DIsTRES Ss1NG PROVIDENCE.
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sheep into boat, in order to pass deep place to where water was more shoal. The boat was upset; 3 swam to the shore the other four, after struggling awhile sunk to rise no more. The father of one of the young men in the boat, stan- ding on the shore, and seeing his son stsuggling for life, plunged in to his assist ance, but being advanced in years, and having all his clothes on, was unable to reach his son, and was soon seen sinking into the same watery grave. The persons who have been thus suddenly and awfully summoned into eternity, arc Deac. David Lyon, aged 6s; his son aged 19; Mir. Arnold Drake, aged about 30; and two sons of MT Eli Gray, Jr. one in his 14ht & the other in his 18th year. The two first have left each wife and children to mourn their loss.

 The scene that occurred when the wid- ows, children, brothers, and sisters of the deceased entered the room where their lifelcss remains were strewed, cannot be described. A shock of the most appalling kind has settled upon the people of the town. The hand of the Lord has touch- ed us, and may it be sancti6ed to our ev- erlasting benefit. ".

 On Saturday, while Mir Douglass and his wife were attending the funeral ofthe a. bove named persons, a daughter of MT. D. aged II years, was left in charge of other children, in attempting to get out of a win dow, was killed by the falling ofthe sash, upon her neck. A boatman was drowned at Milier's Falls on Sunday last.-Greenfeld Gag. WEYMOUTH, (EEG.) MARCH 27.-

 Interesting account of e Burning HiU.- The smell has been remarked, for 2 or 8 years past !; steam began to issue forth a. bout months since, at ten or more differ ent points, in the space of fvo yards in length, about 50 feet above the level of the sea, where it now continues on more ex- tended scale, with an occasional appear- ance of fire below the intcrstices of the rocks. Ilhas been remarked, that at spring tides, the eff1uvia emitted is much moro sul- phursous and disagreeable than at other periods. The heat is now such as to kin- dle fire and as the proof of it, bird (shot near the spot) was literally roasted Ethere, of which, the party partook. On clearing away some of the external rubbish and digging about three feet downwards, a strata of coal appeared, and so hot lthat it was impossible 10 stand thereon for