The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-12-21

thai we're there we're these namely, dogl
rap, niolsa, ioAes, hares rabbits, yea and not
70 much a. rata and mine but we're thors in
shunaaaoe'and that ~hioh 10 the NOR strange
the one ofthem never once offered 90 annoy
the other, although they we're deadly en-
a'lisz lay nature the one % thu oihrr Yet
in this danger af lite th.y not once oilered 90
express thrir natural enmity, hut in gentle
sort obey freely enjoyed the liberty of lif
which, IA mine opiuioh wa a mat sohder,.i
sark IA essur~
HEMAHKAnLE BArTLE 90 sTAHLisas,
Ia October tGsia mnst remarkable battle
nf starIiug, whs IuisIi 0Tcf TfiG NY dr r-1Ti,
frightening the oiiizena out of their wit- aud
inspiring the whole country viii, trrrur aud
Wonder a, "a what it might portend our
author 'ots out ia he preface by stating Ia
- -sr-.4.r.- .!-
mlnhlc accidents 10 subject both "a danger
and disgmco-lo danger IN that they may be-
-4....4s - prgllmem. ar omiuous, Ia disgrace, in
reporting - strange an accidoni ~ u TsTy TyTrrr-
ed iabulou-,b ,bcing tbh Ia free mysclfirum any
suspicion oi such an mputadou by certificate
at lcuors irum right houoablr pcr-ons IA lre-
land, where the accident hIl out, a. right
honorable persons al court, and divers nt
London at this prr-eup 80 also by tho tosi-
mouy Ut right honorable and worshiplih per-
san, and athcrs of good reputation now In
Loudon, Nho were oyc-vitucsscs, brhu.ding
the samc during thr iimr Il continued.
TO come 20 the fight ot these birds. They
mustered together ~ ths above named CITY
os Cork some four NJ tive days before they
fought every day more and more increasing
their armies with greater supplies. Some
came from the cast, others irum the WEST, and
so accordingly they placed rhcmsel yes-as il
were, encamped thcmsciy ciyc,-~nstward and
westward about tho rty. The citizens more
curiousIy onsory,Pg, noted thai from those
on the e.lst and from those on the west ,ome
twenty or thirty in a company wsuid pass
from one side ~ the other. as IL should seem
employed IN olnblSaaRe ,lor they would ily and
and ho'rslyer the adverse with strange tunes
AAAfa Ah"' aaA A'NNAtA hes AhAtN " AlAAA HliAA
from which, 40 t seemed, they had been
sent
And further il wac observed that during
the time they assembled the starrs OF The east
sought their meat eastward, a. the ,tares OF
the west did the like westward, no Que dying
ia the circuits of the other. These courses and
custn,ns continued with them ull the 9Th OF
October, which day being Saturday. about
nine oclork 80 the morning, boing . very tair
and sunshine day, upon strange souuds being
made as we'll on one ,dc A. on the othcr,they
rrTTTtTvrtrT Irrfit afifi "a,
mounting up into the skies, encountered one
another with such terri bic sound a, amazed
the whole c,ty 81 ali che bchoIdeN. l pom tins
sudden aud fierce encounter there fell down
into the city and into the river multitudcs Of
legs and ncrks broken, some with eyes pick
ed ont, some their bills thrust into the breasts
aud ,idcs oi their adYer,arlcs Ia so strange a
manner that 1t were incredible, except IL
were confirmed by letters OF credit, and by
oyy-witno,sos with that assurance which is
without all exception. Upon the first en-
counter they Withdrew thcmsclvts back ward
east aud west. and with like eageruess and fl-
ry ruruuutrrr,t Srvr.rtt TIMES, ar,s4- all which
these star,- tell down ia like strange aad AL
miuhic manner As upon the first encounter.
Ihey continued this most admirable and vi
olcut battle al little bctu-v rrif;l't al aLich
time they -cpmcd Ia vanish, 50 that all sun
day the 3th OF October none appcarviabou
1ti,v city
. Upon Monday the sth OF October, they
made their return again and at the same time
t--,45t A..tt4ts -i-,tF -'+H-liHe- la. II
was the Saturday before; they mounted into
the air aud encountered each other with like
violent assaults nv formerly they had done,
aud feb into the city upon the houses, and
intp the river. wounded and slaughtered in
like manner rs is before reported; hut At this
b last battle there was kite, a raven aud a
crow, all three found dead in the streets,
rent torn and manglcd.
SINGULAR AfrtARANeE 90 fHFt-t -uSr.
Trrgni,., inarkrt-to~n ia Cornwall, was
ON the 22d OF December, 1922, the scene OF d.
rmarkabe appearance in the heavens.
About eleven of the clock before noon,
the sun being under a cloud, It was observ-
ed that from the body OF the sun there pro
cecdcd more scattered and Dispersed light
than was won't as il the body uf the planet
had been greater than 1t had formerly been.
But this being attributed to the brightness
of some cloud between him and US, little no
tice was taken thereof, till about quarter OF
an hour after this dittused light seemed to
cuncenirp, as it were, and gather to three
heads, which in short space appeared to the
behotdgrs to bu three sums Of equai lttstre and
brightness, and placed "A near as could be in
a triangle, all shining clear, and scattering
their beams with great light as that the eye
al man r-rr1id not .tnr see upop Afy one OF