Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-03-03

TERRIBLE DEVASTATION BIZ LoCCsTs.
On one occasion, however, | myself wines
sed their rayages in the neighborhood of
Tang er, and can truly say, in the words Of
the Old Testament, "Tbey covered the
face oe the whole earth. SO that the lind was
darkened, and they did eat every herb ofthe
land and all the fruit of The trees which the
hail had left. and there remained not any
green thing in the trees or i'll the herbs Of
the fisld.' At the period 10 which refor,
The locust first appeared at Tang.er in the
winged form, an | did not commit much in
jury, but settled along the sea coast, depos-
tied their eggs. and died Some months
grub appeared, and was about the size of
what is commonly called the lion ant. A
prce had be set by several European res
idenls at Tangicr upon each pound ofeggs
tina, was brought by the natives anil many
thousand pounds weigh, bv this mean, des-
troyed, but apparently, il was ofno avail it
was but the drop of wafer from tie ocean
for soon the face ofthe whole country was
blackened by columns Of these vorac;ous
insects; as they marched on their desolstng
| rack, neither the loftiest a rier, nor water,
nor fire daunted them. Quenching with
their numbers the hottest fire, the rear of
the dreadful columns passed over the dcvo-
ted bodies Of those who bad proceeded
them. Across bitches, ST. cams or rivers it
was the same. On, on they marched, and,
as the foremost ranks of the advanced col
umns were drowned, their bodies formed
the raft for those that followed, and where
there sc emcd the most resist lie TO their
progress, thther did the destru:ii irsect
appear to swarm in grea est numbers. One
European resident at Tangier, the Cor sll
General Of Sweden, WHO possessed u beau
tiful garden in the neighborhood, abound ng
with flowers and shrubs of Europe and Afrl-
ca, v.aged, for long time successful war
against them. His large garden had the al
vantage of a high wall, and outside of this
wall he had stationed laborers, hired for
the purpose of destroying t 9 il ding col
umn. Often did the Moslems shake their
heads, and, predicting sooner or later the
destruction ot his garden, exclaimng against
the wickedness and folly of the Nazerene
in attempting TO divert the DEGREES of fate
AT OIL time it had been op d that this
beautiful spot,a faAorite restr, of the Euro
peans, had been saved, for, while all around
.. had been rendered bare and desolate, tie
ga den yet rejoiced in uxuriance Of veg
!, citation. But the day soon came in which
the Mos ems predictions were TO be fulfilled.
The locus,s, ceasing tie be crawling grubs
put forth their wings and took flight. Ny
, riads and myriads, attracted by the fresh
ness, lighted on the OASIS of the des 2rt, and
in few hours every green blade disappear
: ed, the very bark of fu't trees being gnaw
ed in such manner as 70 render them inca
pable of producing fruit the ensuing year.
At length, favorable wind having arisen,
the locusts took flight from around I'angier,
and the sky was darkened by Their count
less hosts. Vast numbers of them were
driven into the sea, as shoals of Their patrid
bodies, washed back upon the coast, proved
to us. 1t not unfepuenily happens that
the stencil of the dead bodies of this insect
causes very contag' Gus ftvers. The female
locusts, when full of eggs. become an arti-
Gle of food with the Moors. They are boil
ed in salt wafer in the same manner as
shrimps, which they resemble in taste, but
it requires some resolution al first 10 get the
monster into your mouth. When in tho
g ub state they are greedily devourcd
by the wild boar, jackal. fox, and o,her wild
animals, and on taking wing, they are a.
tackled by storks, hawks, and almost all the
fea:hered tribe. Drmmmond Hays Wtst-
cra Barbary.