Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-06-27
The War with m. s,so.

o'"'''fe"t 'os" Ve tF'VuOU .doVUf0g tfCrnId Ot
the 3d instant, il would seem TINT the Caledonia
steamer, just arrived al Boston, has brought in.
structions to Mr. Pskeni,atn. uuthorixing him
10 prefer the mediation Of Engl,nd for the ad.
iustment OF our difficulties with Mexico
1ospos, June 3,teveniug )--Thu statement
made in the London Morning Herald. that min.
issers have determined to offer the mediation of
the British Government to arrange the lifferen.
res between the United States and Mexico, is
the most impor,an, news of the morning and
has excited much in,erest. t.. ...
The intention to tender this mediation was
communicated TO the diplomatic representatives
Of the two States yesterday, and the necessary
powers will be forwarded 10 Mr.. Pakenharn,
our minister at Washington, by the Caledonia
steamer, which will sail from Liverpool 10 NOR.
row morning. Measures will also be taken to
The proposition made 10 the government of Mex.
leo with the least possible delay. II is almos,
unnecessary to ray that the universal hope il,
that the mediation should prove successful; fu-,
independent of The desire for speedy settle.
isa grent apprehension felt thsi if hoe,ii,ies
wrre proirsc,ed, the mar time States Of Europe
would run great risk OF being involved in the
qusrrcl Standard
Letters from the moet reliable snl,rces in
England give credit 10 this article. We know
that Mr.. Pakcnhnm has been in expectation Of
instructions TO make profFer of mediation, nd
that he has given this MS reason for not lea
wing Washington, even fora few days. We
may add here that oil the rumors of Englsl, in.
reference by force in or war with Mexico are
groundless. The British minister has declared
TO our Government the determination Of the
ToTAL DAn.sEss-A SUBLIME SrEcrArts.
-Sogus La GraEde, on the island of Cuba, wns
the only place where Wal darkness was pro.
duced by the eclipse of the Sun on the 25h ult.
letter from TINT place to thu N. Y. sun. com.
mnnicates the observations Of Dr. Styles.
The eclipse commenced nt Oh. 42m. 30s. A.
N. sky clear. Fshrenaeh's thermometer at 20
deg. As the time Of total darkness approach.
ed. all animated nature gave signs Of approach.
ing night. man only excepted. lie ot course
repaired 10 the most favorable points Of observa
'ion but the gala gay smusemen,s which usual.
ly accompany general turn out here, wrr.
wanting on this occasion. The hllariiy and
mir,h OF our gay Dons aud Senorns gave place
TO Indications of chaSisct feelings aud emotion.
OF awe This sublime evidence of Almighty Pow.
er.-The slaves Abandoned their occupations,
and in many cases they might be seen un their
knees. worshipping uor great Creator. Nor
were they alone in ths.-frw coahl 80 far for.
get their dependence on God in the thick dsrk.
ness which surrounded ms at mid day, ss to re.
R,se 10 worship and adore Him
The darkness came upon rs gradually. and
seventeen minutes past eleven, the sun was 10.
tally obscnredi There stood ihe NOM, cover.
ing the whole face Of the sun, and presenting
the appearance Of . great black ball in the hea.
srnr. with fays orlight ,liveryins nom behind
j.. The rays give out q pale surora ike r,'Iicc.
tion upon the earth. resembling that cast by the
mnon ~i'.n half fill This lasted only Any
seconds. and at hall past twelve the eclipse
ended. Thcre&ps no perceptib'e change in The
iherrnometer. a few seirh,iic gentlemen
from London and Paris, sent ont by their res.
pectivc governments, came here 10 take obser.
vations. and have been highly pleased with the
result. The day being almge,hrr favorable
They had sll the necessary instruments with
them, ard will, no do,iah publish an interesting
statement TO the scientific world.
Beginning ofcclirse Oh 42m 3ns. A. NJ.
End !. darkness Il = = g g
eclipse 0 80 mp. ~.
Duration of darkness 0 0 50
eclipse 3 ls
Fahfenhci''s Thermometer at commencement.
79deg. without any prccep'ible change during
the eclipse, alter which, however. it continued
to rise for some hours.
SINGULAR MALroRMArroS "A Hsart outside
Of the Chea.-1he Baltimore Sun contains the
following acrohnt oi the birth nj living child,
with its heart ontside or the chest The heart
is entirely outside of the body, and destitute OF
any perieardium; thus even without this natural
protection it is protruded from the external Sur;
face Of the chest, which at that point bears
mark resembling a ciratfix, as il the iesh had
been opened, the heart pulled out, and the wound
suffered to grow up again. Each pulsation, of
course, can be distinctly observed, and the whole
natural action of this delicate organ is made vi
sibe to the immediate investigation of the eye,
This remarkable phenomenon in the history of