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of the finest watering-places on the coast of Maine. 
His Snakeship paid another friendly visit here on 
Sunday before last, as we are informed by Capt. 
Walden, of the United States Revenue Cutter De¬ 
tector. The cutter was at anchor in the harbour, 
and the officers and crew all had a fair view of the 
leviathan of the deep as he boomed along in the 
neighbourhood of the light-house. They judged him 
to be over a hundred feet in length. They sent a boat 
to reconnoitre, but his snakish majesty appeared to 
dislike their impertinence, and wheeled and marched 
off with as much dignity as a bashaw with three 
tails. 
Whether he was attempting to smuggle something 
ashore in that neighbourhood, and felt a little shy of 
the cutter’s long nines, or whether he was fearful 
the United States boys might take him to Washington 
and compel him to beard the lion in his den, could 
not be certainly ascertained. — Portland Courier. 
1834 . 
Sea-Serpent. — In the vicinity of Cape Rosier, 
near Castine, Me., a Sea-Serpent was seen for several 
days during the first fortnight in July, by a large 
number of credible persons. When seen in the 
morning, he usually carried his head about twelve 
feet above water ; but in the afternoon his head was 
not so much elevated. His rate when passing through 
the water was sometimes incredibly rapid, leaving a 
long “ wake ” behind. In one instance, he was seen 
at a distance by the crew of a fishing-schooner off 
Cape Rosier, three of whom got into a boat and rowed 
towards him. When they had proceeded some dis¬ 
tance from the vessel, he came directly towards them, 
boldly ; and after approaching within a rod, with his 
head elevated, he went below the surface, and passed 
