Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-21

"NN' 10 iuNhl IE US ttut lie LNCCutiEc Council
was not composed entirely of Jackson men, or it is
probable Virginia would be for q few months with.
out an Executive. The Norfolk Beacon OF Wcdnes-
day, says,
"itis with sincere regret land VIC do not doubt that
the sentiment Is general in this community we state
that yesterdays mail brought a confirmation of pre-
Nious ruInours that MILEs kiNS, Esq. has been re-
moved from the Office of Navy Agcnt of this station,
and That NASH LEGnANo, Esq. has been appointed
III his room. No occurrence within our knowledge.
Ola public nature, has excited iaore surprise or re-
greet"
TIE Ladinns.-We call attenti1 III most particularly.
10 the series of essays upon this subject, signed VIII
liam Penn. from the National Inielligenccr, which
we commence re-publishing this day. While there
seems To be such n prevalent disposition south and
west of us TO exterminate the aborigines of this land.
we feel it to be our duty TO raise our voice and use
every exertion to stay the hand of power from sweep
ing them from the face of the earth. We disdaiIr
% make this n mere party question. We consider
It OF too high and holy n character, involving all the
noblest emotions of the soul; tho warInest aspirations
of hope that the freeman may live and die such. and
Ire permitted to lay his homes on the soil Inc has On.
npbled by a spirit as Independent aud. uuconquerable
as any which the pen of history has recorded for our
admiration, and the bitter detestajion and u5horrencc
Of tyranny and oppression.
~ There are two Parishes in London, remarkable
for the filth and wickcdncsso of the people who inllab-
it acknowledgement aud 81. Giles. The National
lntcllgencer suggests that as the former term though
cxpressively associated with every thing profane and
scurrilous, has become rather tritc. il would be better
10 Introduce the latter into more general use. There
is a peculiar ~propricty in this, particularly in our me
ridian, since the semi weekly discharges OF offensive
matter from the Government House. in the form of
RErRosPEcrs, &c. have polluted the very atmosphere
which we breathe. Hence then Let 50. Giley' stand
for every thing that Is obscene, r,buld, and disgusting
i'll our language.
NJ The Postmastcr a, Washington has refused TO
deliver letters to Scholfcld, the late dismissed penny
post, Notwithstanding he had written authority from
many persons to receive them, and it is said to be
the first instance of tho kind known.
The Western Herald (Burlstown, KY says that
g.. 4. Wicklifc is elected to Congress over his com
pctitor Maj. Richard A. Rudd, ''by u minority So
small compared with his former majority, as indicates
great change in tho sentiment ofthe District"
~ There has been n meeting of merchants and
others in Boston, and d rcInonstrancc against the
conduct of the Collector in removing MI his subordi-
Understanding a thorough sweep. The y. Y. Cou-
Tlcr ~ enquirer wishes 10 Know Wn0t business IT l.
OF theirs. lie is Of opinion that a man who belongs
TO the minority, is d deprived of all The rights Of citi-
z%cnship. Ifthis opinion be also held by some others.
we could readily account for their great anxiety al.
ways TO be in the majority.
Mt In the last Richmond Enquire. there le only
one allusion to the "engiabte dccency' Of the Nation
Al Intellisencer!!! We congratulate its rcsdc's.
OccuAtaiion Of .AldeJaro, h-nighi.
The following appea,s in the New England Palladium.
with the observation that "ihe gentleman who furnished il
is well know : as one Of sur best Astronomers aud Math-
emaucisns"
Occadirnon.-Iu the night Of Friday, the Is, inst.
Aldebersn, a star of the FIRST ma gnitude, will suffer an
occ,ltati lion by the moou, one or both the phenomena Of
which WILDE visible IN a large part of the Unred States
and Europe.
The importance Of lunar cccul'aticn in determining
terrestrial longitude, has long been Known, since 1t eau be
better ascertanal by a single observation Of one 1t them.
(even when the fabuir place of the moon is relied on)
than by any other way, but when II Is dr1uced from cor
responding observations made ~ " known meridian, -
viii be rs aear 20 the truth as the suit of thousands Of
lunar distances Or huolfeds ofuansts Of q star sni the
moon.
E.lipses of stars Of the first mn grituds are 90 CO ,iv sres,,
Mat q common ship Telescope, viii on this occasion, aford
= sufficient assistance 10 the eye, should any be uccessI-
~: oflate years, these erlipsrs have been very rare, the
last Chat of Spica) having taken place November lGh,
1927; the observed time OF the rmersion ofwich, although
IL happened about noon and when the star was near tine
sun, did not dintt from the computed, tro seconds.
As we have before mentioned, this occultItinu viii hc
visible in Europe, aud will doubtless be observed in is
numerous astronomical obsctvatorrs, which do so much
honor IN the nation that support them, by inc wonderful
discoveries and great advances iu science made therein,
anil our dependence on which oughttu excite IN ms rgtct,
that IN our whole continent there IS not a single ohscrva-
tory. From soms Of them we hope TO receive Information
Of the observed times Of the phases thcrc1t, which will be
communicated ass1on rs received.
TIE Longitude, and probably the LaiiuIr, ~ an or
,.,rtv I'll orr cities and towns. nave not as vet been de-
.ctmined 70 lhat dcg,re of accuracy which ~ desrab'e.
IL is hoped, therefore, iltt the times Of the immersion AND
rtnersfnn of this nccultatou viii he generally 'oNcchi
aud the distances Of the places NJ observation iom 6reen-
wich,i 10 Longitude, carefully computed aud published
Frr the purpose NJ RENEWING some n the labor ''at ne
ecssadiy attends tho making an observation, we have
rorputed the orcuitaiiou for the following places. The
long. and lat. ofaIi Of them (rxrept BOSTON, were taken
i,or, the best authorities. the assumed long. of this city g.
ye,v ne.dv os quite accurate, aud the lat. IS the result of
Goa ob,oyajaus. IT, making the following computation
the eilipueny Of the Earth was considered To he JOOtn'