Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-30

More Slit.grcets-A brig from Network, for
charleston; with valuable C fgo of dry gueds
and hardware, was cast away. in the g-,le OF the
SIst ot August, at Merrimllsket, coast OF North
Carolina. Crew & cargo saved, but the latter
damaged.
The brig Constitution, capt Thomas Warren
Tor Hartford, Con. from Martinique, with rum and
sugar, was lost in the gale, of31st August or the
Isl of September near Washington n. c. all of
.he crew, excepting Reuben Stoddard and Henry
Norcott, persisted.
The steamboat Fulton, captain Bunker, arrived
here yesterday afternoon, in ID hours from New
.laven, with IS passcngers-She departs again
this morning at o'clock for New Haven.
The Fulton started from here at o'clock on
Saturday afternoon and reached New Haven at
IL the same night. In the sound passed a ships
long boat atrif, but discovered no vessel ashore.
Capt ain Bunker informs, that during the late
storm The tide rose uncommonly high at New
Haven, and swept from the long wharf about SO
hhds. ofrum AND molasses, and about so cords of
wood belonging 20 the Fulton. No damage was
done to the shipping at New Haven.
The subsidies paid by Great Britain to the
respective European powers, &c. within the last
81 years, viz. from the year 1898 20 the end of
1917 amount to the sum of 46,2S9,416l. 9s. 3
f-3d.
C,rsKILL, On. W Sept. 90.
"A rcncotn.er svih a JPolf-W indham is lately.
as much distinguished by theferocity Gifts wolves
as by the intrepidity of its inhabitants We have
hardly ceased 10 admire the determined bravery
of Dr. Wheeler, in a rencounter with one of these
ANIMALS, ere we are called upon To give an equal
tribute of applause TO another. On the night of
the 9th inst Mr.. Richard Peck was awak ened
by an unusual barking of his dogs, and leaving
his bed 10 learn the cause, he discovered them in
close engagement with wolf of unusual size.
Mr. Peck's son'now joining him, each armed him
self with an axe, and entered the yard where
they soon, by,the light Of their lantern, d scov-
cred the wolf lutte mora than two PAGES from
them He sprung furiously at them, but was
forced back by their axes. He made a small cir
cullar retreat, and re-approached them with great
FURY Both struck ut hun with their weapons,
and Mr. Peck, the father, in the violence Of the
blow, lost his hold, and his axe was thrown from
the yard. The Wolf continuing the engagement
with sagscity and generalsh,p which would
have done credit To cautious and scientific war.
llor.--tie soon sliced the young Mr.. Peck bv the
face with his teeth and bit and mangled one of
his cheeks IN & most shocking manner. The re-
sistiess violence of This assault, and The agony il
caused, made HIM drop his weapon--he, however
IN an instant sliced the Wolf by the throat, and
alter a violent struggle for a few moments, in
which he and his savage enemy alternately had
the advantage, he at length turned The Wolf UNI
der him, at er receiving severe wounds on the
hand and knee. The father now sezed the hind
legs Of the animal, when after further struggle
IN winch he WIS badly bitten in the hand, thew
severed the head OF their enemy from MS BODY
The next morning MIR. Peck discovered that ma
NJ OF his sheep were badly wounded, as were his
dogs, SWIM and geese. BY his communication
20 us detail ng the above circumstances, we learn
that the woitis suspected TO have had the hydro
phobia TINS may have been the fact though
we think me animal displayed sagacity during
the whole contest, which leads irresiStablS to a
different conclusion.