The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-07
n Zrue CoSy.
Ldtef Proeeedinas

Latef Proceedings.
ne examination OF the eyldence has now ap-
preached ciofc.
On Saturday, Chandler Lindj1-y was called a.
gam on the part of the accuicd.-A few more
qhrtions were propofed to General NllkiuEou
all hrs examination was concluded He as
Followed by AiaH6szv Els, by CAPTAIN Btu,
oy JHdse Y odd, Fedesl Judge of the ID itr,ct
o. keu'ncky) by Cal ne Ker, and Mr. Gates, bv
nl;IH5 Jones, 7bosaaS Bodey & Charter Lyne6.
tCialmant tthe Ouachta iand) W how ,les
on Il part OF the accufrd. IL tie courfe of
the day, the depofition of Charles Fentou M r
Ger, Etq WAS read, and M Ponde x;er was again
called Ia at the requeft Of the acouftd
On Monday, Col Gather was called in by
the aecu'ed to invalidate gen Eaton's teaimony
with what little inccefs the public are hereafte,
20 judge. Gen EATON himfelf fpokc at CON-
li1eraole length. Capt. William Tallry was
aio Called IN on the part of the accufed Mr
S'I"S Dhn5n9ore, agent TO the Cho6taw nation,
was introduced on the part of the U. S. to
prove the iituation of New Orleans during the
duturoances in the weflern country. e,auel
iasnrr OF tie M fiiiiippi Territory was called ~
on TIE part ofthe U. S. TO grove certain decla
tatons OF col Burr and Mr., New, made at
Warrington M j, In the courie of the day,
the depoii,ions of Mr. Prevot aud of Julien Du
pteHer were read.
lsierday was occupied in the examination
Ioi MGJor Braf, called on the part of the &C
cuied, and hts Crois- Examination by peueral
Wi'kinfon.
mr. Hiekbam announced that all the evidence
was coicd, on the part OF the accuied. Mr
Ray announced that he had no other with, lies
ITO produce but lieut. ia kfon, who was on his
way from n. Orleans, and might be expelled
this day.
Perhaps the argument on the evidence will
begin this day.
a Comet has appeared for feveral nights in the
wet, disinttly viabIe to the naked eye. When it
is irt Teen at night, it appears in the wea about
80 degrees above the horizon rs track is to the
".n, and 1t iets abont 10 o'clock. LIS bruh or tail
OF lighs is i'll the direction of S or S. + b,E.
his comet s neither remarkable for It's briiancy
nor magnitude, nor is it by any means calculated 10
awaken thoir dreams of vulgar lupe ltton which lei.
enee has long diIiipated in boom OF the phoio-
pher.
The theory of comets is the moi defective part of
ai!ronomy. It is prelent numerically agreed that
they are fold and opake bodies like the planets and
that they ali ocicrb epl,s, which have the fun in
ole at their foli. There is this difference however
tie piaaet' move from Ell to eaa in Gphcrieal
band about l6 degrees broad and for the nlot part
deicribe orbits, tina, do deviate far from circle
tons, and iometimes defcribe eipies 70 elongated
that they may be taken for para5olas But wTat is
their number; what the time i'll which each of them
performs its revoutior what is the na,ure and COM
potion OF their tails; and what their ufs in the
economy of the heavens: queaions wrapt IN al
mott inlpenetrabe obicurity.
There 10 reaion to believe, that the number which
have appeared, fnce began TO obierve the hea-
'ens, Is comfortable. Pingte had remarked, .tbon,
$50 from the birth of Chrlt TO ,he year 1888, rhe
appearance OF wlch he deemed iufFiciently proba.
ole.
Asto their revolution, only can yet be ment;-
oned, whole periodical returu is known i las bears
the name OF H~!ly, the great astronomer, who firl
determined ITS motion. Ills great mar found tina,
one vi ich had appeared in the years 53l and 1907
and which he himielf obierv-d with the greatea at
tration in 1889, hid hown irlelf under iu.h i'm,
'sT 'rcu:ni'ances, in rtfpe6l the figure niayn.
ude aud poiiion of IT'S orbit leave no douF,r oil
MS being the is'ne. re therefore predicted that ,b
comet would re-apPear about the end of the wear
1893. or the beginning of 1859 a prediction " hicf
was verified by the event. The comet was leeo in
Saxony in December 1853: and this was the fra
great triumph which had matched from the
con cary iyit-U.--TiSe Boi1a'Gs 11af5szQfier
IT mas been iuproied by many astronomers that co.
Tne's from time to time TAIL into the ian aud luppy
tna' canitan waite of fuel which produced by the
eon!"nt es1q6.fiO' of the lun But this is mere hy
potn lis unUpporte by Jingle iact ami 1t is an y.
potheis perhaps founded alore upon an ignorance Of
the "afa'' OF the fun, than knowledge Of he ules Of
the comets 1t takes Tor granted thst the fun is a
blazing Bal OF fire, which requires continual fuppy
OF tne AID ALTO takes for granted that there ar,
Prov'hon' ia the eeleGial fyfem for fupplyng and
rene. ,n; tho'e maiies Of fuel, called comet.
les OF fuel, inpplying and renewing called comets
ms ilt@T ciheu'ty is perhaps eaGer of folu,icn
t''n the 0iiAeul'y oil accounting for he continued
com5uitiou oil the un without the int erycne Of CO.
NETS,
or r..