ENC Est. | REPORTS AND PAPERS. = iol 
For Circassian of course read Castihan. 
“14, South Castle Street, Liverpool, February 8. 
“Dear Sir, — I am in receipt of your favour of the 6th. of 
February, and should be glad if my communication to the Z%mes 
might be instrumental in dispelling many doubts respecting the 
existence of such a monster as that described by myself and my 
officers.” 
“I communicated it to Capt. Schomberg,.R. N., of this place, 
in the course of conversation, who advised me by all means to 
send a copy of it to the Times.” 
“Notwithstanding the assertions of men of science to the contrary 
I am now sure that such animals exist. | could no more be de- 
ceived than (as a seaman) I could mistake a porpoise for a whale. 
If it had been at a great distance it would have been different, 
but it was not above 20 yards from the ship.” 
“J am of opinion that this animal makes its appearance at the 
surface at long intervals only. | am informed by Messrs. Lamport 
and Holt, shipowners of this place, that one of their captains re- 
ported a similar thing about two years ago, off the Island of St. 
Helena, but they took no further notice of it, supposing, as your 
friend seems to do, that he might have been deceived.” 
“'l'wenty people, including Mrs. Harrington and my two officers, 
saw it as distinctly as I now see the gas light which I am writing 
by. I am well known in London, having commanded a steam trans- 
port during the Russian war belonging to the North of Europe 
Steam Navigation Company.” 
“Captain Claxton, R. N., of the Priory, Battersea, is a personal 
friend of mine. I am also well known to Sir Colin Campbell, who 
is now in the Hast. My present ship is 1604 tons new measure- 
ment, and a new ship, of which I own a good part myself. There 
are, therefore, many reasons (in addition to my holding a first- 
class certificate in the mercantile marine) to hinder me from pro- 
pagating a report which can do me no good, and, if untrue, do 
injury to science in the room of assisting it to elicit the truth 
in so important a matter as the discovery of the inhabitants of 
the deep.” 
“J shall be in town for three or four days in the early part of 
next week. A letter addressed to me at the Jerusalem Coflee-House 
will meet with attention, and, if my limited time permit, I should 
be glad to have an interview with yourself, or any of your friends 
who might wish to have a verbal explanation in this matter.” 
