Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-21
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4 FISH SrOp

E'rly on Monday morning the water. bc,,v.on ~,
warren ami Charles River Bridges presented unite a
sT'S'2r aHHe'raIce AZ FIRST, there wac a con ,dera
hlr axe near the channel. Suddenly IL ex,.nI.I T.;
aT'@''' Enc and in very regular Mariner Pre.enIv
uec"'nH S@Penhne, AMI nov almost circular in is
!oT" OccaIondily 1t world disappear t,ireI,. mi
men aSalobe observed, here ami there If ;n;.,y,,
II soon attracted the attcniion not only of tho nro
zen in tho vicinity. ' " ''' cav
upon closer examination, hi, uncommon t,n,k in
we waves proved 10 be occasioned bv a strange and
S,e "o"s sea animal tie swan within foot aLL a
hii OF Two leet OF the suracc-occupying sometime.
aFSrf a"d sometimes mall space .h,n At otI,ers
~, co'or appeared to be that Of deep black
"hen discovered, in the outset his movements vero
'ouP"""Ve'y SLOW, and oil playful Id re- but az the
people gathered upon the wharves and BRIDES III.
ihI1i7nS became more and more disturbed, and rsrid
ny nose VINO hrst saw him, he pronounced :. 4
"""e' nn' me CELEBRITY with which he now gliied
along, caused the waves to form numerous and l,rg.
over ms back and he forthwith proclaim.
ell Tie v0rabie q" Sea Serpent"
Ey AMI by he nearer anil nearer n tho .,rf,.a
Whch LARGE I'M was remarked, PROTECTING from hi,
back and VIII which he literally div ted the wate
III IVAN rms " wing Of the hsh" led some mariner.
T. conclude he must be Shark''-a marine c,nS,.
h'i at the h-rceSt AMI most voracious sns,ie,. ,nd
sW"ghtway nc worlv-" Shark" &c a M.n.eat.r'
AM T" Man-shafk," spread from rDout,, IN n,ontb
wi'h loud AMI gener buzz '
ia "ht"y men brought their guns anil fred N nm.
n s'%"os ana missiles OF every description were emf
rom nj qua lffs AZ the great unknoyn"-but with
on; avail He co"tinu"d to swim u, and dawn ,,d
Ia K about, anil serpeuiine as before ' '''
III "I"-e' anu WndrVeS formed = IL
pee enclosure 'ouni him. His Efforts indeeI were
ccniinad wholiy between them; and he was sviie H.,
uh V.''lng 70 ipprotch within more than A rod or two
o. efher cf'hem, " O'
The number of spa catDrs increased cvorv ,,o,,,,.
u' neither 'heT guns nor missiles produced any differ
Nher short prrol a boat was manned. anil MI, =,
GU Tor th' -desc'ip Quite chase now tuck place
--And greatly augmented the interest of tIs .rsna
a. i'n2h't boanen were Within few feet Of him
The hlrpoon"r instantly arose and balancing hi, In
2 a tle ~, a..
weapon " missed ire; AMI the " horrid thing" swan
oaw rl to aad fro, putting aud blowing as before, ams
tie shous anil laughter OF tho crowd
The sPor, was maintains in th, eysy Juriop n.,,Iv
VIC Who's mirnng, 20 the Infinite anuse ment nj ,lo.c
"noln h' novelty of To, thing had drawn together
~ meridian the people separated. In the arern,o,
however, they returned with their friends, and no..
z'-t l'r diversion. Bat he non-escript wa. not to L
o'n".- N'ihing OF the extraordinary nhabitant Of the
nosPconlI be, seem And from two o'clock until darn
" ihe whale, " sea serpent" and shark" ,y,s
eur"lly 'rppoFcd IN be at his thinner az NOT ve.,,.
Of me animal could be traced during The whole IF that
peroi The company departed for their home, or places
Of hn1o's', no, little disappointed two or three onv
rcnainng gentn"ls. '
Early on Tuesday morning tie signal wa, rive,
IN" s"i cr bad preare,I nj. ore.ercS CO..
speedily announced in Chlrlesio,vn and Al the ror,i
nFi wet parts Of The city. Ard notwilh.lsnJ,og tbs
m'hty oi nc weather, The iGht5itlns locked from
m w or three 5oi'' wrrs manned anil gave chase
ny ".Fs % 10 Act for soms lime. About h ,lC
i", ,,o'; one OF 20 boats came mp with him, nearly
wd"V b'i'yren ihc two biifgcs Now i, tina ch,nc
-,'" u ne Glance" exclaimed all hands a. well
as We multitude; and at The same moment tie hlr.
On baek ' J "
~ soon as Tho people he was hit they r,jsed =
'rI and general shout The sound of their voices atous
~ ne 'tenion 81 hers az distance anil men and
bnys came ~ crowd TO the wiarves and b,fJgss
The o,n-Hcscrip darted of Ike an arrow Tho Loa,
pdyei OH their linz; and away they sailed viii
te greatest rapdity. He toweI them for fifteen mr.
twenty minutes IN Every direcfos when Of s,,Ltn H.
made Tor the Warren Bridge Here the rope became
nning"d With The picr', "and refused tornicr" The
ann sfurgi and plum ,cd, AMI springng 70 ward he
leit The hlpo)n. boatmen anl all behnl him lie now
tack anu lew tow Fis the Charles River Bridge an
was checfed, In his turn, 10y the multitude. -sr.
Here near The LAST mentioned bridge there were ty,
young seamen, IN a small n1'-hottorod skiH The,
r9wed quickly for The icate " TIeve he comet ex
cl'mei the operators, hc5a him, head him in" Tie
fo"e' 'te1ay on unji thcy wore a.rce w in ROM .