Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-06-07


is drawn up in good form, and is provided
with the at,estaiion OF several respectable look.
ing signatures: the name Of the vessel MASTER
and mate are given. so that Il be fabrication
the author OF it bias given easy clue TO is
detection.
To the Editor Of tie COnnaugh Journal
Quebec Trader, of South Island of Arrzn,,
Galway Ray, Feb. s, 1927
SR:-Having this favorable Opportunity NJ
transmitting to you the following wonderful
occurrence. which may be the means of setting
at rest all doubts as to the existence of a mar.
inc monster, supposed to be the Sea Serbent.
readily do So particularly az | have 50 MANI,
respectable witnesses 10 support me in the truth,
of what we saw. Being bound from Rhode
Island for Liverpool, on yes erday morning the
| south Island OF Arrsn came in sight, 80 miles
east. We at the same time discovered. about
two miles ahead. vessel, seemingly wreck.
not having spar or rope standing. On nearing
ordered the gig and SIX men to board her and
was shortly after hailed by the mate, who wa.
one of the party, for assistance; they pulled
from the wreck with all possible speed. HOY.
the Quebec to the wind. and presently learned
that Thomas Wilson being the first to board
WAS Instantly devoured by most horrible ami.
NAL, the ike If which they had never seen or
heard Of. by this lime the wreck was driven
to about cable length OF our stern, from which
I Cuuii JlNlill ana OiSl HCUy see q mOnSier rs
the serpent kind, lying partly coiled upon the
deck, its head erected about four feet and It's
hind part in the matches, the hat of poor Tho.
mas lying close along side it.
The surpriZe and CONSERVATION which struck
all on board deprived us Oft the thought of PLAN
mug any mode for its capture. was any such
thing possible; the thought OF our unfortunate
compsniop filed as with horror. However,
fred shot from SIX FOUNDER, which unlack.
ly could not be brought TO bear sufficiently
high. II struck the hull, at the same moment
the animal raised its head, body and tail; in SIX
or seven folds to the height Of a man each, ex-
tending itself from the tiler TO the bows; its
eyes were large, Of a red colour, and much
distorted; is throat and neck larger than any
part. OF bright green hue, as were its BODY
| and sides, and the back black and scaly, it had
ears or fins suspended near the head similar
| to an eel, and on the nos,rls a horny excres-
| cence, blunt and about l8 inches long, Its chops
were broad and Ast.
Whist was preparing second salute with
ball and sugs, IT glided majestically into the
sea, gave splash with It's tail, and disappeared.
Shortly after, myself, john Adams mate, Mr.
William Nightingale and Mr.. Robert Croker.
passenger. boarded Der, and with griefhad our
| foreboding for the fate of Wilson verified, he
being no where to be found, the vessel was wa.
ter lodged, and in sinking state a substance
ola tar like nature, but highly corrosive % il
hlistered The hands upon taken it up. was upon
| the deck, some Of which has been preserveds
1t is supposed to be the excitement Of the AMI
mad Our con Mcclure is, that The monster be-
ing attracted by the bodies of the sufferers in
the wreck, had taken up its abode there, and
devoured them. We consider its length to be
| about &c feet. and its girth from 9 TO 1Ofee,.
remain, sir. your obedient servant,
THOMAS CLEARY, Master
We the undersigned, certify the truth ofthe
above. JoRs ADAMS, Mate,
WIN. NIGHTINGALE, and
RoBERT CROKER, Passengers.
y. S-Mr. Croker having occasion 10 pro-
coed TO Dublin, chose that route for going to
Liverpool, and will be the bearer of this state.
ment. L. C.
ChMELS On board the brig Falcon, az.
rived at Ncw.York from the Archipelago, are
two Male Camels--(a third died on the pass
sge about twenty days since } These Canels,
says the Daily Advertiser were captured from
Turkish Caravan by party Of Greeks near
the Ruins oil Ephesus, in December last. They
have been on ship board 100 days.
At the last dates the plains in the vicinity Of
Smyrna were inundated, and great spprehen-
sions were entertained for the grain. The
country hadsuhered for great extent around
from heavy raus. and southerly wind for
weeks.
The mail from Europe had been dcts ined az
Magncsis by foods and the commune s,ion
! with Constantinople vas in danger of being in.
terrupted for some time.
HuHting-ererG.--Two parties from North.
held, Wis short time since devoted few days
IN hunting squirrels and birds of Mischief. On
counting their game, i, appeared they had kill
ed IN all, ten thousand nins hundred and si1tg
etsht.
a good one-A merchant in the neigh
bouring village of Newtown, having
laid in an excellent cask OF wine for his
particular friends only deposited il at the
bottom of his cellar steps, exposed to
the longing gaze of many passer-by,
who coveted it the more as the hospita-
bic merchant would not sell a drop OF it.
10 rid himself of their frequent impor-
tunities, he concluded to remove the
temptation. Accordingly one morning
last week he moved il aside, Undersigned
ly putting in its place cask of oil which
resembled it, and went soon after to
breakfast A gay young spark of the
Village, who had long lamentsd the prohi.
bition imposed upon the cssk, and
as long watched an opportunity to taste
the forbidden fruit, slipt unobserved in
to the cellar while the merchant was at
breakfast, seized the pint measure with
haste and trepdation, drew it full of The