Bosros, August 25, lSl5.
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a Squau-Lighiaing and Ihmnder-Fres-Ships- Capt


Taylor, &c.


On Saturday afternoon our city and its vicinity were
visited by lightning, thunder, wind and rain. About
O'Clock Of the most magnificent squalls ever wit
messed swept ourcity. 1t commenced at the
ward, bearing with it mass OF clouds, black
pail pouring rcessant rain and dartng forth orked and
sheet lightning it burst heads, screaming with
the fury of hurricane. The whole surface OF the earth
seemed in motions the rain fairly foamed in whiteness
it driven through mid ar-rendered yet more white
by the incessant lightning darted along the horizon
The thunder was piled clap upon clap if the face OF
Heaven itself had been asunder In five minutes the
squa passed over but left behind it clouds
those from which il issued Still the lightning flashed
and still the thunder peaed and roared until nearly
o'clock when a breeze from the westward sprung UP
and cleared the face of the sky During the storm
squal the cotton drying house Of Mr. Oliver Tenney in
Stoughton street, Dorchester struck by lightning
which set the roof of it on fire. Luckily there were
plenty OF people at work the premises who
ed in extinguishng the fire. before it had time spread
One Of the workmen was knocked down by the light
nng but timely aid bei.g administered he recovered
Yesterday the weather quite peasant;the sky Gle
and the wind moderate from s. w. Since my last we
have had four ships from Liverpool and from Havre
all with more Or less cargo on board The ship from
Havre IS the Versailles, Capt Hunt which is dgnifed
with the title o packet she is vessel this being
her first yoyage Hunt though decent sailor, is
much Of tearer-he would not do to drive New York
ckot ship-'sow and sure is the maxim he generally
It's


Captain Taylor the submarine man. had half au hours
oo under water last Friday clearing away the grooves
n which the gates of the navy yard dry dock work
several people were present who, when he had finish
ed cheered him heartily. On saturday, attempt was
made to set on fire the establishment of Jas stevens n
Merrimac street, which proy.dentisiy discovered
and exunghshed without much damage Two Of Mr.
Stevenss children asleep in OF the upper cham
bers, aud the fire had spread in eli probability, they
would have persisted before aid could have the M
1t s pretty generally believed here that boys
are the principal agents iii these incendiary attempts
Two OF three of them have been overheard wishing for
large hre for the purpose OF making their sell
do myself believe tuat several oil these youngsters
not Of the wul crime OF setting ire look upon
II as fine show. Boys have been detected and the
other day. sent TO the House OF Reformation having
been convicted OF an attempt to fire building He
not quite eight years old II parents will not look out
for their children the State will