600 
I have never seen Fonthill, but at a great di- 
stance en passant. What an amazing inclosure ! 
fourteen miles of wall ! 
Yours most sincerely, 
SAMUEL CaRLISLE. 
From the same. 
Dear Sir, Berners Street, Nov. 29, 1819. 
The famous American serpent is at length ascer- 
tained to be no fiction. It seems that there has 
always been a rumour of this animal: Aldrovan- 
dus mentions it among others. However it has 
never been caught and described. It has now been 
seen by three hundred people at once, and hopes 
are entertained that ere long this will be taken. It 
is of immense size and length. 
This feverish anxiety cannot last long, as things 
must come to acrisis soon. And Cobbett’s landing 
with Tom Paine’s bones will be adding oil to the 
flame. All this is frightful. . 
I am, dear Sir James, yours, 
S. CARLISLE. 
From the same. 
Dear Sir James, Rose Castle, Sept. 28, 1821. 
I had been expecting a letter from you according 
to annual custom, I own; but that did not stop me 
from writing to you, but an uncommon variety of 
