Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-29
From the Bostcn Centinel.


We find by The Brush paper, that bill has pm
tue ''mmO"S i"r the more eaecIuai discovery OF the
Longitude, aud 10 encourage the attempts lind Il
passage between ne Atlantic aud Pacific OCEANS and
approach 70 the North Pole"
The objects al The bill are the consolidation of the
ACTS (2I M hum1ef) which are III force the subject
to provide Tor the correction of many Which
Rave occurred IN NAUTICAL standard works, and add
uh'ee Scientific meu CDR. WoolastUu, Dr. Young, aud
Cant IAyloT) 10 the asd of Longitude. Mr. CTOcher,
oi Rae Admiralty, vho introduced ;he hill, STATED a
nEnbcf of facts the sub pct which we beIeyc ar,
not gcnrrai,! kToSi. he mentioned that INST B
iisS act passed u Tie reign uf QneCu \ NJ
(say iIuSlCj that .ung before thar time phil,
H. "i SPAN (ioJS) oheirI large reward tor the dis
coVeTy Il te longitude lhIi the Dutch sIniiar
onet and F1eHcluian, named Meran (about iGI0)
nrs i the idea ui hnding the Longitude By
iuar observations; bat that TINS afterwards aban-
d"aed as II ihprScticaDeIhal SIR isaac Newon
tboru Ia 1871! and died I7=7 who awe The subject
suggested ne sHnt"l ~ NE Board of Longitude to
ei'ci IL iha .!S beard made iitle pfogIsss until the
destruction OF Sir Cldudesry Shoveps owIg to
mas Ch1nlIs, WHICH wakeued attention the subject
and induceI parliament To- oder muuiiceni ard Tor
TIE discover The longitude By e law then enacted
provision Wa5 made t'ai HE author OF aIy MODE by
Which Ia VOYAGE from IA Land q the West Indies
The ships Longitude Should be Kept within Il degree
Sbud reward of g. 100 duiiaTs II il proceed
81 ~ Keeping the longitude within two thirds Df de
gree, lie was 10 receive 900 dollars but ii The Ion
giiude could kept within half degree or 30 inues
then the protector should receive dollars that
IN l74J an ingenious mechanic named iiarTs1n invent.
ed watch, which on the first uIal iny he sro
VISIONS o both arts. In voyage Betbice, Kept The
Longitude oi the stip within 80 geographical miles
ans he was fortunate euough obtain tie reward of
Vue s's,l's luo,,oo "oI!drs) ana that ms was e
ieftsd meteI ~ chronoFnerr. M. c. then slated,
tbit tbIe OHt two ways arriving at lrnc know
$50. W ,'e V.S"uue. Vte was ny "atch SCI 10 TIE
CouauS fom "n'ch tue sap departed, and alsrwafds
Compared with tie time in :he country to which she
bad pr eded the comparison giving the distance in
uhe, H''eu c"un ateiwaIuS ne reduced To space The
~ relation 20 liked star which the suTest melbod
Thc mechanical, the other scientitc mode
81 a. '"e AN iesutt' III i'oo, M. u 0bseIV'
~ P'D'l9ne" '.uisS 81 ext eU'ely useiIi
:. nj Itnan fahl rive
yyih,, n fr,rto., IN $3.50; ,s'e MSs ~" ,"'.l
r,. -. r., id ~ Sc",,'n"s 'ne Ios DoosN OF ne
No.. ~ , =, NJ ~. '"'u d Wy cN'1 ol.at! ue-
- ~ w ia. .o'S't"ue, do io"i!u - d Vhio-
I i ,.,' " - I';, ~ 'aIy YeLt h't'e nom ihe
IL, " 80; l ;, pe "',oHe" 20 uss thd' po-
- S,,,os -, ,s, ca me- W"' u" te"' ,ohg
,nJ f =, 49,. ,. nc ao!en, 'ne d"S ohg-
Ma,,in carried IL nn, :, a. W go ,e " ''. C"p.ah
yo,,od d., IN ,n;,, 80 -
r., ,,,,t -, -, a us 'i.YeeS sup naCepna
a, Ssc t,s,,o ,.,,.t o e t'lne' ueg' 10 "''n'
he ,n;,h, ssse,d 80, 49,, icy 's D,'
az srisntidr ,ass,pcL ~ III, s. ~ - W y' ~
ed FOR ali uTactcal auTonsrs =, ,,ss di:nya s,
br continued ,nechauic,i ;ns,y,,,s",. go, it.I -, a.,
cav AMI ~ nnSoys ,i t ,i, eae ''" "a, w ue
suiiec for Is.isIa,ton WI, had 800, 49, a. -
sIyyI ,l, -, ,,,i '" u% 20 hau alIetl Deeh o'he
Great Bf,taiu and lhe suggestinnsS, ,i ,,,,,.i -
r. ,,soht bS $50 - 100 ~ =, ,e a,,o "a Ne"
Snue ba, as , IS, IF hi ,i 81 50 ncn nag nsen
to exulan t,e nhi.ri dsri,,ing is 80, y, ,
dsrespect TO the orrs- ,,,,arI of ourd h,, I,,.,
inat dit unt c,nt,in a s,,rIs s,,.,,,,n. -, 800.
tl,au ,i,e i,ivssiIiss r. c,Hd e, , ma" sa,e'
ed as u5esuiaoiIon 10 agtate smbsrt 49,, t,t .,.d IT,
Parliament fol- nearly one bnpl,s1 800 H. -, at
lndcd 10 the Numerous errors which had crc,t ;,, ,i
nautical almanac sAce ts deatiof ur N..Liyur emo
Invented II IN I7G7.
Ia the wptS for the nreseut year he said ts,s ,yo
no less ihan ei,heeu error. Tsiatr, to ,S. 49,
of The sun and moon and IN a second edition moi
nos a by.word among scientac mes. lie lion