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APPENDIX. 
1824 . 
Boston, Aug. 14. 
The Sea-Serpent. — The Newburyport Herald 
informs us that the Sea-Serpent was seen on Wednes¬ 
day last, by Mr. Buggies, of Bristol county, who was 
on Plum Island beach with his family. They had a 
distinct view of him in different positions for more 
than half an hour. He came within thirty yards of 
them, and they had a distinct view of his head, 
which was shaped like an eel’s, and about two feet 
long. When he opened his jaws, they could see his 
teeth, which were white, and two or three inches 
long. They saw parts of his body, as much as 
thirty feet from his head, but did not see his tail. 
Mr. R.’s general description of the animal is simi¬ 
lar to that which hag been repeatedly given. — Bos¬ 
ton Daily Advertiser and Repertory. 
The Portsmouth Journal states that the Sea-Ser¬ 
pent was seen by two gentlemen of that town on 
Wednesday afternoon, near the Little Boar’s Head, 
eight or ten miles from Portsmouth. His passage 
through the water was exceedingly swift, leaving a 
long wake behind. 
1825 . 
Sea-Serpent at Halifax. — The Nova Scotian 
of July 27 contains a particular account, on the 
authority of several witnesses, of the appearance of 
a large Sea-Serpent in the harbour of Halifax, on 
the afternoon of the 15th. It was seen by a young 
gentleman who happened to be riding past the wharf 
at Mr. Goreham’s tan-pit, accompanied by some 
ladies. He raised his head about three feet out of 
water ; its body was the size of a large log, and ap- 
