American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-08-02
From The HAMPSHIRE Mass Gazette.

From the Hampshire Mass Gazette.
OLp STYLE AND NEW srYLE-All the nations of Europe
reckon time by the new style, excepting the Russians and
Greeks who use the old style. Prince Mavrocordato, in
the date Of his letter to Professor Everett inserted IN our
/ SO Nov
last used both styles, thus-Missoongh --1824-the
| IL Dec.
30h of November in the old calender corresponding to
18th of December in the As there are probably
many of readers who do not understand why there are
two methods Of reckoning time among Christian nations we
have prepared the following account OF the old and new
style, from the Encyclopedias
About 40 years before Christ, Juas Caesar formed
calendar which was much more perfect than those that
preceded it. lie made the year to consist of 365 days and
the annual excess of hours which amounted 10 one day
in years, taken into account by making every 18th
consist Of 366 days This year was called isserte
by the Romans b.. English ancestors gave it the
of Lea5yearvery improperly, for instead of apimy Tor
skipping over) day, one is added TO the year.
Cesas correction Of the calendar was imperfect, being
founded the supposton that the solar consisted of
365 DAYS hours whereas the true solar year. that period
in which the performs its revolution in the eclptc from
any equinox solstice TO the same again, consists Of
sos days, hours, 48 minutes, 451 seconds. Thus the
Julian year exceeded The solar III minutes I4i seconds
which amounted to whole day in 1870 years In
quence Of hsinaccuyacy in the Julian calendar the vera
equinox (the time when the the eqlinoctal
line in the spring. which happened the 25th Of March
in the time of julius Cesar had receded 10 the 2lst Of
March, in 325, and was fixed 10 that day by the Council Of
Nice. Attempts were afterwards made at different times
effect some change in the calendar, but complete re
formation not made until 1882. Pope Gregory XII.
invited to Rome the most learned astronomers of the age
and after the subject had been discussed 10 years. it
ecreed in 1882 that the verna equinox which had reced
ed 10 days since the Council of Nice, and consequently
happened the 18th Of March, should be brought back
tile 21st of March, and that for this purpose 10 days
should be taken from the month Of October, 1882.
To avoid future DEVIATION it determined that instead
of every Tooth year e last year of every century, being
of readers probably recoect that the year 1900 was
not leap year. although 1896 by this mnution Of
the number of leap years "a dmnuton Of days in 400
years the error in the present calendar will not exceed
day and half in 5000 years
The calendar thus reformed by pope Gregory was imme
diacly introduced into all Catholic countries but the Prot.
estants actuated by unworthy Jealousy, declined
ceve measure which originated among the Catholics
Their objections however, were gradually removed, and
1852, when the had increased to IL days. the new
style introduced into the British empire, which nc-
ded the present u Staes by act of Parliament Ecv.
days struck Out Of the calendar the third of Sep.
TENDER being reckoncd the fourteenth. All the other
Protestant States have adopted the style but Russia
where the established religion is that of the Greek Church
and the Christians attached 10 the Greek Church in the va
ous provinces of Turkey have to this day obsnatey re-
ected the calendar, and still reckon by the old style
This has occasoned much confusion and apparent
dction in the intelligence received from Greece since the
commencement OF the present contest The Greeks, in
their accounts of battles and other events, make f the
old style, while the English French Americans, &c in
that country, conform their dates to the calendar
zete speaking OF the celebration Of the Fourth al
that place. makes the following remark In respect
to the toasts should remark, that they discover
glow OF patriotism worthy of the occasion. If
any have heretofore doubted the disposition of the
Inhabitants OF Detroit to support the present admin
istration, we think their doubts will be removed
when it is seen that in the regular toasts the Exe
cutive of the United States was twice toasted"
fher fafaI III
children in cotton outer garments, was given to
our town yesterday morning. A Zine little girl
about eight years OF age, was sent by her mother
TO neighbours house to obtain fire. and while in the
act OF getting it, her clothes took fire and before
assistance could be obtained, she was burned go
dreadtnlly, that she expired in about two hours.
alexandria Gazette |
.N'eW York. July eS.
The Minister from Holland to the United States,
lady, and two daughters arrived here Yesterday
from Amsterdam via Madeira, in the corvette Ea
gle, Lieut.. Machielson. The frigate anchored off
the battery about four o'clock in the afternoon and
exchanged salutes with the fort at Governors ,
Island.
At late sitting of the French Academy of Sciences
Baron Culver read memoir certain species OF fish
found in the equatorial regions, and which have the sinp,
lar property of living for considerable time of water
These hshes are found in fresh water and their flesh has
an agreeable f1avor When up into small pieces each
fragment continues to paptae FOR considerable time az
ter has been separated from the rest of the body and
this quality renders them very useful the Indian Jgqers
who exhibit them as curiosity to their spectators Some
Of them haze been found The height Of feet from tie ground
on pain trees on the borders Of certain ponds lakes
Phiiad Caz
A remarkable instance of superstition and NAL.
administration of justice occurred at Barcelona, in
Spaln short time since. The Military commits
sion condemned man to the gaows for len years
Tor having said that the image of the VIRGIN Mary