The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-05-27

way; for if it adds nothing to the size of
the world it will take nothing from it; not
even a drop of water will fly off from
it on account of its centripetal or centri-
fugal motions. It will not cause the earth
to whirI like top merely for the sake of
raising high tide opposite to the moon.
1t is theory requiring but very little ex-
PLANTATION. for all its parts are simple as
the order of nature could wish them. 1t
presents to view nothing but what art on
small scale and in some degree can imi-
tate, by and through the help of borrowed
agents. Lastly, it is theory explaining
the reason why it is high water at Cape
Caoso, Cape Sable, Cape Cod. Cape May,
Cape Henlopen, Cape Charles. Cape Hen
ry, Cape Lookout and Cape Fear, several
hours lin several instances) before the
moon arrives due south.-Now this cir
cumstance Of the waters preceding the
moon, consider as strong an evidence in
repelling weight by weight, as can meet
our senses yet it sometimes happens, even
along our coasts. that shoal places, jnt-
ting into the sea are serious impedi-
ments to the free egress and ingress of the
tides, for all which allowances should be
made.--In examining map before me
find that in the old world there are two
places which at first sight lin the tabes)
appear to clash with the proof have here
introduced. The places l allude to are
North Cape. in Lapland, and Cape Good
Hope; these two Capes are separated by
two Continents ofimmense extent, though
situated nearly on the same meridian the
time of high water at each of those places
is O'Clock on the full and changes Of the
mooo-consequently the waters are left in
the rear of the moon three hours.
1t now remains for me to shew cause
why the alterations are so great when go
verned by pr"pslling causes: This may ap-
pear difficult case to reconcile; yet it is
just such a one as am glad to meet with,
for without it should scarcely have been
able completely to have satisfied myself:
Now in the first place let US look into a
mass of the world (Mercator's projection)
and see where abouts the moons place
will be when on the same meridian; Egypt
appears to be about the place-Now as the
, moon apparently, though not really, ira
vels from east towards the west, and as
she has for long time travelled over land
her influence upon the Arctic sea, and ths
Indian Ocean, was not to drive the waters
, before her as in many other cases, but t.
i propel them from the shores. This bein,
promised, it is easy to believe that whel
50 driven to an almost Unreasonable ey
tent by reason of having sea room, that
:, must require not less than six hours fo
: them to recede and return in ;-and her
! | rest all the evidence which now brin
n forward as respects day-tdes. The ne
witnesses to be introduced are OF the nigh
tides; in this case my readers must no
i expect me to bring in much visible proo
because that in the night season we all Sc
= but dimly, and those who set up to b
:. Judges in the night ought to wear nigh
. glasses; and it becomes necessary t.
i ook upwards where there are multitude
arranged in the exalted arch of the firma
ment, the mere reflection of which upo
our eye sight, fills the whole head wit
new ideas for contemplation-causing ou
e very bed OF darkness to appear clothed a
! with sheet let down from above-and
is, no doubt, this great sheet. called our al
- mosphere, or the earth's atmosphere, thoug
- elastic in the day time, yet becomes es
tremely dense in the absence of the su
- = and moon. Those parts Of this great she,
" directly opposite to the sun may be cor
sidered as the most contracted and dens'
consequently the gravity must be greati
: increased and render it capable Of excl
= cising some of the offices usually perform
ed by the sun and moon during their al
- sence-seeng that there is no part of tn
;" ;" universe left entirely under the control G
:" chance.
~ ~ ITO be continued.)
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