Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-22


MAKING cSnnon for the War Department, con- la
'oerabie namber of which have already been
proven, and have uniformly stood the most Sc.
'ere proof, and are admitted 10y the officers and
oiher competent judges who have inspected. to
be superior both in the beauty of the castings
and smoothness of the bore, as well MS the tena.
city and strength of metal To any others made in
the United States. Lieutenant Conk'in left in
our possession certificate of the prof. of sixty
eight OF the above Guns, the residue, we under. |
stand were proved IN the same manner and under |
the orders OF the Naval Department: in his GER |
Nncate the Lieutenant observes, that he has
found them equal to any he ever met with.
Commonwealth
Extract from an inhabitant of the Sun, TO
his friend on Earth received in Boston
49," BY ray of the Sun. (my particular
friendD send you this letter. We, on the
borders of the Sun. have observed within
few days. that the inhabitants {" in and a.
bout Boston," are looking upwards with tel
Escapes and smoked glasses, to spy some
wonderful phenomenon in our orbit. The
priests IN the SIM think it augurs some
change In the religious system on the Earth,
ana that they are paying alterations to this
sublime luminary. The spectators i'm the
sun lands, think that there is some inten.
ton among the Knowing ones &c in and a.
bout Boston, to make purchases of any va
cant spots which they may discover unim-
proved.
They suppose, that the land specula-
fionS in Boston are nearly exhausted. and
that the Moon not being so prolific as the
Sun, they have turned their projects
to Sim land .jobbing. But. my friend, de-
pend n it, the little black spot YOU have
discovered, is not within our territory. III
is a Heating opaque body, that is passing in
the regions of unexplored nature, which
neither affects us, nor can be of anv ad.
vantage to you on Earth. The inhabitants
OF the Sun have looked on this black snot
as phenomenon that has Obscured our
view of the Earth but our men of science
consider it as some immense edifice erected
IN and about Boston," which has obscur-
ed certain radius of the Sun in its perio-
dical revofu ions.
We have within few days discovered
new ray OF light. which understand is |
owing to large body of buildings lately
pulled down, near Old CornhiH We are
not inclined to land .job6ing speculations in
Our orbit but if every dark spot ON Earth |
was as curiously observed by US, as it is by |
you OF the Sun, the various changes sc in |
and about Boston," would excite conster.
nation which all the priests of the SIM
would not be able to alay. would advise
you TO attend to your own business, and
not presume that the San is getting ont off
order, because some knoacing ones on
Earth are smoking glasses to look at HIM
through such imperfect optics.-If any
thing further should occur, will send YOU
another letter by the same conveyance.h
Yours, &c.
NATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETY!
Bible Societies are the order of the dav
every one seems willing to enlist himself
IN pious and civil crusade to convert the
heathen TO christianity, or to furnish the
poor with bibles and prayer books. The
iadIes, the warmest supporters of religion,
at all times, are not backward on the Occa-
SION they are too forming bbIe-societies.
In short, so many volunteers are flockinp
to the banners of the Bible-Socteties. that
some regulars Of the church appear alarmed
lest they be pushed from the ranks.-Bisb-
OPP Hobart disapprOves of the chimeriral
attempt to form National Bible Society
and we confess, we from different mo-
tives accord in his opinion. Societies can
'''o"s NhhNuSft VdSu III Tvs iIftIe cir |.
Gle. Besides, National Bible Society.
may give ideas of national religion. Be
ware oil any thing like All established church
Let 1t not be imagined we can censure
commendabie motives. The extension off
religion, knowledge and civilization is
dearto every honest breast every christian
would put an end to the denominations of
Juggernaut and the darkness ofheathe nism
but III efforts to attain such glorious ends.
Oct US guard against the perversioD of reIi-
slon to purposes the most pernicious such
as those by which the tyrants of Europe
ensIave whole nations GO in the name .f the |,
Holy and Undivided Trinity ="
Columbian.
The celebrated Nj. BiIIaud varennes,
(well known during the French revolution,
as member of the Committee of Public |,
Safety, and who, in 9795, was banished /
with Collet d'Herbois, to Cayenne) has re-
Gently arrived at Newport, from Cayenne.