The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-11-16

jaw. The Indian had recourse TO the
same means that saved the negro Of
Mungo Park, but he was less successful,
for the crocodile did moi open his mouth
10 let go his prey. He plunged 10 the
Cotton of the river, drowned The Indian,
and then returned to the surface and
drew the dead body upon an isle oppo-
site the port. arrived at the moment
when great number of the inhabitants
of Angostura had been witnesses of this
affecting spectacle.
AS the crocodile cannot swallow his
prey under the wates, when man dis
appears the animal is seen some hours
after, devouring his prey upon the
nelghboring shore. The number of in-
dividnais who annually become victims
To the faroCty Of these reptiles is much
greater than Europeans imagine, espe-
cially in the villages where the sur
rounding country is often oyeraown.
The same crocodiles remain long time
in the same places, and become more
daring from. year To- year, especially if
they have once tasted of human flesh.
a musket ball will not pierce their skin,
and, TO inflict a mortal wound, the ball
must be directed into the month, or un-
der the fore legs. The indians, who
do not know much about firearms, fix
pieces Of flesh upon large, sharp point
ed books, and fasten these by a chain
to the trunk of tree. After the ami
NAL has seized The hook, and struggled
long time TO free himself from ii, the
Indians attack bin with lances aud kill
him. II is not probable that this country
will ever be freed from the crocodIles,
for the numerous branches of the ORR
noco bring down new bands to the sea-
coast every day.
few years since, negro slave, at
tracted by the cries of his master, armed
himself with a long knife and plunged
into the river. He forced the animal,
by cutting out his eyes, 10 abandon his
Fprey ana hide himself under the water.
Tie slave laid the body Of his expiring
master upon the shore, but all attempts
10 restore him to life were in vain he
died by suffocation, for his wounds were
not deep. The children of the deceas-
ed, though very poor, gave liberty to
the slave.
The people who dwell on the banks
OF the Orinoco know how TO calculate
beforehand The movements of the croc-
ocile, and his means of attack aud
when they are assaiIed, they use the
means of deliverance which have been
taught them from their infancy. a
young Indian girl, who had extracted
herself from the jaws ola crocodile, be-
ing questioned on the subject, said--ssI
knew he would let NE go, i'll thrust my
fingers into bis eyes" [Humkoldt.
Population Of Ireland. In the returns
made pursuant TO an act of Parliament,
the population of ireland, in 1921, Ia
said 10 be 6,8ol, 1929. viz. - males,
3,341 1926, females, 3,459,90l
The density Of this population is 500
persons TO an Irish square mile, being
three times as popuIous as Scotland, one
and half as populous as France, and
twice as populous as Germany-The
population Of Ireland to that of England,
is as 223 TO 207; the latter, however.
are not diffused over the country, but
congregated into cities and manufactur4
ing districts.
Ireland, IN every point Of view, is in
teresting 10 the Statesman and Political
Economist, but in none, more than in the
increase and decrease other population
I AT the commencement of The war of
l64l, the population consisted of 400,
600, and in 1871, 100000. This dim.
mutton may be accounted for-therc
were, during the interval in the country,
at the same time, five hostile armies,
arranged under the banners of five dir.
ferent parties" any two of which, had
they met, would have contended with
the most deadly rancour. In 1895 Cap
tain South makes the population 1904,
l02. About this period, The Irish began
to be an object ofridlcule to the London
populace, by their fondness for the
bonc Of Goblet, the mealy potato--and
the increase of population is thencefor-
ward astonishing. In $50 years the
population of the County Of Armagh
has increased cightJold--Lozoth sir-fold
land the kingdom at large seuen.fold
but the County of Meath not quite
fourJold--it is, however, wheGt pro-
ducing SOIL Dub. PhiL Journal.
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Lottery.-Mr. Holmes, M. P. Of Great
Britain, gained f2o,00o,prize in the
lottery Just concluded. 1t is said that
he insists on another gentleman sharing
his good fortune, as he disputed with
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