Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-11

riner executed the feat, excited the genera! adj
mration of those present. .s
q fhe animal turned and shot ahead with the
| most furious Selo' ity. The boa, followed in his
train, as il were, surging tue sea As the no al
men nearcd or dis,anced him, they took in or
let out The line BY degrees, he slack-ned his
Efforts and afer well confessed action of
twenty minutes, or upwards, hey brnagh him
alongside. Several boats now put off 10 heir
.assis ance, bu having sus a ned the hea of tie
battle, and feeling assured Of victory, ,hes,wo
young sailors decIinsd sharing the spoil with
he new -eomers and they tn IN ,eiyes straight.
WY began TO despatch the enemy will large
knife -
His rxerIions were now terrible in the ex-
IRENE. They were his last struggles He
plunged and houndered al every incis,on Of the
STEEL. Now he lasted the wa.eswnh de sperate
violence, and anon -hr spouied blood and water:
and Tor some twenty feet around him there was
a perfect sheet Of red and white foam. '.'..
His efforts 10 escape, inspired The mariners
with fres1 courage and strength. They mul,i-
piled his wounds, until, step by s,ep," he re
Iac'an,ly yielded to his I" relentless foes 49,
Having ,hus pe,ely tonquere him, hey
lowed him, amidst the renewed acclanations
of the spectators, TO small Coaster 10 the
stream. ....
Hang him up. and send round your hail"
was now the universal shout ACCORDINGLY
they dashed him 10 The rigging. Ai:er he had
been suspended in this antpodean Style, Tor a
short time, and the con ribuunns Of ,hf public
had been received, he was taken dawn anu car
ried IL Charlcs,own for a regular exhibition.
We happened to br in Charles own on We'd
nrsday aud took IL in mind TO look in UPON he
" nau ic al creature" Ctrtes he made amos,
marvellous appearance In length be mfasur-
ed Exactly niue feet, and In Giro umf. renee sic
feet and four inches. Upon The eenr Of his
back ttere was large fin, capable of being
opened and closed like f." fan When shu II
could scarcely be seen. Upun The unaer PAT
vt us body there was ano,hvr, Of sm Her >izr,
bul similar 10 The former; and also near in be
SAM place, there WIRE two nher still sn, silrr,
but OF the ordinary KIDD Install wa. b,flycai-
M-"f a hoBy subs ancr; and formed a. en- Ire
crescent twas gradually enlsreed fran The
centre j"in'; and rbe distance from point to
point might be three feet. When ex cqtrda his
mouth was seven or eight inches in diameter;
bu, his teeth were neither sharp nor numerous.
His gills were regular and beau ifui in the rx-
IRENE; and his scales So very minute as TO i'm
pari 10 his exterior covering" The appearance
1T the S noothcst skin.--Ijis color -par,ook
alIke Of blue and black; and be weighed b.
tween seven and eight hundred pounds. His
flesh was fa, firm and plump; and on the
whole we consider biz, one Of thr finrs, shaprd
Of The fnny ribe we ever saw The fishermen
callrd MIN by hard name, W hich We never
heard brfnre, and co 10, remember now They
said il was the first OF the kind ever seen on
his coas'; but Thai his sprc,es are frequently
TO be mft with in warmer regions. His food is
supposed 10 he composed Of the smallest fish;
and some epicures pro aounced b m "delcious
eating" They feed f,centy fpe cen pound
for him; bu, the cap,ors pirf rred 10 keep him
two "r three days, FOR" he public eye" ere
thew sold him 10 the Gourmand
He was probably driven into The harbor by
The violence Of The late gale. aud was prevent.
ed from returning 10 MS native element"
through fright, accustomed BY III. app, arance
of the bridges. Were zee Dr.. Mite hslI, or pos
se,std Of a li,tle Of " his philosophy" or, like
HIM, allowed To guess he names Of sue aquatic
beings, we should guess ,nat.,ghe indescribabie
rnons'er in quesroh was MOI "a " hale" nnr
|" Shark" nor ",ht Sea Serpent but
|" taENr ttoRsE MAoKEREL!'' -