Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-27
, From the Nfc York Eugniny Pat =
SAMPSON,S REpQP'r-

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report of the case of Maurice w. linda
relative TO tie inspection ofiiSh oil, which WA,
iateiy tried Ia tile Mayors court and gave rise
10 Inc curious question, whether whale is a
Hsn, mas Just been published by Van Wrinkle.
asreported by MIR. Sampson. Tile eNami. a,ion
81 the witnesses on this occasion. .aye r,,s n
good deal OF lInn,oHr, ar the trial, aud much
pIoIvnnd learning; II seems, was dispia, ed
uotn Dy Dr. Mitchill and counsellor SAMPSON
On ms occasion, 80 that the court we're almost
as much puzzled as in the famous case of Ur,
zero, III which the question was whether
biacK man could be the fathef Of white
the affirmative.
captain Preserved Fish having stated i'm his
evidence, that all fi>h have D perpendicular tails
biit That the whale tribe have themin a iiori
aInt i position, Dr. Mitchill observed, that If
"ndies and founders could 20 upon their
edge. They would have their firs in the same no.
sitIon as the rest OF the finny tribe
question by sampson to DIR. Mitchill:
y. ihey wonla, nevertheless. if they took
the fancy 10 play the antic in that manner.
nstonish The other natives of the deep, AS thew
would present Two sides Of two different
colours, "a white and "A brown as Captain Fish
mlSht say, the starhoard side white, ana the
Iarhoard side mud colour. And how wonld
their eyes appear Would they not la We :, Ill
tie of squint?
Ii is true the two eyes would be ON the
one side.
90. Then the white side wonld see potbin-
the blind side." 'e'n -
The following was put to the same witness
q. Ii, then. they are provided with hands
and arms, 1t is natural to expecr finrers and
thumbs How is ID as TO the cdrpus metscornus
ana ph"taages are they prewnt ESQ; could
they use them for ordinary purposes n, IN
sHuH) "
The witness, after some consideration
observed. that these eXtremities we're cover
ed with membrane OF web.
q. Like people that wear mi,teu,. No
wander they are awkward, aud all their fin
gers Ike thumbs, as tile saying goes1
\. Their arms are, nevertheless M et,v
! ny developed, and in one OF the cetaceous
"sn'i called the maRdti, SO much az to enable n
10 'iS its bahy III ITS arms 81 carry it or shore,
'EuS. tuSing significant gesture The females
oi tbs family wear whiskers.
~. sue Is iheh sometimes a wet nurse and
sometimes a dry nurse, or an ainphibious
iIrse ~ zoology. The whiskered lady"
The learned doctor being asked his opinop
aoout the krdten. said that one writer had
described IL mile and d half in diameter but
mat plihy gives il only four acres Of extent:
ust ine Whale leeds upon II ; aud thai huge
"nate mas been Known TO bite of one of liz
age paws, as large as tie masi OF a ship, and
make "A meal of ii.
The readers of HIS report will be much
amused by the " keen encounter of the wits"
OF Tie leaned doctor and tie 40 less learned
COUNSELLOR, Ia solving this profosnd problem.
r ne Following IL specimen of Mr.. SIMPSONS
dro'lerY
hen il is considered that our waters
abound with the doIphins, SO inclined by la.
tuFe TO aid and succ0r us, that the larger Kinds
are only bahsbed by cur cruelty from onr
res and seeing il is weii atiested that
their mix resembles that of cows with The
ddaitoD OF cream (see DIR. DrewSter's CYcIop.
afticle Vetoegy,j would il not be WORTHY tie
wisdom Of our statistical, agricultural 81 eco
homical societies, TO turn their tentoi TO this
Weighty consideration, whether hese creatures
nIght not ny good treatment be induced to
lead their aid 10 tue navigation Of our waters
and to furnish us in return Tor our hospitality
~ith abundance Of BNrition How tar tbey
may be used ~ our great canals, where there
Is none Dat fresh water, may be a question
but there ia 10 reason, provided fbe over
s!-uga can he deepened, why judges, and law
yers, Legislators and politicians, Office banter.
anu lobby members, may not, before r,auy
SesiS,." their attendance upon the Terms
egoy tht advantage of conveyance npon
male pack, infinitely surprising the speed of
I've steam boat, and the shores oil the WALTZ
nout may res0uDh with the music which call,
sue doiphIDs to he MIXED, and be studded
wan viilas where The citizens shall repair TO
ENJOY country air aud dolphiD's whey The
bay " GoaDes seems designed by nature tor
the reception OF the whales; from Them will be
derived rich supply of butter aud cheese for
nome c0pSurnptioR and foreign Commerce
A'-pther important acquisition will be the
defence aud safety OF our harbor. II one Of
ClaudiuS's gallies was swamped By single
whale, oyerpOwered aud stranded as il Vas.
what would the fIe OF a three decker. or a
phlosobombos, anvil against an inundatisn
from the shouts Of three hundred well disci
pinned wbalesf 1t is evident, that The use of
he engines VIII be superseded.
IL this appear visionary, il should be re-
msnhered how The steam boat was, till its
comp!eiion, subject OF derision ~ Tic iDcre.
GulOus."
AMERICAN SCENERY.
IfTom Darby 5 Tour from tile CITY of New
YgIk fO Defroil 1919 81