The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-03 00:00:00

SgA SERPEIII:

We Mate been wired, by a gentleman in whose testimony
we place the utmost ►eliance, that he lately had ■ fall and
perfect view, every way, and fur a considerable length of
time. at Mahan' (Maas) of the sea serpent, which answered
the description, in all respects, already given of this remark-
able marine animal. Its length, to all appearance, we. about
70 feet, and it raised its head seven or eight feet above the
water. As a corroboration of the above, we copy the follow-
ingartkle from Ihe Roston Reenfog Gazetto of Wednesday
Several gentlemen at Naimoli, on Sunday last, had a dis-
tant view of ibis celebrated monster of the deep, whose pe-
readiest return is now ascertained. Since which he has been
awn every day by different individuals of the highest respec-
ability. He was observed this morning very distinctly;
and we hear a letter has been received an town describing
his appearaace.—(New York, July 27.)

CURE FOR THE BITE OP A RATTLESNAKE,
OR OTHER VENOMOUS ANIMAL.

We have had the pleasure of a conversation with Dr. Jo.
Kph Moore, of Gibsooport, Mississippi, who informs us,
that durlog eighteeen yews residence in that climate, there
hove come ender his particular care thirteen cases of the
bite of the rattlesnake and Moccasin (she latter of which is
More venomous than the rattlesnake), and that he has found
the following a certain and immediate cure. The remedy
nstik)ntrodueed into Europe from Asia, by Sir Ws. Joao*,
odic the confidence of the medical faculty wherever it ban
Iheew applied.
Give to a grown person a ten.spoos full of the volatile
spirit of sal ammoniac, or what is commonly called spirits of
hartshorn, in half a wine glum of water, every half hour until
the symptoms disappear, binditsgal simonise time a linen cloth,
of three or four thicknesses, wet with the spirit ~tilled
with inlet to the wound. The cloth to beirrtied in the
spirit, every Owe militates.
If the wound has been given WOK hours before the appli-
cation can be applied, it should be scarified freely round the
bite with a sharp knife or lancet, before the wet cloth is
laid on. •
The most severs sad obstinate eases have been known to

yield to this remedy in a few hours.
Very great mire ought to be takes that the spirits of harts-
horn should be kept tightly corked, for if exposed to the air
it soon louses its effieacy.—(Vitiagya Recorder, American
Paper.)

A few days since, Oast one •clock in the morning, •
most darts* attempt was made by the capital convicts (13 is
■caber) to effect their escape from Yolk Castle, bat being
overheard by the orsicbstas sad Mr. /Revelry, die Governor,
an alarm was Oven, when a *somber of the debtors, and
other persists from the city, were collected together, and
from one to Gee • guard was plated in every peeper pima-
lion that was deemed necessary for the security of the pri-
ann. The convicts were afterwards properly secured. Hod
they succeeded is ?urchin their road into the Castle-yard, the
censelpsences slight have beta iperions, ,having 'earthed
themselves with • number of broken iron bars, taken from
the doors, foe that purpose.

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DOTER, Samson 1.

Yesterday the Right Hon. Earl Bathtirst and
moire embarked on board his Majesty's steam packet
the Arrow, Capt. Ring. for Calais. it was strongly
rumoured that the Noble Earl is recce/600'in Olt
that situation in the Congress of the *Hied Bee*.
reigns, which the nsech-lamented Marquis of Lao.
donderry was to have sustained. Sailed aloe the
Medusa steam vessel. for Celan.
Arrived to-day, the Arrow steam picket, with
loony passengers, from Calais. Sailed the Sovereign .
steam packet for Calsir.
His Royal Hi huers the Doke of Cambridge left
Wright's Hotel, yesterdail wowing, for Loudon.