The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-12-22
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Ou tne <lSt OF november, 1000, u young
gentleman, an inhabitant of Lancashire
i riding in the afternoon, on the road between
Ravenglass and Whitehaven, on avery high
spirited blood horse, not far distant from Egg
remont, was passed by a single horse .ehaise
which occasioned the animal to be very
unruly thinking to pacify him by passing
the chaise, he eantered forwards; but his
horse no longer to be restrained, holted of
at full gallop, and coming upon Egremont
bridge-ihe middle of the battlements OF
which present right angle to the entrance
upon twas going with such fury, that
unable to retrieve himself, he leaped side
long into the battlements, which were more
than four feet high.
The rider finding ii impossible torecover
the horse. and seeing the improbabihty of
saving either of their lives, he had found
cred over head foremost, just rs the horse
was falling headlong down, had the instan-
taneous presence of mind 10 strike him on
both sides with his spurs, and force him to
take clear leap. Owing to this precau-
ton he alighted on his feet, and the rider
firmly keeping his seat, held up the horse,
till, reaching the bottom, he leaped off.
When we consider the height of the bridge,
which has been accurately ascertained 10
be upwards of twenty feet and half of
perpendicular height from the top of the
battlements, and that there was not at the
time one foot depth of water in the bed of
the river where he alighte,l, it is really
miraculous that they were not both struck
dead on the spot.
The gentleman travelled with his accus-
toned vigor from Egremont to Whitehaven,
distance of FIVE miles. The only injury
he received, was slight sprain in one foot,
which confined him three days at White
haven. He remained three days longer,
waiting for the recovery of his horse, who
had a slight wound on The stife joint.
Both, however, were perfectly well after
that time. The horses foot struck one of
the parapet stones of the bridge with such
violence, as to throw it nearly four feet out
of its situation.-Eng. paper.
1 DANIEL SHEFFEY. The National Intel
) ligencer states, that the last mail from
Staunton, IVA. brought intelligence of the
/ death of Daniel Shelley, Esq, one of the
/ most eminent members of the bar of that
State, and formerly distinguished Repre-
sentative in Congress. He died suddenly,
on Friday, the Sd inst, at Cloverdale, within
/ 30 miles of his residence, on his return from
long circuit. He was apparently in per-
feet health the evening before the day of
Z his decease. His death is loss, no. to
his bereaved family only, but to his coun-
I try" The name OF Mr.. Shelley. will doubt
less be familiar to those who read the Jour
nails and proceedings of Congress some
twenty or twenty-five years ago. He was
of humble origin. and gained livelihood in
i the early part of his life, as we have been
/ informed, by manual labor at mechanical
trade. BY the native vigor of his mind, and
most untiring perseverance, he educated
himself for the profession of the law, and
soon obtained seat in Congress- John
I Randolph once attacked him on the floor of
the House in a most unheard-of strain of
vituperative personality and insulting sar-
casm, and received from him in return, n
castigation which stopped his mouth for the
remainder of the session. We haze been
informed by person who heard both the
attack and the retort, that the reply of Mr..
Shelley was so severe that the members
we're moved in their seats with compassion
for the suffering victim.-Boston Courier.