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West Indian vessel happened to be upset in his boat, along 

 with two boys, about two miles distant from the land of 

 Montego Bay. This occurred in the night, and the three, 

 with the aid of an empty keg, and billets of wood, betook 

 themselves to swimming. The boys soon disappeared, one 

 after the other, and the master, from the length of time during 

 which he had remained in the water, became quite exhausted 

 and drowsy. From this state he was suddenly, and not very 

 agreeably roused, by a tremendous blow on the breast, pro- 

 ceeding from a shark which darted against him from below. 

 The man defended himself with his billet of wood, and 

 fought with the monster for a long time, until at last he was 

 heard from the shore, by some negro watchman, who went 

 with a canoe to his assistance, and brought him to land. The 

 Colonel believes, that he had then about forty wounds, but 

 had lost no limb. This escape was attempted to be explained 

 by the probable conjecture that the shark had already de- 

 voured the iwo boys, and had therefore become too unwieldy 

 to bite with sufficient effect. The wounds, indeed, were 

 mostly cuts inflicted with the fins of the fish. The Colonel 

 visited the estate where the captain had been cured, a few 

 days after his departure, and learnt the circumstance from 

 the medical resident who had attended him. 



In Roseau Roads, Island of Dominica, Colonel Smith once 

 saw a shark driven off by four swimmers, who plunged into 

 the sea, from the deck of the vessel on which he was aboard, 

 to rescue a drunken sailor who had fallen from a wharf, and 

 lay floating in the water. When a shark enters Curacoa 

 harbour, all the negro women plunge in together, and chace 

 him until he either escapes back to sea, or is driven ashore 

 and destroyed. The colonel had the opportunity of witnessing 

 a feat of this kind, on two occasions. 



Our contributor received the following information from 

 Captain Richards of the Royal Navy, a gentleman whose 



