From the salen f.Juass) Register.


 From fhe salen (.uass) Register.

 EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE

 We learn that most extraordinary and melancholy event took place on Monday last, by which the settlement of Swampscot, in Lynn was deprived of one of it's most valuable and res- pectable inhabitants. Mir. Joseph BIa- ncy went out iii the bay for tine pur- pose of fishing in one of their small fishing schooners-afterthe vessel came to anchor in the shoal water off Scituate, MT. Blaney took the dory, and went alone about half mile distant from the schooner to fish---he had been absent several hours when he was observed waiving his hat and calling for aid, and apparently disabled in one of his arms. A boat immediately went to his assis- tance from another schooner at anchor near the same place, butshe had procec- ded buta ashort distance, ,whena large fish, supposed Shark was seen lying a. thwart the dory midships--he however was soon clear of the boat, and MT. Bla- ney was still seen to be safe on board her. But before the boat which went to his assistance had reached him, the Shark renewed his attack, the boat in- stantly disappeared, and the water ap- peared in foam. Nothing more was seen of Mir. AMr. Blaney, but the boat re- appeared and was picked up, together with his hat, a small frkin, &c. The boat was uninjured, excepting that her thole pins were all broken, and that there were scratches about her as if made by the rough skin of shark. There was no doubt amongst the crews of the two vessels who witnessed tho whole scene, that MT. Blaney, was de- stoyed by the shark. He was g years of age, and has left wife and six chil- dren. The sensation created at swamp- scot by this melancholy event, we arc informed is unprecedented.