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1833

9 2o/m
Several of the powers of Europe is in very great commotion, the Portuguese are at War among themselves.

The French are engaged in bloody War with the Dutch. The French have attacked Antwerp with a great force, & have taken the City with the loss (as the papers say) of 16 or 18000 Men.

28.2
At 10 o'clock PM an extesive fire was noticed at or near Crosskata [COSKATA], which appeared to spread its devastation to a great distance to the southward, supposed to have extended to Crosskata Woods, which consists of a forest of small trees, and a large brush Wood.
This has been a very good Winter shelter for Horses & other Creatures.

1st 3o/m
The fire continued to rage until 2 o'clock - at which time a storm commenced & continued all day, & proved a severe Gale with deep snow. The wind changed from the eastward to the Northward.

2d 3o/m
7th day morning the weather was tolerably fair but much snow on the ground. Many Sleighs went out of town, mostly to Siasconset, on parties of pleasure. In the afternoon the wind came NW & increased very much, & the weather grew cold very fast. So that all the Sleighs left to come home early in the afternoon, but before they had got half way down, the wind increased to a violent Hurricane, & the atmosphere was wholly obscured with the snow, so that they could not see their way, to any distance.