Star.
London, England, 1821-02-24 00:00:00

NEW coin.

TO TIIE EDITOR OF TUE STAR.
lessmai, Fn.=
•-"Sta—l beg to inform you, that last eve'
half-past six, I had the satisfaction of dig
Comet, with the naked eye, in the
Pegasus, near the star Gamma, forming
four stars in square—making an irregular
with the planets Api:er and Sclietra; as
Aries and the nebulous star in Authomedo.
whilst admiring the beauty of .lupjer
from their contiguity, that I was led to
nebulous appearance, which after some
mined to be a Comet. To the naked eye
a degree in length, rather confined, without
dens, somewhat like a large nebula. With
lond's night glass, it is very distinct, with
about four degrees, through which small
be seer.; but neither with this, nor a
achromatic, was there any nucleus to be ,
my situation for contemplating the beauty
Heavens is far from a good one, and the 2'
near the horizon was very dense, I was
mitted to have the pleasure of viewing
short time, particularly as it sets soon
or about half-past eight. I have not, as
opportunity of noting its exact right ascension
declination. I presume it is approaching
in its perihelion, and may probaSly be
weather should permit, for some time to,
is, most likely, the Comet announced in
Magaziae, as having been discovered, not
the naked eye, at the Observatory in Paris,
ginning of last month. Upon lookity., into
Number, I have just seen this notice.
it worth while to write these remarks,
should not yet have'teceived any other
the Comet's being visible, that you ma!
proper, announce the fact to your.
in astronomy, in such concise manner as mill
venient, especially as the weather is likely
auspicious to further observations at present
I am, Sir, your's very --

THE ARMY.

Four Companies of the 71st Light.
o:i Wednesday morning, from the barrack
bury, on their route to Sheerness, to relieve
Veteran Battalion.

l'uesday sennight detachments of the
regiments arrived at Chatham from Albany
Isle of Wight, viz. 30th, 46th, 53d, 69th,
Mcnday a division of the 86th Regiment ..
at Chatham from \Veedon barracks,• Northam'.
shire; and a division of the 19th Regiment manta
from Chatham to replace the 86th Regiment
Saturday, four companies of the 9th Veteran li.
talion embarked at Plymouth for Cork, to be di,
banded. The remaining companies of this Rau*
at Portsmouth, are under orders to embark folks
same deAination. The sth Veteran Battalion ail
likewise shortly leave Plymouth for the Miami
Counties, there to be disbanded.—On Thursday eir
night, the following Memorandum was issued by tie
Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth:
" Major-General Mir Dints PACK has hard win regret.
the Royal Veteran Battalions are shortly to headsets; velem'
sequently that the sth and 9th are to leave this Garrisoo. Xs
one can be more sensible than the 31ajor-Gaseral is of irk
nourable service of the i:lnividuals composing these Beaks,
and he requests the Commanding Officers of the Madill
Corps to accept the_ Major-General's thanks foe their mkt,
and the cheerfulness with which they have performed their Aq,
whilst under his contmand.

Jou, Fea. z,
list evening,
of disenrerial,
the con
'orming one of th.
irregular ~
aria; as aho
whomeda.
rvpiier and Set ,
led to observe
some time I dett,
iced eye it is ahni
eel, without a
,ula. With a 1),"
with a trak
h small stars lb.!'
nor a man go-4'
s to be sem,
the beauty or the •
nd the atmosphel,
e, WaS bet pet.
!Wing it bar fey,
soon after JepW,,
not, as yet, had
ght ascension ay
)reaching the Sit
Ay be seen, if de
ime to come. 11,1
'lced in Thum'
Ted, not visible%
• in Paris, dike
Acing into the
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narks, in care
other intimatiae
I may, if you thiek
Readers intereatil
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at precent.
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t infantry retched
)arracks in Canter- •
,to relieve the 6dl .
; of the followieg
n Albany ban*
, 69th, and 891 t. 1
Regiment mind ■