Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-18

lfoLiuchU. i''ndSh wanting Va Sfot1a"',
rs;u6er, and other genera. Tl'ns Milton
nv, Of the ,erpeut 81 Fa'ad',e, which
va, ,loadtlc,s al Gfhiacns:
"nr 10 hnU'l
p;, turre, crest, ard sleek enamel'a neck,
Fawnins, and IichN the s ouud' &c"
Linking the y, oand for altis an eqai1,s
propensity, aud Supports the hypothesis
81 Ouhirchps being of Pegasean origin,
m,, this mint is s.liIed Dy The fact that
'bo 0phiacuS Of Cape A"n has precisely
he head and name Of horse.
Dat the mure natural phenomena any
+sp,ry can explain, the mare certainty as
:. ,;.c theory. Now this hypothesis
iqsa.isu.,y solves the great question OF
~, origin of the singular marine animals
:. ;,r,Ilrd mernaids /; Who are, IN truth,
~ maids AZ all, but descendants ot Beile-
,nnEpn, who betoo6 hirUssls to the dol.
n ms. as Pegasus dill To tie whales, aud
rho >re,ns very little "a dc.esse tosace's
sr;,h.,- CaSias i.sIl,roph5n.
Lr; ;hsn tins classical guest Of Cane
Ann cease to inspi terror lie IS the
: .. descendant of Pegasus who has VI
g;ret oar coast. and We Only regret hat
l.. has 1T hi. wings. The fire ftom his
,,stril, i, mere deceptls riSgs, and DC
ming nore than tie pAOsphoresceRt CO :
rr,cat!uas 0! ,hc amusing inhnltude CT
MeJasa, watch sytong up with Pegasus
Tom tie blood al Medusa, aud illuminate
80 maths .hruugh wa!cA he and his de-
sxru,aut. s"tni-
Tie ,nueuus prdtuberances which yoa
~. cy,Se 40 Ut the rsrtsbrg, eoStg, &c.
..e scais OF sltnmt o. an If. egular turm,
and n,,,,us cou,intrnce. The vast tarss
Il ,hls LeyiaIhxn are probably purely
rbarneoqs, thoe "a prrh'ps G,tIe calc'n-
"a sy Is iierN breath, II, as you supl, e,
IL, biearhe t!&,i.e Of q white heat. so
s.sch ;,,r the serpent.
The longitude is a subject which has
long Oc,upleG phiiDs'' phlcai enquiry, aud
nd as,rO3umical s&,ll. The appIica-
i.ua Of magnetisIn To SO din alt prob
lem, does e;iuai Ec-Or to ouI county aud
tn NV learn d ir;ecd, MIR =. sup
nose The ar is iai, magneti'ed, tsirug'"-
Gus sphere, to turn, Is II is moved east
or west, just a, Gle spur wheel turAs a.
nnther; magnetism being spt>'e' Of
spur, OF, as the Latins said, StimutuS,
which meant ahy exciting iorcc' spurs
toe, like magnets, are made Oi Iron.-
Should the experiment succeed, Know
O! 40 modern discovery, III scie me me.
chanics, Of equal va,ue. Tue pr ject Of
the ingenious aud erudlte mir. Nm'ton,
WAS not on principles so philosophical
Nor do think even Mr., RedheiIe. 5 eN'
rei;eat .nachiae near 50 supple IL clcsaIt
have, however, thought Of applying the
newly invented ch,nnometcr G; my learn
ed ficud aud correspondent, D.. -,
70 tuS purpose. Its structure Is extreme
~ staple, and the nodas oPsrangt clear,
" d.Guc,b bic from the best established
Lhys.ca! PRINCIPLES. 1t consists Of hVe'
penay bit tied to string D inches lons
held between the thuInb aud lore hnger
suspend d in half pint gias,, the elbow
resting the While on the t.ble. IN TIL:
posture o: affairs tle fiye-pcuny bit begin:
it's oscillations, and strikes the hour, mi
uute, anu second, to the s.aa.lest irac
,ian, against the side OF che glass.
Ii has been objected to this theo''y, tina
tie facalty Of ascsrtaAlng the hour Is Pc
cullar 10 particular individuals, like rh'
second sight among the Scotch. This L
an objection which nothing &ut ignorance
c,vlu conceive and iazints, propagate
fJr it IS marifcsr that tins. like every
hiuber eadowne nt, though the gilt oil ns
lure to>i:s fuyo,ile prodlgies, yet that
i.ks pacific genius, it may be acquired
Sy long application, by ali. For thu:
purpose p oless5rshirs should be estab
i.shed ia all our learned universities. 10!
the instruction Of persons Of al ages ant
sexes, in finding the I ue time BY the pa
teHt ChSUnOmelSr.
This would DC much easier method o
fading the longitude, and mach mor'
conference.-the To the IDEAL spirit OF MO
dern enquiry, than the tediuuS AND IN
certain process vi spherIca! tIgano'hetry
Gr the i,nme sion OF Jupiter's sa.eil'te:.-
linen too the great object Of Lo.d ba
cons indavtiNe phiiosophy, Nh'eh, as h
SAL. would lere! wits, 4 leave 10 g.
>upeliO.ity to tae more exquisite nua"n
vi the split, viii he accomi. Isheo, Tor
child could mid stting as vel as Ne"
t.u u La Place.
This noble Invention may also be ap
Piled to many purposes Of practical uttI
ty. Experience had taugat. long betof'