Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-29

Slo,l eorght.-The Boston papers annsa.sc
the exhibition on Saturday last OF oasSing shark
cssuoht on "Wednesday evening last, n'e miles
cast Of Scituate. 1t IS singular tha''ehls animal
WAS taken by the son in law and sons OF Mr., jc-
seph Blaney, who was selzed ana destroyed ny
Shark of the same kind last Monday week
The captor's name is Captain Bianchard'M Lynn;
He witnessed the loss OF his father III law; and
describes the event in nearly the same terms asi:
was related by the Salem papers. Ihebo'ton
Commercial Gazette says;
..Captain Blanchard informs Us that the shark
he has brought to Tie CITY tor exhibition,
. fm,le. aud when taken was in company wItha
m,le shark of the same species, which was also
Loaled. but which, owing to its being much hea-
y;er than the female, he was unable TO get On board
b;s boat The female shark measures from nine
~ ton feet in length. and weighs about ten hun
,,rei wounds: The male was about sixteen feet IN
lenoth and probably weighed eighteen hundred
nonnds. The latter waskilled by repeated blows
from handspike. and when cut adriIt lmmedi-
atev SINK to the bottom. its flesh beng soild and
heavy. The ihook with which these sharks were
caught was fastened to piece OF hall inch rope,
fen fathoms in length. ard bated with mackerei
and ether flesh. Captain Is. states that the HOOK
and bait together had an entcing appearance
AID would have filled peck measar'. iheie
male appeared to be the most 'orac!ois anu SPIT.
fuI Of the two, and seized upon the bait like one
lone accustomed to the fat things of the sea and
ssni. her liver nearly filed a barrel"
-aes9e35~
n Grecf ..JEan's Patronage. The Prince u
Con,i was embarrassed for want ot money
wouId 10 heaven that the want were conhncd to
| the prince OF Cont. People refused any longer
to trust him. !Ii, coachhan came to has hlghness
| one morning. -.
The horses, my lord, want hay and corn"
..Give them hay and corr, ihen " SAID the
prince.
:. But. my lord, tue farmers and the corn-chai'
dler refuse TO supply me any more TIL thel: &c.
counts are discharged"
" All! that alters the matter" quoth the rr.ncc,
very sravely.
{" But, your highness, what shall the horses
have1"
Have!-call my steward
The steward appears.
| so, the corn-chandler and farmer refuse 1
credit-the rascaIs--do thew" said the prIn.'
Eyes, my lord"
"Humph! Who docs give US credit :
"No one, your highness."
| s.No one!"
| "Yes-now think of it, my Ord-the pastry
cook does" "Honest tellow-we must enccnH
age him." cries the prince, "Coachman, ycli
affair is settled-giue tie horses eheesecokes auS
custards." me Ms0'F"fA
Sacrifice Of Property. are informed ila,
all the real and personal estate OF The SacO Ma
| r OF
on Wednesday for sixty thousand sN hundred
dollars. 1t it but few years since this ComTr
nv rave about fifty thousand dollars for Ours
Island. upon which their property was Situated;
since which their Improvements. With The NAOMI
advantages of the Island for manufacturing have
made the site of almost incalculable value LIE
water power j. estimated by competent eH5' 2
neer 20 move the machinery Of forty-e'.h eolSi
factories of four thousand spindles each. is
Island contains about twenty-seven acre, OF se'
and the fall of water is thirty -four and hall ise' y
The property sold, for the sum just mentor
ed, consisted of the Island with all their va" i1
privileges. a canal eig ht hundred feet long, WINS. "a
cost 8 Il, 900. bridges, wharves, ] saw WIZ q
rolling and Sitting mill, one grlst mill, one u1'
factory, one machine shop, one furnace bulIO'l:
fourteen three-story brick dwelling houses &c
ven wooden do, two large mansion houses s'v
raj stores, barns. and quantity OF bT'cE'' "I
her. boards, sand, sc. sc. besides some ''''
and improvements in the adjoining towns
AIth.o, there has been a vast sacrifice Of pTcTd
ty. il must be remembered that roroa " os
land was covered with the ruins ol the Ia''gr'
and houses which were lately destroyed o. u'
the insurance on which amouted 70 co9i'''
Bile sum.-Bostoa Co.. icr.
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