The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-06

his destruction. Alter a short time, a sur
geon ascertained he had suffered no materi-
al injury. The accident partially occurred
from the inexperience OF the Young aronaut,
ana the suddenness and novelty of the attack
against which he had to contend. 1t seems
that on his entering the clouds, the balloon
and car became violently agitated, and un-
manageable, from the violence of the wind,
which amounted almost to a hurricane.
Fearful for his safety, and finding the great
er difficulty to retain his seat, in the agita-
ton of the moment he seized rope, unfor-
tunately the one that gave command to the
safety valve, on opening which the gas
rushed out of the balloon, to such an extent,
that Its buoyancy was nearly destroyed be-
fore he was aware of the great error he had
committed he continued, however, to keep
possession of the car, and probably from the
small quantity Of gas remaining, and from
the nature of the ground where he fell, his
life was most miraculously preserved.
FERocITY OF A HAWK. About the mid
die of last month a circumstance occurred
in Little Creek Hundred, Delaware, which
affords strong illustration OF the ferocity
| which birds Of prey sometimes exhibit to-
made a descent upon u domestic fowl within
SIX or eight PAGES of "a small dwelling, which
at the time, contained only Il woman and
/ her two children, the eldest not yet able to
4 talk The cries OF distress from the poultry
naturally led the woman to look out for the
cause, when she discovered the hawk en-
deavoring to bear off grown chicken,
! which in its attempts to escape, had got fast
under paling, Thinking to frighten away
the robber, which was on the opposite side
of the fence, she thrust her arm between
the pales. Unconscious, however, of the
/ disposition and power Of the bird, she sut-
fered her hand to approach so near, that,
leaving the fowl, and dropping upon its
back, (the usua posture of defence of this
class when brought to close quarters,) it
fixed one Gifts talons deep in her right hand.
Entirely unable with the considerable force
she used to disengage herself she was thus
held a considerable time close prisoner
Her chief hope of success was at first
placed upon calling some passing traveller
to her assistance; but the road being quite
private, and the occasion pressing, she be-
thought herself Of another expedient. Hav-
ing succeeded in making her eldest child
understand that she wanted an axe from a
distant part the premises, the little boy exc
tuted the commission in manner creditable
to his years. With this instrument the
mother effected her liberation, by drawing
+ the head of the bird with her left hand I'M
der the paling, and chopping of its head
I The hawk measured nearly four feet be-
tween the tips of its wings
Philadelphia paper.
The TARIFF. Niles's Register contains
letter from the senior Editor of that paper
who, with numerous other friends of the
American system, Went to Washington fol
the purpose of attending the investigation:
of the committee appoisted by Congress or
the subject Of granting further protection
: of WOOL. The letter is dated on the 9th. al
which time the committee had nearly pass.
ed through the list of persons summoned
and were about to examine some others
who were upon the spot and willing to give
testimony under oath. Mr.. Niles, from
/ personal observation, is confirmed in the
opinion that the bill will be defeated, and
no further protection given. And to accom-
plish this, some one of the following plans.
he thinks will be relied upon =
Ian overloaded report from the com:
mlttee, as to iron, hemp and WOOL &c. leav-
ing out the manufacture of the last, and
thus destroy the home manufacture and the
home market, and render sheep less profita-
bic to the farmer than even at the present.
2-delay, and much speaking against time.
San early adjournment of congress, for
the sake OF economy! or, perhaps, 4th, the
report and passage through the house of re-
( representatives. of just and liberal bill-to be
! defeated IA the senate.
CRoPs. The Massachusetts Agricultural
Society have awarded premium of $50 to
Mr.. Nathan Grout, of Sherburne, for having
raised the past season 81 bushels of barley
on an acre. Mr.. Grout attributes this unusu
al crop to the pains taken to prepare the
land 1t was ploughed three times, or 9
inches deep, and MANFRED. The expense
ofthe crop was $2067. Mr. Richard Adams.
OF Newbury, raised so bushels of barley on
an acre.
Payson Williams, ESQ. of Fitchburg, re-
celved premium of $40 for having raised
5o2 bushels Of potatoes on an acre. The
land was MANFRED with "A loads of sheen
mature, evenly spread, and ploughed in 3
inches deep. The quantity of seed was 40
bushels of the reds of La Plata. The ex-
pense of culture aud manure was 9s4 60.
Mr.. Leonard Hill, of East Bridgewater.
raised 545 bushels of potatoes on ore acre
and eight rods.
Mr.. Nathaniel Holden of Shirley, raised
90 bushels Of Indian corn on an acre. The
land was well ploughed and MANFRED. The
corn was planted in hills. Expense ofculti-
walton and manure, S27 80.-Hamp. Caz.
EoENToN, IN. C.) Jan. g.