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comparing its length with that of the Moyal Sawon (about six 
hundred feet), when exactly alongside in passing, we calculated it 
to be in that, as well as in its other dimensions, greater than the 
animal described by Captain M’Quhae. Should the foregoing ac- 
count be of any interest to you, it is at your service; it is an old 
story, but a true one. I am not quite sure of our latitude and 
longitude at the time, nor do I exactly remember the date, but 
it was about the end of July. — R. Davipson, Superintending 
Surgeon, Nagpore Subsidiary Force, Kamptee, 3d January 1849.” 
At present we have only to fix our attention on the animal’s 
appearance, and not on Mr. Davipson’s objections. As the reader 
will observe, the whole description agrees with other accounts al- 
ready given. There is nothing in it that is new or unknown to us. 
94. — 1830? — The well-known Mr. Hetnricu Raruxe, on 
his journey in Norway, being in Christiansund, noted down the 
following evidence, to publish it in the Archiv fiir Naturgeschichte 
of 1841. : 
“John Johnson, merchant, about 60 years of age, says in Ger- 
man: I saw the animal some years ago in the fjord” (of Christian- 
sund); “it was about a thousand paces distant, when nearest to 
me; I observed it for more than half an hour. It swam very 
swiftly, for im the same time that we rowed about a quarter of a 
mile aside of it, it had swum about one half of a mile. I saw it 
best when it swam in a semicircle round a tolerable large rock 
that obstructed its passage, coming to that side of it which was 
turned towards me; in doing this it partly raised itself above the 
surface of the water. Its colour was blackish; its length was about 
that of this house (55 feet). Except the head, I did not observe 
much of its body, as it appeared but little above the surface. 
Judging from what I observed now and then, I think its thick- 
ness to be that of a stout man’s body. Its head was apparently 
as large as a hat. It was not pointed, but seemed rather blunt; 
in general, however, in comparison with its thickness, it was not 
very long. It was held but little above the surface of the water, 
making an acute angle with it; and it remained above the surface, 
as long as I saw it. Owing to the distance I could not discern 
the eyes. Also on account of the distance or because the neck was 
seldom elevated above the surface, I could observe nothing of a 
