Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-10-03
Difference zyith Great Butoiu.

The first point to be settled between the
two countries, we presume will be the one
relative to their orders in council
The government of Great Britain stands
pledged TO the United States and to the world
by their promise, their honor and their faith,
to revoke the orders whenever or in as great
degree as the Berlin and Milan DEGREES are
repealed.
Now it appears, that so far as respects us,
the DEGREES are repealed, whatever they may
be to the rest of the world.
Great Britain, then, is bound to take Off
same degree of restaint on our commerce.
Yet while France has restored the vessels
taken since the ID of November, Britain has
condemned about forty bound to French ports
since that period
WIN our government demand correction
and redress for this ihjurys Or will Britain
make restitution to as great degree as
France has done?
One OF the two, we think, must be on the
fafls and decided before next spring.
So Columbian.
The Conet-Time, whose wheels are constantly
rolling forward, has brought to view a comet OF
our system, which perhaps has been for hundreds
of years flying with inconcciyablc velocity through
the<aushfelds OF either mill ons of miles beyond the
kof mortal sight. II is in our meridau aud about
bur. zenith atH2 o'clock, and may be seen in the
NV. sbeN Z. 4cock in the cvcniug--Its tail at
pHscnt kNsr c4pputed ats, 900 miles in length,
am com ltly III rcasing the approach
Ia human. mill, uncultivated with science, is
hurrietf with tlc' Baud emotions, when they view
this uncommon bFze of light streaming through the
azure concaye. But few Of living have ever
had an opportunity Of seeing one of those splendid
orbs of Heavens architect though it is understood
that there are 81 comets belonging to our system,
vfhic flp in,
very direction, in longer and shorter periods. How
ever, only three of the above have been calculated
20 any degree of certainty.
Comets are solid bodies, like our earth they per-
form their revolution in vast cciptc orbits, which
brings them nearer to the sun in one part of their
revolution Whenever they approach the sun there
are fine streams Of light which seems 10 issue from
the body of the comet in the form of a tall and is
considered to arise from the intense heat they re-
ceiye from the sun These tails diminish the com
ct recedes from tie sun, and finally disappear
The comet that appeared in 1850, in its nearest
approach came within forty-fiine thousand miles OF
the suns bo;ly-at which time the heat Of the sun
on the comet must have been 1000 times hotter han
red hot iron. No substance that are acquainted
with in world could endure such a degree OF
heat It's tail 1T this time measures more than thirty
millions of miles ia length. We may calculate that
this comet IS beyond the planetary sy stem, ON
its way through the vast expansc, tll Il shall arrive
90 the amazing distance Of 10000 millions Of miles
beyond the orb of the planet Saturn, at which dis
lance It viii arrive in the year 1867, (lsG years
henec) and then begin is retsrn towards the
gain. Some Of tic ancicnts concluded chat the co-
NETS were so many hcils, 10 torment tie damned,
by The extreme vcssitudcs % beat aud cold bat we
know not but these Opaque bodies may be labitati-
oas fug rational creatures, suited To ch eiincs.
What august idea does this Piyc Of our system
yet Is our sun, with al the planets and comets be-
longing 60 The systeUi were TO be annilatcd, they
would no mote be missed BY an cye that could take
H. the whole universe, THAI gain OF sand taken
from The shore. let us, tlivn, IN the language
ofinfpiuon, ory ont "What IS man, that thou aft
mindful OF him f'--.t.,-ri.E Courier.