166 THE VARLOUS ACCOUNTS , [ N°. 39, 40, 41. 
AOU didiinot.” 
“@Q. How many persons saw it?” 
“4. Twenty or thirty persons were in view of me.” 
“Q. Did he open his mouth when you saw him, and if so, 
how wide?” 
“A. Yes, when I looked at him from the shore with a glass at 
about two hundred yards distance, his mouth appeared to be open 
about ten inches. I had no glass, when I saw him from the boat.” 
“Q. Did he carry his head above the surface of the water?” 
“A. Yes, at times, about two feet, then again he would carry 
the top of his head just on the surface of the water.” 
“Q. Did he turn short and quick, and what was the form of 
the curve that he made?” 
“A. He turned short and quick, and the first part of the curve 
that he made in turning resembled the link of a chain; but when 
his head came parallel with his tail, his head and tail appeared 
near together. 
“Solomon Allen 3d.” 
“Hssex. ss. August 21, 1817. Personally appeared Solomon Allen 
the third, and made oath that the foregoing facts by him sub- 
scribed, are true, according to his best knowledge and belief.” 
“Cor. Lonson Nash, Jus. Pacis.” 
As we have already seen, Mr. Lonson Nasu wrote in his letter 
to the Committee: 
“J am confident, from my own observation, that Mr. Allen is 
mistaken, as to the motion of the animal. His motion is vertical.” And: 
“J think Mr. Allen is likewise mistaken as to the distinct por- 
tions of the animal, that were visible, at one time. I saw at no 
time more than eight distinct portions; though more may have been 
visible; still I cannot believe that fifty distinct portions were seen 
at one time.” 
As to the motion of the animal I believe that Mr. ALLEN was 
really mistaken. When the animal was nearest to him, there was 
still a distance of a hundred and fifty yards between Mr. ALLEN 
and the animal. As to the number of the bunches which Mr. 
ALLEN reports, viz. fifty, I believe that he has not counted them; 
he says: I should say fifty. Ponropripan tells us that the greatest 
number ever seen was twenty-five, and I believe that this is indeed 
the case. | 
Moreover its length of from eighty to ninety feet, the size of © 
the visible part to be that of a half barrel, the resemblance of 
