The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-10

f light in the larbor; but on 'ruesdav lasf, the nearest and most accurate view of this monster was had, we have ever heard 0. This was from a noftl,erly Polnt Ill the western harbor So nalled.= very near the dwelling of hlarshai smith, Esq. As lie passed slowly bv
 this and aaother small point of land. nearly parallel from tie same shore. 'nc1e was u better opnortnni!s of ex;sssss1i-z lh'hg ms lengththan was ever before af. forded, more particularly us he passed very moderately within sixty feet Of one ot these points, where Mir. Smith ana brother were standing to inspect him. lie also passed and repasscd several times within el.eat. ii.599 i5599 feet of Mir. smiths wharf, where 10 or D men were viewing him. As we were on the vcrv spot, and at the different points at which hls length was estimated, and as he was seen again the very morning we s,rriv- cd, the public may be assured, that the length of this monster, as estimated. hv lO or l2 respectable citizens ol Bootli- way, under the circumstances named. cannot be so very remote from the trutlss
 Noone of those who saw him, wonld make oath that lie was under I50 lcet.m but most of them, would be willing tn testify under oath, that his length could not De less than 2t|O feet. Of his size no very accurate estimate could be made, as only parts oi his body, from his undulating motions, was seen ata time. No part of 1t, however, appeared larpers than a common hogshead. All agrec< IS to thls, and his general form. which tesembied that of an eel, more than any .otheranmal known. His color was so distinctly seen, as the sun was shining on him, that there was no difference sof opinion--it was brown on the back and yellow brown on the belly. A Il agreed that there were no bumps on, his backt but his adulating motions in swimming were like those of a Leech or BIood- sucker, which gave 10 his back precise. y the appearance of the bumps flitiierz to described by those who have s.cs him. Thcshape of his head, which wan most distinctly seen, was compared toslks 1snake's--flat on the top, and fapcrifIp before and behind. Although of such immense length, he made several very short and quick turns, from which it may be inferred, hi his body cannot he ve- ry large in circumference. His head and tail in one of these turns appeared within less than % feet of each other. Neither dorsal nor +laternal lins could be discoveredby by any one.
 
 Daring anu gross Outyuge on a,s .4nse,s acan Vessel.--Captain Avcilhe,. arrived at Charleston on the 27th June, lsos1a Kingston, Jam. informs us that, while If Kinston, the schr. Phantom arrived from Porto Cabcllo, with Captain Bossiero and crew, of the brig Seraphim Of Bal@ timorc, which vessel had been destroyed by the batteries of Porto EabelIo. An extract from the log book of schr. Phar- tom, which vessel was lying at anchor near the Seraphim, at the time, was to be published in the Kingston papers the | day Captain A. sailed, but, for want of room, was left until the next day. Cap- tain A. was informed, that on or about the 20th of May the Seraphina came .e in Porto Cabello, and, as usual Capt. B. wenttothe Fort. A short time after being ashore, he was seen to make for his boat, and the Spaniards in pursuit ofhi1n; hcp however, r,succeededin reaching the boat got on board of lis vessel, aud inu,edi- ately hove up his anchor to make sail, The batteries then commenced firing oh the Seraphim, and finally disabled her, and wounded the mate and several of the seamcns He then came too agaiIi, in his boat with the second mate to know why he was fired into; but on reaching the shore, his officers and boats crew were made prisoners. The batteriee continued firing, with no co!ors hoistrd, the $. having at the same lime the A. merican ensign flying. Captain Ech- berger, of the Phantom immediately went ashore te the eeraneandsat Of t.sh:sc t.sh:sc Fort. and begged him to ccnsc firing, the answer was, that when Captain B, would come ashore himself he would do so. He then wrote note to Captain R= to that effect, and sent it to Captain E. The answer was, that it was impossihle to go ashore, and abandon bis vessel to a few wounded men, as she iay |; :. bad part of thc harbor, As soon as the an- swer was returned, the fire cor.mensed again. Captain B. finding his vessel so } much injured, slipped her cable and raa her on shore, to prevent heriromsinkug. I He then went ashore, but Captain n, T [. 1 w<ati 4SeS