The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-12-08

lie imp6Fisng ralfhlaii0RE Of lae Gs&li-
al Alnsnzc \ n he Som fspnd PeEplsx-
M % lie msriner = IL takes - ObstTta-
linls. Andson,e u lha-e heIet0ieFs high
IL nstlsl { bies 10 he American Alnsn
&c. founded on lie bearings oi sefne q
The fixed stars As vel q the planets. Hili
prove eanrely unsafe. il lhe progress q
The change continues. An expsfieneed
and intelligent shipmasIer, day G. two
sinre. casually Observed 10 me Ihss on
recent voyage from The East lndits. Mhen
be lad sailed about six degrees 70 The
nonh nf tie renstnI--lhe region tom
which The North Star - usually ffsisfIn
afer crossing The line. Tie haze rendering
II invisible ahile nearer The h"iIznn--hr
was ssIOuIshsd and perplexee 10 his OBJ.
sersstians. The rnusua. variation Of his
ehTnnomslrr from The time indicated by
stellar observation led him 70 doubt the
aecursey If his former faithful guide.
Should these changes continue. va
ration in The latitude Of the North Star
ALL soon be apparent 10 The most cas-
usl observer. d those points Of time.
April Is. June is. August %, and De-
cembeI %. when 81 true lime keepers
shoald sgrse with lie son. the chrome
meier viii be found essentially varying;
and many other very important results
will be developed. An attentive and &C
eurale observsr IN The high lalliudss, even
Al The next sUlslice. cannot fail 10 recog-
mise sarioss astonishing phenomena.
But the changes going on 10 regard To
The earth. are less remarkable perhaps
Than those which are affecting some of
The other planets. The poles Of We
nus. 10 appearance, are now elevated Toll
Ihiny-f,e degrees. and she seems 10 be
changing from her former clear radiance
| 10 color approaching that Of Mars; the
change ia lhis particular, however. !. as
| yet slight. barely preceplible, uuder close
Observation, 10 The naked eve. by the
aid Of . powerful glass there may be
preceissd what sppesr 10 be waves Of
ire rolling over her disk. This appear.
ance have watched With much inIeTes';
!, commenced some months since, on the
southern limb. and gradually shsanred
over The whole breadth. ill the vsfy plan
e, vas completely enselnpeG. The mo
ton Of This plsnel in her orbit, too, seems
TO be retarded. as though she were unter
/ the Ibnnvncs Of some new power Of al.
traction.
| Herseh.ll has the appearance Of having
greatly diminished 10 SIZE. and has lalled
10 reach given point Of lis orbit al the
usual tue. and 10 short. seems to have
broken The bonds which have connected
, il 10 The solar system. and commenced
us course as member vi some remote
celestial reiinue. .A..a--
Saturn also is assuming an bnwonled
aspect. To all appearance. there is a
mighty con1agralion going on in The hilh
erlo dark line which divides her rings.
] To such an extent has u attained, that IN
one or two places The v hole breadth has
assumed the appesisnce Of ragged ran.
gers. glowing as il they were red hoI iron'
| and lhIowlpg . lurid reflection upon the
adjacent portions Of the ring.
Tue changes seem also 10 extend be
ycnd our system. The beautiful star
BsIelgnese, in the cons citation 0iion. has
varied 10 such an extent from the vernsl
to the su,umnaI equinox 0! The present
year. thai lis distance may be sscerIsin-
ed. Il seems 10 be approaching the sV!aT
bOuEde. ....