The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-10-10
QEeneral Eatelltgealce.

LEGHoRN, Aug. TO.
A letter from the Isle of Zante, dated
the I'd of Aug. says" Admiral Cochrane,
after having burnt the Egyptian brig be-
fore Alexandria, and carried terror into
the enemy's country, has returned to Po-
ros. Yesterday morning. little frigatc of
36 cnnnons, and schooner of the Turkish
fleet, passed our island for the purpose of
going to Patras suddenly Admiral Coch-
rane appeared near Scroples, with the Hell
las and the Softer Savior a Philhellan brig;
about noon brisk firing was heard, and in
the evening we had news of the battle.
This morning, early, the Hellas was eeen
bearing up to our island, along with the
Softer, which had III tow the enemy's frig-
ate, the Greek flag flying at its mast head
The Turkish crew had been obliged to
surrender, after q resistance of ten min
utes, their vessel having been greatly dam
aged by the fire of the Hellas. The Greek
sailors were on its deck, endeavoring to
repair the injuries it had received The
mainmast was broken at the place which
receives it, but it would be easy to mend
The Greeks came SO near to our port, that
we were able, with a telescope, to distin-
guish the men. AS for the Turkish schr.
it was taken without having received any
injury. The Greek vessels sailed towards
Clarenza, where they will anchor, and arm
the schr. by tomorrow morning" !.
QUEBEC, Sept. "a.
ATTEMPT OF AN EAGLE TO DEvouR A
Boy. a very singular occurrence happen
ed week before last, in the Parish of st.
Ambrose, about nine miles from this city.
Two boys, the one and the other years
old, amused themselves in field, irving to
reap, while their parents were at dinner.
large eagle soon come sailing over them.
and with swoop attempted to seize the
eldest, but luckily missed him. The bird.
not at all dlsmayed, sat on the ground at a
short distance, and, in a few minutes, re-
peated the attempt. The bold little fellow
defended himself against his fierce antago-
mist with the sickle he had very fortunate
ly in his hand, and when the bird rushed
upon him, he struck at it. The sickle en-
tered under the left wing, and the blow
having been given strongly, went through
the ribs, and passing through the liver
proved almost Immediately fatal.
1t is the ring-tailed or Russian eagle.-I
The wings expand upwards of feet. It's
stomach was opened, and found entirely
empty. The little boy did not receive a
scratch; he was probably not aware of the
danger to which he was exposed. Had the
eagle seized him, its talons (which are of
uncommon strength, and about an inch and i
4 half iong,) must have lacerated him
dreadfully. There is little doubt, without
The bird was much weakened by hunger.
hat blow or two from it's beak would I
have torn out his eyes, and, with the in
'tlnct peculiar to birds of prey, broken in a
moment the thin parts of the skull about
he eye, and almost instantly destroyed his
ifc.
A singular equippage has been seen in
he streets of Munich, Bavaria these six
months past 1t is chariot drawn by two
enormous wolves, which an old merchant Of
IT. Petersburg found, when very vonne
n a wood near wilma, and which he has So
we'll tanned that they possess the docility
IF horses, and they are quite divested of
heir instructive ferocity. The police has
only required that they shoyld be kept /