The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-01-05


the tempests themselves; unawcd by any
thing but man, and from the ETHEREAL nights
to which he scars, looking abroad at one
glance on an immeasurablc expanse OF for
ests, fields, lakes, and ocean deep below
him, he appears indifferent to the little To-
calities of change Of seasons; as in few
minutes he can pass from summer to winter,
and from the lower to the higher regions of
the atmosphere, the abode OF eternal cold;
and thence descend at will to the torrid or
arctic regions ofthe earth. He is therefore
found at all seasons in the countries which
he inhabts; bur prefer such places as have
been mentioned above, from the great par
tiality he has for fish.
| In procuring these he displays, IN very
singular manner, the genius and energy OF his
I character which is fierce, oontemplative,
daring and, tvranical, attributes not exerted
but on particular occasions, but when put
forth, overpowering all opposition. Elevat-
ed upon a high dead limb Of some gigantic
tree, that commands a vide view OF the
neighborng shore and ocean, he seems
calmly to contemplate the motions OF the va
rious feathered tribes that pursue their busy
avocations below, the snow-white Gulls SLOW
lv winnowing the air; the busy TrngE cours-
ing along the sand; trains ot Ducks streaming
Nouer the surface; silent and watchtul cranes
intent and wading: clamorous Crows, and
all the winged multitudcs that subsst by the
bounty Of this vast liquid magazine OF nature
High over all these hovers one, whose ac-
tions instantly arrests all his attention BY
his wide curvature of wing and sudden sas-
pension in air, he knows him to be the, Fish
Uawk, settling over sone devoted victim
of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight,
and balancing hir self, with half-open"d
wings OH the branch he watches the result.
Down, rapid rs all arrow from heaven. de-
scends the distant object Of his attention, the
roar Of its wings reaching the ear as 1t dis
appears, in the deep, making the surges
foam around At this moment the looks OF
the Eagle are all ardour, and lcvelins his
neck for flight he sees TIC Fish Hawk c
merge, struggling with his prey. and mount
ing into the air with screams OF cXultatlon.
These are the signals for our hero, VINO,
launching to the air, inst Hntly gives chase,
soon gains on the Fish Hawk, each excrts
his utmost to mount above the other dis
PLAYING in these rencontrcs the most elegant
and sublime aerial cvolutiors. The Gnen-
numbered Eagle rapidly advances, and IS
just on the point Of reaching his opponent,
when sudden scream, probably OF despair
ana honest eHcGratoh, vie lt'tcl Hro's ula
FISH, the Lagle poising himself for amoment,
as if to take more certlin aim, dcscends
like whirlwind snatches it in his gras? ere
it reaches the water and bears his ill-go,tcn
booty silently away to the woods
Mr.. Michael Barry. CT Swords, ireland,
has invented machine, simple in its con-
struction and principle, by which with two
horses and one attendant an acre Of potatoes
Can be dug out in one hour; also, an acre Of
ground previously ploughcd for oats or 9TH
er grain, can be narrowed by it in an hour
with two horses and ono attendant; thereby
effcctins in the branch of narrowing saw
ing of upwards Of % per cent. or in other
words doing the work of 80 horses and Is
attendants with two horses and one attend
ant.