The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-04 00:00:00

THE GRE47'..S'EA SERPENT.

. Captain Woodward mei. in the beginning oT
May. this year, with an commun. serpent. which
seems to be different from that ►e.-n holt tear nr:tr
Cape Ann. The following is the drel trainin of
Captain Woodward. and it 'teems to ui `to be
win thy of the attest tf naturalist. :

" I, the undersigned, Joseph Woodward, Captain
Adamant schooner, of Hingham. being ..n inly route
Penolnitot to Hingham, steering w.pi.w. end b, inr
ten leagues from the coast, perceived lasi Baths.
Iwo, p. m something un the cultic* of the Srat.r,
seemed to me to be of the sine of a large boat. hepposing
that it might be part of the wreck of a ship. I ipproarhed
it ; but when I was within a few fattionss .4 it, is
ed, to my great surprise, and that of my whole greir
e manstioas serpent. When I approas h. d nearer.
itself up, instantly uncoiled itself ■gain. and
with extreme rapidity. On my approachnsg again,
itself up a second time, and plocrd itself al the digitiser
sixty feet at most from the bow of the ship
" I had one of my Edna loaded with • cannon-ball
musket bullets ; I fired it at the head of the mousier
crew and myself distinctly beard the ball and it
strike against his body, from which they rebut,.
they had week against a rock The serpent shook ,
and his tail in an extraordinary moonier, and advasie.ll
wards the ship with open jaws; I hail caused the,
be re-loaded and pointed it as hi. throat; but he ,
so near that all the crew were erutcd wish terror,
thought wily of getting out of his • sy. lle almost
the vessel, end bid I tint tacked as I did, be te alit
have come nn board. He d veil, but ins m nt
hint appear again, with his head on one side of the
sad his tail on the other, ai if he was going to lift
mud to upset us. However, we did not Grl Any shock
reusalacil Ave boars "tear us, only plug lsicknaid
ward.

" The fears with which lie nt first inspired us haVc
sided, we were able to examine him attentively lel
that bis length is at Icast twice that of my schooner;
to say, a hundred and thirty feet; hid bra I is full iv
fourteen; the diameter of his body, below the
les. than six feet; the size of the head is an ;into's
that of his budy• lie is of a blackish rolnur• his
(arias) are about 19 feet from theextremityof his
short, the whole has • terrible look.
" When he coils himself up he places his tail
manner (bat it aids bias iu darting forward with grew
he moves in all directions with the grimes' AIM/
tistimisLing rapidity.
(Signed) a JOSEPH 9fOODW
" Hingham, May 13, 1111 S."

This declaration is attested he Pete► Flol
John Mayo, who wade affidavit of the trit
before a justice of peace.

Our letter from Dover, dated Aug. 2 (RI
says--6i His Majestt'e packet Lurd )ruteuta
last evening. from Calais, with his Grace the
of WIILLINGTON and suite. The Knit
packet, with dispatehes and passengers ;
Resinie French packet, with a mail, also arri,
the same time.—Their Royal Highnesses the
and Duchess of CLARENCS are eneteetvel '
morrow, to embark for Calais.—tini,ed 11,4
Fos transport, with cavalry for the arms. ut
and also have embarked for 'ailing this
several detachments of infautiy, tit the Versus
port."
If the following Information he coiteet. the
Expedition, which has excited so much
has failed, and is now on its return home :
Extract of a letter from Mr. Tuosiss JAI
master of the Joh*, arrived at Greenock,
Greenland, dated July 20:—
~~
I rate the pleasure to advise yor of our safe
here Ibis day, after $ successful voyage, hoeing e;
thirty...four whales, supposed will prtotare two handfed
ten tows of oil. We toot oar last nob 13in •
sad cruised for another fish till the 3tish. but
samiess, having only 'sees two fish diaritst slid lime
ice lay much the ume as lam ye.er,• trio n littd•
done after June. 1 can ray little of the diseoro
opt that Hwy mere arra he 89, that cowing Seeds,
they eaiid gel no fernier North."
The following letter was received is town
terday (Monday) afternoon. by the F.,,,„„„
snow, stogosy moans*o, luaus?
“ Dark Sin—A most Audio/ discovery was we
last evening: the Gamekeeper of Mr. Temice, Of
Park, was found unordered in the erusisols; Ise
unsling a long time, and the eerie/its went sit
him; they footed that he bad been stratteled by
being twisted tight round his speck The deceased
atroine man, and more than one person Mimi hair
cerise,' in the atrociona deed. The Sllseitolutteis
county met last bight, and every Mesas is being
discover the muiderers."

By the account Laid en the table of the
Conmsonst it appeari that the following
amount of corn and grain, meal and dour,
ed into Great Britain in the years ended
Jan. 1817 and ling:—
Year rated gitit history,
ISM 1816.
Corn and br5it....1,141.097 Qs. !Mot.; i
Meal tad F1u0r.... 141,041 Cwt. 3,1115,411 t '
From this statement will I. seen, that the
has tiot prevented the i•floit of corm an
From the cut-11'11101i% !UMW*sr of impOrt.ition
second tear, it will he Prig' Ow are bave
tweets six and seven millions steams at
gratis, cove that low was Reacted.