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ENGLISH BULLDOG.From the Liverpool Advertiser. We never witnessed such an instance of the unconquerable ferocity of this savage animal as on Monday last, A large dog of this species,from some cause that was not observed, suddenly flew at a fine cart-horse that was standing at the end of the Sahhouse dock, and fixing his lacerating teeth in his shoulder, defied every effort to get him off. At first h# was beaten with cart-whips and sticks with such fury as seemed enough to break his bones ; but this being unavailing, a carpenter, ^ith his adze in his hand carae up and beat him to a jelly, but the dog never moved a tooth. A man then took out a large pointed clasp-knife, with which he stabbed him repeatedly in the back, loins, and ribs, with no better success. At length one of the spectators who happened to have more strength of sinew and arm than the rest, squeezed the ferocious beast so tight, that at length he turned Tip the white of his eyes and relaxed his jaws. The man threw him off to a distance, but the dog immediately went round the crowd, got behind the horse, again seized him by the under part of his thigh. As no terms could now he kept with this nntameable brute, he was again looeencd, and thrown into the dock to drown. Be instantly, however, rose to the surface, when a sailor struck him a deadly blow on o j the head with a handspike, which again sent him ‘ to the bottom. He rose once more, and was again sent down in the came inaaner, and this process was repeated five or six times. At length one of the byestandere, who either possessed or assumed some right of property in the dog, overcome by his amazing tenacity for life, and weary of persecution, got him out and walked off with this prodigy of English courage, to all appearance very little worse lor the horrible conflict he had undergone.
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Mount Zion Missionary
Mount Zion, Georgia, US
Mon, May 27, 1822
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