The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-20
90 end of the eclipse

mus, II appears true, th0uSS ctFange enough,
that Tor eDery % minutes OF the emersion, the
thermometer 3 degrees.
Previous To the Eclipse, the day WAS uncom
monty bright--snd every one must have been
conscious u the dun, dim, unusual gloon which
was then shed over the face OF nature Yet
| there IS one phenomenon Of the L;ght which took
place, so new, so beautiful, but not general
iyfoticrd, that'We cannot omit It. In passing
under the shade oftrees, whose ioltsge was not
to thick tor The oesa's 10 pass through It,
lPsrticuidry the Pride al. Cnin1,J: the Sarth
seemed 10 be studded win Gyescenss, hail
'I,bons' ihes' pec ,ns sm eiier and smaller,
hut more and more distinct, as The centre ot the
Moon approached tnst et the Sun--when the
Eclpse wss central snd the King of the Sun
appeared around the Moon, The Gre scents or
shells OF light, became perfect rings---wacn the
moon kissed the eastern limb of the Sun, the
cresceHts succeeded TO the rings, growing Jar
ger aad Larger, Until thef had Vanished into the
usual Irregular masses. These creScen,S on
tle Earth were always In reYersed position, 10
the Illuminated crSscents OF the Sun--tbst is,
before the Eclipse was central, when the Eas-
tern lino of the sub was uncov cred, the con-
YEA side pfthose SHELLS of light was turned to-
Wards the We3;-atter the central Eclipse was
ovsT, the convex was turned towards the
-----.'IhIs phen0mgG9n WAS also seen, though in
less pcrceptIble degree, floors, win ere
the Sun beams fell, through doors or Yenetian
on the Horizon, Circles OF light, locked within
each other; but 1t is possiDl1, that these may
have been the ocular spectra only, produced BY
looking so long 1T tue aa%SIHg sun.
TIE Court of Enquiry hss risen at Nevs-York
--aild tic rcSRk is precisely such as every man
OF SENSE would nave expected Every office
IN the ship, including the captain OF every gun,
was put u69B oath--snd out of SO or 90 witn,s
Fs syno J;,.ts a.,
leading points the Com .uodoye's, dispatch ;
that the President gave the .frSt Rail, and the
Be!t the first Ere ding ans at0cy is proved
TO be false thi ougAout--,',o SAeeyiMg off on the
part Of the Pho fre-no Scrab-irOn used He
is indeed literally out of his !atifnae-as the ac-
ton vas one or swo hundred miles from the
place where he fixes 1.-THE question comes IL
Ibis R5dgeys O ADis,ica--Or--e BINGHAM, c, Byi
tain.
WIN the British do us hcy did in 1e52 D
when the celebrated r:ncontrc took place
bei @een Blaze & Yan 1ronab, the States Gene.
raloF Holland sent special minister 10 Eup.
land, to state that las unhappy engagement,
had happened zeithout their kn95tieige. and to
beG that nothing HlSht be done with passion {,
heat 20 widen the breach"-The par,ismen,
very cody re,led, that the States General
| seemed TO have 4 purpose to usurp the knoyn
right which the English haze to tie seas, and Ia
destroy Their fee.st aud that they were OBLIGED
to seek PREPARATION FIR the damage they had re-.
ceived," &c &c. And iaapsedi.ueIy the dogs o
war were let loose upon the DGtch sh,f3s o.
war -----Bu the affair o. the Belt wii, IN o,,.
opinon, certainly have the effect OF heating In,
| Two hayes And Tie Two nations
IL is said. that Mr.. Foster required. o,
tie MreShotd. either that, our Non Importa.
ION act should DE rescinded as to G.. Il. n,
extended to France.
Fhere is a rumuor. now ahaat, that the
british Government has made an olFcia
som munication TO our o5vn, in which tie,
state that they have congucred me seds--o
course, that they are their's. I'm truth. the
might as well aVov it,, as act upon it.
Britain makes war upon US, tho she will
0ot declare it. --!t needs no HlaHifestoe. 4
make It 1saHijest
The King will in all probability die soou
-----or be placed totally hors de coni5af
What a fine apology will the feaab.rtrcy
.hen have for doing nothing. yhiie wa,t,,
70 sec what the P.ircc Rcsedt Tor me,
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