Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-07
From the Boston Chronieie. /.

From, the Boston Chronisie.
ONE OF THE sERPENT's PROGENY TAX
EN-.
We find by the following letter received
IN this town yesterday, that one Of the
great Serpent's spawn has been taken
at Gloucester. Other gentlemen from
Gloucester confirm this statement.
There can be no doubt of its autheat:-
city.
Extract of a letter from q very respecta
BE gentleman at Gloucester, 10 his
friend in this to,rn
GLOUCESTER, SEPT. l9
"Dear Sir have the pleasure to in
form you. that on Saturday evening, one
Of the spawn of the great Sea Serpent,
which has been for several weeks seen
in our harbor, was taken; but unfortu-
nately not alive BY comparing this
with painting which was taken at a
near view, about five weeks since, by
capt. John Beach, jun. YOU will have no
doubt of it, being real spawn; but you
will derive 10 pleasure from tue belief
that within a year We shall be able to ex-
hibit some mere perfect likenesses. lie
was killed near Lob LoIly Cove, by
Streight's Mouth Island, where the Ser
pent has been frequently seen on the
land His head is much bruised, but
not SO much as to lose striking likeness
To the painting. The protuberances On
bis back are most perfect. and de great
Justice TO the accurate description OF
capt. Beach; they are thirty two in num-
her, and from symmetry in proportion.
no doubt exceed, from the top of one to
another, two feet in the adult; which
would give more than sixty feet to the
great serpent; which also agrees with
the most accurate admeasurement in
length which we have had. The head
and the tail of the great serpent were
very distinctly discovered above warer
by a glass, and at that distance the field
Of the glass would not embrace the whole
length without vibration; and that about
equally distant, and very nearly in a
line, lay a boat, which by admeasurement
exceeded thirty feet, and the field of the
glass would more than encompass two
su h boats from which it was confident
ly believed that the great serpent exceed
cd in length Sky feet. The spawn is
about three inches in circumference and
exceeds three feet in length.
1t seems, by letter from Gloucester,
published in the Boston Independent
| Chronicle Of the SOth Of September, that
though the Cape Ann people let the Old
Serpenr" get clear from their fingers, they
have secured one of the breed-a young
one. lett behind 1t is much to be regret
ted that this little monster was not taken
alive, as, in that case, ne might have been
put out to nurse, until he should have
gained his natural growth, and been able
toshOw the world what the true family
SIZE and figure is However, half a
loaf is be ter than no bread" We ought
to be thankful for the infant, since we
could not catch the mother; for the mo.
Their it must have been, according to com.
mon notions, If this is the child. We are
much gratifed to learn tsat the spawn
bcars a strong family likeness, so far
forth as the features Of The dam have been
discovered during her visit to our shores.
". i. Lai!y .9drer.
Baltimore, October 4.
We learn tina, TIE psNder-miiis on
Jones' Falls, about Z miles I uin this CT
ty, belonging to the Messrs. Leverings
aud Others, were blown up this morning
shout eight O'Clock. The shocks caused
by the explosions, three in succession,