Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-06-28
From Tie Erie Cbserrs-.
REMARKABLE PiENOMEEa

RE- ARkABLE PhENOMENa a.
Since the .p,oalulga'Ion Of Miilcrlsm,
forgive The iurodnclion in connection
w:lh n useful o, scientific snbjeci.> aud cs-
pccinlly since the appearance ol the late
Comei, the papers have detailed nnncr-
Gus cases ol s!usu!c! phenomena III the
Heavens. aud upon The earth. Among
others. some very remarkable instances,
produced by The reiracliou Of light, have
been noticed, especially one Which WIS
recently observed al Osweao. New York,
when objects. which were Tar below the
horizon, "luumed up" is the sailors say,
and were distinctly visible, besides PEE
scnlins the appearance Of having berc
, brought within half The real distance.
An equally interesting appearance was
presented at this place oa Sunday mora
ing last, nj between ID and II O'Clock.
The day was clear, and The atmosphere
warm.with moderate breeze from SuuIii,
South West. The point from which my
observation was taken, was nearly mile
| from The lake, aud Que hundred To one
hundred aud twenty feet above its level.
The line Of the horizon upon The wafer,
was as distinctly marked Us the b0unda-
ries upon map, without an Interesting
object in view beyond the land upon this
shure. Yet. at az apparent elevation q
hove the horizon, Of nearly two degrees TO
It's water lire. a ship appeared IL full and
perfect vcw. hull, nas,s ard rigging all
in order. and ,n0vins riajcs;;cally through
the Heavens. At an elevation somewhat
higher, say two and half degrees above
The horizon. appeared faint outline.
WHICH. from is shape, was supposed 10
he Long Point. dis;aut about shir,y-tive
! miles, aud consequently requiring an Gle
vaiiou above The water level hereof Gcarly
seven hundred feet, to he seen without the
aid Of fefracliuu. Between The horizon
and the vessel, as well as tnr several de-
srecs above her. the appearance was that
@! e sky clear %. c.nuhs, bu, dimly ohscu!ed
by ligh; rni,t. have Sc. cral timcs.be-
fore now. seen Long p o;ntfroun this shore
much more distinctly, than on the preseu,
occasion, hul il MAS then nccon panied by
a continued appearance of The water TO its
very beach. The sinsulaTity Of the pre-
sent case i.. kat the water disappeared
hcyord he horizon. while The opaque Oh
! jrcts alone were relracted. giving them
| the appearance .! being suspended iG mid
! air.
Though instances Ike this ard the O.
| Tiers which have bcca noticed, may he
unusual. ;hcv are still not unnatural. The
ex.raur,inary punutiiy Of ice i'll The lake,
upon ilic past Winter. and The unusual
length Of lime il la, held dominiun over
It's hidden wa.c.>, by preventing The suu
] from oc;:rs upon them, Until The ial;cr
! aaL oh;ninel n high elevation. haze 40
doubt. contributed mairIy TO bring about
the peculiar state ot the atmosphere ne.
ccsscfy 10 produce these results. Similar
/ Appearance are often witnessed in the
vicinity OF ircbcrGs. particularly %hen
( these haze broken from their native holds.
and aoarci tnwnrds the lropics.-And yet
! these cases present far less novelty and
ineres, than those where rclrac'ion is ac-
companed hy reflection, ,aud objects which
are in reality below the horizon are no;
only Inade 10 appear in full view, bet the
same objects are reflected, so that upon
the top ot onc, its .cuun.errar, rests with
its apex reversed. Even these appear.
anccs are sometimes again reflected, So
that four views of the san.c ohjc are pre-
scn,cfi Gt once.
s!ugTla! phenomenon connecird with
this principle in the operations of Nature
was Witnessed some years ago IN Que oI
the eiers of iSco,land. IL crealcJ at the
time cousideraJie a;nrm among tho ncai!
boring peasanIry, and some discussion by
scientific journalists, and Iiay be familiar
To some Of our present readers and it i,
worth rossnO;icc. 4 man was standing
RpDn the brow of n deep ravine. Que side
0! which YVES in view for some distance
beyond scme Intervening objects. Tha
side presented bold aud prec;piiHu:
froat, almost Inaccessible to man CT beast
in any manucr. While examining il will
some Intensity Of interest. n bear bounde,
over The edge ard down this terrific preci
pcc. and before The man could fairly in
duIcc in reflection upon The certain ;icari
OF the animal, Il party Of mounted Ennts
! mcn appeared in chase and followed a
fsl speed in lis tracks down the samt
r p,ecipice, until they uiso disappeared from
his view. j In .iu!! conGdcnce that tn
. whole party, men aud animals. had hoel
dashed into atoms, as reward for .ihci
, ;cmerity. he rallied assistance and went il
4. ques, of them. Climbing with much dii
: ficnl,y, The bank where he had suppose
! them to have crossed. every spot wa
C searched with care. but, no trace Of deer
D horse or horscmen, could he found. Th
: mystery was subsequently, explained b
ascerluinins 'ha, simi'a! scene was or