Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-20

of all or board, large shark appeared from
under the keel ofsthe vessel, and clided to-
wards his victims; shout. of terror from, the |
agouzcd spectators called the attention of
the officer to the APPROACHING danger; he !
saw the monsters fearful length nearing
him, he made n desperate effort, plunged and
splashcd the water SO as to Brighten the shark,
who turned and dived away out of sight;
the current had now carried the officer aud
the lady close To the vessel, when the shark
appeared second time alongside, and was
in the act of turning on his back TO seize
one of the haplcss pair, when u private of
the officers company, who was standing in
the Misunderstanding, Jumped fearlessy
overheard with bayonct in his hand, which
he plunged into the back of the shark, which
instantly disappearing, the thrsc were quick
iy released from their pcrilous situation.
The bay or harbor of kinsale in the south
OF Ireland, is well known TO be one of the
finest IN that country; the entrance is guar
ded by two forts, one of which is now in
runs. There is always the depot OF Il regi-
ment stationed at Kinsale, and according to
the custom of the service. in fine weather.
tue men are marched daily to the beach, I'M
der an officer, to bathe.--It happened not
| long ago, that party OF the 49th were en-
gagged performing their additions, when two
oil the privatcs undertook, for u trhing wa
| ger, TO swim across the mouth OF the hur-
Dor, from one fort to the other; they stretched
across vigorously. and had got about half way
over, when large black looking fish was OBJ
served from the beach to raise its head out
Of The water at some distance behind them;
q second time it rose nearer them, when the
officer IN command becoming anxious for
the safety of the men, and not wishing 10 u
!
TO sound for them to return; they according
! ly obeyed, and turned towards the shore they
had left: they had no sooner done SO, than
the fish again made its appearance close to
them, and making rush at the nearest
man, carried him under water; the other,
seeing the fate OF his companion, became
almost Pctgiticd with fright, gave wav to his
terror, and was sinking, when the encoHra.
glng voice of the officer called out, "Neycr
mind, my lad, strike out, nothing will harm
you:'-hc accordingly exorted himself, and
swan boldly towards the shore The man
who had been carried down, now appeared,
pulling and blowing the water from his
mouth, shaking his head, and locking Wild
, ly around him, and apparently much confu-
seq, when the officer cheered him. and sung
out, Don't be afraid, my lad, you're safe
now, carry on" The man accordingly re-
covered himself, and pushed for the shore;
again the bsh appeared, made dart al him,
and carried him under, and did this also a
third time; after each time the man appeared
on the surface and always nearer the beach
than when he disappeared; the last time he
rose so near his party that an officer order
! ~. tho 70, r-a,.;.lO tla..ee.i.,o- ,,.;, g.
stones, and when the fish again showed
himself he was assailcd by a volley, was sea-
red nom his prey, and the man landed in
SAFETY amidst the cheers of his companions.
Alter he had composed himself q little. to
The nquirlcs-''n he was all right?'' sand
what Tie. devil had got hold of hinl?' lie re-
Phed' by the Lord Harry, what ID soft
molly The beast had. 1t catched me by the
leg" said he, showing a red mari ronnd the
leg, above the ANGLE, "got my foot i'm ifs
mouth, hauled nc under the water, and
swan with me tarnation fast, and my back
Kept rubbing against its belly, and I'm shot if
1t wasn't as soft as velvet With the OK
ception OF the red mark around his leg. he
was unframed, and conjecture was at Il stand
still as to the nature ofthe fish which had seiz
cd him; for if it had been shark or fish
with teeth, it would have either taken of his
leg, or wounded him severely. In the even
ing several boats went out TO XIII this strange
animal; he was frequently seen, and many
shots were fired at him, but be could not be
secured. However, few days afterwards
small bottle-nosed whale (balnna rostrata)
was cast ashore in the Cove of Cork. in
whose body were several bullets, which had
probably occasioncd its death, and it was
theralore supposed to have been the same
ish That had attacked the soldier; to which
!. was perhaps driven by extreme hunger, as
It's ordinary food is cutie fish. and is montI
and throat being small, are incanabIe Of f..
king in large bodies.
IN yoya9Ing in the Arabian Sea, it chan
ced that the vessel in which Isailed wos bo-
Gained for some days, and the crew were
il the habit of jumping overheard and swim Z
Ining round the ship. One day, while seyc.
raj OF the hands were amusing themselves
IN this way, large shark appeared astern:
me men were Immediately pipcd on board,
and they all obcyed except fool-hardy fel.
low OF boatswain's mate, who said. @Tho