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man , he gave full credit to it. The sketch I gave 
him corresponded with the description that was cir¬ 
culated at that time. The humps on the back re¬ 
sembled in size and shape those of the dromedary. 
“ ‘ I remain, dear sir, yours respectfully, 
u c Wm. Warburton.’ ” 
[National Gazette of Philadelphia. 
18 27. 
Sea-Serpent again. — Captain Coleman, of the 
sloop Levant, on his passage from Nantucket to Hart¬ 
ford, Conn., saw, off Gay head, on Sunday morning, 
29th ult., a singular animal in the sea, which he 
judged to be the great contemporaneous Sea-Serpent. 
he captain’s description corresponds in most of its 
parts with those heretofore published, and is vouched 
by several individuals, all of whom, with him, had a 
distinct view of the monster. We are told by the 
Nantucket Inquirer, that Capt. C.’s veracity is indis¬ 
putable, and that he is no way prone to the marvel¬ 
lous, but on the contrary a downright matter-of-fact 
person. 
On the whole, there is no longer any reason to 
doubt that some huge oddity from the wastes of the 
ocean is now haunting our waters ; and the grand 
point is, how he is to be caught and boxed up for in¬ 
spection. This will prove a business of no small 
difficulty and peril. Our word for it, the man that 
undertakes to put salt on his tail will have ample 
occasion for repentance. He will find that it re¬ 
quires two to make a bargain at sea as well as on 
land. This Monsieur Traveller is no younker ; and 
we (for one) had rather draw teeth from the heaviest 
white bear in Spitzbergen, than to attempt any per¬ 
sonal familiarities with his Highness. However, the 
harpooners of the East are adventurous fellows, and 
