Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-22
GM 7. Dolly Sentinel.

"And men whose heads do grow beneath their shout
ders."
A letter from Bordeaux, June %, says" The
American schooner Antarctic arrived here from
Manila. was obliged to touch at one of the South
Sea islands, inhabited by Anthropophasi. The
crew had to encounter desperate attack from the
natives, in which 13 of their number were killed.
The rest succeeded IN reaching the vessel with
two prisoners. During the passage it was with
difficulty that the people could preserve them
selves from the fury of the savages." "As we
of the press (says the editor of the Bordeaux Opt.
nion,) must see every thing with our own eyes,
one Of our Office paid visit to the strangers
While he was examining them with attention one
of them threw himself upon him, with unequivo
cal indications of desire to devour him, and
our friends situation was becoming most critical,
when custom house officer interferred between
the Journalist and savages, but at the sacrifice OF
his dog to their appetite"
4 correspondent of the Boston Certine gives
detailed account of the fray into which the Sia-
mese Twins were lately driven at Lynnheld.
The particulars, if true, are equally dsgracefuI
to the Lynn6ed people, and creditable to the Sia-
mese. Upon the legal investigation which follow
ed. an argument offered BY one Of the Twins al.
forded much amusement to the Court twas
nearly in this form, and was addressed to Mr..
Prescott, the complainant: You swear you fraid
ONE; veu fraid kill you, shoot you-at same
time you know have guns-you see shoot you
If choose-and you keep round me, following
me about ask you civiIly not to follow me-
you let me 60 away-you call me and my mother
hard name-aud yet you swear you fraid kiti
you. Now, suppose see man in my country,
in Siam-he goes out into woods, and sees a lion
asIeep-he say oh! fraid that lion kill me-
what think Of that man if he 60 up and give that
lion kick. and say get out you ugly beasts'-
l wish you'd answer me that"
HoU TO catch'em-The natives Of the Indian
Archipelago have peculiar mode of catching
monkeys. They make an opening in the top Of
a cocoa nut, large enough to admit monkeys
hand; through this opening they extract the ker-
nal and introduce Jumps of sugar into the she'll,
person to watchit As soon as the monkey per-
ceives the shell, he proceeds to examine it. and
on ascertaining the contents, inserts a hand,
grasps piece of the sugar. and although it finds
it impossible 10 Withdraw his hand with the sugar
in it, yet such is the avidity Of this greedy ami
NAL, that it will not let the sugar go to ITSELF
but actually perseveres in its efforts TO extract it,
until it is taken by the person on watch. Are
there not bipeds in this country who resemble the
monkey. in their unwilhngness to let go the lump
Of sugar.
NeD England Sale-Tbe quantity of goods
offered at the approaching n. E. Socety's
Sale. will be much greater than at the preced-
ing sale. About 5000 packages Of dry goods are
entered. and the quantity Of shoes and boots will
probably be little short Of 1000 packages.
fBosfoa Transcript.
I'm Inierrogatory.-Will the Post Master
General. or one Of his assistants. inform us whe-
ther Nathan P. Birdsey, of York, Sardusky
County Ohio, ever gave the bond 8, securities re-
CURED by law, on his appointment as Deputy !
Post Master-and it so, whether the bond is on !
the files of the Department. Also, whether the
said N. p. Birdsey ever took the oath prescrib-
ed on entering the duties Of his Office: and if so.