AO ATTEMPTS TO DISCREDIT THE SRA-SERPENT. 
tail it would be rather over than under thirty fathoms long, and 
of that length I am satisfied fully half is seven feet im diameter. 
The mouth is a most capacious organ, and opens something like 
that of an alligator. The small size of the gills, for I could discern 
nothing like the blowing holes of a whale, rather surprised me. 
The nose, I think, is formed of a soft flesh-like substance, not 
bony; and from the broken condition of the external coat of scales 
I am satisfied, as before observed, that the beast is now in its 
“coating’’ state. After a little time it appeared evident that he had 
fallen asleep, as we could perceive him rapidly driftmg on shore 
at the east side of Dunworly-head; and I once more, although I 
now feel with more rashness than discretion, resolved to try the 
effect of firearms in capturing him. Four rifles were prepared , brought 
simultaneously to bear on the animal's head, and, giving the word 
myself, and directing all to aim for the eye turned towards us, 
bang went the pieces in a volley, the shots taking evident effect. 
His first movement was to shake his head and wink the wounded 
eye in a rapid manner, and then, as if to cool the painful wound, 
he suddenly dived, since when J have not had the slightest trace 
of him either by my own observation or through others’. Cork 
Constitution, Sept. 7. 
“The Cork Constitution, referrmg to the foregoing says: - - Since 
the above letter was received, the following information on the 
same subject came to hand. Monday last a party of gentlemen be- 
longing to this city were enjoying a sailing excursion in the Antelope 
yacht, belonging to Mr. Wheeler, along the coast from Glandore 
to Kinsale. Passing the Old Head of Kinsale, the day unusually 
fine, they observed an extraordinary commotion in the sea, apparent 
to every one on board. The bay at Kinsale was at the time filled 
with fish. In a few moments they perceived a large serpent-like fish 
on the surface, that could not be less than 120 feet im length. In 
shape it resembled a long funnel of an immense steamer. Unfortun- 
ately they were not sufficiently near the monster to give a des- 
cription, of the head and body. After lying on the surface for a 
few minutes, it suddenly dashed ahead with a velocity, as far as 
could be seen for a distance of two miles, of at least sixty miles 
an hour. It then disappeared. It was believed that the sea-serpent 
must have been in pursuit of the shoals of fish that thronged the 
bay. It is a singular circumstance that, notwithstanding the unusual 
quantity of fish that was observable, the Kinsale hookers were most 
unsuccessful, as it was stated they did not obtain a single take 
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