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prevent a repetition, but the Expedition failed, the cause was ruined, and thousands of Christians were
put to death.
“ 1867, Sept. 3d ” (Bost. Advert, for Sept.), at Carmathen, opening of “ the Eisteddfod or national
festival of Wales ; a procession marching to a field where a Druidical circle is formed, a huge stone
in the centre. A proclamation in Welsh is then made,” announcing to the assembled bards that
•‘ judgment will be pronounced upon all works of genius submitted for adjudication.”
“ 1869, Nov. i 5th ” (letter from Port Said in Bost. Adv.), opening of the Suez canal. For the
passage of large ships.
1870, Sept. 20th (Atlant. telegr. to Boston gazettes), the Prussian army having arrived before
Paris, the Italian forces of king Victor Emmanuel enter Rome and the political or temporal power of
the Papacy brought to an end.
“ 1872, Nov. 27th ” (Bost. Journ. for Feb. ist, 1S73), Capt O. Owen of the British barque Samuel,
in Lat. 20° 57' 5" Long. 1° 14' W., remarked “ innumerable meteors of various magnitude and brilliancy
shooting with great rapidity to the South-East and South-Sou’-W e s t; three or four would start nearly
together from the same spot, making their first appearance generally in thf zenith and after leaving a
tail ot about 15° or 20° in length would disappear. Their motion was so swift that the e.xact point or
constellation in the heavens where they first appeared and where they disappeared could not be ascertained
with precision. An attempt was made to count them, but as they appeared in different quarters
at the same moment, this was found impossible, but by a rough estimate there were from seventy to
eighty per minute; continued from a little after 8 p.m. until midnight. Few were seen after that
hour.”
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