The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-10-12
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CGnnlbGts.-Ith has often been douhted ,yho.,,
er there ever existed people who devonr-
ed one another; and all accounts Of cann;hols
seem the more like horrid 6ctions, when we
una that few OF the carnivorous brute creation
prey upon their own species. But the fact On
pears iully authenticated in several instances
NO cannioais, we believe, have ever been dis
covered in North America, though the Mes;-
cans according to the Spanish historians, sa-
csinceu human victims TO their gods. The
Odrios OF south America are said to have been
cannioals. European travellers assert that in
several places, on the western coast of Africa.
the negroes are cannbals. A chief, who got
on board an English vessel on the New Zea-
land coast, and who refused to return on shore.
signlhed that his object was to visit England
IN order to obtain fire arms to fight another
chlef who had killed and eaten his son. He
Is now IN England, and has been given guam
tity OF arms and ammunition, on condition that
ne Will persuade his people not to eat human
hesh. One of the Methodist missionaries. Just
returned from the South Sea Islands. testified
at late public meeting in England, that. on
one occasion, in New-Zealand, he saw thirtv
prisoners roasted and feasted upon before he
could Withdraw. Tigers will not prey on their
own species.
The National Journal contains translation
OF Treaty Of offensive and defensive ALI
ance, perpetual union, league and confedera-
ton, entered into between the republics of
Colombia and Central America in Guatemala,
BY this treaty the two republics oblige them
selves to assist each other mutually with their
land and sea forces against Spain. and all
other nations which may exhibit disposition
hostile to the interest and repose of either:
ana IN no case whatever, TO yield tribute to
Old spain, or to commit any other act which
can IN any way compromise or prejudice their
independence. The contracting parties fur
ther bind themselves to expel all unauthorized
settlers from the Mosquito Coast. Provision
is made for running the boundary line between
Central America and Colombia and for the
assembling of Congress of Plenipotentiaries
at Panama.
Governor Cass and General Clarke, who
had been appointed by the Government for
the purpose, have succeeded as mediators, in
the establishment Of general treaty Of peace
between the nine nations Of Indians of the
upper Mississippi. The meeting took place at
Prairle du Chen between the mediators, and
the representatives of the Sacks, Foxes, Low
az, Ottawas, Chippewas, Pottawattamies,
Menominies, Sioux, and Winnebagoes; and
resulted in the amicable adjustment Of all
differences, and has happily prevented war,
which, but for the timely and wise interview
ton of our Government, would have been in
evitable.
Sucre forwarded to Bolivar, as testimony
Of the attachment felt for him by the army,
five standards belonging to the oldest of those
Spanish regiments which for fourteen years
had borne arms against the independence of
Peru. Among them was the individual stand
ard with which Pizarro, 800 years before, had
entered the capital OF lncas.
In the retreat Of the French from Moscow,
Count Segur relates the rather singular cir
cumstance Of howitzer she'll entering the
body Of horse, which burst there and blew
him to pieces, without wounding his rider,
who fell upon his legs and went on.