The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-20

day morning, sometimes going with the
greatest velocity, and with imminent dan
ger to the boats at the Horse-races, when
was nearly hours, and from to in the
morning was in view of thousands who
fiocked to see him, being then in sight OF
Portsmouth bridge. He was finally des-
patched at z o'clock near the bridge. Inc
length of the whale is about so feet, and
his breadth about 16 feet,-his head IS
shaped like that of the horse, and he dit-
fers from all others that have been seen by
those acquainted with that species of fish.
EDINBURG, April IL.
RESTORATION or Losr NosE. Thurs
day, Mr.. Liston, surgeon in this city, per-
formed an operation of peculiar nature
on the face of a young man, whose nose
had been almost completely obllterated by
| the effects of severe blow. The appear
ance of his face had been rendered quite
hideous, more like that of deaths head
] than of living mortal. The method OF
restoring the lost feature is called the Ia
liacotian operation, from the name Of the
surgeon who is said to have first perform
ed it.. This is the first time it has ever
been tried in Scotland, and it is hoped,
from the success attending the operation,
that it may not be the last. The writer of
\ -tl.is .,aolioal witnoss, who saw
Mr.. Liston operate before the pupils at
tending his class. The courage of the
young man, who was to undergo the ope-
ration, had been screwed up to the cutting
point, and it was somewhat difficult to say
whether the dexterity of the operator, or
the fortitude of his patient, was-most to be
admired. The first part of the operation is
to cut off portion of the small remnant of
the original nose, for the purpose of form
! ing surface to which the new nose may
be attached, and finally adhere by the COM
plete vital union of parts. The second
stage of the operation is to fiay down from
the centre of the forehead to the top of the
nose, a portion of the skin and muscles
which will be of sufficient size, when
propped up, to form the external appear
ance of the organ. The upper portion OF
this skin is cut very narrow to form the di
vision Of the nostrils, and the whole is then
turned upside down, and laid over the part
where the nose should be. 1t is then firm
ly attached to the face by means of num-
, Der of single stitches of the needle, and
left to adhere and heal up, which generally
soon occurs. 1t is true that cash of rather
, an unseemly appearance is made in the
forehead; but by means of adhesive plas-
!
very nearly to meet; and, when it is heal
ed up, there only remains scar, which is
: but very trifing disparagement to the
countenance of man, compared with the
> disagreeable look which always attends
: defect in the nasal promontory. The ope
: ration altogether lasted nearly half hour,
but the time during which the knife was
actually applied to the parts, and in which
alone the pain must have been very in
: tense, was not more than two or three min
: utes.
SEA SERPENT. A late article from an
Irish paper, signed by the master, mate,
and two passengers of vessel which re-
Gently made a passage from Rhode Island
10 LtverpoUI, gives Il singular account OF
this monster of the sea. According to the
: statement of the master, he one day dis
n covered the wreck of vessel, which had
;, neither spar nor rope standing. He hove
J to and ordered boat with six men to
;, board the wreck. Thomas Wilson, the
first man who boarded, was instantly des-
. troyed by horrid serpent that had taken
sanctuary, it seems, on the floating hull
> The survivors Immediately padded away
Z from it with all speed The Captain after
: wards fired a shot from six FOUNDER,
y which struck the wreck, and at that mo-
! ment the animal rose in six or seven folds.
= about the height of man, each extending
the whole length of the vessel; with ewes
: OF red color and much distorted its
throat and neck larger than any other part,
OF bright green hue, as were it's body
! and sides, and its back black and scaly.
Salem Observer.
Wolves. The Williamstown Advocate
OF the 9TH inst. states, that several Wolves
have made their appearance on the range
OF mountains running west of that town,
through the towns of New Ashford, Han
cock and Lanesborough, in all of which
places, they have done considerable mis-
chief. In the three last mentioned towns.
they have killed more than 400 sheen: and
in Lanesborough alone, nearly 300.
i The same paper of the 18th. saws. that
these destructive animals continue their
ravages in the south part of this and in
the adjacent towns. We understand a
meeting was to be holden in Lanesborourh
yesterday, for the purpose of concertine
measures for destroying Them"
The New York Courier saws, the first
bell made from blistered bar-steel melted.
(generaliy called cast steel, and cast in a
mould, was made on Thursday, the 9TH
inst. at the New York Steel Manufactur-
ing Company's works, under the superin-
tendance of a gentleman lately from Balti-
more, who has secured a patent. Dr.
Mitchell has examined the above bell. and
pronounces it equal in sound, to anv hell
made of composition. The cast steel hell
IS manufactured in the usual form, and car
be made for 20 to Is cents Der ID. and
al metal. 1su
! SHOCKING Errrcrs 90 ~