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an object with which she had always been familiar. Mr. Mansfield 
said he was of the same opinion. The wharf is one hundred feet 
in length. It is to be observed that the person above spoken of 
had been such an unbeliever in the existence of this monster, that 
he had not given himself the trouble to go from his house to the 
harbour when the report was first made of such an animal being 
there.” | 
Consequently I may fix the appearance of the animal resting on 
a bank, or beach, or rock, on the 22th. of August, 1817. This 
is the only report I have found of this way of reposing of the 
animal, but I cannot believe that these reports are contrary to truth. © 
4G. — 1817, August, 23. — (Report of a Committee, 1817). 
Mr. Amos Srory after having made affidavit of his having seen 
the animal on the tenth of August, goes on: 
“| likewise saw, what I believe to be the same animal this day, 
viz. the twenty third of August, A. D. 1817. This was in the 
morning, about seven o'clock. He then lay perfectly still, extended 
on the water, and I should judge that I saw fifty feet of him at 
least.”” . 
“1 should judge that I was forty rods from him this day. J had 
a good spy glass both days when I saw him. I continued looking 
at him about half an hour, and he remained still and in the same 
position, until I was called away. Neither his head nor tail were 
visible. His colour appeared to be a dark brown, and when the 
sun shone upon him, the reflection was very bright. I thought his 
body was about the size of a man’s body.” 
“Amos Story.” 
“Hssex ss. Aug. 23, 1817. Personally appeared Amos Story, and 
made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true, 
according to his best knowledge and _ belief.” 
»Oor. Lonson Nash, Jus. Pacis.” 
As we read that the animal lay perfectly still, and as Mr. 
Srory does not mention that bunches were visible, we may conclude 
that it lay with its body im a straight line. Fifty feet of its 
length at least were visible. Its head and tail were not visible,. 
says Mr. Story, and yet the animal remained about half an hour 
in this position, which I thmk may thus be accounted for: the 
animal’s head, neck and back were in a straight line just above 
