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rapidly it propels the water before it with such a violence, that 
it boils and splashes up, with foam and a distinctly audible 
rushing. When swimming, the animal holds its head two feet 
above the surface of the water. Sometimes it raises its neck and 
head to a considerable height. Once the condensed breath of the 
animal was visible, and it was said to blow like a whale. It is 
only seen in summer and in fine weather. It is harmless when 
not provoked, it is curious and stupid. It feeds probably on cuttles, 
lobsters and crabs, (certainly however on fish.). 
Now we will go on with the perusal of the accounts concerning 
the animal and we shall observe that in general the accounts or 
rather the descriptions of the eye-witnesses repeat, and sometimes 
even in particulars, what we have gathered from the 14 above 
mentioned accounts and from what Ponroppipan has taught us. I 
first invite the reader to follow me to the eastern coasts of the 
United States, next to the Northern Pacific, on the western coasts 
of Scotland, then again to the United States, and finally to Norway. 
In all these places, nay in every part of the world we shall meet 
with the animal which we shall find to be a true cosmopolitan, 
though the Atlantic seems to be its proper place of residence. 
15. — 1751. — Im a letter from Capt. Gzorcr Lirrie to the 
Rev. AupEN Braprorp, printed in the second volume of Srn1- 
MANS American Journal of Science and Arts, we read: 
“A monster of the above description was seen in the same place, 
by JoszpH Kent, of Marshfield, 1751. Kenr said he was longer 
and larger than the main boom of his sloop, which was 85 tons. 
He had a fair opportunity of viewing him, as he saw it within 
ten or twelve yards of his sloop.” 
In the “above description” the sea-serpent is described as having 
the appearance of a large black snake, from 45 to 50 feet long, 
with a head of nearly the size of that of a man, which he carried 
four or five feet above the water, and with the greatest diameter 
of 15 inches. The individual which was seen by JosEepH Kern was 
evidently larger; by “the same place’ is meant Round Pond in 
Broad Bay and near Muscongus Island. 
