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from the bar, on’ which he had 
permission to ride, under the 
wheels, and hurt in so dreadful a 
manner, that is life is despaired 
of, The horses, getting out of 
the road, were at last stopped by 
running up to a large tree upon 
the common, without any kind 
of damage to themselves or to 
the chaise. 
- 19.—A most unfortunate acci- 
dent happened to Hearn’s Stow- 
market stage-waggon, attended 
with a serious loss of property. 
The aboye waggon, which was 6n 
its return from London, with a 
heavy lead of goods, stopped for 
the night, as was usual, in front 
of the Trowel and. Hammer, 
Mark’s Tey; when about two 
o'clock on Saturday morning, a 
most dreadful explosion took 
lace, to the serious alarm of the 
inmates of the house and the 
neighbourhood, which it appeared 
proceeded froma barrel of gun- 
powder in the waggon, which 
had, by some means not yet ac- 
counted for, caught fire and ex- 
ploded, scattering the goods and 
waggon to a considerable dis- 
tance, and causing their almost 
total |destruction. The Trowel 
and Hammer is considerably in- 
jured by the explosion, which 
was distinctly heard at Colchester, 
and mgny miles round. We do 
not hear that any lives were lost. 
The road was so completely co- 
vered with the goods, that the 
mail was detained some time be- 
fore a passage could be cleared 
for it. 
DEATH OF THE INDIAN PROPHET, 
(From an American Paper.) 
» Onondaga, Aug. 23.—Died at 
the Onondaga castle, on’ Sunday 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1815, 
last, one of the chiefs of the Alle-. 
ganies, well known through this 
country as the Indian prophet. 
‘hose who have been acquainted 
with the influence which this 
man’s preaching has had upon the 
conduct of the six nations (the 
Oneidas excepted), ‘cannot but 
lock upon his death as a severe 
dispensation of Divine Provi- 
dence. We think that a short 
biographical sketch of this extra- 
ordinary man cannot. be unac- 
ceptable to the public. During 
the first 50 years of his life he 
was remarkable only for his stu- 
pidity and beastly drunkenness, 
About 13 years ago, while light- 
ing his pipe, he suddenly fell back 
upon his bunk, upon which he 
was then sitting, and continued 
ina state of insensibility for six 
or eight hours; his family sup- 
posed him dead, had made prepa- 
rations for laying him out, and 
while in the act of removing him 
from his bunk, he revived. His 
first words were, ‘ don’t be 
alarmed, Ihave seen Heaven: call 
the nation together that I may tell 
them what I have seen and heard.” 
The nation having assembled at 
his house, he ‘informed them he 
had seen ‘four beautiful young 
men, who had been sent from 
Heaven by the Great Spirit, and 
who thus addressed him—“ The 
Great Spirit is angry with you 
and all the red men, and unless 
you immediately refrain from 
drunkenness, lying, stealing, &c. 
you shall never enter that beauti-_ 
ful place which we will now 
shew you.” He stated that he 
was then conducted by these 
young men to the gate of Hea- 
ven, which was opened, but he 
