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“New ‘Celestial ‘ody, —'A letter’ receiyed 
on the 23d ultimo, ‘from M. Gambard, of 
Marseilles, communicates thé following sin- 
gular fact. “At'the Commencement of No- 
vember he was examining the heavens, and 
discovered ‘in the neighbourhood of a ser- 
pentis, a body in size and appearance very 
much resembling the planet Mars. As it 
was Seen with different telescopes for four 
nights successively, there could be no optical 
illusion, and we look with much anxiety 
for the next communication from the dis- 
tinguished astronomer who first observed 
this phenomenon. We may add, that from 
an attentive review of the heavens taken 
on the nights of the 25th and 26th ult. this 
extraordinary body is not visible in the lati- 
tude of London, which, by the bye, the ra- 
pidity of its motion might have Jed us to 
expect. 
Observatory at Brussels.—With a view to 
the promotion of science, the King of the 
Netherlands has taken measures for the 
erection of an observatory at Brussels. The 
municipality of the city have come forward 
in the handsomest manner to second his 
Majesty’s design, offering to bear part of 
the expence of the building, and making a 
present of some ground for the purpose in 
one of the finest parts of the city. ‘The ne- 
cessary arrangements have been left to Mr. 
A. Quetelet, professor of mathematics and 
astronomy in the Museum, in conjunction 
with Mr. Walter, inspector-general of pub- 
lic instruction. A design of forming an ex- 
tensive botanical garden also occupies the 
attention of the inhabitants’ of Brussels. 
The site of it will be in the neighbourhood 
of the observatory, and the ground will be 
purchased by shares, on which interest, 
guaranteed by the municipality, will be an- 
nually paid. Mr. Drapier, well known for 
his scientific researches, is the principal 
holder. 
Languages of the North-American In- 
dians. — Many circumstances concur to 
shew thatan ancient people, far advanced 
in civilization, inhabited the continent of 
North America long prior to the savage 
tribes which are now found there. Among 
the monuments connected with this period, 
the most astonishing, doubtless, is that of 
a language, the structure and richness of 
which render it more learned and more phi- 
losophical than any of the languages of the 
ancient world, the Sanscrit alone excepted. 
The whole of the North American conti- 
nent, situated to the north and east of 
Mexico, may be divided into three principal 
Janguages, as the people who speak them 
may be classed under three distinct races. 
—l. The Karalit, spoken by the Esqui- 
maux, is the language of Labrador, of 
Greenland, of the upper parts of Canada, 
and of the other countries bordering on 
the pole. It is used also by the sedentary 
Tchouktschi, who inhabit the séa-coast, 
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from the ‘mouth of the “Anadyr or ward’ 
as far as fhe. peninsula. of “Tehou schkoi- 
noss, OF protnentony of ‘the Tehoukts« 
i.e. the north-eastérn part,of Asia, which, 
is separated from America only by Bebring’s, 
Strait... They are regarded as the déscen- 
dants of an American people ; while, the 
wandering Tchouktschi, who. live ‘to the” 
south of the Anadyr, are supposed, to. be 
sprung from the “Koriak’ 'Tartars. .The, 
Karalit is likewise spoken,at North Sound, - 
and some other connexion is suspected be-_ 
tween the nations of. the north-west. of. 
America and some tribes in the nort east _ 
of Asia—such as the Kamtschatdales, the 
Koriaks-Lamoutz, the Samoiedes, &¢.— 
2. The Zroquois, which is, the Janguage of . 
the Iroquois, the Hurons, the Nodeouassi 
the Siaoux, (the Six Nations), the Algon- 
kirs, &c. —3. The Lenapi, or Lenni en. 
napi, which is the name of the-De ware. 
people and tongue. ‘This is synonymous. 
with the more modern expression. uapa 
natchki, or Abenaki, generally employed by, 
the natives, and out of which the French 
in Louisiana have made Apalache, a term 
applied to the mountains, more generally, 
called by their ancient name, Alleghany. . 
The Lenapi is the language of the Missis- 
sippi, of the immense territory north-west. 
of the United States, of one part of Ca-_ 
nada, and eyen of the country which €x- 
tends as far as Hudson’s Bay. In this. 
extensive tract, however, some tribes exist, . 
which employ neither the Lenapi, nor the. 
Iroquois, nor the Karalit—such as the, 
Black-foot Indians, the Lanpi, and an 
Snake Indians. Of all the dialects of, the. 
Lenapi, the Walik, spoken. in the State of, 
Massachussets, is the best known, ‘To, 
these three principal Janguages may be ac mo 
ded the Floridian, which differs from them, . 
sufficiently to be considered as a particular . 
idiom. It is used by the Creek Indians, . 
the Maskodji, the Chicksaw, the Tchakta, 
the Pescagoula, the Cherokees, &c. Some. 
tribes, sprung from the Mobilian nation, ~ 
have been noticed, who employ what has. 
been considered a fifth language of North, 
America; but more information is required _ 
on this subject, and to the labours, of the 
Philosophical Society of Philadelphia we 
look forward with earnest expectation. 
Discoveries in. Egypt.—It is. at le ; 
which Bruce conceived, he had discover a 
Lovins 
real source is much nearer to the equator... 
For this information we are indebted to, M.. 
Calliaud, a French traveller, wl com-., 
panied the predatory. expedition,’ Ee i 
sons, Ismael and Ibrahim, of 1 Pach ot... 
Egyptinto Nubia, and who, in coiuetion 
with M. Latorres, has made known to us 
