PINE. 9. | REPORTS AND PAPERS. 123 
“Mr. Jonann Revurz.”’ 
“Sir,” 
“In the latter end of August, in the year 1746, as I was on a 
voyage, on my return from Trundheim, on a very calm and hot 
day, having a mind to put in at Molde, it happened that when 
we had arrived with my yacht withm a mile of the aforesaid 
Molde, being at a place called Jule-Naess, as I was reading in a 
book, I heard a kind of murmuring voice from amongst the 
men at the oars, who were eight in number, and observed that 
the man at the helm kept off from the land. Upon this I inquired 
what was the matter, and was informed that there was a sea-serpent 
before us. I then ordered the man at the helm to keep the land 
again, and to come up with this creature of which I had heard 
sso many stories. Though the fellows were under some apprehension, 
they were obliged to obey my orders. In the meantime the sea- 
snake passed by us, and we were obliged to tack the vessel about 
in order to get nearer to it. As the snake swam faster than we 
could row, I took my gun which was loaded with smail shot, and 
fired at it; on this he immediately plunged under water. We 
rowed to the place where it sank down (which in the calm might 
be easily observed) and lay upon our oars, thinking it would come 
up again to the surface; however it did not. Where the snake 
plunged down, the water appeared thick and red; perhaps the 
small shot might have wounded it, the distance being very little. 
The head of this sea-serpent, which it held more than two feet | 
above the surface of the water, resembled that of a horse. It was 
of a greyish colour, and the mouth was quite black, and very 
large. It had black eyes, and a long white mane, which hung 
down from the neck to the surface of the water. Besides the head 
and neck, we saw seven or eight folds, or coils, of this snake, 
which were very thick, and as far as we could guess there was a 
fathom’s distance between each fold. I related this affair in a 
certain company, where there was a person of distinction present , 
who desired that I would communicate to him an authentic detail 
of all that happened; and for this reason two of my sailors who were 
present at the same time and place where I saw this monster, 
namely, Nievs Prurersen Kopprr, and Niers Nintsen ANGLEWIGEN , 
will appear in court, to declare on oath the truth of every partic- 
ular herein set forth ; and I desire the favour of an attested copy of the 
said descriptions.” “] remain, Sir, your obliged servant,” 
“L. von Ferry.” 
