New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-24

consultation as to what he should do, and had re-
quested all hands 10 offer their opinions. AFTER
short talk, all OF US felt convinced that II would be
Impossible to get MIN into port, and then we con
cuded to try apc his skin, head and bones fpos
sible In the first place, requested Scotchman,
Who could draw toeEaoly TO take asketch Oh nun as
he lay, and the mate TO measure him. IL was now
quite smooth, and we could work 70 ADVANTAGE As
am preparing minute description OF the Serpent,
! will merely give you few general points. ~
was u male The length. 1903 feet inches ~ ieet
inch around the neck 81 feet inches around the
shoulders and the largest part OF the body, which
appeared somewhat dlsveIded Az feet III lnches
The head was lopg and fat, with ridges the bones
Of the lower Jaw separate the tongue naa It's emu
point, on the end of which was fiat hrm cartilage
The back was black, turning brown on the soes'
hen yellow, and on the center OF the belly mar
row white streak twO-thirds OF Its length there
was also scattered over the body dark spots On
examining the skin we found, to our surprise, tnat
the body was covered with blIbbG IKE tha1 on sne
whale but it was only four inches thick the OIL
was clear as water, and burned nearly as fast as
spirits OF turpentine.
We cut the snake in, but found great difficulty and
Rad to fense him, the body would not roll and tue
blubber was so vely elastic that when stretched
twenty feet by the blocks, It would, when cut on
shrink to FIVE six feet We took in the head
frgbttul object, and are endeavorihg to preserve 1t
with salt.
We have saved all the bones, which the men are
Iot done cleaning yet. Ia cutting open the Serpent
We found pieces OF squid and large Dlickhsh, the
IeSn OF WHICH UIOppcu lfOui UVhco' OuO VI VIZ
serpents lungs three feet longer than the other
/ should have observed that there were nnety-four
teeth in the Jaws, very sharp, all pointing backward
and as large as ones thumb at the gum but deeply
ard firmly set. We found 1t had two spout or
spiyacles, so it must breathe like whale 1t also
adj four swimming paws, or limitations OF ones for
they were like hard, loose flesh The joints OF the
taek were loose and it seemed as if when 1t was
winning that il moved two ribs and joint al
Tune almost like feet. The muscular movement OF
the SERPENT after dead made the body look as
II it was encircled by longitudinal ridges We were
nearly three days in getting the bones in, but they
are now nearly clean and are very porous and dark
colOred.
The heart was enabled to preserve in liquor and
one of the eyes, but the head notwithstanding 1t is
cool, begins to emit an offensive odor, but am so
the coast that shall hold on to 1t as 1t is,
unless it is really like 70 breed distemper Every
nj n in the ship participates in my anxiety.
PIP MI have just spoken the vessel; she proves
to be the brig Gpsey, Capt Sturges, eight days from
Ponce, p. X :, with oranges and merchandise, bound
10 Bridgeport. He has kindly offered TO put these
she cts in the Post. Office when he arrives As soon
az get in shall be enabled to furnish you more
detailed account.
am, Sir your obedient servant
CHARLES SgABURY, Master Whale
ship MOnongaheala, OF N. Bedford.