SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.
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The following very singular circumstance is
communicated to one of the managers of the An
dersonlan University, in letter accompanying
a curiosity to be added to the articles exhibited
in the interesting museum Of the Institution.


The Commander Of the British brig Diadem
having on passage in the transport service o


Peru several years ago, sat down with his officers
to dinner, the party, all of sudden felt shock
as if the vessel had struck on rock. The captain


Immediately went on deck and ordered the
pumps to be sounded, when he found that there
were several inches water in the hold, and that it
was every minute increasing. The vessel was
however, making way, although her speed was
diminished, with the breeze, from seven to FIVE
knots per hour; this continued two DAYS, when
the water began to decrease, the speed increase.


Being then close to the Island of Gregona, the
commander ran the vessel ashore, and, on examin-
ing the bottom, found that a fishs bone (the arti-
Gle accompanying the letter, and which is now in
the Andersonian Museum) had gone through the
plank, one of the oaken lmbers, and protruded
more than one inch within the ceiling in the hold,


leaving tbs root projecting foot from the outside
OF the plank. 1t was found so difficult from the
roughness Of the horn, to drive it out, that it was
determined by the carpenter to saw off the root
and allow the horn to remain but this being done,
the root ofthe plank was so great that they dread
eu iiie teak continuing, ana therefore by further
exertlons managed to get out the horn by its pre-
sent shape. Some Of the Spanish sailors who
had been long on the coast, gave it the name of
the Bull-fsh, others that Of the Sea Unicorn, but
It was generally agreed to be rarely met with
The only way in which its striking the vessel
could be accounted for was. by supposing that it
bad mistaken her for whale, which it attacks,
struck under the bow, causing, by the united force
OF the two bodies coming in contact, the deep in
cIslon made, and the leak for the two days must
have been occasioned by the fish hanging on, and
keeping the rent which was made in the plank
continually oPen by It's exertions to extrcate it.
self previous to the body breaking off.