WILD ANIMALS IN POSSESSION OF A SHIP.

Tin; overdue British barque Margaret (Captain Sargent), from the West, Coast of Africa, lias arrived at Boston after a remarkable voyage. Captain Sargent said that, between the gales and the nature of his cargo, he had an experience he does not wish again to meet. Besides a regular cargo there were twelve snakes, 400 cockatoos and parrots, an ourang-outang, some monkeys, two crocodiles, and a gorilla, which lie was bringing from Africa for a museum. Rats caused the death of all but four of the cockatoos and parrots by eating up all tho corn that had been provided for them. During a gale the snakes and crocodiles broke out of their boxes in the hold and invaded the forecastle, so that for live days the men could not venture into their quarters, but had to live in tho cabins. These reptiles, along with tho rats, kept up a continual warfare until the surviving crocodile killed the last snake, and completed tho chain of vengeance by being killed during a fierce storm by some of the cargo falling on it. During the scrimmage among the reptiles the monkeys took to the rigging and stuck there despite all efforts to dislodge them. Finally they were all washed away except four, which were captured. The worst passenger was a live-foot gorilla, which was imprisoned in a stout wooden box. The top of this the animal forced off. but though held by a chain, he had considerable play, and getting possession of an iron bar, he swept tho decks. lie wound up by partially scalping the negro cook one day, and only letting go alter he had been nearly killed with an axe. All the men were more or less hurt by the beast, and ho led them a life of tenor,