Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-11-18

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CA bold Floridian, who would have tho't
it a triie TO take an alligator, being CIT fish
ing recently, discovered a sbnal Of porpoi-
ses, and equipped himself with a harpoon,
the line Of which he fastened around his
person. Presently a stout one came near,
and he "let drive"-the p~orpoise darted off
like a shot, whtrling the poor harpoo er
through the waves, aud he was only saved
by the rope breaking. He should read The
Plot and take a few ideas from Long Tom
Coffin"
The above reminds VI Of the exploits
OF two OF "ur aeguaintances in Savan
nah river One of the On was a great
trout catcher, generally sitting and fish
ing on a rock 10 the river with half a
dozen rods at a time. 0ne day he fas-
tened bis tand-lins "a large strong line,
whose hook is thrown OH 80 or 40 yds
in the river,} to his leg, finding the mui
tiplicIty o! his tackle announcement to
manage. \ large catfish weighing az
pounds, seized the bait, aud before gu
fisherman was well aware of the fact,
he was posting down the river faster
1891 :" W" - aNltEn VI Il StcdF1ef'-
Luckily the cat fish, as much alarmed
as its follower, did not keep the deep
channel, but atte npted to pass a sand
bar, which nearly crossed the stream,
Here our almost hreathless acuuairt-
ance caught hold Of something which
brought the fish to a sudden halt. and
the fisherman was enabled to avenge
hImseiifor his temporary discontinue.
Inc other case occurred only a few
miles above this city. The sturgeon in
she neat of is very sluggish, and
will lie painting like q hog in the coolest
parts ef the stream. regardless almost
at the approach OF daag r. Cur friend
.toand II ot these ANIMALS IL fee,
long tn a shallow part OF the overland
oeihg much Of a man:'thought he could
master him byjomning ssttide of him.
al the same instant ciapping his
hands INTO his gi'is. lie jampcd, and
vas successful in p%laeing the fingers Of
both hands in the fsh's siis. Instantly
the animal darted down the river like q
race horse, sometimes under the water,
sometimes out. The rider could neither
stop h'", nor set bis hands out of bis
g'iis, which clasped them Ike a vice
Fortunately the frightened animal. after
aface OF upwards OF a quarter Of a mile
balted IN one OF our friends cwn fish
traps, and there the spectators. w no bad
pursued on the baGk. finally found him.
swearing in the most positive manner i
was lhe laststurgeoa he would ever ride.
.aagasio Cour.
A Washington letter writer, addressing
,she editor Of the Journal Of Commerce, saws:
wis think you of the purchase OF two
Danish West India Islands, ia satisfaction of
our merchants claim under il elast t~reaty?"
We can hardly believe that this question
rs seriously asked; but IL it is, we do not
doubt that both government and the nation
VIII give a prompt answer in The negative.
LIST. Because distant insuiar possessions
suit not q Federal Republic.
2dly. Because the acceptance Of two West
india Islands would excite the jealousy of all
those powers which hal possessions in that
archipelago.
Sdiy. Because it would create a new set Of
political interests, whereby the chances of
war would be doubled.
ftWS bCCduSe the expense OF governing
and defending those islands would be twice
as much as they are worth.
The very richest OF those Islands ought
not to be accepted, even as a Gift. The West
Indies are the natural commercial depeaden-
cles of the United States: bat a political coa-
nexIon with them is not desirable A free
trade would be beneficial both TO us and them.
ihis Is all we want, and this we shall get in
taac, IL we perseyere in enc conSistentcourse
ofnationai pollcy-Iha. Gas.
We perceive by a psrcr published in this
Ntate, that the great desideratuta in mcchan-
Ics, has heen discovered and daily applied.
"Give me where | may stand,'' said Archi.
medes, 'and will raise the ,vorld.n What
The Syracusan so earnestly desired, we re-
peat 1T has new heen fcand. The Bethany
paper says that 'Mr. Southland raised Hea-
ven and Earth to influence the late election
an New Jersey" We live in a great age.
United Siates Gdx.
/ MIR, Southland was confined to his bed by
! sickness, some time before, and during the
election, SO that the achievement, ascribed
to LIra was still more extraordinary.l
I&beT{y Of The Press.-A gentleman de
srfihang dc late contest in Paris, says-~Se-
1 yrya1 r,pTr al x~RtfAS uar ,ao.--S y a