The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-08-03

joined IN body and made war upon this
foe of human life, and accomplished his
destruction much in the same wav as
the good people of Pomfret Ieagured
themselves with Gen. Putnam, TO pur-
sue and destroy the famous she-wolfthat
committed such havoc in the sheep folds
of that town and vicinity. The coymcn
trGUo frequently amuses himself by lying
IN listless posture on the sandy margin
OF the river, when the natives surround
him IN body, armed with muskets and
Javelins, and commence their attack with
such caution and fury as TO overcome
the unsuspecting enemy. Atother times
the alligator is more guarded seemingly
conscious Of the hostility existing be-
tween him and the human race. he sell
dom appears on the beach, but seeks for
quiet retreat at the bottom of The riy-
er. The natives pursue him even here,
and their mode Of operation is thus de-
scribed by the author. g They select
an opportunity when the watsr is clear,
and drop quietly down the river, Until
they arrive over the spot where the al
ligator lies, when one Of the boldest and
most experienced divers leaves the ca-
noe, with laso 10 his hand. dives 10 the
bottom, places himself by his side, and
tickies him under his throat, which eau
ses him to lift his head .sithout opening
has eyes, at which moment the diver
slips the moose over his head. and in
stanily reascends to The surface. No
sooner does he appear than the moose is
hauled tort, and the end is handed
on shore; the whole party land, and the
moment the animal is thus brough, 10
the waters edge, they dispatch him with
firearms and javelins, called by them
nndtteculebras." 1t is proper 10 add, that
the author did not see this exploit per-
formed, although he had the account
from such sources, that he considers it
entitled TO implicit credit.
The food of the alligator is chiefly
fish. but they devour water fowl, and
have treacherous practice Of seizine
their victims, /" by rising suddenly under
them and pulling them down by the
legs" This reminds Us of the Chinese
mode Of catching ducks, mentioned bv
Button. The duck catcher ascertains a
place, in a small lake or still creek.
where flock is in the habit of swim
ming apparently for amusement, an
hour or two each day. In this place he
sets atioat several caiabashes, or gourds.
the company of which on THEFT first re.
turn the ducks do not seem 10 relish but
seeing lee no harm done. their shyness gra-
dually wears oII, anu fot5 ts. a.
among the calabashes with perfect un-
concern. When this degree ofiamiliar-
ity is attained, the duck catcher puts
large calabash over his head, with holes
for bis eyes, and wades gently into the
water, with his head only abovethe sur
face, till he finds himself in the midst of
the ducks, when he commences the
same ungracious mode of assault as the
alligators, and continues to draw them
under water by the legs, till he can Sc
cure no more TO the girdle fastened for
the purpose around his waist. The next
day he resorts again to The same strata
gem, and with similar success.
During The time that martial law was
in force in Ireland, and the people were
prohibited from having firearms in their
possession, some mischisvous varlets
gave information that Mr.. Scanton, Of
Dublin, had three mortars in his house
A magistrate, with a party Of dragons
in his train, surrounded The house, ard
demanded, in The kings name, that The
mortars should be delivered 10 him. Mr..
Scanton, who is respectable apotheca-
ny, Immediately produced them; adding
that as they were useless without the
| pestles, these also were at his majesty's
service.
| The French having sent general Vial,
as their envoy TO Malta, to counterfeit
him, or in other words, TO stop ham up,
Mr., Canning proposed that England
should send the Earl of Cork This
would rather be something like the re-
tallation of Frederick Of Prussia: the
French government having sent him an
ambassador zritheii: an drga,t he the mex
day despatched one 10 Versailles 1vitk 3
voOdcn iss'
Speech Of an Indian Chief, zvho dss;s,e4
an killing General M 'lntosh - Brothers
-M'Inlosh IS dead. He broke the law
Of the nahon-the law which he made
himself. His face was turned TO The
; white men. who wish to take our land
from re. His Back was TO his own PEG
pie. his ear was shut TO the cries O
, our women and children. His hear
= was enstranged from US. The word
/ Of his talk were deceitfule they cam,
10 US like the sickly breeze that file
over the marsh Of The great river. TIL,
gains Of his evil doings were in hi
Hand 3 rINho GrnAt fiC,;.ie fl,r,ssd i. $50.