Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-16
fr,om III, Erie obserrr.)

Since ,hs n,n,nninatcn OF Mlerism, Qorg'ge The
introduction ln connection with nse'ui OF see
subiect) and especially since the appearance =. Wv
late Comet the papers have ceia1ea nu'1l W. -,
Of singular phenomena III me iieas.ns' IAL ns,a,
earth Among others, some very Iehia!hao. ~
ces nroduced Nv The ferecsion OF Iigh nave oseh 10
iiced esncca,ly one winch was recently Observer a.
Oswero, New York, when objects, "hien were 'a' oe
low the horizon oumed up, as tue sailors say w.
were distinctly visible besides presenting the appear
49, e 80, h.en brought within halt the real DIS
lance. .-on,ad al
An equally interesting appearance was P.es. 'o ID
this place on Sunday morning ias', az ue'"ee" -
II o'clock The day was clear, ana me atmosPne.t
warm, with noce'a'e oleI|e iIo" $3.50 was
West The point from winch my oosef'atioh W."
,.sen ,osnsarlv mile from the lake, and enc nun
dsd -, oma hnodred and twenty feet above It's level.
Th n,a or IN, horizon upon the water, was Us us
iinctlk marked the boundaries upon naP 80
an intervennr objec, IN view beyond the iana upon
,L;s obo,e Yet, al an apparent elevation ABOVE Tue
hor,zon of nearly degrees to iis water hhr, snip
onpearcd in full aud perfect veW nun hasls anu
o,ny all N order and moving msJescaiy through Inc
uosr.ns A, an elevation somewhat higher, say two
"a liz aeo,ees above The horizon, appeared a faint
,,,;,o ,,b,cb from It's shape, was supposed 10 De
LONG Point distant about thirty five miles, and conse,
quently re curing elevation ABOVE 'he water e'e
here 81 nearly seven hundred feet, to be seen without
the aid of refraciion Between 'he not'zoh ana .le
vessel as well as for several degrees above her the
a,,earance was that OF sky clear of CLOUDS, but
d,mlv obscured BY light MIST have several times,
before now, seen Long Point from this shore much
more distinctly than the presen. OCCASION BUTT was
then accompan,ed By a continued appearance OF the
water 10 II: very beach. The s,ngulary of the pre-
sent case u.s. that the water disappeared beyond the
horizon while the opaque objects alone refraced,
giving them The appearance OF beng suspended IN
mid-ar
Tbopuh instances Ike this and the others which
have been noticed may be unusual, they are stii not
unnatural The Extraordinary quantity oil ice IN Inc
lakes during The past Winter, and the unusual length
Of time il has held dominion over It's hidden waters,
by preventing the sun IRON acting upon them, until
the latter had obtained high elevation, have no doubt,
contributed mainly bring about the peculiar state OF
atmosphere necessary TO produce these results 81
mlar appearances often witnessed IN the vicinity
Of cebergs particularly when these have broken from
their native holds and loaed towards the tropics
And yet these cases present far less novelty and IN
terest, than those where rersct,en accompanied by
reflection and objects which are in reality below the
horizon not only made TO appear 10 full view, but
The objects reflected, that upon the top OIL
one Ills counterpart rests with as apex reversed Even
these appearances sometimes again reflected, so
that iou: views Of the object are presented al
once.
A singular phenomenon connected with this prnci.
pie in the operations OF Nature, was witnessed some
wears ago in of the glens Of Scotland. 1t created
a, the time considerable alarm among the neighborng
peasaniry, and some discussion by scientific Journalists
We, it is wortha notice. A man standing upon
the brow # deep ravine, one side OF which was 10
view Tor some distance, beyond some intervening OBJ
sc,s. That side presented bold and precpItous
front almost inaccessible man beast, any
ner. While examining il with some intensity OF IN
teres, deer bounded The edge and dawn this
terrific precipice, and before the man could fairly IA
Galse in reflections upon the certain death OF The ami
NAL, party OF mounted huntsnen appeared in chase
aud followed at iuli speed IL It's tracks down The same
precipce until they also disappeared from his view
In full confidence that the hole party and ami
mails mad been dashed into atoms, reward FOR their
temerity he rallied assistance and went IN quest OF
them. Climbing with much difficulty, the bank
where be had supposed them to have crossed, every
spot searched with care but trace OF deer, horse
or horsemen, could be found The mystery was sub
sequeny explained by ascer,anng that similar scene
enacted upon the hill the opposite side of the
ravne, which OF more gradual ascent, and, from
the observers position at the me entirely hid from
his view, bat by peculiar state OF the atmosphere re
| iiecied 10 the side which in view.
7 Yet with these sublime, grand, and even singular
and 10 some mysterious appearances in Nature, with
thousands OF Others equally remarkable, for our edit
cation every little incident out OF the ordinary course
oil Nature is caught hold Of by certain fanaca! dema
gogues, 10 build up fer themselves temporary popu
larl;y, and secure followers and wealth, By drafts on
human credulIty and 10 the destruction of human in
teilect. Comets have come and gone; the sun has
been darkened and the moon refused TO give her light
stars have apparently shot from their places meteors
! have danced round the cath The Aurora borea i:
has assumed the most fantastic shapes We have hac
strange sights and signs in the Heavens and upon the
earth There have been earthquakes in divers places
We have had wars and rumors of wars. The earth has
refused 10 yield her accustomed increase. Rich places
have been made desoate. The naughty have beer
BUNDLED ard The humble exalted The oppressed
have been set free and their hearts made glad. The
wicked have ruled, and been tramped under foot
The lion and the lamb, The wolf and the young kid
have lam down together, and young child has led
I them as with hair. These things hive all been oc
curing, since the history of creation commenced and
we have evidence, deduclble from them, that the
earth is TO be destroyed this year, than have
that its existence will terminate thousand years
hence that il should have ended any given period
| before this.
IL the belief Of christians that our Saviour
TO come in person 10 Judge the world. II is also pre-
veent opinion that destruction Of the present organic
existence of the earth Will take place the consum
nation of those things which the prophets have fore
told and that the instrument OF that destruction is Il
be fire. Yet the attempt for to define the perot
Of tins contamination IS perfectly iallacious Christ
himself has told that ''cf that day and hour knowell
no man, not even the angels in Heaven, but the Fa
ther which sent me- Why then should man know
more than the angels, how can he attempt 10
the ways of the Almighty; II is true that Miller
his proseyes do not pretend TO designate the "day
the hour but they have named tbe year, and that i
equally tamperng with the attributes Of Jehov ali
who, in all the prophecies depending upon time ha
evidently caused them to be clothed with mystery
leaving the solution of their fu6Iment only be de
ermined by the oi the event while he ha
commanded all 10 "wa,ch and be ready
II. l.. HARVEY.
Erie, May &c, Iel3.
from The \. Yors Evening Post
! WEsTEit, VIRGINIA.