Historical Register in London, Middlesex

Extraordinary Sky Phenomenon and Sea Monster Sightings

Reports from Rennes and other towns describe a bright star on the edge of a white bar, fading to coal color before fires intensified then faded by two in the morning. Observers note a similar date in Bezarges, la Fleche, Nimeguen, with Paris clouded by mist. A second account details a sea monster near Bonaventura Gulf in 1720, described with doglike head, fiery eyes, brown skin, and eight feet in height, approached a ship and vanished after harpooning attempts.