from his sleep, and all those particulars came fresh to his memory, and gave him a great uneasiness. (Note--no thunder or lightning that night.)--Upon this he endeavoured to get asleep again, and after dozing a short time, he was awaked by the noise of a person walking across the room, giving a heavy groan. He heard or saw no more, but got out of bed and went into the other room, called the Scotch boy to bring in his bed and lay by him the remainder of the night. In the morning, at breakfast, on Tuesday last, he communicated all the before related to his aunt Bowene and Hannah Kearney. He seemed much dejected upon it, was confident he was near his end; but to divert himself for that day, he determined to take his gun and go fowling with young J. Derborow, young Oxley, and two or three more. They walked to Coultas' ferry and crossed Schuylkill, and up to the falls ferry. He told the company several times, as they walked, he wished no accident might befall him before he got home. On their return, crossing the ferry in the boat, the unhappy accident happened him. Thus you have the particulars of this melancholy affair, as fully as I could relate it if with you, and I chose to be particular in it, because I have met with no story in history so well attested as this concerning the premonitions from heaven of our dissolution. The flash that struck his cheek when asleep, was clearly answered by the flash of the gun and the shot thereof first striking. His aunt laboured to persuade him not to go a gunning that day, and he agreed; but afterwards meeting his company, they prevailed with him, as they had all agreed to go the night before. Your father and all friends are well. I sincerely wish you all imaginable felicity, and with all the haste I began, I cannot help now concluding that I am your very affectionate friend and humble servant, JOHN ROSS. Dr. Cadwalader Evans, St. Anns, Jamaica. _Philad. Sunday Evening_, } _13 Nov. 1748._ } FOR THE RURAL MAGAZINE. FIRMITY AND HOMINY. There are two ancient very wholesome and pleasant dishes, which are much used in the states south of Pennsylvania, to which the middle and northern states have not yet paid sufficient attention. The first called FIRMITY, is made of WHEAT. The second, called HOMINY, is made of INDIAN CORN, or MAIZE. The grains of wheat and Indian corn are prepared by beating in the same manner in a wooden mortar, with an iron pestle, filed in crosses or ridges at the bottom, like a modern stamp or seal for letters.