Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-10-27

with very little interval, space oil three or TOUR
miles.
II is verv d!ffic6qt to form an estimate of their
number; but there must. OF course, nave oeeh
many thousands. They advanced IN grand sty'e'
and produced an immense agitation: the snort
inc, spouting. aud .splashing, aud the wi'o pant
ing rush. shall never forget. AS II was 'a'e'
no other caique was in sight; and my ooatmen: ap,
prehensiye Of being run down, stopped to deiend
themselves with their oars. l had nv pistols
with me. and found great sport, as although the
,lolohins made every effort to avoid US. there
were really crowds always in shot whenever
one was hit general confusion ran through the
whole line; they all hounced about with incrcas-
ed energy, ducked their round heads under wa
ter, and turned up their arrowy tails we re-
manned thus stationary for nearly three quarters
Of an hour, and very diverting Hound the de-
lay. At length the mighty troop OF strangers
passed us. and. l suppose. must have arrived al
the Symplegages about the same time that sought
the elegant hospitality of the British Palace at
Pera
lionkeys.-In passing above large tract OF
land. on which the crop seemed ripe enough 10
reap, was astonished To see such universal ac'
tivity as appeared to presail. There was per.
son apparently at everv ear Of corn, busiy EN-.
conjecture tie cause If such extraordinary labur;
till. ON looking through nv glass. found the
field was full Of monkeys, each standing on It's
hind legs. and helping itself with the greatest
assiduty. was too we'll aware Of the difficulty OF
obtaining meal, not to put an end TO their repast.
fred couple oil balls over their heads. and set
them Oft, scampering and screaming. to the ad'
Joining trees, which hung over little brook. by
the track Of which had soon after to pass -
They were still in the branches, and chartered
most discordantly while walked through their
dominions. Some eyed me, "a il they suspected
me Of having been the cause Of their interruption
aud alarm; and, Jumping TO the boushs above
the road, shook them over my head, and sr'nned
most hi,leously through them 4 lew ot the old.
est, who had their young to protect, came more
boldly into the path, as # trying how near they
could approach me with IMMUNITY
1t was necessary to be on the alert, Tor their
maneuvres bore a most threatnins aspect. Al
though the gambols and tricks "f the monkeys
are highly amusing when viewed from distance,
there are few things more uncomfortable than to
he surrounded bv several neutrality-suspicious.
ly when, as in my case the conscience whispers
that they have IA reason To be pleased with the
intrusion. lhave heard people boast ~ shout
ing them. AMI hadng II capital sport. ! never
sould appreciate tne feelings of such men, how
ever. The look. i monkey in pain are SO dts
tressing, and hrs cries ptiiul that, putting his
near appruacn 10 appearance to our own ra ouf
of the question, II must be an inhuman spirit that
could 6ad pieaAure 10 such amusement re-
memher hearing ~ anecdote oi sportsman IN
the East HAVING been induced 70 fire at and wnaod
large moakey, one OF the boidest of the pack
immediately approached him, aud catching hold
a Il
A struggle took place. IN which the man If the
woods proved III. strongest. and bore away Ills
urize. The mnnkevs had observed the manner
in which it had been fired, and attempted to lm-
tate it; at length one succeeded N putting It to
his shoulder; and the sportsman, not approving
Of his own battery being turned against him.
commenced 10 make his retreat--whcn III went
the second barrel of the gun! The recruits. be-
ing frightened at the noise themselves had made.
threw down the cause Of il, and flew to the trees;
while the intruder narrowly escaped being wound
ed, and was obliged to abandon his fOwlins, piece
to the future entertainment OF the w0Od-rangers
The natives do nut venerate them IN any part ut
the bills; but, nevertheless, they are as fat and
sleek as the sacred broods that are met with in
the plans. - SINNERS Excursion in India
.9ge Of Sheep. The age of sheep may be
known by examining the front teeth. They are
eight in number, and appear during the first
year, all Of small size. In the second year,
the two middle fall out and their place i, sup
piled by two new teeth, which are easily distn-
guished by being Of larger size. In the third
year two other small teeth, one from each side,
drop out and are replacedby two large ones: so
that there are nov four large teeth in the middle;
and two pointed ones on each side. Ia the
fourth year the large teeth are six in number
and only two small ones remain, one at each
end of the range.
In the fifth year the remaining small teeth are
lost, aud the whole front teeth are large. In
the sixth ear the whole begin to be worn, and
in the seventh, sometimes sooner, some fall out
or are hroken.-N. E Fumer.
Wholesale Emigration. Stuttgart Uni.
versal Gazette of Sep Cd. announces that
plan is in progress in the snuth west OF Germa.
ny, to make up State and ship it over to the
United States, to become twenty FIFTH member
Of the Confederacy. The following notice of
the project appears in that publication: "Ac-