The Litchfield County post., 1827-11-15


now building in the city of NewYOrk, con-
nected with this object, and that it would be
completed and equipped in the course of the
next Spring. Mr.. r. dees not, as has been
sometimes supposed, connect the expedition.
in any manner with the speculations of Capt
Symmes, or those of any theOrist. In trac-
ing he progressive steps of geographical dis
c0veries, he maintained, very Justly, and with
considerable felicity of manner, that the field
for this rugged kind Ofadventure, atthe south
was still very extensive; and that an expedi
tion, we'll fitted out, could scarcely fail of ac-
Quiring information of region hitherto I'M
known. Atb. Arg.
SALEM, (MAss.) Oct. IS.
ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY FIsH.-Capt-
ain John Allen, of this town, Master of schr.
Prince killed vast marine animal of an I'M
common desriptio 10 the following manner
While the above vessel was lying in the Scho-
die river, little above Lubec the crew OBJ
served a strange creature swimming about in
the river, having come over the bar at high
tide, and unable to return on account of the
shallow depth of water when the tide fell
They Immediately manned their long boat
and went in pursuit the animal, armed with
came near enough to throw halpoOn into
him. when he proceeded with great velocity
to the shore, forcing himself SO far upon land
that he could not return. They then COM
menced discharge of musketry and after fir
ing 40 balls into him, found that he was dead.
They towed him to Lubec. where his skin
was taken off and stuffed, and eight barrels of
oil taken from his liver. We have not been
able to obtain a particular description of the
fish, but Captain Allen writes that "he was
% feet in length, and Is feet, inches round,
at the largest part of the body-that he had
got no name for it--and that 500 people had
been to see it." He is coming to the West
ward with his prize for exhibition. and ex-
poets to be in Salem in about fortnight. The
master of a vessel arrived here day or two
since from Lubec has brought specimen of
a sort of name which encircles the neck of
this strange fish. 1t consists Of stiff pointed
bristles about inches long, resembling pol
shed wire.
Snokss.-The Springfield Republican con-
ta!ns statement that thirty-nine black snakes
and one adder, alive, were dug from a spot of
ground on Mr.. Bliss land, about thirty feet
square. They were from four to six feet in
length.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 29.-We learn that
the police ofthe city, has recently ferretted
out large number ofpersons connected with
a counterfeiting establishment, on very ex-
tensive scale-the names of several individu-
ais have been mentioned to US, which, how
ever, it may not be best for the present to pub
llsh.
1t is mentioned to us, that one of the coun-
terfeiting society has passed fifty dollar note
upon a shopkeeper "a female) in Second ST.,
who the next day, in exhibiting it to a gen.
tleman, learned that it was counterfeit-while
they were examining it, the fellow who had
passed it, was seen in the street: the gentle
man left the shop and followed him up the
street as far as Greene ST., near to which he
turned, and was about to enter house when
the pursued beckoned to him he stopped, g.
inquired his business with him. ~ under
stand" said the gentleman, "that you have
counterfeit money to sell''-" little" replied
the pursued" and what do you ask r.
"Twenty-fve cents on the dollar" And
can you let me have $500 at that rate y
The bargain for smaller amount was made,
and the time and place for the cOnsummatiOn
agreed on.
The gentleman then directed his course to
the Mayors Ofice-a warrant was issued.
and when the note merchant was looking for
his customer, the high constable popped in,
and closed his accounts. The detected man
turned states evidence, and eliminated. as
we have before stated, a large number of con-
federates.-U. S. GGz.
Recantation Of Free Mdsonry.--The Rev.
James Cochrane, a master mason, has come
out 10 the Batavia IN. W Advocate with a
recantstiOn Of Masonry; and says that,
deep and serious thought leads him to- be-
lieve the institution TO be unchrtStt0n, unC01-
siitutionat and unjust"
The following story IS too good to be lost,
and we give it place for the sake of preserv-
ing on our files, one of the neatest specimens
of an inventive genins, that we have ever wit
messed. We copy it from the New York State
man but it does not appear to be original in
that paper.
The Conjugating Dutchman-We know
not where the following story came from: but
as it gives drolI picture of a methodical and
persevering Dutchman,it may not prove unen-
pertaining. Two English gentlemen once step
ped into coffee house in Paris, where they
observed taIl.odd-looking man, who appear
ed not to be native, sitting at one Of the ia
bies, and looking around with the most stone
like gravity of countenance upon every object.
Soon after the two Enslishmen entered one Of
Them told the other that celebrated dwarf
had arrived at Paris. AT this the grave look
noA no