Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-07-11

REPORT
're CnWmite5 ct Ara aud Sciences b pian v-as IN
l4ssa ne coiningnicstionofD spd Nj Pni,is
IN behalf or The Historical SOCIETY," Of New Yort on ~
Jsc' OF Tue tP!tuce Of this city, beg IPsgs 10 re-
hat thsy have syamued the communicable, sr,
80, me importance oftis obis:t and therefor,
'esc the hrTTtJ OF sating the substance Of IL and ,t
guest csrtained ibsrein. ~ "" wv 70
~. Chamber Of Commerce cftte cy or New Yor.
was insii utcd aud organ zed the 9Th Aptu ,zas -
mt year following measures taken IN asce,s
att"ae ct THIS "aoe. Acc"rdinry In October i7.o
hF. pavd Niren!i use, Of Philadelpbis aud r.,. -
MontreSnr OF thr British coTps OF engineers Al H., %
90 stationed IN NewIork engaged to md The ts,i
tude by CELESTIAL observations These ,rs,s 'atl'
southwest, o. nag hs-or Of Fort Ceerge whose ss Il
NOT now evident. In Consequences Of the ,smoJi,inn 20
s ,oIIIs oy alterations and improvements in The cIty
Tue mean of several observations on CaprIa and C,s,
~ deg az min sec The communication non, ,bS H.
Society having slated his fact a. taken fron b
NipuuS of the Chamber of Commrrce reours, ,ts, ,
Evaporation wond endesvOur to ind ts,sus ar ,b my s
pastISn OF For George and on tue spot s,ons
WIN ah inscription, stating the latitude when and ~
whom zacertained aud ths suits bic net.os ~, Wy
be employed 10 take the latitude Of the cityIan rnd
nrss ,hsrs ~ "on,, o. nea, IT, with ,he latitude
'acnuaH HiIlleaTium, from which all di,i,nce, Ill
teSSontG, hhn wnich ~" he considered he proper ls
nhe "f me place eihg taken from the largest n,o., %
gduiend permanent building ~ the CITY ' "'''' s'e'
f"sfcomn'iIce think that the subject Of this -op,,
nle'',pn ~ great importance and that So istgs a.
growing sstJ Gs New Tork shoud not long rene, i Nv
ont us latitude hting accurately ssctrisinrd add bt
place OF obtcryat9H should be Brown md ds;nht
wherefore. they recommend
j. wat the street Commissioned he directed u, ssc
=. nea'iy - possible the site of the south - bss,i
~ fStt Gcoige ard eject thereon monument sfon.
lao. and by whom. 80 "Aen ~
2 lL.i h"pe peIson ot persons be er,plov,d rod.
lhcdHec"n 81 vonT committee 10 md tliy is,,a'
y Ciy ln!l md to erect month"; entail s,ono 20. oI
D., sun fn'tab'e INSCRIPTIONS, from hicb t,is, a.
ted. ''' DC tobpp
ore cher subject, connected with the ore po,, hc-
ye4l committee, though ~ the pctou md, o,is
f"tiSh 'hcs beg TO submit mi the bpafd Tic Gu, s~
.. Le,seny dhcr IN 'heiT computation ~ distance.
ahH dHfcuon, 81 cottscf eHce s1u4iipe. az thg 80, .
cn'Vaf tt'u ~ NJ maeietic needles used br ttcro
r'Hcewa h'eh. ~ some elevated situation n. d. I
"a ~ ne tnN nan. Tot in't9nce) nom winch s,,. 80
maneni o'gsCt on Long 'satd or fhc Jersey -f it
ec"uSrYrdi dpdihe urs direction a.feaaipgd !, ,tt
f'Fyn BE psrrnse - tcFp ating st-,c,. s,,, 49, '''t
mrf.hfe 81 Correcting er'n'~ the,e,V tbe ,,,,.s
~ p" sDrve "rs niieit az htj tue he sdinstod w.
flowing resoiniien: "''i"Oh ~ thf
Fefef'fa, That ,l'e STREET Commissioner. g.. At.
:" asc,Haln " sni rforer object can he sse''
elpga =" I've CIV iidl which may he f,sd no., CO.. t's
ns s ~ ,si ihf direction ofihc compass tom - s.s
40 cnf y rn0 ih' 1stonr slab no GysS sar,s,t 'le
tic tnP ~ he Hs vh proper mails tie, I''It. on
tDe Iue olrSiiop 81 TIC sg9elic recs,s OF ~; ~'h