdish and after he did the same with the
fifth. He now said Tell some of the people TO bring
bull The boy gave the order required, and said Il
bull it is red four men are dragging IT along;
and three are beating it.. He was told to desire them
pans, and cook it, He did as he was directed and
described these operations as apparently performed
before his eyes. 'Tell the soldiers said the magl-
clan, ito eat it. The boy did SO; and said, They
are eating it. They have done; and are Washing
their hands The magician then told him TO call for
the Sooa-n; and the boy, having done this, SAID, i
see the Soolta-n riding to his tent, on bay horse;
and he has on his head high red cap ne has alight-
ed at his tent and sat down within It, Desire them
to bring coffee to the SOolta-n,' said the magician,
and to form the Court These orders were given by
the boys and he said that he saw them performed
The magician had put the last OF the SIX little STRIPS OF
paper into the chafng dish In his muterings dis.
tingshed nothing but the words of the written invo-
caf,o fad
occasions, when heard him say, Ii thsy demand
information inform them and be we veracious.'
"He now addressed himself to me and asked me
if wished the boy to see any person who was absent
or dead manned Lord Nelson; of whom the boy
had evidently never heard for IT was with much
difficulty that he pronounced the name, after several
trivas The magician desired the boy TO say to the
Sooa-n-'My master salutes thee, and desires thee
that may see him, speedily The boy then said so
and almost Immediately added, A messenger is gone,
and has returned, and brought man, dressed IN
backt suit of European clothes; the man has lost
his left arm He then paused for moment or two;
and, looking more ntently, and more closely, into
the ink, sad NO. he has not lost hls left arm but 1t
is placed to his breast This correction made his de-
scription more striking than it had been without it
since Lord Nelson generally had his empty sleeve
attached TO the breast OF h 8 coat; but II was the
right arm that he had lost. Without saying that
suspected the boy had made amlstake asked the magl-
clan whether the objects appeared IN the INK as ac-
tually before the eyes or as II IN glass which makes
the right appear left answered, that they appeared
as in mirror This rendered the boys description
faultlcss.
The next person called for was native of Egypt
who has been for many years resident IN England,
where he has adopted our dress; and who had been
long confined to his bed by illness before embarked
for this country; thought that his name, one not
very uncommon in Egypt might make the boy de-
scribe him incorrectly; though another boy, on the
former visit of the MAGICIAN had described this same
Lnrnn Hess "a hat I'M
which last saw him. In the present case the boy
said Here is q man brought kind of bier, and
wrapped up in sheet This description would suit,
supposng the person IN question 10 be still confined
to his bed, or if he be dead.s The boy described his
face as covered; and was told order that it should
be uncovered This he did; and then said, His face
is pale; and he has mustaches, but no beard; which
is correct
"Several other persons were successfully called
for; bat the boys descriptions Of them were inpcr-
feet though not altogether incorrect He represent
cd each object appearing less distinct than the pre-
ceding one; as If his sight was gradually becoming
dim he was a minute or more before he could give
any account of the persons he professed TO to-
wards the close of the performance and the magi-
clan said il was useless TO proceed with him. Another
boy then brought in; and the mage square, &c,
made in his hand but nc could see nothing. The
magician said that he was too old
Though completely puzzled, ! was somewhat
disappointed with his performances, for they fell short
OF what he had accomplished in many instances in
presence Of certain of my friends and countrymen.-
On one of these occasions, an Englishman present ri
dicucd the performance and said that nothing would
salty him but correct description Of the appearance
OF his own father, OF whom, he was sure, no one of
the company had any knowledge The boy accord
ngly, having called by for the person alluded
to, described man in a Frank dress, Of course, with
his hand placed to his head, wearing spectaces, and
with foot the ground, and the other raised be-
hind him, as if he were stepping down from seat
The description exactly true IN every respect; the
peculiar position Of the hand was occasIoncd by an
almost constant head -ache and that Of the foot or
leg by a stiff knee, caused by a fall from horse, in
hunting. am assured that on this occasion, the
boy accurately descrb each person and thing that
was described with the most minute correctness both
person and dress and might add several other
cases in which the same magician has excited aston
ishment in the sober minds af Engshmen of my ac-
qualntance. A short time since, after performing in
the usual manner by means of boy, he prepared the
maqc mirror in the hand Of a young English lady,
who on looking into il for little while, said that she
saw broom sweeping the ground without any body
holding IT, and was much frightened that she
would lock no longer.
81 have stated these facts partly from my own cx
perence and nartly as they came TO my knowledge
on the authority Of respectable persons The reader
may be tempted TO think that IN each instance the
boy saw images produced by some reflection IN the ink;
but this was evidently not the case or that ne was
confederate, or guided by leading qucsons That
there was no confederacy satisfactorily ascertalned,
by selecting the boy who performed the part above
described in my presence from number OF otheis