Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-16


hrseed ~, hsr4, should h,nt iAst
be l,ngth eouId no. have isll,n lar snort u
10 rot The heai srresrrd to bo Hve h tho
A'g~- md rno~ form dsNl. part, ard va.
eisn ovul .hsr. The eud o. IN. uprsr
az srre-r-d 70 he scus-o rnd 'e'y hlust;
ih-l otln. nrie' r.r VS. no, 30 rrreh DE
similar 10 .hsrs 70 ihst II the ordinary
sass khoD, t,n fe~ from The e-'rrns
puID. q the head, an. On CaLri sdn. was
loosbd tho sPron o. car OF flssh, Of a.
bout fou' TEX N length and one m Width
Directly m rr-I and lus below. appeared
large iu'l o'bcd eve, Of dark color. with
an elonga,e ho'' son,sl pupil, surrounded
bya white outline Under the throat AMI
ahou, on line with the eve, aprcatej Two
enormous tins OF f,rret,. wh.ch SEEMED to
TO BE- his man dependence N giving hood.
long motion to the huge mass OF living
| iic,h which lay behind them About oigh,
OF ten feet farther hsek, and near tho sur.
face Of the winter ,~o ether I'm. became VS.
,ble these wsro shout si feet long, rather
nnttow and quite thin They Inv hori.
tonially on the water ,spd went ceeauonslly
to and from the side with ,eullnc motion;
this Circumstance led to tho con lecture that
they might hare been Designed q, material
AIDS IN turning the body TO tho righ, or
len The ridge Of the back WAS considers.
bly, no,ebe,i, ADD Al equal distances OF two
OF three feet, sharp transparent p,o,nber.
nneesb offs vcrmillon color appeared 10 tho
number OF fifteen after which the back
became smooth % far O. di.covcfablo -
! These points OF horns we're abou, 2 inches
long, starring with diameter Of perhaps
four inches, and gradually upering 10 m
extreme poln, II Is not impossible thu,
this singular arrangement, may have Seen
wisely ordered 10 serve as weapons Of self
defence The termination OF tho body was
quite small 1t ending with = esllous OF DO
ny projection nbou, four fec, IN length, and
nearly whie,
The entire body appeared 10 be shielded
in coat Of mall OF dark brown hue,
divided into regular joints, passing round
the body which were slightly opened and
shu, by tho motion oeeasloned when head
to the sea, Thd singular exterior cover
ing would undoubtedly presen, an lnvulner-
able barrier againa the aases ofsny aequa'-
&c enemy who might chance TO seek the
citadel Of life. Its extreme inheIibihy was
thoroughly tested before We parted compa.
ny, by several we'll directed shots OF rae,
which left no visible impression whatever,
and did no, seem to disturb his equilibrium
even in the slightest degree.
Al about halt pas }, We were 10 eon,ig.
uous to each other, tina, tcap begun to b.
eo,euained for the safety OF tbs vessel.
; came down from a!oi AID ordered the
sweeps 10 BE- put out, 20 get 'Eeerway' on
Der 10 order to AVOID a collision, as no was
7 then lying 'broadside to jua under the bow.
: At This critical fracture scene OF confu.
|. sion and alarm occurred which con only
Z Be in?erfsctly Described. The oars were
D scarcely in the water, when 4 ,erriblo com
I motion was heard distinctly under tho fore
y loot Jumped forward N once TO ,Ne
; s.ayss,i seainss, and .ookl1g down, | could
u see nothing hut ono complete eauldron Of
i ba5blIag and loam. ., white as unstaincd
I snow, Wheeler he serpent h.d taken q
Q arm a, discovering his proximity TO the
u vessel, or rom the noise made by the osri
. rs they were dropped into lhs water eoulC
o not tell. Ia another Iastan, tho commotIor
ceased, and Tie monster preached from tn,
d wntsr head Foremost, coming up in aperpen
% dieu!ar line, until his head sruck The mar
"a tingao with such force rs TO pert the guys
u and carry the dyrg jb boom iron TIT
J. cone ussion was 30 severe that the Who'll,
- ship uembl.d beneath i, and The counie
a, nance ofeyery man on board was blanc he,
II with fear. Had no, been holding on tn
OF fore,oprnas.-ssay, ., the time 4 should doub,
"a ess fallen overheard Immediately afto
g. this he settled away ard %, rely disappears
n. from sight
" II being now about four O'Clock and lb
I'd wind begIning 10 se, in fren tho southwsr
OF and eastward, we hauled our taeks sboar
10 and ,hoe.sd hons the .op.a,, ard gathe
Is ing headvay on the ship, stood IN for ,h
land N0hing more vas seen Of the i
nathan, though every eye on board Ion
and In,.ntly serrehed for hi, whsrtabsu,
" Whesher this strange Inhnt.iaat OF The dee
Il 70 the same Inch has been 20 ohen see,
NJ and d.serib.d By others, OF Is some new Vi
tsr IN our waters, have no mtahs Of know
IA. ing. can only say tha, lis appearance
no novel and interesting in III. higher degfe
"a. and differed entirely IN ts color sIzs 90
m. cons-ueaoa, from say usant Of the dee
no which ever cume undsr my observation d
he ring nautical lfe OF neatly twenty q,
Ay years, JABEI POWERS.