Random recollections of Albany, from 1800 to 1808 . nd Simeon De Witt. The former made a paintingof it, and the latter described it. The accompanying engrav-ing is but a very poor counterpart of ]VIr. Amess jjainting. It wasa total eclipse, and Mr. De Witt in describing the painting says: The edge of the Moon wasstrongly illuminated, and liadthe brilliancy of polishedsilver. No common co-lors could express this;I therefore directed it tobe attempted by a raisedsilver rim. No verbaldescription can give anj-thing hke a true idea of^-^ this sublime spectacle,with which man is sorarely gratified.
Random recollections of Albany, from 1800 to 1808 . nd Simeon De Witt. The former made a paintingof it, and the latter described it. The accompanying engrav-ing is but a very poor counterpart of ]VIr. Amess jjainting. It wasa total eclipse, and Mr. De Witt in describing the painting says: The edge of the Moon wasstrongly illuminated, and liadthe brilliancy of polishedsilver. No common co-lors could express this;I therefore directed it tobe attempted by a raisedsilver rim. No verbaldescription can give anj-thing hke a true idea of^-^ this sublime spectacle,with which man is sorarely gratified. In orderto have a proper conceptionof what is intended to be re-presented, you must transferyour ideas to the heavens and imagine, at the departure of thelast ray of the Sun, in liis retreat behind the Moon, an awfulgloom in an instant dilfused over the face of nature, and arounda dark circle near the south, an immense radiated glory, like anew creation, bursting on the sight and for some minutes fixingthe gaze of man in silent amazement. 6 ..\^^Y. 42 Recollections of Albany. to say, that not an iron rooster has crowed uponthe gable heads, nor a civil cocked hat been seenin the ancient city of Albany, from that day But let it be remembered, that if the growth ofAlbany was slow, its position rendered it great west, in 1800, was comparatively a wil-derness. With the growth of this vast interior,Albany has grown; it has increased with its increase,and strengthened with its strength. ]^o hand, how-ever strong, no enterprise, however active, couldhave carried it forward one hour faster than it trade was necessarily dependent upon the popu-lation and products of the west, and with these ithas fairly kept pace. It is, however, true that the ancient Dutch fami- ^ The last of those who adhered to the burger costume was H. Wendell, who lived in a small Dutch built house in NorthMarket street, the sixth door above Maiden lane, on the west died 1
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