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Received at the Offlce OF the Commercial A dver-


tiser


CALCUTTA, Aug. 20.
We observe various paragraphs, which
ssontinue to attest the venomous nature oi
the snakes at New South Wales and Van
Diemen's Land. A pilot at Port Dalrym-
pie, having been accidentally bitten BY
one, became delirious, although every
means Of cure that humanity could sugges,
we're immediately resorted to, and he con-
tinued 10 that state, raving terribly al
times, SO that little hope was entertained
OF his recovery. In another instance th.
issue was more fortunate, in consequence
Aoftbe application Of native skill, as we find
sstated in the following paragraph.


From person, in whose veracity we
place the greatest reliance, we learn that a
month ago, private of the Royal Vete.
ran Company was bit by snake in pas.
turage adjoining Liverpool, where he was
quartered. Struck with instant horror,
and the certainly of speedy dissolution,
the sufferer fell instantly into a state OF
hopelessness and almost stupor; his body
began to swell 10 few minutes, and the
first OF his comrades who visited him, CAV E
hlm over as lost Ia the .barrack there
happened at the time to be an old native
man, who Immediately repaired to his as.
slstance. From bark he stripped few
shreds, and combining them into strong
iigature, applied it a little above the affect
Aed part, the bite being above The ancle.-
tie applied the ligature with such excess
I'VE sirictness, that the patient supposed
ms leg had been taken off. This done.
the naive proceeded 10 rubbing the leg
oownwards with no less violence for some
minutes; and then taking away with a
knile only as much of the skin as the pune
lures were apparent on, he applied his lips
% me wounded part, and took away by
suction a quantity Of coagdlated matter,
'hen pronounced the cure, desiring the re-
generated patient to go to his barrack, aud
Keep himself quiet. 1t proved the case !;
,or .iae man usw lives; and in gratitude 10
h's black physician gave him all he was
possessed OF, being TO the value Of about
81. sterling.


Private accounts from Trincomalee in.
lo1m US Of the following melancholy occur
renee. A lieutenant Rushforth, belonging
y .ne q dis Majesty's ships laying there,
aau oeen on shore shooting, and consider
~ : lackali that he had shot, to be quite
ssau' was employed 10 cutting off his tail,
xnen the animal turned round and bit his
'0S' severely through the boot. Disre-