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Sea Serpent.This aquatick animal is,8iill hovering along the Coast of Cape Ann, feasting on the myriads of herring, which have lately appeared in that quarter. On Saturday morning he was distinctly seen hear the Eastern point of Gloucester, reposing at full length on the water. In the af'ernoon of that day, a party from Marblehead, embarked on board a sloop, went in search .btfihim ; but the Weather bemg boistef^iy: they returned about sunset, whh%t(?eing able to get a sight pfhitm^i|l|^Vpariy, we understand, frre pr^pi|p^i^tth all the necessary k p pa rcapture, provided ihey can any part ofhis body^.fl^^i^kter. We further uoderstsnd^|i^n^#as sten on Tuts-day morouter httt'lionr of Cape• Ann^l^m^lplendid foflune a-Waitl the cap|p^^|hi^ rate arid wonderful '^Bobt. Gnz.AUG. 27.W.:B 'jisunct-seen On Sat’tifaaiy morning last by Several persons, at the entrance of Gloucester harbour. Several parties frcm Gloucester iVLrblehead and Salem were out on Saturday, for the purpose of watching an opportunity to attack, him, but he was not seen a-gain on that day, snd on Sunday the weather was slot my. Yesterday,being a fine moderate day, they were again on the lookout lor him, but we have not leor«.t whether he was seen.Geo. : Humphreys, who Iras been at Capt A .n several da) s, yesierJay pissed d j^i*- town, having obtained a nun,b'-.- depositions of the most t • spt-otai,:. f-r-ims r.t G oucester, who i-jve stt-r, il,c Serpent. Tluse depositions wI n were taken for the use of the Ln .u« an Society, agree in cveiy essenliii particular with the (iescription vp h„.ve brlore given, and establish bcylt;.nd a doubt the exist-ar.i.c of . wonderful marine ammal, r».fp c.mg win* o naturalists have •-r.i„fu't' had but very vague and un-.Mibfaclory accounts.hlr Jo..n B \'ch, jr. who has now in n.t l^i.ds o', lie ei.graver, a view ot the S- p.-nt on ^n.ali scale, is engage . in PuiiUJng, for exhibition, a ••tew of him, on j ctuvas uf~6 by 14 le^ , ir.clu a view of the Town Huibour oi G,oucester.From the Bofton Centinel.Mr. liusseli—It is pretty evident that the Sea S. rpent, which engages the attention and excites the wonder of so many m this vicinity, was often seen, and known by the ancients, unite r die name wtevrnthan” as may be seen by turning to the divine oracles. See the 41st chapter of J jb : “ Canst ■ i n draw cut leviathan wnh an hook? o. his tongue with a cord which thou ietust down ? Canst thou put an hook into I.is nose ?—Canst thou fill his slur, wi'.h barbco irons ? or Ins head wuh hsli-spears ? None is so fierce thai dir.- s'11 lum up.—When he rj s* h op l.imstrlf. the migluy are o-haid ; — tiie sw -,d of hwn that layeth at him - u.'K‘id—he esteemeih i-hjo as a.r•. lt;, and bras* as rotten wood. — He mik-cth a path to shine after o'm.1' P-alm .04th, ‘‘Tnere go the Alps; theie o Aat leviathan thou hast made to play therein.” Isaiah 27ih, ••In th ,i day sha.l the Lord punish Irvu'hn », the fii’Tcirtg Serpent, e-vcn JLrx tat ban that crocked Serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is m the sea.”
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Newburyport Herald Commercial And Country Gazette
Newburyport, Massachusetts, US
Fri, Aug 29, 1817
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