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The expedition of Tiberius Gracchus against the Sardinians in 577 was specially held in remembrance, not so much because it gave "peace" to the province, as because he asserted that he had slain or captured as many as 80,000 of the islanders, and dragged slaves thence in such multitudes to Rome that "cheap as a Sardinian" became a proverb. Carthage
Their long voyage was made with singular success, and the soldierly conduct of the men, most of whom were without previous experience in the military service, deserves unmeasured praise. The total casualties in killed and wounded in the Army during the war with Spain were: Officers killed, 23; enlisted men killed, 257; total, 280; officers wounded, 113; enlisted men wounded, 1,464; total, 1,577.
Before it was built people had to cross by a dangerous ferry. We were surprised to hear that the compensation given to the owners of the ferry for the surrender of their right amounted to 26,577 pounds the annual income of the ferry being computed at 815 pounds 18 shillings. We sailed on to Bangor, before which we brought-up in the Bay of Beaumaris.
I would not recommend so small a bore for heavy thick-skinned game, but the '577 rifle is a good protector, and you need not fear any animal in your rambles through the forest when thus armed, whereas the '450 and even the '500 would be of little use against a charging buffalo.
All hunters of dangerous animals should accustom themselves to the use of large rifles, and never handle anything smaller than a '577, weighing 12 lbs., with a solid 650 grain hard bullet, and at the least 6 drams of powder. I impress this upon all who challenge the dangers of the chase in tropical climates.
A population exceeding 3,800,000 souls is ranged into 677 pueblos or parishes, without reckoning the unsubdued tribes. In 577 of those pueblos there are churches, with convents or clerical residences attached, and about 500 of them are in the personal incumbency of those Spanish monks. The whole ecclesiastical subdivisions being embraced in the archbishopric of Manila and three bishoprics."
For twelve years his history was that of most other struggling actors, but in 1846 he became connected with the Howard Athenæum at Boston, where he remained for thirty-five years, retiring permanently from the stage in 1882. During his career, he had given 13,345 performances and had appeared in 577 characters, a record which has probably never been approached.
He appears to be of the nature of a god, but an undomesticated one a demon, adopted by a tribe as totem, or identified with a previously existing totem. The situation is an exceptional one and cannot be regarded as evidence of general totemic worship. +577+. The question whether a totem ever develops into a god is a part of the general question whether a sacred animal ever becomes a god.
I have nothing to do with the purse, but I confine my remarks to the weapons and the game, and I shall avoid technical expressions. The generally recognised small-bores, all of which are termed "Express" from the large charge of powder, are as follow: Small-bore Charge of Large- Charge of For all Game Express. Powder. bores. Powder. such as* '577 6 1/2 drams 4 bore 14 drams Elephants.
Between July 1, 1861, and August 31, 1865, when our national debt was greatest, $1,109,000,000 worth of bonds had been sold to the people and the money used for war purposes. Those bearing interest passed under various names, and by 1866 amounted to $577,000,000.
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