Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-12
From The Hartford (Conn. Courant.
Spor ON rHF Sun.

Afo"s HS ff"Jo'" So'"'I
Spor ON THF Sun
Messrs Good,ctnS.-Some OF your readers
may be interested in knowing that there is a
large Spot on the Suns Disc. nearly ten thou
sand miles in diameter. On Saturday. Novem-
Der Sd, it was quite distinc tly marked, and ap-
peared nearly circular; in the morning il was
to be seen directly above the suns centre, near
~ half way towards his western limb, ledge.
Spots are almost constantly to be seen BY the
aid Of the Telescope; though ordinarily not ma
nv times 10 the year 80 large as this one. 1t Is
well known that the time of the suns reyolu-
ton on his axis vas determined by means Of
these spots; the opinions Of philosophers in re-
gard 10 their cause ard nature, various.-
DIR. Herschell supposed them to be ruptures or
openings in the luminous medium surrounding
the sun, and through these openings we discover
either a less LUMINOUS stratum OF clouds, or the
opaque body Of the sun lying beyond, and with
respect to the sun, underneath the luminous
medium. 1t may be observed that it is not ne
cessary to consider these spots perfectly black
they indeed become so by comparison with the
rest Of the suns disc; but these same portions
of the disc # detached from the rest and viewed
without the intervention OF the dark glasses
through which we are obliged to view the sun,
might appear very bright, and 1t is highly Proba'
BILE that they often would. DR., HIS. opinion re-
ceives strong confirmation from the different
shapes Of the spots, as they are presented to
US in different relative parts OF the SUMS disc by
his revolution. Their appearance changes often
and nearly always in few days, when examin-
ed with the Telescope. ViDI.
Ne,cs of Don Pedro Captain Janvrin, of the
brig Moscow, informs Messrs. Topliff that Glib
ralter papers were received just betore he left,
informing that there had been three several at
tacks on Opor,o by the Migueite troops, and
tina, at each tine they were repulsed with hea-
w loss aud also that there had been an engage
ment between the fleets Of the two brothers, in
which two fr,gates and sIoop of war. and a
roval steamer, belonging to Miguel, were sunk.
Cs,liG ceased to be free port on the 9Th
Sept Goods OF every description are admitted
in entrepo', except tobacco, which is prohibited.
Capt Janvrin further reports. that the news Of
the death Of the King of Spain had been received
at CadiZ, but that attempts were made by the
public authorities TO persuade the people that the
intelligence was false.
The American Consul assured him. however,
it was true. and that al! the Spanish Navy had
been orGe,eh TO unite at Cadiz. Some por-
ton of the Fleet mad s'ready arrived. The OBJ.
iect was unknown Bost Cent
Look Oa 1t is SAID that Perkins Stereo.
type Bank plate cannot be counterfeited. A
man calling himself George Vezey, was appre.
hended Oh Saturday, on a charge Of passing coun-
terfeit money He had passed two 80 bills Of
the Suffolk Bank. MIR Ebenezer Francis. Pre-.
sient, and Mr.. Matthew s. Parker. Cashier OF
the Bank, we've called as witnesses. The bills
were so well executed, aud the signatures so
closely initiated, that the former said he could
not have sworn that he had not signed them, ex.
cept that in the year 1928, which date the bills
bore he was not President of the institution. -
Mr. Parker declined testIfying under oath, with
out reference to his check book. Tine bills were
proved to be ,ounterfeit. and Vezey was order.
ed to Civ surely IN the 81 m Of $1,000, in default
OF which he was committed
Counte, felt bills Of the franklin Bank S5's,
stereotype plate, are also in circui alton. We
were shown one on Saturday, that was detected
and stopped at the North Bank. 1t was so well
executed that It would have escaped detection
bv one person in five hundred, not used to look
viyilanty for counteriels. Boston Transcript.
Brummel used to say that the best joke that
had happened in his time. vas man bPqueathing
100 pounds towards paying off the English ma.
tiona debt The best thai we have our
side of the water, IT least for long time, is the
raiI,,ns cry of a late Winchester paper, TO the
voters of Vlrslnia:-" HuZZa for JACKSON, Ii
berth. and the Constitution Md. Int.
The Custom House .frnay The .'orsanised
corp,'' oi the u. >. Office holders were never so
bnId in their interference with the freedom of
elections. as at the present time. The conduct
of some Of them is cut ageous and shameful be-
yond example Yesterday, one of their leaders
in the seventh ward, who has been particularly
offielous in rearing hickory trees, aud perpetra-
ing other outrages npou public decency, being
with for his conduct as an Office
holder of three thousand year, very coolly re-
piled, tina, :. any man holding an office was
Id tool not 20 fight torH This man has
not a Coe.equal-N T. Com.
Wednesday, the Gath of October. being the
/ 5Oth Anniversary Of the Landing of William
Penn, discourse was d, livered before the Socie I
~ instituted for the purpose OF concentrating
,ha, event BY Peter Stephen Duponceau. l. L.
D.. at the spacious and elegant saloon OF the
A 4. D.,:iI CTR The I;s d