Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-09-02

he N-wburyport Herald vi iuesd1E
last. remarks, that since this huge rep
tile has made his appearance in Gloucester
hatbor, similar creatures, that have been
formerly discovered, are brough into notice
which renders The existence of such an ami
NAL beyond dispute"
The Herald then introduces the follow
ing account OF Sea Serpent, furnished by
Capt. Brown, Of Newburyport, and seen by
him on his voyage TO 81 Petersburg, In
1911.
" Being bound to ST. Petershurgh, in the
brig Washington, of Newburyport, III the
year 1911, about the last oil Jolly, being then
in lat 60, so, N. and lon. 40 w. discov-
cred something about three or four miles
distant, about two points on the weather
bow, which appeared like mast, as it rose
and sunk in perpendicular manner, once
in about eight or ten minutes. / kept the
vessel directly for il, and after looking at il
with my glass observed to my mate that
il was wreck, as could see the limbers,
&c. sucking up--but as we approached
nearer, | found what appeared lie ilmbers,
10 be number OF PorQoises and Black fish
playing and jumping round large Sea Ser
pent, which we had supposed to be mast
He appearedto keep the same motion Of
rising and sinking from the time of his first
coming in sight, till we lost sight Of him
astern, and his motions and progress were
very moderate, and appeared 10 be making
his way to the n N L. and the above fish
nj
him with glass. lsuppose he was in sigh
of US about an hour and half. | had q
number of fair views of him, and when
breast OF him he came up about thirty feet
from the vessel, and rose about fifteen fee
above the surface, with his head bent lit
tie forward, bat did not appear to be start
led, but turned his head, as ii to view the
vessel. His head was formed somewhat
like the head of an eel, only more blunt, his
back was neatly black, and his belly mud
dy white or grey he had sharp looking
eye about as large as that of an horse his
mouth was about fifteen inches in length
and be was about as big round as q barrel
or less, and generally rose about fifteen feet
above the surfaoe--he had eight creases on
the under pars OF his neck which came halt
way round, which | supposed 10 be gills--
his head appeared 10 be from 8 10 "a inch
es in length he had no appearance of any
fms or scales, but was smooth like the skin
of porpoise. JOSEPH BROWN Sd
II is curious fact, that the troubles and
disasters of mankind and OF the world, are
alone advantageous 10 the newspapers
War, that terrible scourget to the earth, is a
harvest 10 US news Mongers and that
which makes every good man tremble,
makes the Gazette rejoice. AID
In these sadly dull and monotonous times
the papers have been quite tayoured with
the accounts OF The unreasonable and ilam-
itous rains which have desuged several por
tons OF our country We do not mean to
BE- understood that publishers Of papers are
so hard hearted and wicked as to rejoice at
the calamities of their fellow men--they go
no farther than merely topublish the calsm-
tiles when they do happen, and, in shat way
derive an indirect benefit from them.
The rains being over, and, the streams
fallen, we have no prospect of any immedi.
ate supply of matter, except from the great
Cape Ann Snake. IT this monster of the
deep should extend his visit 10 his brother
fishermen at the east, for it seems he has
come himseifon a trip after herring) for
few days longer, the Newspaper editors
ought 10 club and give him 81 Public Din
ner." Ii would not be very expensive, as
he seems to live on fish alone, which are to
be had in great abundance from Cape Cod
and Marblehead and we presume his
Dragonship would be able from bis "Dog's
head" to loas, in a volunteer, The Greas Le-
viofhan--tbe legitimate Sovereign Of ne
Deeh. 80
Relf's Gazette of Friday, observes
/" We are informed that the Court Martial
instituted Tor the trial of Colonel Wharton,
ot the Marine Corps, a, the City oe Wash
ington, is 10 bs organized, and NEE; this day.
= question as 10 the competency OF the
Court has been started and il is believed,
that the Colonel cannot be tried, eonsisten,-
~ with our laws, bya court composed
principally Of naval cthcers."