Southern planter., 1832-05-05

snn s,on -, ~ ''ehae"lg tone. The per.
S'agaiar Comba, The Richmond WI, con.
'ains an account Of curious fight the por,;cnlsrs
o. winch we subIon. The writer, who dates. frn,,
uooehiand, N the State OF Virginia, ON the 2sd ul
umo, thus tells the story. He SAYS, on lie second
uAy OF the month, negro boy, while Al work. vas
suddenly startled by noise in the air, resembling
u'uhuef. Upon looking np 10 discover whence 4
proceeded, he saw two birds at an immense beigbt
n The AR, engaged in desperate combat: tho rust
llng OF whose wings, occasoned the noise which
hau so much alarmed him. They began oradualv
20 descend, until they actually fell upon the ground
withln iow steps Of him, when he had leisi,re 10
observe that their talons were ncrocked so close.
Y as TO render their separation almost impossible
FROM inc great desperation with which they fought
ana i'te regard which they paid TO his presence
nc considered not so safe to disturb them, and ac.
I,oIu'hgy permitted them TO rise again to a shor,
uls'anoe, and continue the fight. They soon fell
again. however, and he discovered that they had
shiited their hold, and that the talon of one vas
nxed m the thigh ofthe other and rice rersa. tbe
other ialons remaining as before. Cuaee no,y as.
snmlng more boldness, approached, threw himself
on 'hem' and after desperate struggle, succeeded
10 twisting the necks Of these inveterate foes. Be
ing ignorant OF their species, he carried them 10
ms 'nas'ef when, TO the utter astonishment Of sew.
erai persons, who happened 20 be present, they
turned out TO DO Bald Eaglesl The fact is incon.
'estabe, and It doubted can be proved by the evi.
denco of least fifty persons. They measured
each from zap TO tip, seven feet and a half and
welghedf the one nineteen, tho other twenty one
pounds. The Eagle is now said TO be a very rare
bird IN Virginia, and this adds somewhat to the
sihgu'ariiy ofthe occurrence --CGrOlinG Gas.
HERosM --"One day,p said Massena. beno a,
buezenghen, perceived young sollier, belong
ing to the light Artillery whose horse had lust been
wounded bya lance. The young man who ap-
peared quite a child, defended himself desperately,
as several bodies OF the enemy could testify.
Immediately despatched an officer with some men
10 ms assistance, but they arrived too late. Al
though thisactlon had taken place on the borders
OF the wood, and in front Of tho bridge, the arte
ryman had alone withstood the attack Of the small
troop OF Cossacks and Bavarians, whom the officer
and men ! had despatched had Immediately put
them to hlght.-tis body was covered with wounds
inflicted by shot, lances, and swords They were
az least thirty And do you know, Madame, who
THIS young officer VAST" said Massena, turning 10
me. "a woman! yes, woman! and a handsome
woman too !although she was covered so with blood
that Il was difficult TO Judge of her beauty. She
had followed her lover TO the army The latter was
captain ofartlery she never left him; and when
he was killed, defended like lioness, the remains
OF him she had so ardenty loved She was native
oi Paris; her name was Louise Belief; and she was
the daughter ofa ffinge.maker in the rue du Petit
Lion "--Memoirs Of the DuteheSs Of Abrantes in
fke AthenGm.