The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-08-06

ECLlpSES
The New York Evening Journal, furnishes the
following account Of eciipses, that are 10 be.
will not, however, dismiss the subject. Tthe
eclipse of this norningl without adding few
observations on two eclipses of the sun which
will occur at periods somewhat remote from the
present date. The first Of these ecliDses will
take place on the 18th Of February, 1881, begin
n'ng at minutes past Ii a. M and ending AZ
l3 minutes past p M.-The number os dirits
ecllpsed, viii be Ii l-2 on the suns south limb.
FROM the great number Of digits which will be
ecllPsed, almost total darkness will be produced,
ana even tue astronomer, who observes the
sublime phenomena, win not fail TO experience
the most gloomy sensation.
{" The other will be an anu,fl1y ecl;nsa which
i decidedly the most sublime ofan tbe rbana-n-
ena belonging to the heavens This eclinse will
be observed on the 18th September. 18sg and
will commence at Philadelphia. at 3h. am. p. nj
and end at 5h. and Aim. p M. the duration be-
ing "a. and 45m. The time of apparent ecliptic
conjunction viii be at Al. Som. at which time
The observation will be few minutes past its
MAXIMUM. You are aware that annular eclips-
es cannot take place oftner than once in As or
% years and that they cannot remain annular.
longer than about I'm. and 24s.''
rory oil the young gentlemen who graduated
az the late examination at the Military Acade-
my, west foInt, have been commissioned a. ID
iIeutenanis, and attached to the different cnrns
ana regiments OF the army Of the United States.
Boston Gazette.
improvements an Steam, Bonts.-Jt will no
seen by an extract from our English pspers that
steam boat OF IRON has been put aHoat 10 RIM
! between London and Paris. She draws less
water than has been usual, is in every resncct
equal TO the ordinary steam boat. and Is utterly
ancomousf'5te This single quality alone. If not
obtained, and it does not appear to be. NJ tho
expense OF any other, must render the improve
ment OF the highest value, and will doubtless he
speedily adopted in this country.
N. y. E. Post
SnGrhs.--We understand that several sharks
have been seen within a few DAYS. both II the
last and North rivers and as this i the season
OF the year when they are supposed TO be most
yorac1ous, persons In the habit Of batbinr shouIa
DC carciui not 10 venture far from the shore.
one oil an enormous size paid his respects to
party OF gentlemen from New York, last week
VINO were out in the Bay, on the South side ~
long Island fishing for shecpshead, nor did he
IAN 70 annoy them much. One Of the party
struck a fine fish with trout rod aud line. and
alter playing him nmby with the reel for some
minutes, succeeded in bringing him quietly a.
ongside of the boat. But while PREPARING IN
place the landing net under him, the Shark who
lay quietly waiting for his prey, unceremoniousty
darted forth with jaws extended, and in the
twinkling ofan eve, took off the sheepshead
and good part ofthe genteman's fishing tackle
into the bargain, to his no small mortifcation.-
Naturalists, however, tell US that the shark that
sometimes sports in our bays and round our
docks, IS of a very different species from that
voracious and dangerous animal that lives in the
high seas and follows vessels This i called
the Tiger shark and the object Of I'LL terror !;
but the former is represented as quite an art.
less fish. 1t seems from the above account that
the attack upon the sheepshead, was made, by
the Tiger shark.-ib
Al public dinner, Curran was defending his comm.
rymen against the impntaton Of being naturally VI
cious race Many OF our faults. for instance said
r. arse from our too free Of tie cicnatinr me-
dunn pointing n the ,cinc bur Al YER yet Irarl
= an iishman being born d,lulk