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passed three times at a moderate rate across the bay, but so fleet 
as to occasion a foam in the water—and my family and myself, 
who were in carriage, judged he was fifty feet in length, and, at 
the extend, not more than sixty; whether, however, the wake 
might not add to the appearance of his length; or whether the 
undulation of the water, or his peculiar manner of propelling him- 
self, might not cause the appearance of protuberances, I leave for 
your better judgment. The first view of the animal occasioned 
some agitation, and. the novelty perhaps prevented that precise 
discrimination which afterwards took place —as he swam up the 
bay, we and the other spectators moved on, and kept abreast of 
him; he occasionally withdrew himself under water, and the idea 
occurred to me that this occasionally raising his head above the 
level of the water, was to take breath, as the time he kept under 
water was of an average about eight minutes; after being accustomed 
to view him, we became more composed; and made the annexed 
figure of his outlines. Mrs. Prince and the coachman having better 
eyes than myself, were of great assistance to me in marking the 
progress of the animal; they would say he is now turning, and 
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Fig. 26. — The sea-serpent as delineated by Mr. Prince. 
by the aide of my glass I saw him distinctly in this movement ; 
he did not turn without occupying some space, and taking into 
view the time and space which he found necessary for his ease 
and accommodation, I adopted it as a criterium to form some 
judgment of his length — I had seven distinct views of him from 
the long beach so called, and at some of them the animal was 
not more than a hundred yards distance. After being on the long 
beach about an hour, the animal disappeared, and I proceeded on 
towards Nahant; but on passing the second beach, I met Mr. 
James Magee, of Boston, with several ladies in a carriage, prompted 
