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Q. Did he carry his head above the surface of the water ? 
A. Yes, at times, about two feet, then again he would carry 
the top of his head just on the surface of the water. 
( 3 . Did he turn short and quick, and what was the form of 
the curve that he made, when he turned? 
A. He turned short and quick, and the first part of the curve 
that he made in turning resembled the link of a c ain ; but when 
his head came parallel with his tail, his head and tail appeared 
near together. SOLOMON ALLEN, 3d. 
Essex ss. August 21, 1817. Personally appeared Solomon 
Allen the third, and made oath that the foregoing facts, by him 
subscribed, are true, according to his best knowledge and belief. 
Cor. Lonson Nash, Jus. Pacis. 
Y. 
I, Epes Ellery, of Gloucester, in the County of Essex, Ship 
master, depose and say; that on the 14th day of August, 1817, I 
saw a sea animal that I thought to be a serpent, in the harbour 
in said Gloucester. I was on an eminence, near low water mark, 
and about thirty feet above the level of the sea, when I saw him. 
I should judge that he was about one hundred and fifty fathoms 
from me. I saw the upper part of his head, and I should say 
about forty feet of the animal. Pie appeared to me to have 
joints, about the size of a two-gallon keg. I was looking at him 
with a spy-glass, when I saw him open his mouth, and his mouth 
appeared like that of the serpent; the top of his head appeared 
flat. His motion when he turned was quick, but I will not ex¬ 
press an opinion of his velocity. The first part of the curve that 
he made in turning was of the form of a staple, and as he ap¬ 
proached towards his tail, he came near his body with his head, 
and then ran parallel with his tail, and his head and tail then ap¬ 
peared near together. 
Q. -\t what time of the day did you see him ? 
A. It was a little after sun set. 
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