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under the boat, being in plain sight as he passed. Two 
of the men had muskets loaded, which they pointed 
at him as he approached ; but his appearance was so 
formidable, they thought it prudent not to fire unless 
he attacked them. He appeared to them, and to 
others, who saw him at different times, to be about 
sixty feet long; and hence it may be inferred that 
there are several of these animals on our coast, as 
the serpent seen in this neighbourhood has been often 
estimated by good judges to be nearly twice the 
length of that seen near Cape Rosier. 
Another man who was taking fish out of the 
meshes of a net at the Cape, observed some disturb¬ 
ance in the water, and soon after -ascertained that 
the Sea-Serpent was helping himself at the other end 
of the net. Not liking his company, the man hastily 
withdrew. 
