The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-06-09

eeved five balls, his exertion was relaxed
owing no doubt to loss of blood; and the am
munition being about this time expended
they were obliged to.have recourse to otlicr
measures for his destruction. One OF the hrs'
balls probably penetrated his lungs, for inn
mediately after the infliction of the wound
he slung himself by his feet from branch
with his head lownwards, and allowed the
blood to flow from his mouth. On receiving
a wound he always put his hand over the IN
jured part, and the human like agony OF ms
expression had the natural effect OF exciting
painful feelings among his pursuers.
| With the assistance of the peasantry, who
seemed as amazed at the sight OF the animal
as the crew of the Mary .dane Sohhia, never
having seen onc before, although living with
in two days' Journey from the vast and i'm
pcnetrable forest on the island, they cut down
the tree on which he was reclining exhaus-
ted, but the moment he found it falling, he
exer.ed his remaining strength and gained
another tree, and then third, until he was
finally brought to the ground and forced to
combat his assailants, who now gathered We
ry thickly round and discharged spears, and
other missiles against him. The first spear,
made ofa very strong supple sort Of wood
which would have resisted the strength OF
the strongest man, was broken BY him like
carrot, and had he not been at this time in
almost diving state, it was feared that he
would have severed the heads Of some of the
party with equal ease. lie fell at length,
under innumerable stabs inflicted by the
peasentry. The animal is supposed to have
travelled some distance from the place
where he,was killed, as his legs were cover
cd with mud up to the knees. = The hands
and feet ofthe animal had great analogy to
human hands and feet only that the thumbs
were smaller in proportion, ta1dlsituated near
cr the wrist joint than the thumbs of human
beings generally are. His body was well
he had fine broad expanded
chest and 4 narrow waist. His legs, how
ever, were rather short, and his arms very
long, though both possessed such sinew and
muscle, as left no doubt OF their power and
strength. His head was well proportioned
with his body; the nose was prominent; the
eyes large, and the mouth larger than the
mouth in man. His chin was fringcd from
the extremity Of one ear to the other with a
shaggy beard, curling luxurantly ON each
side, and forming altogether an ornamental
rather than frightfnl apPendage to his Wis
age. The hair Of his coat was smooth and
glossy when he was FIRST killed, and his teeth
and whole appearance indicated that he was
Young and in full possession Of his physical
powers. He was nearly eight feet high.
At the Red Lion public house, IN Ayies-
bury, on Monday las:, two men, the one a
hawking draper, and the other travelling
inman, agreed to toss up a halfpennv to de
;i.le which of tile two should hang the other. I
Fne result was, that the tinlnan was to be (
he haugman, and the draper to be hanged. /
Fhe draper repaired to the stable, accom-
panied by the tinnan, and the rope adjusted
round hlsncck; he then got on a pail while I
he tinman tartcned the rppe to beam.
The pail was then taken away, and the dra-
,er left suspended. Fortunately for him,
he rope, by stretching, allowed him to touch
he ground with his toes, and in this situa-
ion he remained nearly FIVE minutes. The
andord happened at this jnncturc to go into
lie stable aud saw him hanging, and the tin
nan stamling by very coolly, apparently +
without an intention to release him from a
situation, where, in a few minutes his exis-
.enrc must have terminated. The landlord
sut him dnwn Immediately, aud no sooner
was ne able to speak, than he said he thought
.lat hanging would Only have given him a
1ain in his neck. If he had known he should
lave suffered 50 in other parts Of his body,
ic would not ha,e stood 10 his bargain.
London P4her.