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the heat,—that the perspiration was starting from every 
pore, and that a pestilential disease was beginning to spread 
its ravages through the country. Great apprehensions were 
entertained throughout the southern country, that so warm 
a winter, would be followed by a sickly summer, and au- 
tumn. Such, however, as far as we have learned, was not 
the fact. , 
At this place, small quantities of snow fell at several times 
during the month of January, but not enough for sleighing 
for January has rarely if ever occurred here. Th 
perature recorded during the month was 53 degrees, ap- 
proaching a summer heat. 
February also enjoyed the mild temperature of May, re- 
sembling the pleasantest winter months of the Carolinas. 
Its average temperature was about 40, which was 10 degrees 
above that of February 1827. In one instance, onthe 10th, 
the thermometer rose to 60; and owing to the influence of 
same time, the operations of gardening were commenced. 
Among the anomalies of the season may be mentioned the 
fact, that violent thunder storms occurred in various places. 
On the 2nd. of February, a house was struck with lightning 
in Ontario County, in the State of New York, and much 
damaged. The blue bird, one of our early harbingers of 
spring, was first observed on the 17th. — 
March had nearly the same average temperature as Feb- 
ruary, although in one instance, (the 28th) the thermometer 
rose to 69 degrees. Snow occurred in two or three instan- 
ces, but it remained only a short time; and although the 
‘ound had remained during the greater part of winter, des- 
titute of this warm covering, yet on account of the extra- 
