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PORT NEWS,
On Tuesday came in the John, Mr. Chase master, from the Islands in Bass's Straits, with 7300 skins ; spoke the 0cean off Wil-
son's Promontory the 3d instant, on her way, to the Derwent, with His Honor Lieutenant- Governor COLLINS on board, and part of the Establishment from Port Phillip.
Same day returned the Marcia, Mr. S. Lord owner, also from the Straits ;
And on Wednesday came in from Hunter's River, from hence nine days, the Schooner Governor King, Messrs. Kable and Under- wood Owners, with 6 ton of Coal and 64 fine Logs of Cedar.
During the last Week an Issue of Slops was made, in conformity to His EXCELLENCY'S
Commands.
Some days since an angling party consisting of three men, one of whom had a young daughter in the boat, which was moored off George's Head about 150 yards from the
shore, were surprised with a visit from a shark , of such enormous size as to be mistaken for the head of a sunk rock, whose summit rose
nearly to the surface of the water; but ter- ror and trepidation were aroused when the voracious rnonster, whose bulk was probably
magnified by fear, appeared close along-side the little boat, and eagerly seizing the baited hooks, plunged and darted with a strength and velocity that threatened momentarily to dislodge the tremblers, who had no other ex- pectation than to be hurled out to the mercy of the furious assailant. The formidable creature at Iength seized the kellock rope within his ponderous jaw, and forced the bow down even with, if not below the waters edge, but happily the line snapped, the boat recoiled, and for several seconds continued to
vibrate, as if conscious of the threatened dan- ger. The little girl clung to her father for protection, and the poignant sensation that he endured must with dificulty come withing the
reach of conception. The author of their ap- prehension was however seen no more ; and this latter circumstance, which was far from being unwelcome or unpleasant, one of the
SURVIVORS gladly attributes to, his having SWALLOWED an IRON 56l. weight by which
the little shell was moored, and when the aquatic spoiler required time to digest.
SYDNEY WHARF.- Yesterday came in, four boats from Kissíng Point, chiefly laden with poultry and potatoes ; vegetables scarce owing to the uninterrupted series of dry wea-
ther. Potatoes sold at 7s. per 100lbs. ; full- grown fowls at 3s. and half-grown ditto at 2s. each.