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APPENDIX. 
1820 . 
Salem, Aug. 11. 
The Sea-Serpent. — In our last paper we men¬ 
tioned the recent appearance of the Sea-Serpent at 
Phillips’s Beach, and at the same time stated to the 
public the sources of our information and the 
grounds of our belief. The Register, in a summary 
and dogmatical style, attempts to discredit our state¬ 
ment ; our assertions are however controverted 
only by the authority of some anonymous “ friend.” 
But, as the public cannot be expected to pin its faith 
on the bold assertions of any editor or any 
“ friend,” facts only are entitled to attention. 
Since our last, inquiries have again been made of 
the persons whom we named, and they have now 
confirmed by solemn depositions the statement we 
published. Messrs. Lewis, King, Reynolds, and 
Ingalls are men of intelligence and credibility ; when 
they relate what they aver they saw, we believe 
them. 
In the opinion of some, however, to be incredulous 
is to be wise. The subject, we are aware, is interest¬ 
ing to the public, especially to naturalists ; and wish¬ 
ing not to trifle with what is serious, we have taken 
the pains to put in an authentic shape the information 
we have gathered, which we now publish. — Gazette . 
I, Andrew Reynolds, of Lynn, of lawful age, de¬ 
pose and say, — That on Saturday, the fifth day of 
August, inst., about one o’clock, P. M., I discovered 
in the water near Phillips’s Beach, at Swampscut, 
an animal different from any that I had ever seen 
before; he was lying on the surface of the water, 
which was at that time very smooth, and appeared to 
be about fifty or sixty feet long. 
Jona. B. Lewis and Benj. King, who work in the 
same shop with me, also saw him, and we took a boat 
