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pThe day was remarkably sultry, aud

 was to be seen in the heavens About thi

 afternoon, small black cloud, in appearance aUoo the size of mans hat, about two miles distance, and in the direction of Oronoque was seen. Twelve toasts had been already drank, at the sound of twelve cannon, and they were preparing for the thirteenth. At that instant, there came grand tremendous peal of thunder from this little cloud, accompanied with brilliant fash G lightning. It surpassed in sound and grandeur the t~Iye can- non that had been fired. It served as substnese for the thirteenth; and that was not fired. Col. John Benjamin, the President of the Day, and re- volutionary officer who had been wounded in the battle at Compe in TIT. arose aud said:

 s..Fellow- citizens: The name of the Almighty ,rd be praised. I look upon this event in tEe heavens as a token, or recognition in favor of A. mercan Independence; and make no doubt, but that America, like the lightning of God, will be victorious by blasting and destroying all the anti- federalism that exists in the country" Isaac Jones, Jun, and grandson, was present, and wit messed this solitary thunder and lightning, July 4, 17ss, aged 13.-Jones Family Memoirs.