Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-04-17
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FULL PARTICULARS or lie WONDER
FIJI SIGHTS SEN ~ Tilf. PILOT OF
THE WM PENN.l THE Skl ON TUES
DAY NIGHT MARCH 81
On Saturday afternoon Alr YIN. Frances. pilot Of tie
WIN. Penn steamboat Pdcet Tat runs le.weent Ircn-
naii and Rising Sua. Ia, called PRESENTLY at or Office
To give Us The full particulars OF the wonderful sight
by him on the night abs. mentioned. iuily lmpn,s
sed with the solemuy OF the slheri. and the awful
spDnsbiity Of telling any thing q ibis nature but what
Is strictly true. NJ. Frances informed - that he Is n
member Of the chu ch. AMI assured VS. the solemn
manner. thai what he aont 10 relate truth, aud
aud nothing but the truth AID e Is ready 10 convince
any gentleman " iady that vii cal. upon him.
lie states that as Il = Penn her trip 10 III =
city, when between Rlsng Sun and Auroa, about | or
" O'Clock. L. NJ he sircrHg the bal along. II ha
ing star tngli night. tNrrrang ifw clouds in the
west low down, shy eleaf, When I'll 4 spddcn l,hi
burst forth. the Whole lace OF Tho earth Appearing tu he
Iii which obhndod Inn thai II was with difficulty
be could see any lhIuI even the most object lis
first impression that laIcucd very sharply bat
its continuing convinced him must be hing Else
which he could not accoun, laf. Tic spain of the
Penn, james Prai2man, sitting TN The cabin nj the
time with or 4 cahdes hr Tia ighi nutw ithsaud
ing ran out to The guard auyeHs know the cause
asked Mr.. Frsnccs II hc saw tbr lait, Nj T. said he
did What is III SAID Captain f. Dear onl, knows
answered Mr.. +. for din'L Ffon thai tho Capian
disappeared rom looking the hurricane deck and
weu, below.
Mr., Frances now bring yery anxion. TO discover
whence this strange iiuhl esme, lu,k,d dllpcnt
iy out at the side ct TIE pdl honso m rathcr south
west course. but nearly brad. when hr saw the Out
lines nj Scpe'd IN the sky. In crooked ptsan *
crp the tail which straight, the hra1 towards the
Fast. !, tnrned To llyll hfiehl r,d deep aud awful
and remained stationary IA He star Nj Frances
watched It ior two or thrcc minutes when the la tarf
disappeared nearly IL the midd aud the rrmandrt m
gradual manner formed mo distinct Roman
MI i had time now to mind the channel Of tde river.
aud deliberate upon the hranly aud grandeur II hl,f
IN the sky II was remarkably lnicrrsjino ta him as
may well he supposed, from lie accufse, "a lis larn1
lion Alter about one minute AMI haii he n,rrIinp
nand the boat alternately 1t changed turning INTO a.
distinct
hsperrci as was ever sccn inuhch position II remain
ged as before. MI. / stated That lie WAS sun ee,.
greatly 1t tins, put not scared ar irhl,p,d m the
least, aud Immediately tapped tie bell In the Capa
To witness The scene. The Captain did not rnmc nm
inedaiely, hui alter momtut two apncsrtd but rfr
ms the i5afe IN the heavens lad changed to PLAN
distinct halter
The Captain said to Mr. + 'Nhal'snantin,2
A., Tome nero qnrk, sad Nh +, aud ooh up }ondci
dId You ever STE the Ike
The Captain answered. 4 sco NJ aad looL,dat unu
IL disappeared va
Mr.. f. states that when thu o turned II a u il form
ed KIND olobone shape aud ttr cau.r sraiuh IN one
sde as u should be. Nhen II disapreara II tuned
,nio The sane ohong shape ht tore and Gradual, tl
shy returned 10 It's original appearance
MI RANGES sat's that lie did leave the y heel of
inc pial. oni soeTed Il 10 s CIV, lie declares that lei
"th.rs think or say they Will what hc h,s related *
strictly True lie is no Ailerle, neither Is he Graz,
mari ffatin and IL
MIN ne VIII Convince lhcm thai hat be la, told Is Tuc
Captain fraizinan remarked Al he lime that II was
something quie lnoNpcaajC. aHi sarf, he did moi
conr Ia the deck rs II have bad fan ,ic,y Of
OF this grand, "ondertr aud ulaccounaic ph,nu,ne
non.
1--WE publish above nafraiin # IN cNff,nrlip,r,
Phehalnonon SAID TO have hten wines sed last nprE
which put forth 10 such shap. as would seem IN ,,,,
pu' 100 't'ie room to dou5! ia lGth. Ii indeed such
mysterious and awful vision did really manifest lis,f t,
INC gaze OF human ben. II may ell sci the nns al
the most wlse aud most sopieal 10 p4hd,rp p,s,, tb
suhee', and ihe dread and seun 80 rms nl eh such
on'ons Signs IN the heavens mn, well , considered b
hafoingrr. hat Mr.. frances did witness very rf=
hafNaole appearance IN the Sly We are prepared 10 be-
e'ei Du II seems too great asTtch oteicaulfy I, be
,ate iat tle lriers composing the 81 the great
Ruler Of The Universe successfully formed and me-
sen'ea 70 MS aslonshed VISION. Prentice. Ia cnpyue
The article says. II absurd suppose such sfrbi o,s
eefh ~ single individual, WHEN Ghnlr are hundred. ~
persons IN TIE community abroad al all hours of the n,bt
pohe OF Whom Observed II. II would be- SURPRISING lh,
whole phennmennn 10 have ofrlsrrrad The vEee h..
VEINS OF been remotely SITUATED: bal Ne IRE dlsrscd l.,
peiiese mat II occurred tie earth and MS moi
'nefeinIe visible al any great distance Dann1 las,
We hedfd mat several persons had witueS sad unu
s"a appearances m the heah the nuht IA qurs,o,
IL was sad that one lndy dual had teen ANGELS n,in,
,hfough The arr Willie al eXlngirn in this Slaie ob, .
"au Witnessed Two splendid Al the same tim,
"'ch'"e lhe SKY from east to west. From all these r
Iois we are led 10 the conclusion that on the nirt NJ
tne Ilsi remarkable meleur or luminous snf s,uee
'oaiea through the heavens Illuminating lie earth
'ines with lis bright cornlscaiilns aud ASSUMING y,
wonderful aud fantastic shapes To the few WIN ,,er,
f"i'uhae enough TO Witness IT, il appeared uu,or i,if
aeVc'S' ana TIE Imagination OF The observer has ply
Gu !. FORM and semblaHce cous nant with the in
S' lucas which lis startling suhlipi,y inspired
Madison Ia. .Aiics.
srlRyAT1os.-'Tle ed.tr of the Colur,bns Jr,.l
gives laInenabe account Of Tie destfnciio, NJ
W 'he northwestern counties Of Ohio con s,oueut urnn
tbe severity Of the winter In Putnam conn,y oIna
was estimated that 800 head of cattle and Go01 ,o
had persisted; and in Van Wen comfy the pYmlor ="
aeao and dying hogs lying along the roads exceed any
th'bg OF the kId even therefore or heard ii i'm tb,
4oar'er. The deer. wild turkeys. and all desctinon
OF game, had suffered with tie rest In Alien cn,ptr
HE woods We're full of dead hogs At Toledo and w.s,
and north OF that pace, the scarcity of fodder was vc,
eea, and oats had RISEN from . 20 cents busheI
The Columbia Chronicle says that ;helVhirs of Sou,b