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and m'sht easily be caught. Nearly all the time that 
he was in sight, his head was elevated more or less 
above water. There was nothing that appeared like 
fins or gills. We did not discern his tail. There was 
a quick vibration of the parts we saw, which prob¬ 
ably was his mode of swimming. 
Timothy Hodgkins. 
Mr. Timothy Hodgkins, who relates the above, 
is about fifty years of age, has for the most part of 
his life followed the sea, and is entitled to credit. 
Yours, W. S. 
16th. — The Serpent has been seen for several 
hours this morning near Squam light-house, by a 
great many persons, some of whom were within twen¬ 
ty feet of him, and agree in the above description, 
excepting that his head nearly resembled that of a 
land-serpent, and when he was at rest no bunches 
appeared. — Gazette . 
18 19 . 
Boston, August 19. 
The Sea-Serpent. — The recent appearance of 
this animal at Nahant in the view of several hundreds 
of persons has furnished perhaps more conclusive 
proofs of his existence than any that have been be¬ 
fore made public. For the satisfaction of our read¬ 
ers we have procured a copy of the following letter, 
which gives a very clear and intelligible description 
of his appearance and movements. We have heard 
verbal statements from a great number of gentlemen, 
all of which agree in substance with what is here 
related: — 
