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From the Boston Courler.l
 Phenomena at the North Poie.-A late English pa- per contains the following article from Journal of Science and Literature, published St. Petersburgh. It is an extract from narrative of expedition to the arctic regions, under the command of M. Nidnel Nitigoiwosnesenk. We should rather incline 10 the belief that it was part of the narrative of Peter Will kins whose extraordinary adventures near the load stone mountain" and among the "Flying Islanders, made noise in the world in the early part of the last century
 ssAbout the SSth degree of latitude yielded us one of the most curious discoveries that have enriched the physical sciences in later times. It occurred thus For some days we had made no fire for want of wood when, in searching our box of provisions, found some Lyons chesnuts which M. Arago had sent me as a soauenir. took it into my head to roast them We put together shayings which we still had, I, and kindled them. bright flame forthwith arose, and anticipating the sweet sensation it was about to yield us, when suddenly incomprehensble phenomenon manifested itself. The flame at first so and bright cracking, seemed struck with immobility, and gradually covered with a solid crust-t was cengealed
 "Our astonishment bafiies description GA scien- tc description of the ice thus produced then follows broke bit of it and put it into my mouth. Contrary 10 my expectation the sensation which resulted was agreeable; just fancy little taste of barley sll- gar extremely refreshing, though accompanied by a light burnt smell. am persuaded that when such ice shall be produced by artificial means confectoners will turn it to great account.
 A little further on another phenomenon, no less remarkable, awaited us. We had for some time perceived an increased rapidity in the progress o sledge, though used iron hooks but little l The phenomenon explained; one of us having dropped hs hook, the moment he attempted tc pick it up, we saw it gradually remove from us, flee before ,s and ultimately whiz it split the dense atmosphere around us Though already accustomed to the wonders which those mysterious regions pre- | .s with astomshment, but were soon reused from oul amazement Our sledge, which is almost wholly made of iron, seemed pushed on by fata irresistible anC inevitable power, such as that which draws light boat towards cataract; tried to stop it, but could not succeed, and were compelled to leave it to the mercy of Heaven.
 | s"rhe magnetic power of the pole produced its effect, and after few hours of that fantastic pro- gress, enabled to perceive, by the light o | an aurora boreais, the sombre and mysterious ex- tremity of our globe. 1t consisted o enormous noun ains probably of pure loadstone, divided into huge strata of various colors, green or blue. One would have fancied the back of a gigantic zebra was ris ing before us. Alas! unless Providence vouchsafet us unlooked-for assistance, must soon be dashed to pieces against it. lmpelled by the proud denOI of science, we had tempted Heaven and already did we feel it's hand suspended over heads ready to | crush us.
 Nevertheless, thus isolated in that vast frozen so
 tude, and fatally dragged to destruction, we were calm and resgned great is the power ofthe grand mysteries of Nature men! Some tears onl, flowed in silence, and heard beloved names uttered when suddenly Sort of barrier of icebergs, heaped over one another, made deviate from our course aud at the same moment, and in few seconds, a force as powerful as that which had made us before devour space in front of us, made roughly recede We had just fallen into negative magnetic current We were saved, and saved carrying away with us the most awful secret of Nature. It was enough ts mad with joy.-we raised our hands to Heaven J