The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-20 00:00:00

THE RATTLESNAKE.

•- (Prom a Charlton Paper.) • •
A son of William Sox, at the Mountain Inn,
on the top of the Pocano Mountain, was bitten by a rattle
snake above the heel on Tuesday the 2d inst. On Wednesday

morning; the 3d inst. I saw him ; the leg was much swollen.
and was purple and red half way up his thigh around the wound
it was very black ; blisters arose on the inside of his leg ; the

water was at first perfectly white, but soon became discoloured,
and one of them which had been opened bled profusely`;
the lad bled freely at the nose. When struck, he scarcely.
felt the wound, but heard the snake rattle. In from. Ev.e
tJ ten minutes he began to feel sick ; and the sicknessarla

weakness increased, until in twenty or thirty minutes he -
was unable to move. &little brother ran home and gave in.

formation to the father, who went out and :brought the
boy, his eyes closed, and apparently dying, On administer-
ing some tea of white ash bark, he immediately revived, and the
sickness left his stomach ; they poulticed the 'Wound and Used
several remedies to draw out the poison ; but the state of the leg,
was such as to leave strong apprehensions for his life. A
phys-
cian had been sent for 20miles, as there was none nearer, 'and
1 fear he may.ariive too. late. Would it not be an act of be,'
nevolence for the physicians of the Hospital or the-Dispenairy • '
in Philadelphia to give a few plain directions to be circulated' "
among the inhabitants ofthe mountains, for the proper. treat..
merit of the bite of venomous snakes It might be the
naeansnaf saving many valuable lives. A.• days agOzii,
woman in Quacake valley, Northampton county, obseevect . -
a rattle-snake coiled on a. log near the house she todk her
husband's rifle out to shoot it, but setting theguri •
end of the log, concluded to kill it with a stick, which •
fenced; then reaching for the rifle and drawing it towards her,,
the lock struck i knot, the gun went off; and the ball entered
her. left side, and came out near the shoulder ; she did not fall,'
but took the ride into -the house and set it up ; took her infant'
from the cradle, and bidding one of the elder children to isress,
hershand nion- the wound, to check the effusion of blood, earl:
sock to her child—thus exemplifying the ' rifling passion strdile. -
in death'—the last thought of the mother was. associated
the comfort of her little one; a few'hours after the worti3n was
.a corpse.
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A WIIALE.—OU the St.h instant, a.sper4olll;elit` 3
whale (a native. of the South Seas) came on shore on the lioith=l.
timberland coast, near CreSswell. A correspondent halt#,
nished us with the following dimensioni of the samefish, take
at a later period, from wnich it appears that. it shrunk tOp-
feei in length. Length from the tail to the nose end, 614. ; .
circumference at the thickest part, 211 t. ; from the nose,
37ft. 6M. ; ditto at the smallest part, close to. the tail, 7ft.'aiti.; •
ditto at 20A feet from the. tail, 3.2711. sin.; extreme breadth of-,
the tail, rift. bin. ; from the end of the nose to. the eyes,
21:1. • between its eyes, 204.- 6in.'; length of the under jaw.,
13ft. sin. ; depth of- the snout from • upper to under sill,
left. 9inch ' • upper jaw, length, 18ft. tkri. ;. from the nose
end to the fins, 24ft, ; length of the.fins, aft. 2in. ; undet jaw,
has two rows of ivory teeth, 2.3 teeth in each row; the -upper
jaw has no teeth, but- has cavities- to receive those of -
under. It has only one ." snore-hole" or water-spouter.
The external akin is exceedingly -thin, and of a darkish e 4;..
lour,. and beneath it immediately above the blubber'
oily substance of a lead colour. The fish. is of the -species
designated the Spermaceti Whale, and when first seen 'was
supposed to be going at the rate of ten miles an hour frora •
• north to south, and it is thought had injured herself 'aniengthe
socks, as it was evidently dying. It is reported that a law suit
is likely to ensue between twogentlemen, whose estates houndec
on the line, as to the property in this fish. •
A NEW PHILOSUr!iiER.—T he write from Pavia
that the Sieur Mosati, Professor in that city, has undertaken to
prove, by anatomical.reasoning, that all the diseases of indnkind
ipro-ceed from their not moving on all fours, but walking erect..
lon their legs I This new dectrine has 'occasioned' so great
disturbance, as. to- oblige the author to make his escape' from
Pavia.—Whetherhe ;an offon all-fours, we are 'not informed.

A GANG OF HORSE STEALERS.---A short time
since, we gave an account of the enterprising labours of a des-
perate gang of horse-stealers, who had committed depredations
in Streatham, ltyegate, and Earlswoodifrom which places they
had stolen several horses, after having almost killed two men
whb had the spirit to resist them at Earlswood. Mr.' itoifey,, '
the High Constable of Surrey, has been very,industrious'ut
tearing the gang, and the other day succeeded M. identifying
tutee of them, named Williams, Wilson, and Browne. After
the gang had left Surrey, they proceeded to Enfield, where
they stole a blood-mare . belonging to ..Lord Cadogan, and.
another from the enclosure of Mr. Jaeilehild, the auctioneer.—.
Mr. ROlfey received information, on IVeduesday last, that threi:
persons had been stopped at Aylesbury with horses, tindet
picious circumstances. The High Constablesetopt,aceempanied
by taacl thtlogan's steward and Mr. Lcifthild, to :Hatplace,
and 4sceitAined that the three men had arrived at the Ship Jilt:,
in a most exhausted state, their horses 'and theinselks having
been corapletely knocked up. Their cppearaisiee excited
much susp:cion, and_ some awkward questions, being asked.
which they' did not satisfactorily answer, the hanas Of the coml..'
trymen were laid' upon .them. Williams, who is-isitito be'
the captain of the gang, escaped Or a :dm , having .made
daspCrate` resistance, and tired a .pis:ol at his pursuers, but
he *as after Wards apprehended. It is reported -that; there'
art Sixty in,the gang. A box. belonging to one of then}, was•
tsxeu, containing housebreakers' implements. 04-the person
of Williams were found 50 sovereigns, and a gold Oiatch, chain',"
ainiseals. The three priaoners. are nos,/ in Aylesbury gaol:
The horses were identified as :the property of Ltord Cadoggrl..
and Mt. Lcifeblld.

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THE LONDON JOURNALS.

111-WriA-6TII lir ROM • 'MD DALLY; MORNING' EATIFIRS,

August 20, 18.22.

DIRATIpi PrtiSS.l
Before, these, lines, shall have. reached the
greatei Fiartfor. our readers, the
.remains of the
Unfortinate Marquis of Londonderry will have
baeli consigned to
.the grave that. has been pre-
pared' fer'theid in Westminster Abbey. The
body of this distinguished Statesman is to repose
uclitith by the side of William Pitt, of whom he
ever 'boasted espeaarly -to` be the. friend and
follower. When Lord—Londonderry first" ap-
publid' life,' the' political world' was di-
vided liy'thenarnes'or Fox-and: Pitt. To' theie
persOns throughout the
ertipliel' looked uV.as--. the' 'presiding Genii, as if
Wry alone' were' qualified" to dispute the em-
pire' of 'the'universe-; and we have the 'autho-
rity of the Earl. of. Charlernont, that at a
very early' period` of Lord Londonderry's life
he avowed himself to be the devoted adhe-
rent of. William. Pitt:. le would lie impos-
sible to deterinine,- after 'the-death of Mr. Pitt,.
hdififar :the dregi of 'his party evinced' a Coniis=
teticy with the great principles upon which the
g.reat' roaster...spirit. professed' to' act ; but we
Mak- it cannot be doubted; that the circum-
statiees-of public affairs had altered very essen-
tially between the' time of the: death of. Wil-
liazzr. Pitt and the eventual accession of LOrdi
Liretpool. and' Castlereagh to office, and that
consequently the' spirit of 'Mr, Pitt's gOvern-
tnetrt is no more to- be regarded in endearour-
ink to- estimate. the .character• of his successor,
thew that of. his' father,cliord Chatham, or any-
other- :Minister: who .evel% occupied a seatin the
Council .Chamber, For oimown parts, we- look
upon Lord Loadonderrn.lit. opposition to the.
sentiments of his:professed adherents, as entitled
tolkconsiderationsomewhat higher. than they are
disposed-, to grant to. him, and that to us he ap-
pears.to. he a Minister of oriblnal views, acting-in
scenes totally distinct in. kind and characterfrom
any hi which Mr. Pitt had been engaged, and
that in urging. his- way through them he could
have receivedli.ttle or na.assigtance from any of
the recorded opinions of. him who-was presumed
to be Lord Londonderry's prototype. •

[MORNING POST.]
iris Papers to the 18th instant reached us list
n!glit by express. Their contents, without being
intpOrtant, are not withOt interest. An article
arthe 6th instant, frorzs itienna says : " The
Eat and the'West 'Occupy at this moment'the
European Cabinets.. Whilst a courier from Madrid
brought here important ne-ws,, dispatches were
arriving' through the Conitantiuople gate, from
theqmperial Internuocio, Count de Lutzow.—
The-contents of•these diSpatchts-are thought~to
be the. more interesting, because the Court
Chticery maintains the 'most mysterious silence
onithe :subject: fl-is•rurnoured,however, that it
wae_ with much difficulty that a revolution was
prevented from bursting out at Constantinople.
There, reigns, it is said; in that city, so great an
agitation, that intelligence of an effectual explo-
Siutl would sgrprise 'no: one." A letter from
Sitch-arest, dated July.2lst, says." the Boyards
who. were at Goustantinople,will he here in eight
dap. The turn which: affairs are' taking. pro-
duses an agreeable impression in the, country,
athough appearances have frequently deceived
tat, The people cannot yet persuade themselves
that they 'are to .be freed from the Turks. The
troops have receive4ositive orders to' fall tack
on,:the nanuliq;:zir'q.to'hOld themselves in readi-
nem fora fizrthir-retreat,- but a difficulty, presents
itself. Iley :demand 500;000- piastres-of arrears
04", ply,, ti!ld will not move Until the money has
been. fouadi-they shew, besides, very little dis-
-1-4.6otion'to rnarch against the' Jnstirgeots of the
—mum—

[Mem NINO C.ii tOXIcLE.]
e"f.~icrlcdrn
ThOugh a
nominal conviction—has; beefrolttained, we have
reason-to; believe-that our Christian prosecutors,
Wigged fnllowers'of Jesus 1 will yet 'be- disap,
poqitecl.of iheir prey; in. Consequence of an in,
formaliiy.of- the verdict,-or rather an oversight
in formation: The: infeitination- consists 'of
four Conn cvo tst,6.arge a: I bel npon
Ott'. United Chbrch of ,-England and Ireland,
and particularly against the. Clergy of :Burs-
ham,- . varying only: in. al: trifling respect.---+
Tlit• two last ,cflarg#4 a' libel— on' the United
Clitirch' of 'England; and ,trelatid" only, withoui
any: mention of • the -Clergy .of Durhaur. • It isi
thereforeion the two -former -counts that the ver,
diet "has been
.founded of :the-iwo.latter
,we are
acquitt:". the:.-grotnid- on.. which an-arrest of
judgment will bernored'is this ;, that the-iverdlet
is only uiwn part and not, the, .whole of. any .count,
in the-information. There , is no count in ;Which
a libel is chftrod upOii the . Clergy of Durham
toparately."--I t • will -be gro:ifying . to. us to hear,
that one of,the•,most objeetionableverdicts ever
giiewitve,Court of Law can he.'set but-
we do not 'ourselves presume tO:pionOnnce'.our
opinion on. a question which is.tnerely legal.

[VORNING
" aongress," .saji,*theAhbe De Pradt, " are
fe the body politic - what consultations of physi.
cianVare to. the body natural." 'lf this cotnpa7
riiOn,ba just, the body. politic ..of Europe mtist
LaVe ben very sick- indeed for the last seven
yeaflic since it has:been the Stirijectof so many,
sittings of the biplomaac ,Doctors. What:, the
extet object of• the approaching Cengresi. is,
dries not very,-distinctly 411i?ar—and indeed it
extites bat -a • slight sensation. There are
sotrir whb • say its purpose- is to' pot down
a secret and direfdl conspiraey,which- pervades
Eiv‘offe, direaly seeking- the subversion of atl
Government, ' treat- it • as a dark
conSpiracy. of thivaristocracy of .Ourope against
thh- progress of -knowledge and freedom: it is
cerOin that a great moral contest" does ,exist;
natty perhapf_;, it is also - -true: that the 'advocates
forAhe diffusion otkrami€dge,.and.,:inilVpendence
LaVe, in theikeain sn'Tne. bad .spiiits, thsse
fivkwisli;fid .friaiiitEtiN and age:. alarmed- for the'
preponderance of menarchicel govettnißtt, htve-

their train of sera—MT and baseness. But
casting aside these extremes of both parties,
which are _really not worth consideration, and
viewing the. conflict in its true character, is it

such as to alarm any reflecting person for the
improvement. an- d independence of mind in Eu-
rope ? The best way to judge is to look at the
result, as far as the parties have hitherto con-
tended—that is, since the fall of Buonaparte.
There can be no doubt that Europe in general
has, since that period, enjoyed more political
and intellectual liberty than before.