Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-18

the social luenCs "a The A. nHd > .r14cs
upon ths moral and pUnicsi condition OF
mank,ud. EdtDard J Young, on ,ns CON-
parslive merits oflbe Warrior and fhiloso-
pher. Gorge BioC on he progress Of cl'Iil
znti aud the present prospects oi the word.
Ani, Thomas II. Daniel, on the by.
This orailous are spoken OF UD high terms
THIS Institution is III nJu.istinR Condition.
Mr. Gushing OF hampdrn sydney IS elected
Professor oi Chemlstty aud Natual L al"so.
pny--and in case oil his acceptance. AN NJ
hodges WI he uon:fsrfed 10 The Matte naa-
cal department. lCompiisr.
The Sea S'rpent.-it there are any Gays
The Portland CoIler) who are sill ineiedu-
lous as 10 the existence of rn enormous sea
monster oa our coast we fhink the iolloa leg
narrative nut remoVe theu doubts. We have
bCen sa'sfed on the subject ourselves ior
yehTs bot ms j. the strongest testimony W.
| cave eyer met with We KNOW w II Tie place
Il scribed. aud the witnesses, and Can warrant
accuracy VI their sineUrns. he editor
OF tho Wi,rn6srt Yankee, tho went from WIS
casset 10 Boot bha, on purp.s' TO ger CO 4
&c, statement o. ne iacls, has gwen them "a,
follows.
tie Was first sfen, this year on Sabbath
! last, by M. Chandler, iHe keeper OF the light
III the nhrbor bat on tuesday last, The nsdi-
| est AMI a,ost accurate view at Ills mohsier
vas had, we nave ever heard OF. lhs Was
a Dorlneriy puIal 10 ~ western narOnr so call
ell very near the dweli'ns oi NJ rshali Smith,
l. a. As he passed slowly by tois and another
snail pAint If and. neai.y parai.ei from tue
same shore, here was D ttei oppLTiuHity oil
exam ining his leng h than WAS ever beote at
| furdsd mora particularly AS he passed very
moderately WITHIN sixty leei ct ooe OF thtse
point where hlr Sml,h and his brother wee
standing inspect hn. tie s,sp passed and
repnssed several times wrIIn hooai l69 Ire
oil M. Smiths wharf, wbGie ~ Or u men were
viewing him. As W. we've Oh the very spa,
aud the different points nj winch his net,
WA estimated, snn as he cas- AGAIN seen he
very morning We arrived, tie pubhc at, rc.,
assu ed. that the leng'b oil this monster, as ia
timated 10y 10 or IL respeetaula Gil zens 81
boihoay undeT The ,reums ancrs NAMES, Ca,-
not be SO very remote from the truth.
+" We are well aware hat the Imagination
may p,dlle an auinial Of ainus any lei z a, vi
Re when excited ny such an incennye IS Gu
rlosiy. (tor there could be 40 ieHI 10 ms cas-
bu, here curiosity had been Ia some measu,r
slay.d hy the previous views II this mo,-
ster, aud some wuo saw him, concentrated d,
their observations 10 the single polnI OF COM
paftog nm Is Ith some o'Ject Oh shOrr, b,
measuring which, they could give the Iiu5llu
! q.t'+'h'ng mort satisfactory thnn the tar ious
I discor IN ~ OFT, oi what had Teen Consider
ed Sea Serpent
=" No one oi those who saw hi , wsnid max,
oath that he was under lou ttc,, but no, },
them would be will ny TO iest,f, under oai tb at
his lengtn could not be less than 100 le,t. VI
his size no very accurate estimate could be
i male. as only parts VI ms body, from hi
undulaIing motions, cOuli be seeu alta tune
NO part oi II however, mp. cared lager than a
! hog >heai. All agree as to ibI>, aud ~, GIN.
efal form, which assembled tnot OF al eel m3l-
Ia "A
so Distinctly sren, Ne tie SUI WIS shini " o..
, him, there was dill, ice ~ opni ut "a.
\ brown on the bach and yeiew uiosn on to-.
Z belly. All agreed that there acre no bu,aUS
J. on his back OUT his u"dalatIng motion a.
! swimming were like hose Ola lie, ch OF Blood
i Sucker. which gave To his oack precisely tn.
appearance OF The bumps hnaerIo described
: ~ t"ose who nave seen hin. Tue shape OF
L HE head, which was most distinctly seen, wa.
Il tcomprred 10 a snake's-nd on tue .op, ana
: taperi"g before and behind. Although OF such
immense lcngth,he made several very Shorthand
: quick turns, iom winch it may be inieri Ell
}, MS body cannot be very large in cucumtI
i enre His head and tan IN one ot these tu,ns
1 appeared within less than 20 feet VI eacn o.
. Their N,lther dorSdi nor lateral fms could be
5 discovered by any one.
What sstonisDed us most was The boldness
OF this monster i; Tor even after he mad been
lad evidently chased IN, ana Was de, oui ing
"lh great avlddy. aud When he appeared slug
! shsb, MIR. Webster put uG ia a small boat TO
dave still healer nsrt ciloD, WHEN he turned
made towards the boat immediately and follow
I'd II very nearly to the shore
NEW YORK, July 9.
'7YOlHER AURDER--A J"uag man by
the name oil john Warn.'. aged II, was dtl,u-
era'ely shot dead by some villain last evening
while IN the act OF closing the store 10 " hicn
ne WAS employed on the corner OF Sheriff aud
Delaney SITS. The evidence given to the Cor
oh-rs Jury, did not fA the od,um Of the nor
r'd deed upon any Individual, and the dai Il
transaction remains envelopeu ia mystery.
ihe deceased was standing by the door, " hen
musket was fred from the opposite side of
me street, loaded with two slues, both OF " hich
pierced hs breast aud killed ban almost im,ne.
diattly' lie bad barely sirsngih to take a |