274 THE VARIOUS ACCOUNTS, [N°. 118.] 
“The drawing above-named have been received by the Lord Com- 
missioners to the Admiralty, and by the courtesy of Capt. M’Quhae, 
our artist has been permitted to copy this pictorial evidence, as 
well as further to illustrate the appearance of the Serpent, under 
the supervision of Captain M’Quhae, 
and with his approval of the Authen- 
ticity of their details as to position 
and form.” | 
On the 28th. of October Lieuten- 
ant Drummonp, the officer of the 
watch, mentioned in the report of 
Captain M’Quuaz, published his own 
impressions of the animal, in the form 
of an extract from his own journal. 
As far as I can discover it did not 
appear before the Ist. of December, 
in the Zoologist (p. 2306) and runs 
as follows: 
“IT beg to send you the following 
extract from my journal.” 
“H. M. S. Daedalus, August, 6, 
1848, lat. 25°S., lone 9°37 Hasse 
Helena 1015 miles. In the 4 to 6 
watch, at about five o'clock, we ob- 
served a most remarkable fish on our 
lee quarter, crossing the stern in a 
S. W. direction; the appearance of its 
head, which, with the back fin, was 
the only portion of the animal visible, 
was long, pointed, and flattened at 
the top, perhaps ten feet in length, 
the upper jaw projecting considerably; 
the fin was perhaps twenty feet in 
the rear of the head, and visible oc- 
casionally; the captain also asserted 
that he saw the tail, or another fin 
about the same distance behind it; 
the upper part of the head and should- 
ers appeared of a dark brown colour, 
and beneath the under jaw a brown- 
ish white. It pursued a steady undev- 
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