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It we had ary experimental
knowledge in -Physical Astrono
my, vc should certainly attt mpt
some ingenious essay upon , the
Spots'i!* the Sun/ 1 hese ‘spots,’
tog .{her with the earthquake in
.1-4 vv York, and in England—the
la-ge boating ma* ses of ice—the
peculiar boldness of the spring——
and some other phenomena—
might > nin mat trie Is for a sung
?: *ie theory, to .prove the in
crease o: cold, ihe diminution of
heat and the ; rob ibility in a ve
ry short time (say a few hundred
thousand years) of our pfanetan
system (quite an insignificant
pin of the universe)being con
densed into one large mass of ice.
Now, as our knowledge in Phy
sical Astronomy is purely theo
retical—we have no manner ol
right in form any new hypothesis
on the subj or. A few ideas, how
ever, not built upon any given di
agram. and not intended as any
resolution of the phenomena a
bove allud and to—we, with some
hesitation, vvj.ll submit to our rea
ders.
Why, among the variety of o
pinions exmess c! in the papers
with rega.d to the spot on the sum
-—has no one attempted to ac
count for it, upon the old hypo
thesis that the sun in process ot
time will burn cut., Lke a great
candle;—and that the opaque
pot or spots discoverable upon
Ins surface, are the cinders left
after the consumption of the corn
bus table material.
it has been said, in some of the
Northern Papers, that these spots
tl have ever existed, and are ren
dered more visable now by the
uncommon dryness of the wea
* her, a circumstance that does not
.happen at this season, once per
haps in 20 years—there having
been no fill of rain, tor upwards
♦f 3 weeks.” — 4 Tis true, distant
*. elects are seen more distinctly, j
v .ere ti e atmosphere is highly!
ai< rnnttd —but as there has not’
i tely been a very dry atmos
r here in Charleston, we wish!
.fc*>in • scientific gentleman would
t-ike a peep at the sun, and ascer
tain, whether from this point, the
same maculae can be discerned
It has been said, there is no
tnmg new under the sun—and
v/e should not wonder if correct
t xperiment and calculation could
rLo prove, that there is nothing
new upon the sun. - From the re
motest antiquity, these maculae
have, been observed, varying in
rise and number.-Theonly ques
tion for the learned to decide, is
whether these dark spots be a ma
terial within the body of the sun
- -or of the sun’s atmosphere ; or
whether his rays be intercepted
| interven
[tiotvoi some opaque body, in the,
1 space between the earth and the”
sun, ;
Sir Isaac Newton hats calcu
lated, that all the planets belong
ing to our system, together with
their satellites, do not amount to
more than one six hmrdred and
j*ftilthpart of the mass of the sun.
Q.- E. D.—Now tills being ma
thematically demonstrated, yve
may reasonably infer that vast at
tractive body,whatever enormous
qualities of light or other matter, !
it may dissipate, retains always
the power of re-attraciing its sub
stance, and is perpeturhy spend
ing and perpetually renewing its
estate. In conformation of this
reasoning, it may be observed,
that many Comets which were
only visible to us, in their aphelia
—have entered and been absor
bed into the body of the Sun, in
their perihelia.—lt was upon this
reasoning, that the brilliant and
beautiful theory (we believe
of Pi cot) was started—that the
Sun revolved upon his axis one
hundred times in a minute, and
that by the prodigious momen
tum of such a flood ol fire perpet
ually thrown out, the whole plan
etary system was set in motion.—
This sublime thought, however,
must be abandoned, when we re
flect that fieithf r the maculae on;
the surface of die bun, nor the!
eclipses occasioned by bodies be*
tween, the Sun and Earth, could!
be at all perceptbile to the inhab !
itants of the latter —in the veloci
ty of such a revolution of a mass
of light.—Sir Isaac Newton’s
calculation, that the bun revolves
lon his axis once in twenty five
days—would be Sufficient to ac
count for the motion of our sys
tem—at least, to those spruce
philosophers who are not Con
tented to ascribe the primum mo
bile to some undiscovered laws
by which tile Creator regulates
the universe.
For our part, we feel not the
least uneasiness at these pherion
ema. If a few of the rays of the
sun have for a season been inter
cepted by a comet, that must
quickly pass away—and we doubt
not, the earth will as well be out
of the way of its destructive ca
reers s she was when the comet
of 1680 passed our orbit. If again,
these tk spots” be nothing more
I (as Laland supposes ) than the
(body of the sun exhibited to our
view through its atmosphere--
why then, there needs nothing;
! more be sai l about it. The im- ;
mutability of Providence can
never be doubted -and, while t
Astronomers, having nothing
else to do, are. gazing upon thej
Heavens—we are contented to]
trust the operations of the phy-i-j
cal world to the divine laws by
which it is preserve d—and shall
follow and practice the maxim of
the philosophical poet-- namely,
“ The proper study of mankind
—is Man." — Patriot .
Queen of hayti’s dress—Consists of a
petticoat ot white sittin, ri.-hfy embroidered
in s'old unflowers, tertninatiag at the bottom
with a broad gold fringe, the train ol’ white
Kutlin embroidered like the petticoat, looped
up ou each aide (to form a draper}) wi4
t!U>£al and bullion $ g b< <&tUm.jl goh
fall* from firm she ostler, aid fasten *
S umbr the
Kof3sof bullion over tbe’slnreltier, the for
nets undedges ‘ ; :inis!4rd Vitb,Us* Is ttnti
fringe;; a rich-plume of vvhife seas Jur, or
urmeute*! by combs of immensect n
jjlett s rhe dress. [lt will be reieiteeiU
that this woman, who Weirs shch costly
is'ottfcJb 1
uw.lllli l 1 i|i| ‘ 4 11 in iirii'llM
LOOK. jiekeT
NO'WCfi.
The subscriber, having.been
appointed attorney in fact for
James Nicholson, who is the only
surviving* qualified executor of
David M’Credie, late of the state
of South Carol ilia deceased, offers
for sale on moderate terms EIV-E
THOUSAND aches oe
LAND. The said tract is so di
vided as to suit the convenience
of any person ; having been par
titioned into lots oftrom 200 to
1600 acres, /
Those persons indebted to
the estate of David M’Crebie, are
informed that their notes are lodg
ed in the funds of, and payment,
will be received bv the subscriber.
T M nEttklEX, 4t:'y in fact
for Jas. Nicholson, Mx-r ltd. M’Vredie.
May 16, 1816.
WILE BE SOI 1),
On Friday the 21st of June next,
at the plantation of Abram Bel
cher, late of Burke County dec.
Fart of the personal proper
ty of said deceased.
Consisting of
! about 50 head of cattle, 3 horses,
i I nfie gun, and i saddle and bri
dle &c. btc
Newton Perkins, 7
David Bourke, 3y 1
| May 10th: 1816.
“"UCIECHEE •
NAVIGAI ION COMPANY.
The Share-holders are hereby
notified that an Election fora
new Board of Directors will be
held on the second Ft iday in June
next, at the House of John P. liar
vey, Esq in the Town of Louis- 1
ville; and that such Share-hold-’
ers as cannot attend may vote by
Proxy. v
Littleberrv Bostick,
President.
Louisville, 24th 1
April, 1816. $
.JKl'FEtt’ ON SiPFIUOR COURT.
APRIL TKRM, I8!6.
RULE NIBL
Li ON tne petition of Jesse
Brown, praying the ‘establish-!
memos a R eeipt in full from one!
Mordica M’l.ain, dated the 3d of
! April, 1814 —a copy whereof as
? nearly as can be recollected by
the petitioner is annexed to said
! petition : and probable cause ap
pearing to the Court, that the
‘same is lost and ought to be es
tablished;
It is therefore ORDERED,
That* at the expiration of six!
I months; the said receipt be es
tablished unless sufficient cause
be shewn to the contrary.—And
that a copy of this order he pub
lished in. one of the public gazettes!
| of this state, once a month for six’
i months, in terms of the rules of
1 court in such cases made and
! provided.
Litniet from th* m’onfes,
11 CIARKK, Cik,
700
DOLLARS REWARD.
T ll ERE AS a most attrOcioiA
? Murder'was committed at
Mrs. Carters, rn Edgefield Dis
trict, South-Canolina, on the 23th
April •last, by Dam el Land, who
without provocation or known
cause, deliberately and wickedly
] with a rifie, shot a man named
Burges Day, while quietly sitting
in the piazza of the aforesaid Mrs.
; Carter, and thereby almost in
stantly put aft end to his existance
! —and WHEREAS the said Da
niel Land, has since absconded,
and a number of the* qitizens of
Edgefield, desirous that so foul a
deed should meet the regard the
j laws of the land direct, having
I made up a subscription by which
the above sum is secured, and
will be paid to any person or per
sons who will apprehend the said
Dan ie l Land, and 1 edge hi m.
in h dg€field Jail, to take his trial
indue course of law.—! therefore
deem it-proper to give public no
tice, that the subscription paper
lot this purpose is lodged with
me, and that it will bt: delivered
to any person who will bring me
• receipt from the Jailor in Edge
field, for the said Daniel Land ;
and it is believed also, that an ad
ditional reward will also be offer
ed by the Governor of South Car
olina, for apprehending the same
person. He is about 22 or 23
years of age, 5 leet 8 or 9 inches
| high—has dark hair, and datk
eyes, thin dark beard, a down lock
—wdten he stands his knees ap
pear to bend back more than com
mon—he has a small mole on one
side of his face near his mouth'—*
; is of a middle statue, and suppo
sed to be of about 160 pounds
weight—he was born and raised
in South Carolina, about ten or
twelve miles front Augusta*—*is
jofa tolerable fair skin. The a
mount subscribed for his appre
hension is somewhat above the
reward offered and may hav*
some further sums added—the l
entire subscription will be given
to the person securing him.
Benjamin ILghtower
CT* Other printers it is hoped
will give the above a place for the
public good. May 10.
ImtilleryT
You are hereby summoned
to attend at your usual muster
ground on Saturday the first day
of June, uniformed agreeable to
the rules cf the company.
I3y order of Capt Clarke,
A. G. RAIFOKD
Ist Sergeant.
May 9th 1816.
hOTICE.
Mine months after date appli
cation will be made to the hon
jorable the Inferior Court of Jef
i ferson county, for leave to sell
jail the teal estate of Ichabud
Ledbetter, Lie of said county
deceased,
JOHN COOK,
Administ* atm
April 9.