REMARKS 



ON 



"AN ACCOUNT OF A 



FLOATING ISLAND 



AT 



NEWBURY-PORT: 



BY MR. AMOS PETTINGALL." 

 See Dr. Brewater*a Journal, July, 1827 ; or Dr. Silliman's Journal, No. 25. 



BY MR. JONATHAN OTLEY. 



*- U fe^ai V 0^' ^ di ^ ^^^^ December 26th, 1828. ) 



Mr. PETTINGALL commences with the 

 observation, " that a few floating reeds, upon a 

 pond, should collect together and adhere with 

 sufficient compactness to sustain small pieces of 

 earth, and decayed shrubs and plants, and 

 thereby exhibit small clumps of vegetables 

 moving on the water, is not surprizing; but 

 that islands of any magnitude should be found 

 in tliis vagrant state, has ever been considered 

 an object of considerable curiosity.'* In the 

 sequel he states the island to be situated in a 

 pond, the dimensions of which are not given ; 

 but of the island, *' its length averages about 

 140 feet, and its breadth 120, containing nearly 



