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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
TO THE EDITORS.
Georgetown College, March 29, 1847.
Gentlemen : The enclosed paper contains what was done
at Cambridge, in England, towards the discovery of the new
planet, about which there is so much said. This is a more
satisfactory and popular account of the origin of the discovery
than I have seen elsewhere, and I thought it would be agree-
able to you to make room in your paper for it. It is rather
long for one article, but it cannot be well divided.
Very respectfully, yours, JAS. CURLEY.
Special Report of Proceedings in the Observatory
relative to the New Planet.
At a meeting of the Observatory Syndicate, held at the
Observatory on December 4, for the dispatch of ordinary busi-
ness, a strong desire having been expressed by the Vice Chan-
cellor and the members of the Syndicate generally to receive
from me a special report of observatory proceedings relating to
the newly-discovered planet, drawn up in such a manner, and
in such detail, as would enable them to lay complete informa-
tion on the subject before The members of the Senate, J con-
sidered it to be my duty.at once to comply with this request.
A new body of the solar system has been discovered, by means
depending on the farthest advances hitherto made in theoreti-
cal and practical astronomy, and confirming, in a most re-
markable manner, the theory of universal gravitation. It is,
therefore, on every account, desirable that the members of the
Senate should be made fully acquainted with the pait which
has been taken by the Cambridge Observatory, relatively to
this important extension of astronomical science. The obser-
vations I shall have to speak of, and the reasons for under-
taking them, are so closely connected with theoretical calcu-
lations performed by a member of this university, to account
for anomalies in the motion of the planet Uranus, that the
history of the former necessarily involves that of the latter. I
hope that for this reason, and because of the peculiar nature
of the circumstances, I may be allowed to make a communi-
cation less formal and restricted in its character than a mere
report of observatory proceedings.
The tables with which the observations of the planet Uranus
have been uniformly compared were published by A. Bou-
vard in 1821. They are founded on a continued series of
observations extending from 1781, the year of its discovery,
to 1821. Previous to 1781, it had been accidentally observed
seventeen times as a fixed star, the earliest observation of this
kind being one by Flamsteed in 1690. Bouvard met with a
difficulty in forming his tables. On an attempt to found them
upon the ancient as well as the modern observations, it ap-
peared that the theoretical did not agree with the observed
course of the planet. He thought this might be attributed to
the imperfection of the ancient observations, and consequently
rejected all previous to 1781, in the formation of the tables
finally published. These tables represent well enough the
observations in the forty years, from 1781 to 1821 ; but, very
soon after the latter year, new errors began to show them-
selves, which have gone on increasing to the present time.
It was now evident that the ancient observations had been re-
jected on insufficient grounds, and that from some unknown
cause the theory was in fault. Were the tables calculated
inaccurately ? The difference between observation and theory
(amounting in 1841 to 96" of geocentric longitude) was too
great, and Bouvard’s calcu’ations were made with too much
care to allow this explanation. The effect of small terms ne-
glected in the calculation of the perturbations caused by Jupi-
ter and Saturn could not be supposed to bear any considera-
ble proporiion to the observed amount of error. This state of
the theory suggested to several astronomers the idea of distur-
bances caused by an undiscovered planet more distant than
Uranus; but there is no evidence of this hypothesis having
been put to the test of calculation previous to 1843. The
usual problem of perturbations is to find the disturbing action
of one body on another, by knowing the positions of both.
Here an inverse problem, hitherto untried, was to be solved,
viz. from known disturbances of a planet in known positions,
to find the place of the disturbing body at a given time. Mr.
Adams, fellow of St. John’s College, showed me a memoran-
dum made in 1841, recording his intention of attempting to
solve this problem as soon as he had taken his degree of B. A.
Accordingly, after graduating in January, 1843, he obtained
an approximate solution by supposing the disturbing body to
move in a circle at twice the distance of Uranus from the Sun.
The result so far satisfied the observed anomalies in the mo-
tion of Uranus as to induce him to enter upon an exact solu-
tion. For this purpose he required reduced observations made
in the years 1818—1826, and requested my intervention to
obtain them from Greenwich. The astronomer royal, on my
application, immediately supplied (February 15, 1844) all
the heliocentric errors of Uranus in longitude and latitude,
from 1754 to. 1830, completely reduced. Mr. Adams was
now furnished with ample data from observation, and his next
care was to ascertain whether Bouvard’s theoretical calcula-
tions were correct enough for his purpose. He tested the ac-
curacy of the principal terms of the perturbations caused by
Jupiter and Saturn, and concluded that the small terms which
Bouvard had not taken into account would not sensibly af-
fect the final results, the chief of them being either of long
period or of a period nearly equal to that of Uranus. Besides
which he introduced into the theory several corrections which
had been derived from observation and calculation by different
astronomers since 1821. The calculations were completed in
1845. In September of that year, Mr. Adams placed in my
hands a paper containing numerical values of the mean longi-
tude at a given epoch, longitude of perihelion, eccentricity of
orbit, mass, and geocentric longitude, September 30, of the
supposed disturbing planet, which he calls, by anticipation,
“the new planet,” evidently showing the conviction in his
own mind of the reality of its existence. Towards the end of
the next month a communication of results slightly different
was made to the astronomer royal, with the addition of what
was far more important, viz. a list of the residual errors of the
mean longitude of Uranus, for a period extending from 1690
to 1810, after taking account of the disbursing effect of the
supposed planet. This comparison of observation with the
theory, implied the determination of all the unknown quanti-
ties of the problem, both the corrections of the elements of
Uranus and the elements of the disturbing body. The small-
ness of the residual errors proved that the new theory was
adequate to the explanation of the observed anomalies in the
motion of Uranus, and that, as the error of longitude was cor-
rected for a period of at least 130 years, the error of radius
vector was also corrected. As the calculations rested on an
assumption, made according to Bode’s law, that the mean dis-
tance of the disturbing planet was double that of Uranus,
without the above mentioned numerical verification, no proof
was given that the problem was solved, or that the elements
of the supposed planet were not mere speculative results.
Tire earliest evidence of the complete solution of an inverse
problem of perturbations is to be dated from October, 1845.
Although the comparison of the theory with observation
proved synthetically that the assumed mean distance was not
very far from thg truth, it was yet desirable to try the effect of
an alteration of the mean distance. Mr. Adams accordingly
went through the same calculations as before, assuming a
mean distance something less than the double of that of Ura-
nus, and obtained results which indicated a better accordance
of the theory with observation, and led him to the conclusion,
which has since been confirmed by observation, that the mean
distance should be still further diminished. This second so-
lution taken in conjuction with the first may be considered to
relieve the question of every kind of assumption. The new
elements of the disturbing body, and the results of comparing
the obseived with the theoretical mean longitudes of Uranus,
were communicated to the astronomer royal at the beginning
of September, 1846. These were accompanied by numerical
values of errors of the radius vector, the astronomer royal
having inquired after the reception of the first solution, whether
the error of radius vector, known to exist from observation,
was explained by this theory. It would be wrong to infer
that Mr. Adams was not prepared to answer this question till
he had gone through the second solution. Errors of radius
vector were as readily dcducible from the first solution as from
the other.
The preceding details are intended to point out the circum-
stances which led astronomers to suspect the existence of an
additional body of the solar system, and the theoretical rea-
sons there were for undertaking to search for it. No one
could have anticipated that the place of the unknown body
was indicated with any degree of exactness by a theory of this
kind. It might reasonably be supposed, without at all mis-
trusting the evidence which the theory gave of the existence of
the planet, that its position was determined but roughly, and
that a search for it must necessarily be long and laborious.
This was the view I took, and consequently I had no thought
of commencing the search in 1845, the planet being consi-
derably past opposition at the time Mr. Adams completed his
calculations. The succeeding interval to midsummer of 1846
was a period of great astronomical activity, the planet Astreasa,
Biela’s double comet, and several other comets, successively
demanding attention. During this time I had little commu-
nication with Mr. Adams respecting the new planet. Atten-
tion was again called to the subject by the publication of M.
Leverrier s first Researches in the Compte Rendu for June 1,
1846. At a meeting of the Greenwich Board of Visiters,
held on June 29, at which I was present, Mr. Airy announced
that M. Leverrier had obtained very nearly the same longitude
of the supposed planet as that given by Mr. Adams. On
July 9 I received a letter from Mr. Aity, in which he suggest
ed employing the Northumberland telescope in a systematic
search for the planet, offering at the same time to send an
assistant from Greenwich, in case I declined undertaking the
observations. This letter was followed by another, dated
July 13, containing suggestions respecting the mode of con-
ducting the observations, and an estimation of the amount of
work they might be expected to require. In my answer,
dated July 18, I signified the determination I had come to of
undertaking the search. Various reasons led me to this con-
clusion. I had already, as Mr. Adams can testify, entertain-
ed the idea of making these observations; the most convenient
time for commencing them was now approaching ; and the
confirmation of Mr. Adams’s theoretical position by the calcu-
lations of M. Leverrier appeared to add very greatly to the
probability of success. I had no answer to make to Mr.
Airy’s offer of sending an assistant, as I understood the ac-
ceptance of it to imply the relinquishing on my part of the
undertaking.
I have now to speak of the observations. The plan of ope-
rations was formed mainly on the suggestions contained in
Mr. Airy’s note of July 13. It was recommended to sweep
over three times at least a zodiacal belt 30° long and 10°
broad, having the theoretical place of the planet at its centre ;
to complete one sweep before commencing the next; and to
map the positions of the stars. The three sweeps, it was cal-
culated, would take three hundred hours of observing. This
extent of work, which will serve to show the idea entertained
of the difficulty of the undertaking before the planet was dis-
covered, did not appear to me greater than the case required.
It will be seen that the plan did not contemplate the use of
hour xxi. of the Berlin star-maps, the publication of which
was equally unknown at that time to Mr. Airy and myself.
It may be proper here to explain that the construction of a
good star-map requires a great amount of time and labor both
in observing and calculating, and that precisely this sort of
labor must be gone through to conduct a search of the kind I
had undertaken. The stars must first be mapped before the
search can properly be said to begin. With a map ready
made, the detection of a moving body, as it happened in this
instance, might be effected on a comparison of the heavens
with the map by mere inspection. Not having the advantage
of such a map, I proceeded as follows : I noted down very
approximately the positions of all the stars to the eleventh
magnitude that could be conveniently taken as they passed
through the field of view of the telescope, the breadth
of the field with a magnifying power of 166 being 9', and the
telescope being in a fixed position. When the stars came
thickly, some were necessarily allowed to pass without record-
ing their places. Wishing to include all stars to the eleventh
magnitude, I proposed, in going over the same region a se-
cond time, to avail myself of an arrangement peculiar to the
Northumberland Equatoreal, the merit of inventing which is
due to Mr. Airy. The hour-circle, telescope, and polar frame
are movable by clock-work, which may be regulated to side-
real time nearly. While this motion is going on, the teles-
cope and polar frame are moveable relatively to the hour-circle
by a tangent-screw apparatus and a handle extending to the
observer’s seat. This contrivance enables the observer to
measure at his leisure differences of right ascension, however
small, and therefore meets the case of stars coming in groups.
The observations made by this method might include all the
stars it was thought desirable to take, and therefore might in-
clude all the stars taken in the first sweep. The discovery of
the planet would result from finding that any star in the first
sweep was not in its position in the second sweep. If two
sweeps failed in detecting the planet among the stars of the
first sweep, it might be among the stars of the second, which
would be decided by taking a third sweep of the same kind as
the second. It will appear that this plan carried out would
not only detect the planet if it were in the region explored,
but would also, in case of failure, enable the observer to pro-
nounce that it was not in that region. The second mode of
observing required the aid of my two assistants, Mr. Morgan
and Mr. Breen, in reading oft’ and recording the observations.
I commenced observing July 29, employing on that day the
first method, with telescope fixed. The next day I observed
according to the second method, with telescope moving. On
August 4 the telescope was fixed as to right ascension, but
was moved in declination in a zone of about 7(F breadth, the
intention of the observations of that day being to record points
of reference for the zones of 9’ breadth. On August 12, the
fourth day of observing, I went over the same zone, telescope
fixed, as on July 30 with telescope moving. Soon after Au-
gust 12, I compared, to a certain extent, the observations of
that day with the observations of J uly 30 taken with telescope
moving; and finding, as far as I carried the comparison, that
the positions of July 30 included all those of August 12, I
felt convinced of the adequacy of the method of search I had
adopted. The observations were continued with diligence to
September 29, chiefly with telescope fixed, and were made
early in right ascension for the purpose of exploring as large a
space as possible before I should be compelled to desist by the
approach of daylight. On October 1 I heard that the planet
was discovered by Dr. Galle, at Berlin, on September 23. I
had then recorded three thousand one hundred and fifty posi-
tions of stars, and was making preparations for mapping them.
The following results were obtained by a discussion of the ob-
servations after the announcement of the discovery.
On continuing the comparison of the observations of July
30 and August 12 I found that No. 49, a star of the eighth
magnitude in the series of August 12, teas wanting in the
series of July 30. According to the principle of the search
this was the planet. It had wandered into the zone in the
interval between July 30 and August 12. I had not contin-
tinued the former comparison beyond No. 39, probably from
the accidental circumstance that a line was there drawn in
the memorandum book in consequence of the interruption of
the observations by a cloud. After ascertaining the place of
the planet on August 12, I readily inferred that it was also
among the reference stars taken on August 4. Thus, after
four days of observing, two positions of the planet were ob-
tained. This is entirely to be attributed to my having, on
those days, directed the telescope towards the planet’s theore-
tical place, according to instructions given in a paper Mr.
Adams had the kindness to draw up for me. I would also
beg to call attention to the fact that, after August 12, the
planet was discoverable by a closet-comparison of the observa-
tions, a method of observing, depending on novel and inge-
nious mechanism, having been adopted, by which I could say
of each star, to No. 48, * This is not a planet,’ and of No.
49, ‘ This is a planet.’ I lost the opportunity of announcing
the discovery, by deferring the discussion of the observations,
being much occupied with reductions of comet observations,
and little suspecting that the indications of theory were accu-
rate enough to give a chance of discovery in so short a time.
On September 29 I saw, for the first time, the communication
presented by M. Leverrier to the Paris Academy on August
31. I was much struck with the manner in which the author
limits the field of observation ;. and with his recommending
the endeavor to detect the planet by its disc. Mr. Adams
had already told me, that, according to his estimation, the
planet would not be less bright than a star of the ninth mag-
nitude. On the same evening I swept a considerable breadth
in declination, between the limits of right ascension marked
out by M. Leverrier, and I paid particular attention to the
physical appearance of the brighter stars. - Out of three hun-
dred stars, whose positions I recorded that night, I fixed on
one which appeared to have a disc, and which proved to be
the planet. This was the third time it was observed before
the announcement of the discovery reached me. This last
observation may be regarded as a discovery of the planet due
to the good definition of the noble instrument which we owe
to the munificence of our Chancellor.
From the reduced places of the planet on August 4 and
August 12, and from observations since its discovery extend-
ing to October 13, Mr. Adams calculated, at my request, va-
lues of its heliocentric longitude at a given epoch, its actual dis-
tance from the sun, longitude of the node, and ihclination of
the orbit, which were published as eaily as October 17. Iam
now diligently observing the planet with the meridian instru-
ments, and when daylight prevents its being seen on the me-
ridian, I propose carrying on the observations as long as pos-
sible with the Northumberland Equatoreal, for the purpose of
obtaining data for a further approximation to the elements of
the orbit.
My report of proceedings relating to the planet here termi-
nates. I beg permission to add a few remarks, which the
facts I have stated seem to call for. It will appear by the
above account that my success might have been complete if I
had trusted more implicitly to the indications of the theory.
It must, however, be remembered that I was in quite a novel
position. The history of astronomy does not afford a parallel
instance of observations undertaken entirely in reliance upon
deductions from theoretical calculations, and those, too, of a
kind before untried. As the case stands, a very prominent
part has been taken in the University of Cambridge with re-
ference to this extension of the boundaries of astronomical
science. We may certainly assert to be facts, for which there
is documentary evidence, that the problem of determining,
from perturbations, the unknown place of the disturbing body,
was first solved here ; that the planet was here first sought
for; that places of it were here first recorded ; and that ap-
proximate elements of its orbit were here first deduced from
observation. And that all this may be said, is entirely due to
the talents and labors of one individual among us, who has at
once done honor to the University, and maintained the scien-
tific reputation of the country. It is to be regretted that Mr.
Adams was more intent upon bringing his calculations to per-
fection, than on establishing his claims to priority by early
publication. Some may be of opinion that, in placing be-
fore the first astronomer of the kingdom results which showed
that he had completed the solution of the problem, and by
which he was in a manner pledged to the production of his
calculations, there was as much publication as was justifiable
on the part of a mathematician whose name was not yet be-
fore the world, the theory being one by which it was possible
the practical astronomer might be misled. Now that success
has attended a different course, this will not be the general
opinion. I should consider myself to be hardly doing justice
to Mr. Adams, if I did not take this opportunity of stating,
from the means I have had of judging, that it was impossible
for any one to have comprehended more fully and clearly all
the parts of this intricate problem ; that he carefully consider-
ed all that was necessary for its exact solution ; and that he
had a firm conviction, from the results of his calculations, that
a planet was to be found.
J. CHALLIS.
Cambridge Observatory, Dec. 12, 1846.
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M. St. Clair Clarke. Joshua Te.vis.
T. Dunlap. David S. Brown.
C. Maealester. Gideon Scull.
T. I. Wharton. mar 23—3t
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.
Nursery at Linden Hill, near Washington.
FOR SALE, at the nurseries of the subscriber, a
very extensive assortment of fruit trees, consisting
of apple, pear, peach, nectarine, apricot, plum,
cherry, quince, &c.
Ornamental, Evergreen, and Shade Trees.
The collection of trees for ornament and shade for streets
and lawns is very extensive, and of large growth ; amongst
which are Balm of Gilead, or silver fir, spruce and hemlock,
fir, white, or Weymouth pine, Linden, sugar maple, silver
maple, tulip poplar, European and American ash, Chinese
ailanthus, or tree of heaven, white and scarlet flowering horse
chestnut, and a variety of others.
Also, thorn-plants for hedging, flowering shrubs, rose bushes,
bulbous roots, dahlias, and herbacious plants.
A catalogue, with directions for planting, can be had at the
stall of the proprietor in the Centre Market ; at the seed store
of John F. Callan, near the General Post Office ; andot E. M.
Linthicum, Georgetown ; who, as agents, wilt receive and for-
ward orders.
All orders through the post office, or otherwise, will be
promptly attended to.
A branch of the establishment is located on 14th street, for
the convenience of citiz<ffis to call and select for themselves.
In this establishment are now about twelve thousand apple
and twenty-three thousand peach trees, of size suitable for this
spring’s planting.
The above trees, being all raised under the immediate care
of the proprietor, can be confidently recommended as genuine,
aud will be supplied fresh dug from the ground.
JOSHUA PIERCE.
feb 18—lawift!5thAp [Union] w
FRUIT TREES FOR SALE.—The pro-
Moorestown,
nks
the
---public in general, that he has for sale a very supe-
rior lot of thrifty inoculated Peach Trees, equal if not supe-
rior to any grown in the State of New Jersey, besides Apple,
Cherry, Pear, Plum, Nectarine, Apricot, &c., all of which no
pains lias been spared in collecting the best varieties from dif-
ferent parts of the Union. Catalogues will be furnished gratis,
in which will be found useful remarks on transplanting, prun-
ing, and the time of ripening, ho. fully explained. All orders
sent by mail to the Nursery, accompanied with the cash, will
receive prompt attention and a liberal discount. Orders will
be received and forwarded by the following agents :
Enoch Tucker and William Cammack, Washington, D. C.
John H. King, Georgetown, D. C.
Dr. John H. Bayne, Alexandria, Va.
E. G. Emack, Beltsville, Md.
Persons wishing trees for spring planting can be shown a list
by calling on either ol the above named gentlemen, who can
testify to the correctness of the fralt, having been purchasers
for the last ten years from the same Nursery. Trees will be
well packed, so as to carry with safety, for which fifty oents
per bundle will be charged. Trees will be delivered at the
depot in Philadelphia without any extra expense to the pur-
chaser. Grape Vines, Gooseberry, Currant, Strawberry
Plants, Ike. will be forwarded when ordered,
feb 10—2awtApl JOHN PERKINS, Proprietor.
AND AT AUCTION.—By virtue of a decree of the
_ i Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancqry, pronounced
on the 17th day of October, 1846, in the chancery case of Fitz-
hugh against Fitzhugh, the undersigned, commissioners ap-
pointed for that purpose, will, on Friday, the 16th day of April,
1847, at Auburn, in the county of Fauquier, proceed to sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, the real estate in said de-
cree mentioned, to wit: the tract of land which was allotted to
the heirs of Susannah Dade, deceased, in the division ol the
estate of Thomas Fitzhugh, deceased, made under a decree of
the Circuit Superior Court of Fauquier county, in the said case
of Fitzhugh against Fitzhugh, being the middle lot of the Page-
land farm, formerly the property of Thomas Fitzhugh, deceas-
ed, and containing by survey 461 acres and 11 poles. If the
above appointed day be not fair, the sale will take place on the
next fair day, Sundays excepted.
Terms of sale are that the purchaser shall pay down in cash
a deposite of ten per ceutum on the purchase-money, and for
the residue a credit of six, twelve, and eighteen months to be
given, to be secured by bonds with good personal security, to
be given at the time of sale ; if the purchaser shall fail to com-
plete his purchase upon a confirmation of the sale by the court,
the deposite to be forfeited, the title to be withheld, and the
land to be subject to a resale under the order of the Court, as
security fpr the payment of the deferred instalments.
mar 9—ts
SAMUEL CHILTON,) Comm5ssionei.s
WM. A. BOWEN, $ uommissionets.
PREMIUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
rTMIE AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY hereby offer a pre-
I mium ot five hundred dollars for the best Review of the
present War with Mexico—the essays to be presented in four
months after the close of the war, and the premium, if any es-
say is deemed worthy of it, to be awarded by the Hon. Simon
Greenleaf, L.L.D., the Rev. Francis Wayland, D.D., and
the Rev. Willtam Jenks, D.D.
The Review should be written without reference to political
parties, and present such a view of the subject as will com-
mend itself, when the hour of sober and candid reflection shall
come, to the good sense of fair minded men in every party, and
in all sections of the country. The war, in its origin, its pro-
gress, and the whole sweep of its evils to all concerned, should
be reviewed (the essays to be not more than 250 nor less than
150 pages 12mo.) on the principles of Christianity and an en-
lightened statesmanship ; showing, especially, its waste of pro-
perty and human life ; its influence on the interests of morality
and religion ; its inconsistency with the genius of our republi-
can insti tutions, as well as with the precepts of the Gospel and
the spirit of the age ; its bearings, immediate and remote, on
free popular government here and throughout the world ; how
its evils might, have been avoided, with better results to both
parties ; and what means may, and should be adopted, by na-
tions to prevent similar evils in future. Our sole aim is to
promote the cause of permanent peace by turning the present
war into effectual warnings against resorts to the sword here-
after. The manuscripts may be forwarded to the subscriber,
at 21, Cornhill, Boston, or to M. ff. Dodds’s care, Brick
Church Chapel, New York.
By order of the Executive Committee of the American Peace
Society. GEO. C. BECKWITH, Cor. Sec’y.
53“ Papers friendly to peace would confer a favor by pub-
lishing the above. mar 6
50,000 VERY SUPERIOR INOCULAT-
ED PEACH TREES FOR SALE at Had-
donfield, New Jersey. First size, full 6 feet high
and of proportionate thickness, 5 cents ; second do.
4 cents ; third do. 2| ; and 1 cent each for packing
in moss and mats, and delivering to ship. For lots of 1,000
for more, six months’ credit for approved paper.
The proprietor having been extensively engaged in the Peach
Nursery business since 1831, and spared neither pains nor ex-
pense, and within a year or two reset his nursery from bear-
ing trees, feels implicit confidence in recommending it for
identity of kinds and an unsurpassed thriftiness of growth and
health, and warrants to refund the price paid for any that might
prove to be incorrect.
In the following list, counting about 300 to the row, can be
found the best bearers and most valuable and popular varieties :
Early York.........19 rows. Ward’s Late Free.. .27 do.
Red Rareripe........7 do.
Morris’s White...... 6 do.
Yellow Rareripe.....7 do.
Incomparable........10 do.
Honest John..........3 do.
Smock’s Free.......6 do.
Fisher’s do........1 do.
Turner’s do........5 do.
Troth’s Early Red.. 12 rows
Malacatan...........7 do.
Letters of inquiry to be post paid,
jan 16—3m2aw
Magnum Bonum... .10 do.
Old Mixon Free.....10 do.
Penn’s Late do.....15 do.
Crawford’s Early.....2 do.
CLINGS.
Late Heath.........18 do.
Old Mixon..........8 do.
Cailaber’s Paire......7 do.
Hampton’s do ......3 do.
DAVID ROE.
\ LEXANDER NEWEL, HORTICULTURIST
f\ and practical Gardener, offers his services to the citizens
of Washington and Georgetown, in the various departments
of his profession. Orders intended for him may be left at Mr.
Breekenridge’s Green House, in the rear of the Patent Office,
or with Wm. Buist, Florist, 12th street, between II and I
streets. mar 31—eolwif
TNVALUABLE FAMILY COMPANION—SIX
JL LECTURES on the USES OF THE LUNGS ; causes,
prevention, and cure of consumption ; asthma, and diseases of
the heart; on the laws of longevity, and mode of preserving
male and female health, symmetry, and beauty ; exposing
causes and cure of those diseases that produce consumption or
shorten life, as affections of the skin, spine, stomach, bowels,
kidneys, liver, scrofula, piles, gravel, and female complaints.
Its rules—easy, practical, and pure—form a guide to perfect
health and long life. 28 engravings, 324 pages. 50 cents.
Postage 91 cents. By Samuel Sheldon Fitch, A.M., M.D.,
at 707 Broadway, New York.
Any person remitting fifty cents, free, will receive one copy,
by mail, to any part. The trade supplied. ian 18—wlycit
NEW SPRING GOODS.
TV ARNES & MITCHELL, at their new Dry Goods Store,
8) two doors east of D. Clagett & Co., Pennsylvania ave-
nue, are now in receipt of an extensive and complete supply
of cheap Spring Goods, a large majority of which, having
been purchased at auction in New York and other places, will
be sold at least twenty-five per cent, less than those bought in
the regular way. We would very respectfully solicit a call
from all, believing that it will be as much to their interest to
buy of us as it will be ours to sell the goods. We name, in
part, the following, viz :
2 cases, 3,000 yards, fine French Lawns, at 16 cents per
yard, of handsome style, and colors warranted to wash
2 cases, 1,000 yards, 4-4 wide French Organdie do., at
25 cents
1 case, 1,200 yards, rich Embroidered Lawns, entirely
new in style
2 cases, 1,800 yards, Lawn Ginghams, unusually cheap
and pretty
3 cases, 4,000 yards, handsome style Manchester and
Earlston Ginghams
1 case, 1,000 yards, Linen Ginghams, some among the lot
for second mourning
1 case, 1,500 yards, new and handsome style Bereges, for
dresses, very cheap
1 case, 1,200 yards, French Balzarine
10 pieces new and handsome style Monterey Mousselines,
for spring wear, at 25 cents per yard
2 cases new and beautiful style Polka Muslin Dresses,
light grounds
10 pieces handsome style Wash Silks, very cheap
10 do do Raw Silk Plaids
12 do handsome spring style Fancy Dress Silks
15 do Bregour Plaids, a new and handsome article for
dresses
20 do Lima Plaids, cheap
30 do 4-4 fine French Chintz
Also, 4 eases, 6,000 yards, Fancy Prints, of new and beau-
tiful styles.
In Mourning Goods we have just received—-
30 pieces Alpacas, at prices twenty per cent, less than
heretofore
10 pieces Lupin’s black and blue-black Bombasins
15 do black Bereges and Balzarines, plain, satin-stripe,
and plaid
10 do black and white Balzarine Lawns, beautiful in
style
25 do plaid and striped, black and white Ginghams,
uncommonly cheap
Love Veils and Handkerchiefs, be.
20 dozen Linen-cambric Handkerchiefs, at 12A cents
Likewise a complete assortment of every other price
12 dozen ladies’'-Silk Neck Ties
Gloves—Kid, Silk, Lisle, Thread, Cotton, and every
other kind
Also, Misses’ Gloves
Ribands, French Flowers, for bonnets, &c.
In Hosieries we have an assortment of every kind
150 pieces Irish Linens, bought very cheap, aud will be
sold at a small profit
Also, Linen Sheetings, Table Diapers, Birdeye Diapers,
Russia Diaper, and every other article that can be call-
ed for in Linen Goods
100 pieces plain, plaid, and striped Swiss, Mull, Book,
and Jaconet Muslins, in prices from 12| to 374 cents
per yard
In Shawls our assortment is complete, embracing—•
White and colored Embroidered Canton Crape
Satin-stripe Berege, Thread, Net Wool
Plain, black, and colored Silk, with many other kinds too
numerous to mention.
The Ladies will please favor us with a call.
BARNES & MITCHELL.
mar 31—3tawtf [Union]
PENNSYLVANIA CLOVERSEED__347 bushels
x first quality Pennsylvania Cloverseed
23 bushels Sapling Pennsylvania Cloverseed
25 do Orchard Grass Seed.
Just received, and for sale by
feb 10—law3wif B. L. JACKSON & BROTHER.
QAA REAMS PRINTING PAPER for sale ,* also,
OoU paper made to order of any size.
Cash paid for Rags inlots of 100 lbs. and over, at 3 cents per
lb., delivered at my store, in Georgetown,
ap 23 eotf O. M. LINTHICUM.
Orphans’ Court, March 19, 18TT.
Washington county, District of Columbia:
TN the case of Thomas S. Bryant, administrator of Philip
X Brady and Charles Cook, deceased, tfce administrator afore-
said, with the approbation of the Orphans’ Court of said coun-
ty, have appointed the 19th of June next for the settlement of
said estates, and for the payment and distribution of the assets
in the hands of said administrator, so far as the same ^ps been
collected and turned into money. AIT the heirs of said de-
ceased are hereby notified to attend on or before that day:
Provided, a copy of this order be published in the National
Intelligencer once a week for three weeks, prior to said 19th
day of June next. True copy.
Test: ED. R. ROACH,
mar 31—law3w Register of Wills.
TTEALLAIR at Private Sale.—The subscriber offers
I) for sale this desirable estate, situated enree and a half
miles from Charlestown, five from Harper’s Ferry, and half a
mile from the Smithfield and Ferry Turnpike, bounding on the
Winchester and Potomac Railroad, and containing about Five
Hundred and Thirty Acres, about three hundred and eighty
cleared, and the residue in timber. The cleared land lies com-
pact and nearly in a square, the timber contiguous. This has
justly been considered one of the most desirable farms in the
county of Jefferson, as regards location, fertility, and exemption
from broken or waste land, every field being accessible to run-
ning water. There is a never-failing well of good water in
one of the back fields, and several fine springs contiguous to
the buildings.
The improvements consist of a comfortable stone dwelling-
nouse, stone stable, stone smoke-house, (with cement floor,)
stone dairy, (with cement floor,) frame stable and carriage-
house, (stabling for twenty-l'our horses,) superior corn-crib
with granary attached, overseer’s house, (new,) quarter for ser-
vants, blacksmith and carpenter’s shops, bath-house, ice-house,
and there is a large ice pond of spring water in the meadow.
There have been a large number of choice fruit trees of every
variety set out within the last few years, and beginning to bear.
Any one desiring further information can address the sub-
scriber on the premises, near Halltown, Jefferson county, Va.
dec 14—cptf LEWIS W. WASHINGTON.
rpOLEDO LAND AGENCY—ELISHA WHITTLE
X SEY b CO. have associated to establish an extensive land
agency at Toledo, Ohio.
They will take charge of and sell lands in Northern Ohio,
Southern Michigan, and Northern Indiana, and account for the
proceeds, pay taxes, examine titles, and give information ot
the situation and qualities of land, and do all other service,
connected with an extensive land agency.
A correspondence will be opened in the principal European
States, and references made to the resident American Minis
ters and Agents. Emigrants will be advised of the best mode
to arrive at their places of destination.
It is intended to gain and secure the confidence of the public
by strict attention to business, and to make the agency as per-
fect and as useful to the country as practicable.
ELISHA WHITTLESEY,
O. H. KNAPP,
J. W. SCOTT,
nov 12—cptf J. FITCH.
JOHN B1NNS,
JYo. 116 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
TT AS RECEIVED the appointment of a Commissioner to
I I take Depositions, Acknowledgments, &c. from the Go-
vernors of the following States :
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Arkansas
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Ohio
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia.
New York
The Commissioner may he found in his office at all business
hours. mar 1—w.6w
ENERAL AGENCY, at Frankfort, Kentucky.—
VjX The undersigned, (late of Culpeper county, Va.) having
located himself permanently at Frankfort, continues to offer
his services to the public as a general agent. He will give
special attention to the prosecution of claims for lands belong-
ing to non-residents, in the State of Kentucky, and in the coun-
ties bordering on the Ohio river, in the States of Ohio, Indiana,
end Illinois, and will, if desired, make sale of the lands. All
letters (post paid) will receive prompt attention.
GEORGE M. GREEN.
REFERENCES :
Hon. J. S. Pendleton, Washington, I). C.
Gen. Bernard Peyton, Thomas Green, and John M. Patton,
Richmond, Va.
Wm. M. McCarty, Esq., Fairfax county, Va.
James M. Mason, Winchester, Va.
John Moncure, Stafford county, Va.
R. T. Thom and J. M. Herndon, Fredericksburg, Va.
jan 27—ep6mos
mo THE HEIRS OF REBECCA WHITE, tile
f wife of James White, of the State of Georgia.—
Whereas the subscriber has been appointed by the Orphans’
Court of Chester county, Pennsylvania, an auditor to dis-
tribute the sum of $1,225.96, arising from the estate of Ra-
chel Brownback, late of the township of East Vincent, in
the said county, decased, to and amongst the heirs of said
deceased; and whereas the said Rebecca White, formerly
Parker, was a sister of the said Rachael Brownback, and re-
moved with her husband from Chester county, Pennsylvania,
to the State of Georgia about sixty years ago, and her chil-
dren, if living, are entitled to a portion of said fund : You will
therefore take notice that the auditor will sit for the duties of
his appointment at his office in Westchester, Chester county,
Pennsylvania, on the 22d day of April, 1847, at 11 o’clock A.
M., when and where all parties interested will attend, if they
see proper, and present their claims properly authenticated, o-
be thereafter tor ever debarred.
WASHINGTON TOWNSEND,
mar 16—law4w Auditor.
FOR APRIL.
S P L ENDID SCHEM E S .
J. W. MAURY Si CO., Managers,
[Successors to J. G. Gregory & Co.)
$12,000! $11,000! $10,000!
ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,
Class 14, for 1847.
To be drawn at Alexandria, on Tuesday, April 6, 1847.
CAPITALS.
1 prize of......................$12,000~)
1 do of.......................11,000 )>$33,000.
1 do ot.......................10,000^
1 prize of.
1 do.
1 do.
.$5,000
.2,000
.1,500
YTTITHOUT REGARD TO COST OR VALUE—
W PERRY b ASHBY (agents for the sale ot the stock of
Dry Goods now in the store-room occupied by them) are de-
termined to close out the stock in the course of a few days,
without regard to cost or value. The stock is large and gen-
erally assorted, and will be offered at such prices as the goods
would bring at auction. All persons in want of bargains will
please call early.
Terms, positively cash in all cases. We are instructed to
say, by those who will be charged with the final settlement of
all bills now due us, that all accounts, notes, 8tc. which are
passed by us to them, ‘ * will be positively collected by the most
speedy lawful process. ” mar 13’—diftl Ap
1 prize ol......$1,460
10 do.........1,000
&c. ike. &c.
Tickets $5—Halves $2 50—Quarters $1 25.
Certificates of packages of 26 whole tickets $65 00
Do do 26 half do 32 50
Do do 26 quarter do 16 25
23,529 Dollars.
ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,
Class No. 15, for 1847.
To be drawn at Alexandria, Tuesday, April 13, 1847.
SPLENDID PRIZES.
1 prize of.........$23,529 I 1 prize of.......$2,200
1 do .............5,000 *1 -do .........1,679
1 do.............3,000 j 50 do .........1,000
&C. &.C. &c.
75 number lottery—12 drawn ballots.
Tickets $6—Halves 3—Quarters $1.50.
Certificate of package of 25 whole tickets $80
Do do 25 half do 40
Do do 25 quarter do 20
Three Prizes of $13,333 are $39,999.
ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,
Class No. 16, for 1847.
To be drawn at Alexandria, Tuesday, April 20, 1847.
BRILLTANT SCHEME.
1 prize of......................$13,333"]
1 do of.......................13,333 )>$39,999.-
1 do of.......................13,333
1 prize of.
I do ..
1 do ..
.....$6,666
......5,555
.........3,784
&c.
78 numbers
10 prizes of.
10 do......
10 do......
&c. * &cc.
13 drawn ballots.
$1,000
...500
. 400
Tickets $5—Halves $2 50—Quarters $1 25.
Certificate of package of 26 whole wickets $65 00
Do do 26 half do 32 50
Do do 26 quarter do 16 25
22,222 Dollars.
ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,
Class No. 17, for 1847.
To be drawn at Alexandria on Tuesday, April 27, 1847.
SPLENDID SCHEME.
1 prize of.......$22,222
1 do..........11,111
1 do...........7,707
1 do...........3,333
5 prizes of..... ..1,111
5 prizes of........ 444
10 do...........222
&c. &c.
66 numbers—10 drawn ballots.
Tickets $5—Halves $2 50—Quarters $1 25.
Certificates ol packages of 22 wholes $60
Do do 22 halves 30
Do do 22 quarters 15
95” Orders for Tickets and Shares and Certificates of Pack-
ages in the above Splendid Lotteries will receive the most
prompt attention, and an official account of each drawing sent
immediately after it is over to all who order from us
Address J. & C. MAURY,
Agents for J. W. Maury b Co., Managers,
(Successors to J. G. Gregory & Co.)
mar 26—iftd Washington, D. C.
ASH1W v* JL XI.W jLa Mid Xw Jt!i , Mr Mlt 3 jfJuY' A. jJJ I
1TIHE semi-annual examination of this Institution closed on
X Wednesday morning, the 24th instant. The examination
was thorough and well sustained. The Vnnual contest between
the Literary Societies took place on the evening of Wednesday.
Distinguished literary gentlemen who were present from dif-
ferent parts of the country, expressed their approval of all the
performances of the contestors in terms of high commendation.
Courses ol lectures were delivered to the students on muni-
cipal law and physiology by the able professors of those depart-
ments during the term, which will be continued through the
next session.
The main college building is to he remodeled and enlarged
so as to afford irmre rooms, improve the appearance of the
edifice, and furnish greater facilities for all the purposes of in-
struction.
These improvements are to be commenced immediately.
The summer session opens on Monday, the 3d day of May
next. Good boarding can be had in town and vinicity at $1.50
to $1.75. Some of the students board themselves at a price
much below the above.
Tuition $15 per session of twenty-two weeks ; English de-
partment $10.50, always in advance.
More definite information if desired can be had on applica-
tion to the Rev. Dr. McConaughy, President of the College ;
David Elliott, President of the Board of Trustees, Alleghany
City, and Dr. R. R. Reed, Secretary. mar 30—3t
TMPORTANT SALE.—The Catharine Furnace, with
X dwelling, 4,648 acres of land, containing iron ore, well
wooded, fixtures, patterns, stock, steam engine, engine house,
cupolas, blacksmiths’ tools, &c. with every thing requisite for
a complete iron manufacturing establishment. On Tuesday]
June 1, 1847, will be sold at public auction, on the premises,
that highly valuable property known as the Catharine Furnace,
with all the land attached thereto, fixtures, patterns, stock,
be., together with the dwelling and outhouses, forming as a
whole a complete iron manufacturing establishment, with a
neat and desirable family residence attached, and situated in a
country as unquestionably healthy as any other in the Union.
The principal items embraced in the proposed sale are as fol-
lows : The Catharine Furnace, location in the county of Spot-
sylvania, State of Virginia, ten miles from the town of Freder-
icksburg, one mile from Swift Run Gap turnpike road, and
contains 4,648 acres. The stack was built by Mark McAfee,
in the year 1837, is 36 feet high, 30 feet square at the base, 10
feet across the inwall, with 2 twieres. Casting house, 30 feet
wide, 50 teet long, with a shed on each side 20 feet wide and
50 feet long. Engine house, of stone, 20 feet wide and 70 feet
long, with sheds on two sides, and an engine of fourtqen-horse
power : two cupolas ; bridge house, 33 feet wide 47 feet long;
coal house, part of stone, 30 feet wide 100 feet long, with a
shed 20 feet wide 100 feet long; office, hoarding house for
workmen, ball house, pattern house, smoke house, and black-
smith’s shop, patterns, moulds, and fixtures for the manufac-
ture of nearly every description of shell and shot used by the
General Government, a valuable set of brass pot patterns, stove
patterns, be.; 18 mules and 1 horse, wagons, carts, be. with
gear; blacksmith’s tools ; stabling, ample to accommodate from
40 to 50 head of horses or mules ; the dwelling house two
stories, with eight rooms, kitchen, and all necessary offices,
and houses for servants.
The terms of sale will be one-third cash, the balance in two
equal annual instalments, secured, as usual, by a deed of trust
on the premises. A considerable portion of the property be-
ing perishable, good personal security will be required in ad-
dition to the deed of trust.
The property may be purchased at private sale until the 10th
May, 1847. After that day, no private offer will be received.
If sold privately, notice will be given in all the newspapers
which publish this advertisement, so that persons residing at
a distance who wish to purchase may.be assured that the sale
will positively take place on the 1st June, unless the above
notice is given.
Application for private sale may be made to Dr. William
N. Wellford, Fredericksburg, Va., who is fully authorized to
conclude a bargain, but information on the subject may be ob-
tained from either of the subscribers.
WM. N. WELLFORD,
Executor of John S. Wellford.
ED. H. CARMICHAEL.
R. H. CUNNINGHAM,
Trustee of F. B. Dean, jr.
N. B. There is now on the bank at the Catharine Furnace
about 600 tons ot pig iron, of the blast of 1846, any portion of
which will be sold to the purchaser of the property, who may
desire to commence immediate operations.
mar 16—ltdetds
Lands in Hardy County, Virginia, for sale, at
Public Sale, under a Decree.
Y) Y virtue and in pursuance of a decree of the Circuit Su-
D perior Court of Law and Chancery for the county of Har-
dy, and State of Virginia, pronounced on the 22d day of Sep-
tember, 1844, in the case of Norman Bruce, complainant,
against the Potomac and Alleghany' Coal and Iron Manufac-
turing Company, defendants, I shall offer for sale, at public
sale, to the highest bidder, before the door of the court-house
in Moorefield, in thevsaid county of Hardy, on Monday, the 26th
day of April next, (being court day,) at 11 o’clock. Twenty
Tracts of Land, in said decree mentioned, lying on the Alle-
ghany Mountain, in Hardy county, and State aforesaid, as
follows:
1 tract of 400 acres, on the east side of Stony river,
on Elk run.
southwest side of Elk run.
near Welton Glade,
on Difficult creek,
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known as Slate Cabin Tract,
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2005J- do near Big Elk Lick, off F. & W. Dea-
kin’s lands.
10011 do known as the Buffalo Tract, whereon
Spencer Hendrickson now resides,
known as Benj. Ray Tract.
Out of these three tracts 200 acres i3
excepted, being sold to Wm. Shil-
lingburg. Said three tracts are on
Jonnycake creek, and near the turn-
pike road.
103 acres excepted, sold to Alexander
Smith, by deed 3d February, 1817.
The said last six tracts were land
• conveyed by F. & W. Deakins to
John Templeman, by said Temple-
man to Bruce, and by Bruce to the
defendants in this decree.
For a more particular description of these lands, persons
desirous of purchasing and making inquiries in relation there-
to, are referred to William Seymour, attorney for plaintiff, or
to Joseph McNemar, my deputy, Moorefield, who are autho-
rized to give any information in relation to said lands that
may be required. The greater portion of said lands are valu-
able for grazing purposes, some of which are improved and
under fence.
The terms of sale will be as follows : One-third of the pur-
chase money in hand, one-third in nine months, and one-third
in eighteen months from the day of sale, taking bond with
good security', and retaining the title as further security for
the deferred payments, and conveying the premises so sold to
the purchaser when the deferred payments shall be paid.
JOB WELTON,
mar 18—cpts Sheriff of Hardy county, Va.
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4 BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY SEAT at Private
t\ Sale.—By virtue of a deed of trust, executed to the
subscriber for certain purposes therein mentioned, and which
is recorded in Liber I. N. No. 2, one of the land record books
of Washington county', Maryland, I will sell at private sale
that elegant Mansion House, and the many and superior im-
provements appurtenant thereto, lately erected by J. Kip An-
derson, Esq., to which are attached 17i acres and 8 perches of
the first quality of limestone land, in a high state of cultivation.
This property is situated in Washington county, Maryland,
about six miles to the south of Hagerstown, and half a mile from
the College of St. James.
The dwelling house stands on an eminence, and commands
an extended view of the surrounding country. It is built of
brick and is rough-cast. The front building is two-stories
high, with a broad piazza running around three sides of it,
and contains four spacious and commodious chambers, a dining
room, drawing room, and library, all finished in handsome
style, and having marble mantels. The back-building of the
house is tliree-stories in height, with servants’ rooms, kitchen,
be. therein. Other improvements are a roomy and well-ar-
ranged stable, (with a servants’ room, carriage house, and har-
ness room,) an excellent ice house, cistern, and never-failing
well ; to which may he added a large garden, tastefully laid
off, handsomely ornamented grounds about the house, and an
orchard ol young and thriving fruit trees.
The location of this property and its fine improvements, and
also the fertility of the land, should commend it particularly
to the attention of any one who wishes to purchase a pleasant
retreat in tlie country.
The title is indisputable. For terms and any further infor-
mation, apply in person or by letter to
JOHN B. HALL, Trustee,
mar 6—law3\v Hagerstown, Maryland.
YAOR SALE, a cotton machinery, made in the best^manner
X and on the most approved principle by Rogers, Ketehum
& Grosvenor and Charles Danforth, of Paterson, New Jersey.
One willow, one picker and lap machine, ten 30-inch cards,
two 3-headed drawing frames, one 10-strand and three 14-strand
speeders, three Danforth spinning frames of 120 spindles each,
and five Danforth spinning frames ot 132 spindles each, two
mules of 444 spindles each, in all 1,988 spindles. One spool-
ing machine with 64 spindles! two warping mills, five reels,
with cans, spools, bobbins, and every other article appertain-
ing to spiffing of cotton with the above number of spindles.
The Danforth frames have been in operation but a tew months,
some of them not nine months. The mules are new and have
been in operation less than two months, and almost every arti-
cle necessary to operate the machinery is new.
The machinery, be. is well arranged, geared and belted, in
a brick building 100 feet long, three-stories high, in Trenton,
New Jersey, thirty miles from Philadelphia and sixty miles
from New York cities. There is ample room for looms ne-
cessary' to weave all the yarn that can be spun by the number
of spindles mentioned.
The machinery may remain where it is, or be removed to
any other place, and may be purchased far below its cost. For
terms, &c. inquire of
THOMAS I. STRIKER, Trenton, N. J.
II. & D. M. STEBB1NS, New York.
ABRAHAM GODWIN, Paterson, N. J.
mar 29—eo2w ISAAC C. FIELD, Philadelphia. _
$100
Reward.—Ran away, on the 5th (lay ol August,
— — — from the subscriber,living in Prince George’s coun-
tyr, near Beltsville, a negro man calling himself URIAH,
whom I purchased of Wm. Holmes, of Montgomery county.
The said boy is about nineteen or twenty years of age, about
five feet eight inches high, of dark copper color, hair long,
whichffie usually has plaited, is slightly marked with smallpox.
I will give one hundred dollars reward to any person returning
him to me or securing him in jail so that Lean get him again.
JOHN HIGGINS,
sept 28—lawtf Prince George’s county, near Beltsville.
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