The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-12-28

MEMORABILIA
OF THE
ITTH CENTURY IN BRITAIN,

BATTLE N TnE aEY'
On Saturday before Christmas day, iGl2,
between twelve aud one o'clock, was heard
the sound ofdrms aiar or and the noiso Of
sodiers,as Il were giving out their last groans'
Then suddenly appeared ia the air the same
incorporoal soldiers that made those clam
ours and Immediately with ensigns displayed,
4s.....- -sasI'.sr 'ssa.kats Is..lIs LII eaasaals.
discharged, hores noighing, the alarm or en-
trance to this game OF death was struck up,
one army which gave the Grrt charge having
the king's colors, and the other the parlia-
ment, Ia their head or front Of their battles,
iId- 49, aall-illsll- n iI-ihrs- -Mcut. tho hattie
that appeared 10 bclong 90 the kings forces
seeming At first 10 have the lcst, but after
wards to be- put into apparent route; but i'll
two or three IN thc morning. n clnnl acalc.
continued this dreadful Gght-tho clattering
orarms, crying Of soldiers, aud the noise Of
cannons ~ terrifying tho poor bcholdorsthat
they could not believe they were mortal. or
give credit 10 their ears and eyes. AMER
some three hours fight, that arm. Which ear
ned the king. esls.E- '.itl,,r,-r, r,r rntfsrr HT
pcarcd 10 fly; the other, remaining a. il were
masters OF the field, stayed g,ss, space, tri-
umPhiug and expressing all the signs Of joy
aud conquest, aud then, with all their drums
trumpcts ordnance, and soldiers, vanished. .--
The poor hcholdcr., glad that they we're gone
who had stayed 50 long against their wills,
made with all haste 10 kcinton, knocking up
Mr. WOod, Justice Of tho peace who called
up his ncighbor, Mr. Marshall, the minister,
10 whom they gave an account of the whole
passage and aycrrcd il upon their oaths To be-
true. At which, bcing much amazed, they
would have coniccturcd the men To he mad
or drunk, hal they not known some OF them
To have bccu Of Improved integrity; aud 90
suspcndiug their judgments I'LL the next night
about the same hour, they, with the same
men, and all the substantial inhabitants, drew
thithcr on sunday, being Christmas
night, appeared IN the same tumultuaus ,sar-
like manner the same two adverse armies.
lighting with as much spite and spleen as for
mcrly, aud 80 departed The gentlemen aud
all tbo spectators, much terrified with these
visions orhorrur, Withdrew tlrrmsclycs to thcir
houses, bcsccrhiug God to defend them FROM
those prodigous enemies. The next night
thuy appeared not nor all that week, but on
the ensuing Saturday night they were again
seen, with tar greater tumult-Gghting in the
manner -AiurcmGniiancl for four hours, or
very mar, aud then vanished, appearing a
ga,n on Sunday night, and performing again
the same actions Of hostility aud bloodshed,
iusomuch that both Alr Mood aud others Ce,-
sook their habitations thercabout, and rctir-
eel themselves To other morc secure dwelling,
but NTr Marshall stayed, aud some others and
so successfully the next Saturday aud sun
day the same tumults aud prodigious sights
and actions were put in the state and tondi-
ton they were formerly. The rumor where
af coming to his majesty at Oxford lac immc
diatcly despatched thither Colonel Lewis
kirke, Captain Dudley, Captain Mhinman.
and three other gentlemen OF credit, 20 take
the full view and notice OF the ,said business,
who, first hearing the true httest.,tion OF Mr.
Marshall and others, stayed there till Satur-
day night following, wherein they heard aud
saw the aforementioned prodigies, and 50 on
Sunday, distinctly knowing divers OF the ap-
partitions or incorporeal substances by their
;acesi as that OF Sir Edmund Varncy, and
Others that were slain in this delusiyG fight,
OF wtrich, upon uutir, thuy nadu testimony to
his majesty. What this does portend Gc.l
only knoweth, and time perhaps will discov-
cr; but doubtlessIy it is sign OF his wrath A.
sainst this lantl Tor these civil WARS. which he
IN his good time will finish, aud send a sud-
den peace between his majesty aud parlia-
ment"
We now proceed to memorabilia which are
ehirfiyrr.ta different character from tho pre-
coding.