The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-01-06

age, hunter, VINO was out sporting on the
banks of the lake of Wallensteak, in Swift
erland, discovered the nest of one of those
destructive birds, the Lammergeyer,a species
of vulture. He shot the male, and made his
way along narrow projection of the rock,
with view of taking the young birds. He
had raised his arm, and put his hand into
the nest, when the female lowering over his
head unperceived by him, bounced down
upon him, fixed her talons in his arm, and
her beak in his side. The sportsman, whom
the slightest movement must have precipi-
tated to the bottom of the rock, with that
| GOODNESS and self-possession so peculiar to
the mountainous huntsmen of that country,
Notwithstanding the pain he suffered, re-
manned unmoved. Having his fowling piece
in his left hand, he placed it against the face
OF the rock, pointed to the breast of the bird,
and. with his toe, as they always go bare
footed, the better TO enable them TO hold
and climb the rocks, he touched the trigger,
and the piece went off and killed his enemy
on the nest. Had the bird been any where
else it must have dragged him down along
with it. He procured assistance from the
auberge Tor inn) hard by, and brought the
two birds as trophies of his valor away with
himL Some Of these birds have heen known
to measure IL feet from tip to tip of the
wings and are only equaled in size hy the
Condor of South Amerca.-French paper.
THE SULTAN MAHMOUD. The rage of
the Sultan for innovations, and an assimila-
ton SO orthodox in Mussulman) to Euro
pean habits and Christian ohservances, is
! by some traced to his French extraction. 1t
may not be generally known that the moth
er of Mahmoud was fascinating brunette, IA
native of Cherbourg. in France, who, Ivy some
OF the very common occurrences in the pirat-
zeal seas of the Mediterranean. falling into
the hands of the Turks, eventually became
an inmate of the seragio From her great
beauty and attractions she was elevated 10
the rank of favorite Sultana, and became the
mother OF the present Sultan. 1t is reported
oil MN that he was tlevotedly attached to
his mother, and 1t is supposed that from her
instruction he lmhihed that taste for Euro
peanlsm, his avowa of which has so often
threatened his own life, and at length near-
ly cost HIM his empire. On her death bed
his mother obtained from him promise that
he would send her jewels, and other person.
al valuahles, To- her French relatives at
ICherbourg. Not long ago two ships enter
ed the port OF CherhOurg, laden with these
articles, and rich presents from the Sultan,
to the individuals designated bv the late
Sultana as her kindred.-Foreign Journal.
ANEcDoTE OF THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS.
A poor Russian had long been urging a
Judges secretary to dispose of his suit. AL
last 1t was brought to the usual crisis, and
! lOO0 rubles were demanded as the price of
settlement. The poor man had nothing like
the sum: he could only collect 500, which
ne deilvered to the secretary, who was in
exorable, and insisted on his doubling the
amount. Unable to obtain it, the poor man
found his way to the emperor's garden at
Izarkeselo, flung himself on the ground be-
fore him, kissed his feet, and told his story.
The emperor took down the name of the
offender, and taking from his pocket-book a
bank note for 500 rubles, (whose number he
also copied directed the suppliant to deliv-
or II Tn the sAorntary at fixad hour tho fol
lowing morning, concealing, of course, the
giver's name. The poor man was watched
into the secretary's abode by young mes
senger, sent by the emperor; when, having
finished his business, the sutton had left the
room, the young man asked an audience
from the secretary. |. was very insolently
| refused. The secretary was not TO he
troubled but an interview was insisted on
lin that peremptory tone which takes no de-
NAL, and the secretary was greeted with the
words--"A note for 500 rubles has been
stolen from the emperor; the man who is
suspected has been traced to your chamber
l-produce the note" The secretary denied
that he had received any such amount. The
charge being resolutely insisted on, the note
was at last produced, and the secretary is
at this moment cooling himself amidst the
frosts and SHOWS of Siberia.
Foreign Journal.