Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-09-14
All which is respectfully submitted, by
JAS. l.. GLIDER,
J. }. kIBLER. c
DAVID REID, o''
GEORGE NEEL.
.NSscell0NeOsls.

a L.
shown letter yesterday, says the Cincin
naiti Times OF Tuesday by gentlemen
o! th's CITY, winch he received from
ir'cha iiVins III Louisville. giving de
Sc'P''oa "' monster OF me snake spe-
cues captured near Baton Rouge. on The
9oth ult. we are TaiheT inclined 10 Tie
belief that II was u hoax, hut having seen
paper OF The 10Th. which detailed HE
whole history oi thecxpcdIIon. battle aud
capture. we can see no reason To doubt 'sir
AUTHENTICITY oi The statement rcicffed l".
u IS thonsh' mat ms majesty came up
'nro"Sh some oi me bayous, or NUMEROUS
outlets "l The Mississippi. IN that part OF
Louisiana. We give the condensed state
mcns taken from the letter mentioned
above.
The PHO, OF the steamboa, PilcGnc-
mine. lower country hoat. jus, before
,hc reached Enton Rousr, on rounding
the pon', discovered close a:'ca's, w';a' hr
suppose! IL iloaI,ns tree. aud is II was
somewhat loggy nj The rinr, Z o'c'nc",
4. NJ, he ruIs The bcll. aud the engine
! wns Instantly stunned. Th. s,urning ol
The hon, ,,,;,c,cI ,rco,;,n arL ~ usual
every eve nm ,,cL w,. ,,;r.c,e,l r,rw,.d, ~
,sce,,,;n Tho rr,so, h, h;.n ,;,n. ,h;,
huae monster or IN. Jcr, bo,;nr nr,h,bly
.a,,,G.d dh;scur;,.;,, u,av.I ,fr ,n,;..,;..j
l.. 90 inc ,,.,,.;,. sbnrc ,,cl;,.,, ,in,r ~.
.,..,,p, 'chc .,,,,a,;o, nroJuccJ mn ,,,
rho r;.,csscd the lcn,fui bur ,p,,,;t;cerr
pndu,,,,nn of hi. body. az he nn>srI ra.
n;dI. through the wafer. TO Judge be ,ny
own feelings. and the counrcuapccs. o:
those around me, wa, in3escribahlc. The
alarm quickly ran through The boat; nj
thou,h every person on hoard was on the
lookout, not more than rwcn,y persons
saw him. rs the fog Immediately hid him
from our sight. Steam was instantly lei
on, and in about lhiry-hve minutes we
reached Baton Rouge. Some time clap
scd before The citizens could believe wc
were in esrucsi, bu, after while i, was
remembered lha, several negroes, cattle
| and hogs, had disappeared within The last
few days. in uu nnaccounsble and mysic-
.ious manner, aud that The regrocs had
been talking a6Dut bis animal seen IN q
S~,~-' &c f.%s'a" "|, ",a 'I',ssV1 C"ne" sasa'
10 .iec ''e ''sse.s' "uu 'a"e '"eti oach 10
'ne'' e''r""J M '1s'' l'"e'ef co'npa-
ny was io'ihcu 70 80 10 search OF TINS hid
cous monster. ouf Two ooa'' were som
hiico WIN 'oiu"'eeis mum Tue steamooat,
among ""o'" were '"r Nv" "'u oouth oca
wha'crs' "'o hAea up mar 'I,oohs' ana made
me regular arrangement lo' desperate
CncDuN.CI.
Lieu'cn5n, Brooks, OF tue United States
Navy who was on visit 10 brother NJ;
tached to the command, occupyin. the
United States Arsenal here. volunteered
10 60. auh was unanimously appointed
commander Of the xpcdlrou--6!tccn m en-
including officers, also put of 10 the hoa,.,
belonging 10 the garrison, aud ioinrd US
fer row OF aboui on hour. We arrived
nj the spot where his suahc ship nag las,
sccn--,hc sun had diSpciIcd the fog anL
shonc GU; in uncinUacd splcndor. About
ore mi:c nni 4 half below. wn found tr
mnus,cr hal: upon the bank and the other
half In The watcr. in bend where III" wa
ter runs exceedingly swift. Onc uf the
garrison boats. ia the how o! which was u
small caunon or swivel. went ahra'l: this
gun had been loaded with mu-kc, bullets.
and wbcn the boat approached the dread.
ful lnoLins creature u man laid hiir-cl!
down in lc boat. Tor the purpose Of Iahin.
aim. while another stood ready with Il
match whic!: lie arplic,! ins.au,lv as tic
found word was sivrn and u, the report. wr
,ha, almost, ii rot all tho bullets, struck
the monster, aud Gu, him nearly in lwo;
he fell over, however in:o the ,lvcr. Grns.
siag with him large calf. 4, hc gave